Archive for the ‘Oops’ Category

This Error Just Popped Up on My Screen

August 8th, 2008 by TimMc 0

My laptop ran one of its annoying updates the other day and this unsightly little dialog box appeared on my screen. My initial reaction was, “good grief, I can’t believe they missed that mistake.” My second reaction was, “hey, I need to save that for the blog!” So, I quickly did a screen capture and [...]

The Apostrophe Strikes Again!

July 28th, 2008 by TimMc 2

I had alluded to the need to capture this picture in a previous post. Thanks to my sister-in-law, I now have a picture of this mistake (thanks Tina!).
Rabbit Trail: Why did Tina have the opportunity to get this picture for me? Unfortunately, she had to go to this grocery store to request a refund for [...]

Yer Now Edumacated!

June 9th, 2008 by TimMc 0

Why is proofreading important? Here’s a great example of why you need to double check your work. It’s also a good example of a poor printing company. A company who produces material for other organizations really should be responsible enough to double check the content they are printing. Five minutes of time reviewing the project [...]