Perhaps you’ve gone to Windows Update recently or even visited the microsoft.com home page. You noticed something called Microsoft Sliverlight. Like me, you probably installed it. Then you probably noticed that your computer wouldn’t start, or something equally weird. So you did a System Restore. That leads to the question, what the heck is Microsoft Silverlight and do you really need it?
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Microsoft has released a Service Package (SP) for Windows XP. It’s called SP3 because it’s the third and final service package for Windows XP. The thing was released this past week, and it’s not making users happy.
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Yeah, I’ve written about it often enough. I know how it works. But call it stupid timing. I fell victim to a phishing scam. O the shame!
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Long, long ago, a brave and enterprising guy took a bold step into cyberspace and irritated a lot of people. He was a pioneer.
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I’ve been really busy with a non-computer project, so this is as much as you’ll get for my regular Friday post!
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Short answer: No. Computers shouldn’t be easy to use. But the things people use computers for should be done easily. Allow me to explain.
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Pentium? Athlon? I’m often fond of saying that today’s processor names sound like characters from cheesy science fiction. In fact, I put my theory to the test.
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I’ll bet you’re probably too young or perhaps too fresh on the computer scene to remember perhaps one of the best product icons of the industry.
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I was weaned on computers that were text-only. No graphics. In fact, my favorite monitor was an Amdek, 13-inch, amber monitor. It was heaven.
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