When a computer manufacturer asked people for their most embarrassing computer related experiences, they received 4,200 responses. “Confessions included those of a new employee, who on her first day snapped at IT support for not responding to her calls for help. ‘Well I pressed the F1 button marked “help” ages ago but nobody came,'” she protested. Another new computer user revealed that she had tried to operate the mouse with her foot, thinking that it worked in the same way as a pedal on an electric sewing machine.