NOTE FROM KIM:

Researchers at Princeton University
suggest some people may be jinxed
when it comes to computers.

The Top 6 Signs You
Have a Computer Jinx

6> Way back in the old country, your grandmother spit in the eye of the village IT supervisor.

5> The only thing protecting you from all those new viruses out there is the fact that your hard drive is packed completely full with all those old viruses you can’t seem to eradicate.

4> The last time you tried to install a firewall you got arrested for arson.

3> You can’t even figure out which button to click on a one-button Mac mouse.

2> Whenever you click “Help,” Clippy the Paperclip shrieks and hides behind your desktop.

and the Number 1 Sign You Have a Computer Jinx…

1> Your attempts to pay your bills online end with NORAD going to DEFCON 4.

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Credits:

Selected from 32 submissions from 11 contributors.
This week’s list authors are:

Doug Crews, San Diego, CA — 1, 4
Joe Terranova, Lake Orion, MI — 2
Allen Evans, Cedar Rapids, IA — 3
Bill Livingston, Decatur, AL — 5
John Newsome, Eastman, GA — 6
Brandon Hunt, Braintree, MA — Topic
Kim Moser, New York, NY — List Moderator