Number of Windows Updates needed on a brand new pre-installed copy of Vista? Nine.
And I’ve already got a blocked driver. Apparently it’s a Roxio thing caused by said Windows Updates.
And here is all the crap that came pre-installed in spite of my efforts to un-select everying during Dell’s BTO process.
And my “Windows Experience Index” score:
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I would have had my new Dell today, but for whatever reason the UPS person decided that today would be the day that s/he would actually get the required signature instead of just knocking once and dumping the package at the front door.
Oh well. Hopefully tomorrow someone will answer when the UPS person knocks.
Now […]
My 14-day return period with the T-Mobile MDA is just about up. I’m grudgingly going to keep it… I’d rather use the MDA as a data-only device but T-Mobile recently jacked their unlimited data-only plan from $30 to $50, and for my usage patterns I’m better off spending $10 more to bundle their cheapest voice […]
I am so in love with The Daily Show.
Hi Robert.
I got provisioning techs asking me about installing Windows 2003 SP1. When the heck did SP1 go release? How is it that I don’t have any messages about this in my NTBUGTRAQ folder? I depend on Russ Cooper to keep me on top of these things. Where the hell is Russ?!
A 330MB freaking Service Pack… […]
Dear Microsoft,
While I do appreciate the information and webcasts you make available at www.microsoft.com/hosting, my appreciation does not extend to your offshore lackeys phoning me to discuss the site. Your caller stole at least 15 minutes of my productivity and I must demand that you return them.
Sincerely,
That’s how long it took to get my laptop running with the new hard drive. It sure would be nice if Microsoft provided tools to make the process of migrating to a new drive easier, or at least didn’t go so far out of their way to make it so damned difficult.
This is what Mac […]
Why is “Use default gateway on remote network” a Yes / No option? I want three choices: Never, Always, and Only for Private IP ranges (RFC1918). And it should be the default.
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