i haaaaaate. i haaaaaate.

i think it was mrdorbin i told that i hadn't had much trouble with Vista and it seemed like the complaints were overwrought.

i was dead wrong.

( blah blah blah ginger )

between that and the hours of Windows update running since, i've spent the entire day dicking with this thing. i knew that i was going to break stuff, but that was the sorriest reinstall i've ever experienced.

one more firewall tweak, and then i'm logging out. and i'm not touching Vista again unless i need it for work.

i haaaaaate. i haaaaaate.

i think it was mrdorbin i told that i hadn't had much trouble with Vista and it seemed like the complaints were overwrought.

i was dead wrong.

( blah blah blah ginger )

between that and the hours of Windows update running since, i've spent the entire day dicking with this thing. i knew that i was going to break stuff, but that was the sorriest reinstall i've ever experienced.

one more firewall tweak, and then i'm logging out. and i'm not touching Vista again unless i need it for work.

however

ZT Systems, seriously awesome. if i had gone to their website earlier, i might have been in much less pain today. they live up to the positive reviews on newegg; i'm constantly finding another thoughtful touch on the case or in the materials from the box, plus they build and service in the US. <3

#! is my new boyfriend. it just works, but it also pushes me to do the kind of learning i want to do. (i looked at Arch raevnos, but i'm not quite ready for a steady diet of "bleeding edge" packages. i suspect getting to know Openbox and leaving desktop icons behind is a step in that direction.)

however

ZT Systems, seriously awesome. if i had gone to their website earlier, i might have been in much less pain today. they live up to the positive reviews on newegg; i'm constantly finding another thoughtful touch on the case or in the materials from the box, plus they build and service in the US. <3

#! is my new boyfriend. it just works, but it also pushes me to do the kind of learning i want to do. (i looked at Arch raevnos, but i'm not quite ready for a steady diet of "bleeding edge" packages. i suspect getting to know Openbox and leaving desktop icons behind is a step in that direction.)