Yay. Argh.

[kickaha]

I got my new work laptop.

I've been using it <10min. So far, I've rebooted three times due to updates, patches, upgrades, and generally this thing being a royal pain in the ass about throwing up dialogs, beeps, 'informational balloons' and other useless crap in my face.

"Wireless networks are not available." Um, I just set that up, and you said it was. "Wireless network now available." Finally. "Wireless networks are not available." Go. Away. "Wireless network now available." Listen, I don't care, I'm on cabled Enet. "Wireless networks are not available." I. Don't. Care. See this cable? Don't make me horsewhip you with it. "Wireless network now available." Who's up for a six martini lunch?

And so it goes. Welcome to hell.

Comments

[flinx.livejournal.com]

Uh, yeah, welcome to PC-land, you guy-working-for-the-company-that-invented-the-PC.

Of course, that doesn't excuse Microsquish from making crap OS, but still...

(Yes, there's a way to turn that sort of notification off...)

[dollraves.livejournal.com]

HAHAHAHAHA.

I knew you should have taken that job in/near Seattle...

[jason0x21.livejournal.com]

The Open Linux Clinet doesn't do that ;-)

[ginkgo.livejournal.com]

"Wireless networks are not available." I. Don't. Care. See this cable? Don't make me horsewhip you with it.

...

If I greet you at the door tonight with that line and a spool of CAT-5, do I get a prize? :D