Do you recall the glory days? Back before the Internet, back when Windows lacked a password box at logon? Perhaps you don’t. Like the stone age, those days are gone for good; passwords are here to stay. Not only that, you probably need to use a password at least a dozen times during your computer day.
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Yes, I have have Windows 7 working on my test computer. It’s much more solid than Windows Vista was at this point in the process, and overall I’m pleased. I still don’t see the masses flocking to upgrade their PCs, though.
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With the freshly-burned Windows 7 Beta DVD in my PC’s optical drive, I was ready to begin the ordeal, chore, task of installing Windows 7 onto my pristine and much beloved Windows Vista test computer.
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Beta tests. Typically buggy, incomplete software. People excited to get it, boasting about it. Dedicating good, high-end computer hardware. It’s not something I look forward to, but I did it anyway with Windows 7.
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No one knows whether the world economy will implode this year or not, whether those four horsemen of the apocalypse are readying their mounts, or if that big-ass asteroid will hit. What I can say with a modicum of certainty is that you’ll most likely see Windows 7 this fall. It probably won’t save the world.
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I understand the necessity for a Reply All command in an e-mail program, but I don’t think most of humanity gets it.
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Think about it: How long has it been since you’ve seen the bubble heads on the media go all pop-eyed over a computer virus?
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I just reviewed a list of popular New Years resolutions here in the US. What amazes me is that most, if not all, of the items in the list center around the topic of self-control. Indeed, “bad” things that affect us greatly represent the consequences of our own actions or inactions. That applies to your computer as well.
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