Computer Diary Entry, October 21, 2008

Dear Diary,

Well, just when I thought I had seen it all with Windows Vista, today became a landmark moment in this program’s inefficiency.

First, while I was starting my computer up this morning (takes generally about as long as the gestational period for a baby ostrich), it began to load Windows Calendar, on start-up. First time ever, right out of the blue. Ha-ha – that little monkey, Windows Vista...

Windows Calendar is part of a suite of programs that replaced the much simpler and reliable Microsoft Outlook, and Outlook Express – part of a sweeping replacement of any Microsoft products that worked properly. Well, Microsoft – you’ve succeeded! Microsoft Calendar is indeed a useless piece of junk, that fails to work in conjunction with ANYTHING. For me at least...

I first noticed this when I learned that Vista did not support the software for my Blackberry handheld wireless device. I mean, why support something that is pretty much vital when it comes to regular synchronization, when you can simply not bother? So, currently I can back up my Blackberry, but can’t use any of the functions that I was able to on my old, beloved computer that actually used to work. Thanks, Microsoft!!

Then, as if that latest little new quirk wasn’t enough, I was working on an earlier attempt at writing up this diary entry, when Windows decided that instead of typing “Dear Diary”, I actually intended to “Restart Computer”, which it did, while losing my document at the same time. THAT’S efficiency!

Diary, I would truly rather inject shingling nails into my cranium, rather than ever buy another computer with Windows Vista on it.

I hear that Mac computers can run this program with ease, and that there are only a few hiccups when running in that software environment. That must be what it feels like to live in a land of sunshine and rainbows, where vegetables taste like chocolate, and unicorns lie sleeping under oak trees in your backyard.

Diary, if this is all a bad dream, when I wake up, will this bad computer be gone???

Chow for now!