Many people follow the rule that you never buy something when it first comes out. For example, if you buy a car, don’t buy it the first year it is available. That’s when the problems get ironed out. If it’s “all-new” that means there are issues the car company hasn’t found yet. Buy that car the second or third year that it’s made.
That doesn’t seem to apply to Microsoft Windows. For one thing, no matter which version you buy, there will always be software updates and patches and such. But some versions are better than others. From what I can tell, you want to get every other version (e.g. buy one, skip one, buy, skip, etc.)
Windows 3.0 – okay
Windows 3.1 – better
Windows 95 – okay
Windows 98 – better
Windows 2000/Me – bad
Windows XP – fine
Windows Vista – bad
Windows 7 – fine
Windows 8 – ? (be wary)
I think Windows 3.1 is still my favorite.
There were artistic window frames in three rows, and window was opposite window in three ranks.
1 Kings 7:4
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It’s June, the start of the summer quarter. Time for me to update the theme on this blog.
As is usual, it’s not really a new theme – all I did was replace the images and reaarrange the sidebar. It’s supposed to look like sand on the beach.
Anyway, here’s a slightly new look. Expect some tweaks in the days to come.
Judah and Israel were as numerous as the sand that is on the seashore in abundance; they were eating and drinking and rejoicing.
1 Kings 4:20
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One of the more ridiculous things in this modern age is the EULA. It is the subject of many a complaint and many a spoof, and some cartoons too.
I, on the other hand, have found a way around the EULA. This post is a photo-documentary of what happened when I got a software upgrade (identifying information has been scrubbed from the photos).
At first, I just thought it was a command to be followed:
Then I noticed that the sticker went around the CD case. It was no longer a command – it was a challenge. (more…)
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There was a new font released at Font Grill over the weekend.
It’s called Font13 and it mixes up the letters according to the age-old encryption technique of Rotate-13. It might not be the most practical font, but you never know when someone might have need of it.
For those unfamiliar with rot-13, you could look it up on the internet.
But since you’re already here: remember those old plastic label makers? with the circle of 26 letters that you’d spin around and then press the thing to make the letter you wanted? Pretend the circle thingy was wrong – like someone spun the disc halfway around and the letter is showed was not the letter it made. That’s rot13 – press ‘A’ and get ‘N’, press ‘B’ and get ‘O’, press ‘C’ and get ‘P’, etc.
The font’s a little late for April Fool’s Day, but there’s always next year. Hint: install it on someone else’s computer and set it to the default font for their web browser. Or as the font for Windows’ active window text or menu text or anything else in Display Properties – Appearance – Advanced.
Go view the font page.
for I do not wish to seem as if I would terrify you by my letters.
2 Corinthians 10:9
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It’s March, the start of the spring quarter. I didn’t have any good ideas that related directly to spring, so here’s a painting-related WordPress theme.
As is usual, it’s not really a new theme – all I did was replace the images. It’s supposed to look like paint dripping.
Anyway, here’s a slightly new look. Expect some tweaks in the days to come.
Drip down, O heavens, from above,
And let the clouds pour down righteousness;
Let the earth open up and salvation bear fruit,
And righteousness spring up with it.
I, the LORD, have created it.
Isaiah 45:8
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It’s December, the start of the winter quarter. We don’t have snow here yet, but I decided to make this quarter’s theme a snowy one.
It’s not really a new theme – all I did was replace the images.
Anyway, here’s a slightly new look. Expect some tweaks in the days to come.
He gives snow like wool;He scatters the frost like ashes.
Psalm 147:16
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That’s some web theme there.
Or rather, here.
It’s the change of seasons again, which means it’s time for a change of my WordPress theme.
It’s not really a new theme – just changing the backgrounds a bit and tweaking the layout.
I will be fixing some small things as we go along here, but I can already tell this one is going to be much easier on the eyes than that last one.
He has built his house like the spider’s web,Or as a hut which the watchman has made.
Job 27:18
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This is Alpha, the first-born, when he was 2YO.
This is Beta, the second-born, when he was about 2YO.
This is Gamma, the third-born, when he was about 18MO.
