I've got 5, count 'em 5, computers in my home right now (for 2 people... even factoring in our dog and cat, that leaves one extra)... 1 desktop (that's pretty much just a source for the wireless router anymore), 1 laptop for me (the one stuck w/ Vista :(, 1 for the missus, and 2 for work (one for previous contract position, 1 for current one)... technology engulfs me, but that's nothing new... I've been a computer dork (not nerd, b/c, were I a nerd, I'd know more about the darn things) since I was a wee tike and though I appreciate the whole technological revolution, I also loathe it...
More specifically, I loathe Microsoft. Now, unlike my Apple loving, Google interviewing, brother, I don't think they're evil (at least not anymore so than the average Joe -- which includes Apple and maybe Google), but, like the average Joe, they just kinda suck. Sometimes, they've got good days (Windows XP, SP2), and sometimes they're just right ole tossers (Windows Vista)... the problem is, you never know what you're gonna get (and most of these chocolates are the ones filled with liquer when you were expecting caramel). The worse problem is that you can't stick to the previous chocolate (of relative choice) b/c Microsoft wants to make money (just like Apple -- seriously, how fast do they obsolete iPods... bunch of smegheads) so they grab you by the short ones and tell you to get in line b/c they're not gonna support your old habits.
Now, all that being said, it looks like Windows 7 (bland name... but maybe it's like cars where the ones with numbers end up being the best ones) is gonna be leaps and bounds above Vista (which was dives and stumbles beneath XP). Now, were I more of a nerd instead of a dork, I'd be on Linux (but then I'd be in a cave somewhere w/ horn-rimmed glasses and a pointed goatee (or Van Dyke) and a perpetual look of officious indignation -- yeah, a bit contradictory, but it's that bad). Unfortunately, I'm a dork, so I'm stuck w/ Microsoft (and, no, Apple's not any better. They just think they are. So they get a double FU). Here's waiting for Windows Space Odyssey (i.e., 2010)... which will likely be craptastic, but maybe they'll replace that f***tard paperclip w/ HAL.
Poor Bane!
ReplyDeleteTechnology is only great when it works and my luck with Microsoft has been that it never works. I'm one of those Apple loving yuppies, but I'm just glad to have a computer that works when I want it to. My old PC just got replaced, but it had problems from the first day I opened it.
I'm up so late reading blogs that I am bound to be even more tired in the morning than I am right now. But I can't sleep.
ReplyDeleteNice posting. I am a nerd, but I still have Windows. Go figure. I cuss about it, too.
At this rate, it may be lunchtime before I'm able to list my confusions ... , which, as I mentioned, may be solely due to sleep deprivation.
I enjoyed the first chapter, and I want to know what happened to Kevin's brother. My daughter enjoyed it, too. So, we hope you get published soon.
Yeah, I have no idea what I'm doing when it comes to computers, but windows still drives me crazy. My husband got me a Mac for Christmas last year and I LOVE it. No viruses makes a happy computer.
ReplyDeleteDon't get me started! Ugh!
ReplyDeleteBane,
ReplyDeleteLike you said, there's some good Microsoft things out there. Generally there's good and bad points of just about anything. I do like XP better than Vista, but I've learned how to work my way around Vista.
Don't worry, my house has you beat. My boyfriend and I have no less than 7 computers (4 laptops and 3 desktops) between us. I have 2 laptops, everything else is his.
ReplyDeleteAlso: I want windows 7, but I doubt I'll get it on any of my existing computers.
Also: I cracked up at this line:
"Now, all that being said, it looks like Windows 7 (bland name... but maybe it's like cars where the ones with numbers end up being the best ones)"
:)
7! Wow...
ReplyDeleteAM, thanks :)
I definitely understand the appeal of Apples -- the whole lack of virus things (Microsoft is of loose persuasion, so I guess they shouldn't be surprised when they get the electronic clap). It's the price points on Apples that are so frustrating to me... they're trying to kowtow to their investors (and themselves) w/ these ridiculous profit margins that are good for said investors (FULL DISCLOSURE: I own some Apple stock :), but not as much for the consumer.
Decisions..... decisions..... I'm feeling some frustration here. :O)
ReplyDeleteMy wife has an Apple laptop and I have a Dell desktop -- it's a mixed marriage. ;)
ReplyDeleteI hate Vista! My Sony Vaio can change back to XP, but my problem is I'm just lazy and don't want to deal with it. My husband wants to do it for me, but I just don't want him messing with it. I just sit and curse whenever I turn the blasted thing on.
ReplyDeleteI went the indecisive route with my technology. I own one apple and one pc. I generally can do whatever I need to do with as little hassle as possible because I pick my computer based on my goals for that day. Crazy? I know, but it works for now.
ReplyDeleteSorry to spam your blog, but I am just a full fledged computer geek stopping in to drop nuggets of wisdom. Windows 7 is way, way better than Vista by all accounts (I have been using it for almost a year now). If you are running Vista don't hesitate to upgrade for any reason other than cost. It will run on any machine that Vista will run on. Not only that it will run faster and better on that same machine. Speaking of cost. You and one of your followers mentioned having multiple computers. Windows 7 is being offered in a "Family Pack" that basically allows for upgrades of three machines to Windows 7 Home Premium for $150. Unless you have a domain at home (not common unless you are an IT pro) Home Premium is going to suit you fine. Even better, if you are a student that has an email address at your local college you can pick up a copy of Windows 7 Pro for only $29
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