Tag: Microsoft

WOULD IT KILL THEM TO INCLUDE A MANUAL?

My sentiments exactly! How about simple instructions? Like "We just updated. Please clean out your cookies and reboot." How hard would that be? It might not really solve the problem, but it is unlikely to make things worse. Frankly, I don't think their software can get much worse. It is dysfunctional more often than not … Continue reading WOULD IT KILL THEM TO INCLUDE A MANUAL?

WOULD IT KILL THEM TO INCLUDE A MANUAL?

My sentiments exactly!

ELECTRONIC COMMUNICATIONS: AIN’T IT GREAT WHEN IT WORKS?

We just bought a new refrigerator. We didn't want one and couldn't afford it, but when the freezer stopped working, or more accurately was only working when it felt inclined, it was time. We had a big refrigerator -- a big and very tall side by side. It was supposed to give us more room, … Continue reading ELECTRONIC COMMUNICATIONS: AIN’T IT GREAT WHEN IT WORKS?

ELEGANT SOLUTIONS?

According to the dictionary, an elegant solution is as follows: "Refinement and simplicity are implied, rather than fussiness, or ostentation. An elegant solution, often referred to in relation to problems in disciplines such as mathematics, engineering, and programming, is one in which the maximum desired effect is achieved with the smallest, or simplest effort." I'm … Continue reading ELEGANT SOLUTIONS?

WRESTLING WITH THE COMPUTER

I spent a day and a night in mortal combat with my computer. It wasn't my computer's fault. It was some update that caused something else to malfunction. Like a house of cards, it just went down and stayed down. Wouldn't boot, wouldn't tell me what the problem was. Finally, I managed to grab the … Continue reading WRESTLING WITH THE COMPUTER

RUNNING MICROSOFT’S OBSTACLE COURSE

Four computers in this house run Windows 7. There were more, but the kids moved out, so it's just Garry and me. We each have a desktop with a big, high-definition screen. We don't use either of them. Instead, we each have a laptop, which we use all the time. There's nothing wrong with the desktops … Continue reading RUNNING MICROSOFT’S OBSTACLE COURSE

A NOSTALGIC (NOT) LOOK AT WINDOWS 8

I don't usually blow my horn quite this loudly, but I wrote this two years ago, almost to the day. Three weeks from now, Microsoft is bringing in Windows 10, replacing the deservedly hated and wildly unsuccessful Windows 8. People said I was just being stubborn, refusing to "get with the program." Windows 10, from … Continue reading A NOSTALGIC (NOT) LOOK AT WINDOWS 8

IF MICROSOFT WAS BEING HONEST

  If Microsoft were honest. Just saying. Note: Useful factoid of the day: Saying "If Microsoft were honest" is the definition of an oxymoron. You wanted to know that, right? A joke for the Daily Prompt (and everyone else). Or is it a joke, really?

END OF THE WINDOWS ROAD?

It appears to be the end of the road for me and Windows. I'm just bought what I suspect will be my last Windows machine, the most powerful Alienware computer I could configure -- or afford. It had better last a long time. I've tried using Windows 8.1 on Microsoft tablets (two of them) as well as my friend's desktop. … Continue reading END OF THE WINDOWS ROAD?

SORT OF LIKE ENTROPY

I've been trying to find a word that describes the process by which an application that used to be great goes downhill. It's sort of like entropy. But also, sort of not. Hi-tech venture capital development was my world for more than 30 years. I retired five years ago. Now I watch the process as a consumer. It's … Continue reading SORT OF LIKE ENTROPY