Vista has this really cool feature. When I log in to work via VPN and then close my laptop’s lid to put it to sleep, when I open the lid later, I get the CTRL+ALT+DEL login screen as normal, except that my mouse cursor is now invisible! If I can somehow manage to […]

My Westinghouse L2410NM LCD monitor arrived at Westinghouse’s factory, according to UPS tracking, on Thursday at 10AM. Thus the clock starts. In one week I’ll begin periodic phone calls to Westinghouse requesting updates on the status of my RMA. I know that every phone call you make to a call center costs […]

It took me a while to think of a good word to describe Vista in the title for this post. I went with offal because “the parts of a butchered animal removed in dressing; viscera; refuse; rubbish; garbage” at least approximates the smell of Vista somewhat accurately.
How can Microsoft so consistently make […]

“Goes bad” meaning “breaks”. My beloved 22″ monitor has died on me. I’ve gone from 1920×1200 pixels of widescreen goodness to an old 1024×768 CRT that they were going to throw in the trash at work.
The good thing is that now I can see for sure whether all of my web sites look […]