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Apr. 24th, 2013 11:48 amAaaargh! How hard can it be to get a new computer to shut up?
One of the first settings I hunted out when I got it was to set the Windows Personalised Sound Scheme (or whatever it's called) to "no sounds". Then I went back and found the extra ticky-box for "and don't play the bloody Windows start-up sound, either". Is wanting "no sounds" but still enjoying the start-up jingle really such a common use-case that you'd make it the default?
Then of course, I had to find the setting in Outlook to let it know that when it notifies me of an upcoming appointment, the pop-up window is just fine and I don't need the bingley-beep as well. I appreciate applications are different from the OS, but I still think Outlook could examine your system preferences and default to something more in line with expectations.
Anyway, having thus oppressed my laptop it is wreaking its revenge by sporadically ignoring the headphones. Despite them being firmly jammed into the socket, the wretched machine decides that it would rather play staunchly through the speakers. Which is why I treated the office to a good chunk of Rammstein's America a week or two back.
Following that, I got into the habit of checking carefully (low volume, start music with headphones not on my head) each morning. It didn't happen again. Until I got lax about checking, and the whole world got a nice burst of the intro riff to A13 Trunk Road To The Sea yesterday.
Bloody thing.
Still, on the plus side, the file-renaming behaviour on Windows 7 is much nicer than on XP.
One of the first settings I hunted out when I got it was to set the Windows Personalised Sound Scheme (or whatever it's called) to "no sounds". Then I went back and found the extra ticky-box for "and don't play the bloody Windows start-up sound, either". Is wanting "no sounds" but still enjoying the start-up jingle really such a common use-case that you'd make it the default?
Then of course, I had to find the setting in Outlook to let it know that when it notifies me of an upcoming appointment, the pop-up window is just fine and I don't need the bingley-beep as well. I appreciate applications are different from the OS, but I still think Outlook could examine your system preferences and default to something more in line with expectations.
Anyway, having thus oppressed my laptop it is wreaking its revenge by sporadically ignoring the headphones. Despite them being firmly jammed into the socket, the wretched machine decides that it would rather play staunchly through the speakers. Which is why I treated the office to a good chunk of Rammstein's America a week or two back.
Following that, I got into the habit of checking carefully (low volume, start music with headphones not on my head) each morning. It didn't happen again. Until I got lax about checking, and the whole world got a nice burst of the intro riff to A13 Trunk Road To The Sea yesterday.
Bloody thing.
Still, on the plus side, the file-renaming behaviour on Windows 7 is much nicer than on XP.
OK, computer
Apr. 4th, 2013 02:02 pmRecently at work, I got a new laptop. The "ooh, shiny new hardware" is slightly offset by the usual round of tweaking all the settings to make it behave how I want. Not to mention a few days worth of installing software and copying data off the old machine. Of late, instead of actually working, I've been repeatedly running the Cygwin installer every time I discover another package I forgot.
( This is quite dull and I advise you not to read it )
( This is quite dull and I advise you not to read it )
No, I can't go to Bali today
Feb. 6th, 2013 11:38 amMaybe staring blankly at C++ isn't that bad... thus far today in the pursuit of my work I have: rebooted my computer 15-20 times, sworn a lot, and vacuumed the board room.
(Geeky) Note to self:
You're using a Windows editor. Ctrl-X Ctrl-S does not do what you want.
It looks like it did what you want.
In fact, it did do the thing you wanted. It just deleted an arbitrary line of text before it did it.
The net result of this can be disastrous.
Stop doing it!
You're using a Windows editor. Ctrl-X Ctrl-S does not do what you want.
It looks like it did what you want.
In fact, it did do the thing you wanted. It just deleted an arbitrary line of text before it did it.
The net result of this can be disastrous.
Stop doing it!
Well, the hard-drive mentioned in the last post is not looking what you'd call well. Sysadmin #1 has thus far failed to extract anything but melodious beeps from it. Oh, and the odd crunching noise.
( If you're interested in hard drives )
So, while not wishing to seem unduly pessimistic, I wondered if anyone wanted to recommend a storage solution to me ?
( My requirements )
( If you're interested in hard drives )
So, while not wishing to seem unduly pessimistic, I wondered if anyone wanted to recommend a storage solution to me ?
( My requirements )
It's that time of year again - the time when I discover that I cannot achieve that which my parents wish me to achieve with their computer. This is not as serious as last year (when a small omission with a jumper inexplicably toastered the entire thing). In fact it's not serious at all. It's just irritating. Any ideas ?
( For heaven's sake, it's only Outlook Express )
( For heaven's sake, it's only Outlook Express )
