General disclaimer. You should only do these non damaging practical pranks to your coworkers computers if you are on good terms with them and can actually take a joke. I, nor Randomn3ss will take the blame for you getting fired because you wanted to get a laugh at someone else’s expense. OK, now that the bullshit is over with, thanks to Scott for passing this little gem of a site onto me!

The concept is simple. When your coworker goes for a potty break or to fill up their coffee mug, slip in front of their computer, download and install a small application and then laugh at their expense. RGL Software supplies dozens of these fun, non-harmful applications, the best in my opinion is based on Clippy, possibly the most annoying thing Microsoft ever created.

RGL’s version of Clippy can be downloaded here, and once installed will pop up randomly with sayings like,

  • It appears you are connected to the Internet.
  • I see that you have been using your mouse.
  • Your computer seems to be turned on.
  • It looks like your keyboard is working correctly.
  • Your productivity has been decreasing lately. I hope everything is ok.
  • Sometimes I just popup for no particular reason, like now.
  • I have detected a mouse move, this was normal.
  • Your posture seems to be degrading, please reposition yourself now.

The best part is that they give you instructions on how you can customize these messages to really screw with your coworkers. This will work on all versions of Windows from 95 to and including Vista. Now go have a laugh at your coworkers expense.

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