Windows 8 -- Just shoot me now.
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Windows 8 -- Just shoot me now.
It was bound to happen, Sapphire's laptop finally got to the point where it was unusable (likely a combination of rootkits and hardware problems) and she bought a new one. Despite my counsel that she avoid Windows 8 as the UI has changed dramatically (as observed by a colleague of mine at work) the new arrival has Windows 8 on it because that's all that was available. And my colleague was right -- it's weird.
I've been working on this for well over two hours, and only just got the wireless network running (my home wireless network is well locked-down), e-mail configured (again, well locked-down), Office installed, and Solitaire (gotta have that! all 83 Megabytes worth) set up. I still haven't figured out how to put a startup icon for Solitaire on the taskbar.
I have been a computing professional for a third of a century, and this thing has humbled me with its obfuscation and needless complexity. The only way I found that I could deal with it was to treat it like my cell' 'phone (which I detest; I want a telephone, not a pocket computer/camera/"assistant"/confidant). Whatever happened to Teletypes and front-panels?
FOO! It's time for beer and Chinese food! At least I got the floors vacuumed and the bathroom floor washed whilst she was out shopping for the new device.
I've been working on this for well over two hours, and only just got the wireless network running (my home wireless network is well locked-down), e-mail configured (again, well locked-down), Office installed, and Solitaire (gotta have that! all 83 Megabytes worth) set up. I still haven't figured out how to put a startup icon for Solitaire on the taskbar.
I have been a computing professional for a third of a century, and this thing has humbled me with its obfuscation and needless complexity. The only way I found that I could deal with it was to treat it like my cell' 'phone (which I detest; I want a telephone, not a pocket computer/camera/"assistant"/confidant). Whatever happened to Teletypes and front-panels?
FOO! It's time for beer and Chinese food! At least I got the floors vacuumed and the bathroom floor washed whilst she was out shopping for the new device.
Retrocomputing -- It's not just a job, it's an adventure!