• I’m not trying to pick on anyone

    But all those folks who’ve been running to complain about Microsoft’s “new” policy regarding Windows Product Activation, please go read Ed Bott’s post about this and understand the news story might not have it exactly right, ok? Now, if you have personally tried to reinstall a valid OEM version of XP onto the exact machine…

  • Spamalot

    Are some of the Spam Cures Worse than the Disease? That the headline of the lead story in the latest WinXPnews. They go on to mention the large number of reader emails they get and how few of them they actually have time to personally answer, and how, when they do take time to answer,…

  • I can explain…

    See here’s the thing. Angela was out of town so from the time I left work on Friday at 5 until 9 Saturday morning, when I logged into Skype for the Tech Chat, I hadn’t actually spoken to anyone or tried to form a coherent sentence. I haven’t listened to it yet, but I’m assuming…

  • On my own

    Yup, the wife is off for a long weekend before starting her new job, so I’ll be home alone this weekend. And, of course, we all know what that means. Playing with Techie stuff! First on the agenda will probably be upgrading Firefox now that version 1.01 has been released. Other than that, I have…

  • Special Day

    Today is a very special day, at least to me. It’s my wife’s birthday! None of what you see on this site would be possible without her support and understanding, so if you appreciate what goes on here, you owe it to her to at least hope she has a happy birthday!