Computer stuff...
*Note – This is an opinion piece, not a review. And a short one at that.
I put a poll up last week to see what the regulars who stop by here think. Here are the results (as of this writing):
What is your opinion of Win 8.1 RTM?
No Windows 8 for me. (42%)
Waiting for Oct. 18th. (30%)
Meh. (11%)
It sucks. (9%)
It Rocks. (8%)
(Yes, I am aware this is an unscientific poll.)
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I haven’t done polls here for quite a while. Gonna give it another shot (just for fun).
The poll is located in the right sidebar. Please vote!
This post dedicated to @thurrott. 
“Each infographic offers relevant statistics of current negative online behaviors and helpful tips for correcting and preventing them, offering one each for tweens, teens, and parents.”
I’m not a parent, teen, or tween so I can’t vouch for the helpfulness of this stuff.
I can say after looking at the infographics, every time Microsoft tries to do “cool” it equals FAIL.
Download one or all:
Is Your Teen a Good Digital Citizen parent infographic PDF.pdf
Bing_for_Schools_infographic.jpg
Student Body Language tween infographic PDF.pdf
The Naked Truth teen infographic PDF.pdf
Using Parental Controls survey results infographic PDF.pdf
After no updates for almost 5 years nLite is active again.
For those who don’t know nLite is a program that allowed you to easily create custom installation images for XP (and 2000).
The return of the developer is good news. Congrats and Welcome Back!
I know I will be using it to finalize my XP images just before XP support ends.
nLite Home Page
Many good freeware programs come bundled with the OpenCandy installer. This article provides information on OpenCandy and shows how to avoid it.
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Microsoft really wants you to buy Windows 8. Like now:
“Since a security update will never become available for Windows XP to address these vulnerabilities, Windows XP will essentially have a “zero day” vulnerability forever.” Source
“Windows XP is 21 times more likely to be infected with malware than Windows 8.”
and
“Windows 7 is 6 times more likely to be infected with malware than Windows 8.”
and
“Protection against threats begins with modern software and hardware with the latest operating system.”
Source download infographic here.
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hehe…. HaHaHaHa… If Windows Were Houses (credit to a WW-TwiTV watcher) :rotfl:
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$410 motherboard anyone? No? Me either.
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Jobs the movie is getting absolutely pummeled on Rotten Tomatoes. My favorite quotes from critics.
“When a movie presents its subject as a messiah of intuitive design who insisted that corners never be cut and compromises never struck, it should at least attempt to emulate such exacting standards.” Susan Wloszczyna
“Two movies seem to be wrestling for control [here]. One is a poor man’s Social Network that depicts Jobs as a brilliant, antisocial jerk; the other is an embarrassing piece of hagiography that treats Jobs like a messiah.” Ben Sachs
“You either already know all this about Jobs – because you were a true believer in him as The One True Tech God – or you don’t because you don’t care.” Marshall Fine
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So I was going through some very old backups and came across this:
The final version of the first logo I made for this site June 06, 2002
Hope you all have a safe and happy weekend!
Over at Twitter, Tweeters are Tweeting their indignation at Google rejecting the Windows Phone YouTube app.
I think Google is just messing with them.
Got Windows? You’ve got updates!
Microsoft Security Bulletin Summary for August 2013
I’ve been visiting the Microsoft Download Center since, well ever since it existed. I can’t believe what I saw today. Ads. Are you freakin’ kidding me?
Tacky, tacky, tacky.
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