Archive for the 'Annoyances' Category

Windows Dependence Day

Friday, July 4th, 2008

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I want to like Windows Vista. I really do! Not that I’m a Microsoft fanboy. In fact, I pride myself in the fact that after using personal computers since 1980 and email almost daily for about 20 years, this Monday when our IT staff migrates my corporate email account to Exchange, [...]

Think alternative software

Saturday, October 27th, 2007

I don’t like bloated software. I understand why some developers go the route of adware but I don’t install or use advertisement-supported software because of the additional resources they consume and the distractions they create.
There are three pieces of software that you’ll find on many Windows PCs.  They are AOL Instant Messenger (AIM), QuickTime [...]