News Item: : The Imposition That Is Windows
(Category: Comment)
Posted by Brad R
Sunday 03 January 2010 - 12:21:32
Ouch. Some friends, having read of my adventures cleaning up Mom's computer, sent me the link to Ken Starks' latest rant.
I don't quite have Ken's willpower -- he will no longer fix Windows systems for anyone -- but in my own defense, the only Windows users who can call on me for help are my mother and stepmother. And though I've helped them buy new computers and install antivirus software, last month was the first time I've had to do a cleanup job.
If it happens again, though, I'm switching Mom to Linux. And if it happens again, she'll be eager to switch.
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(Category: Comment)
Posted by Brad R
Sunday 03 January 2010 - 12:21:32
Ouch. Some friends, having read of my adventures cleaning up Mom's computer, sent me the link to Ken Starks' latest rant.
Let me tell you something else that is rude; the offensive part I will leave to personal opinion.
Asking a friend to repeatedly fix your computer.
Not "fix" as in "something inside the computer broke" - like a hard drive, or a power supply.
I'm talking about your forays into Myspace and astalavista.box.sk.
I'm talking about having to repeatedly clean the garbage off your computer so it will run halfway decently again.
You seem to have no shame when it comes to this.
Asking a friend to repeatedly fix your computer.
Not "fix" as in "something inside the computer broke" - like a hard drive, or a power supply.
I'm talking about your forays into Myspace and astalavista.box.sk.
I'm talking about having to repeatedly clean the garbage off your computer so it will run halfway decently again.
You seem to have no shame when it comes to this.
I don't quite have Ken's willpower -- he will no longer fix Windows systems for anyone -- but in my own defense, the only Windows users who can call on me for help are my mother and stepmother. And though I've helped them buy new computers and install antivirus software, last month was the first time I've had to do a cleanup job.
If it happens again, though, I'm switching Mom to Linux. And if it happens again, she'll be eager to switch.
This news item is from Goodbye, Microsoft®
( http://goodbyemicrosoft.net/news.php?extend.545 )