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Microsoft, you suck!
June 29th, 2008
I downloaded Microsoft Service Pack 1 for Vista this morning. And now I can’t install any new fonts. I really wanted to install “Jane Austin” (my favorite font—it’s the one I used for my favicon), but the install font program kept freezing. So I tried to do a system restore to a previous time. And guess what? I can’t even do that! Not only that, System Restore even freezes up! I checked to see if I could uninstall SP1, but haven’t found anything so far. I guess I’ll ask the sys admin guys at work tomorrow. I could go online with a Microsoft tech, but that’ll cost me $59. It even costs just to e-mail them!
I’m sure they’ll come out with a patch for it, since it’s so hosed up. Or at least I hope they do. I hope it’s a system-wide problem and not just something I’m encountering. On the positive side, I did backup my files Friday evening. (But I probably wouldn’t be able to restore them because, you know… System Restore freezes up!)
Tags: Microsoft, the new computer, Vista
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This can’t be good
June 24th, 2008
On the way into work this morning, I heard an ad for Applebee’s. Apparently they want you to send in videos of you and your friends having fun at Applebee’s, “like shown in our ads.” The kicker? “The funnier, the better.”
OMG! Do they have any idea of what they may be in for? It’s like they’re giving carte blanche for people to be as obnoxious and annoying as possible. Yeah, that’ll go over well with the other patrons.
Look’s like I won’t be visiting Applebee’s any time soon.
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