"Marcus and his colleagues devised a prank by taking a screenshot of their screens, pasting it into PowerPoint, and setting it to loop. This prevented screensavers from activating, causing confusion among their coworkers who would futilely try to regain control of their computers."
"They created various multi-slide presentations that included mocked-up dialogue boxes warning about IT needing to reboot machines, and even simulated blue screens of death to elicit reactions from colleagues under pressure."
In the early 2000s, a reader named Marcus shared his experiences of workplace pranks involving Windows NT and PowerPoint. Colleagues would lock their workstations to prevent chaos, but Marcus and his friends devised a prank using screenshots in PowerPoint. They created looping presentations that prevented screensavers from activating, leading to confusion among their coworkers. The pranks included fake error messages and even simulated blue screens of death, all in good fun, showcasing the lightheartedness of their youth and the vulnerabilities of the technology at the time.
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