1. I have not had time to do anything about my crashed computer. Soon. I figure a few more days, tops. Husband is asking me to now. Perhaps I am a pain to share a machine with? This could be the case, since his Favorite Places is now jammed with my stock market crap. We're kind of busy right now, but I won't put it off any longer than I have to. I really do appreciate his willingness to share.
2. It will HAVE to be soon because Vista is a much bigger pain in the ass to me than I am to my husband. And that's saying something. The next time I am in the market, I'm buying a Mac. I am completely unimpressed these days. Personally, I think they need to lay off the bong over at Microsoft because they have been seriously slacking off when it comes to quality and attention to detail.
3. Have I mentioned I hate Vista? And that Microsoft's faulty automatic update started off my computer's slide into non-functionality? Yeah. I think I've said stuff like that recently. What I DIDN'T say, is that this particular fuck-up only affected XP (the last decent OS these bastards could be bothered to make). And I will not be bullied to 'upgrade' into something that is actually a downgrade. News Flash -- My current computer came with Vista and I have the disk. I paid EXTRA to have XP installed instead just to escape that turd! Microsoft wouldn't gain a single dime from me if I went to Vista. But I wouldn't put it past them to send shitty updates to XP trying to make people buy newer shit.
4. I won't be going to therapy with New Guy this week. The last time we spoke, he asked me to let him know whether I decided to go on vacation with the family or to stay at home without them. Monday I let him know that the whole thing had been postponed and that I would see him next week.
5. I have not crashed as I feared I would. I had a 'soft' landing. My knees buckled a little, but I landed on my feet. As it should be. Guess I have better personal software up in here than what Microsoft churns out these days, eh? Old School, baby. It's Old School. And I ain't trading it in for any substandard crap just because it's the newest thing to hit the market. (Why yes, I AM thinking of how mindfulness and CBT are the therapy version of Vista. But some of us prefer the real strength and flexibility that can only come from an honest product that is willing to work hard. Sorry. I'm a die-hard like that. I don't accept bullshit, fluff and rip-offs. Apparently, I am among the last of a dwindling breed. Fine by me.)
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I googled "F (I won't use the entire word here) Microsoft Updates" as I wanted to see if anybody else hates them and rants like I do. I mean, besides telemarketers, only Microsoft has me cursing like that. I actually sent them an e-mail---when that turdish machine finally worked, telling them that their stinking updates caused my computer to fail and to please stick them and that I was blogging about them and that they just go ahead and call their next product "Not Responding", as that's all I ever saw. So thank you, for re-establishing my faith in mankind that am not the only person so cursed. Interesting blog, by the way. I can so relate to the not sleeping thing.
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