Scott asks, "Wouldn't it be great if there were an edition of Windows with all of the stupid features turned off?" Yes, it would and it must happen soon . I've spent the week and with my new Alienware and Vista Ultimate and I am frustrated well beyond words . So, I'll use Scott's words: I just want an operating system that knows that I'm not an idiot; that I've never gotten a virus; that I've never propagated a worm; that I don't believe that storing passwords and previous form entries is a smart thing to do; that I do like to see file extensions; that I'm aware that information is sent to the Internet when I fill out a form; and that the natural flow of a web app often means that I occasionally transition from http to https; that I don't care for clutter on my desktop - not even the trash can; that user account controls should automatically elevate without me having to adjust Local Security Policy; that I move my laptop to the other end of my workbench with the lid closed and I don't expect it to go to sleep just because I'm traveling ten feet, and a myriad of other behaviors that need to be adjusted before a Windows box is actually useful for a professional. All of the above! I have never gotten a virus and a worm in 26 years of computing. The biggest thing wrong with Windows is the stupid dialogs ("endless onslaught of inconsequential modal dialogs that succeed only in desensitize the user to the small number of modal dialogs that might actually deserve some user attention") asking if I really want to do something. I'm not a fracking idiot! Every time I see one of these I yell out, "No I'm fracking kidding!" WTF? If I delete something or I choose something, I MEANT it, I'm not joking. Even turning off all the prompts in the OS, using tweaking tools to get rid of the balloons, a lot of my week getting the Alienware to where I wanted it with Vista was an exercise in wanting to
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