Engineer used welding shop air hose to 'clean' PCs – hilarity did not ensue

The Register
Jan 16, 2026, 7:30 am114 pts
How not to maintain computers On Call Welcome again to On Call, The Register's Friday column in which we take great delight in telling your tech support stories – mostly the ones involving bizarre behavior and heroic fixes.…

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