Beware the High-tech Prankster!
Posted in Blog, MiscPosted on June 18th, 2008 by Brian
We at Ed Tech are far too serious to condone pranks. However, we feel it necessary to include a link to the following site listing the 25 Best High-Tech pranks to make you aware of what you might be up against. Click here
Here’s our personal favourite, No: 3 as listed in this site:
Disappearing Desktop
Just head over to an unattended computer, minimize all the windows, and hit the Print Screen key. Paste the captured image into any graphic editing program — even Microsoft Paint will do — then save the file and set it as the desktop background. Then, all you have to do is hide the actual icons on the desktop — put them in a folder somewhere — and your victim will try endlessly to click the nonexistent icons, which are actually just part of the background image. For another variation, leave one program open when you capture the screen and watch as the person tries to click on it, type in it, and close it to no avail.

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