Man, sometimes Microsoft Windows drives me batty.
I know, I know, having Liz's laptop has been crucial since my Macintosh died a few months ago (see My iBook is dead). But sometimes I think an old Amiga or Commodore 64 would be easier and more user-friendly.
Take this morning, for example. As I jumped on the computer, a little dialog box opened, telling me that Windows was downloading some new software, and would have to restart when it's done.
This happened a few weeks ago and really screwed me up. See, unlike a Mac, when the download is complete the Windows machine just up and restarts. I figured that it would tell me that the download was complete, and then I could click the "Restart Later" button. Nope. I was literally in the middle of an email when the internet browser quits and the computer reboots. ACK!
The time before that I clicked the "Restart Later" button and it killed the download until the next time I was on the computer.
You can't win with these punks!!
Macs are different, though. Yeah, they like to download updates too. But first they A) ask you if now is a convenient time to start the download, and B) give you a little freaking warning before quitting. I mean, what if I'm trying to shut down Skynet and prevent the rise of the machines? What if I was in the middle of running WORP? If that shut down then I'm pretty sure Norad would automatically launch every nuclear weapon ever.
Good job. The entire world is dead now. Thanks Microsoft. <sarcastic>You're the best!!</sarcastic>
Luckily, this morning I wasn't stopping any fictional evil supercomputers from an 80s movie, and I anticipated that Windows was going to shut down, so I quit everything I was doing and just waited. Yes, I tailored my behavior to the actions of the machine. Aaah, the wonder of Windows - so inconvenient, not at all user-friendly, 95% of the market-share. |
