I still have a floppy or two with some of those "DOS tricks" programs on
Does anyone still remember that old Macintosh trick that got rewritten
for the PC? The one that put a critical stop dialog box on your screen
and then moved the entire box each time the mouse-cursor got close to
the button that would "fix" the problem? It looked like the dialog box
was running away from the mouse.
I've never actually SEEN this one, but I'm sure that it could be done:
A quick and very small EXE that would change the settings of the
computer's screen saver or the theme of the computer. It would be nice
to sit in a conference room with the CEO and the Chief Purchasing Agent
of the client's company and watch a rival salesman give a
presentation---only to have his computer switch to an X-rated screen
saver or a screen saver sporting the logo of the client's main
competitor during the slide show while everyone is watching.
Off-topic PS: On a similar note---but certainly off topic: Back in the
days of VCR tapes, I had a friend who was asked to record a movie for
his buddy. His buddy was married with kids and asked for the movie by
name. His buddy made the mistake of NOT telling my friend WHEN and
WHERE this tape would be played. My friend recorded the show, but
halfway through he stopped the movie, inserted a few seconds of a scene
from an X-Rated movie, and then resumed the requested film. About a
week later, his buddy shows up at his doorstep with news that the tape
played at the family reunion and his wife, all the children and the
grandparents were watching when the horrible scene appeared...
Okay, I'll try to stay on topic next time...