--- title: Tech support tricks of the trade date: "2005-12-16T12:00:00Z" categories: - links wp_id: 466 description: I share a resource on tech support tricks, reflecting on how computers often seem to fix themselves when I'm around. It details the common troubleshooting patterns and methods IT professionals use to solve persistent user issues. keywords: [tech support, troubleshooting, it professionals, help desk, system administration, computer maintenance] --- [Tech support tricks of the trade](http://www.tradetricks.org/archives/001524.html). This one is very true. And I used to think computers just started working better when I was around...