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Stay off the roads because all the non-driving idiots are out in force, they can't even drive the roads when it rains so when it snows well...
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Mike Hankey wrote: Ravi we don't want your weather
Nor do I! 
/ravi
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I can imagine y'all have been slammed.
Hopefully it will be an early spring for y'all?
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PJ Arends wrote: What a great winter we are having
I'm happy to send you some nice white fertilizer. 
Marc
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Thanks, but no thanks.
Within you lies the power for good - Use it!
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It's been pretty rough here, as well, PJ. In the mid to high-70s, sunny. Ugghh! 
I planted a nectarine tree last weekend, and it's already sprouting new growth! 
Will Rogers never met me.
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Poor, poor Roger.
Software Zen: delete this;
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-2°F (-19°C) in northern Illinois - heading to -14°F tonight with 20-30 mph winds just to spice things up.
I LOVE ILLINOIS! I Love Illinois! I love Illinois! i love illinois...
Government is not reason; it is not eloquent; it is force. Like fire, it is a dangerous servant and a fearful master. ~ George Washington
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51 today in Nome Alaska.
i believe they broke a record. 
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I heard they had to postpone a few stages of the Iditarod due to warm temperatures and a lack of snow.
Government is not reason; it is not eloquent; it is force. Like fire, it is a dangerous servant and a fearful master. ~ George Washington
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-8 right now, was -20 this morning with -49 windchill, schools closed 3 times in the last week.
Polar Vortex[^] they're calling it, I call it %#@*&!, Ravi's description is far too nice a way to describe it.
Then the crazy canucks blow up a pipe line [^] (By accident, of course) and the utility companies are telling us to turn the heat down to 60F (16C) so we doin't run out of gas.
F-f-f-f-f-f-f -freeze off!
It was broke, so I fixed it.
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The only two-lips in this area are blue,
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-2°C here this morning. Tomorrow there is "some" snow expected. Brrr..
The signature is in building process.. Please wait...
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Congrats, you just managed to get hated by everyone who experiences less than 0°C outside right now. 
~RaGE();
I think words like 'destiny' are a way of trying to find order where none exists. - Christian Graus
Do not feed the troll ! - Common proverb
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It's so cold (how cold is it?)... our tulips and daffodils are now superconducting. The flowerbed is a 4.7 teraflop Beowulf cluster.
Software Zen: delete this;
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First,
I feel compelled to write Steve Ballmer:
Dear Mr. Ballmer,
I have NEVER owned an iPod, iPhone or other Apple Device in my life. I have been Happy in DOS, Windows, and Unix my whole life.
And I feel pretty smart. I finally gave up Windows XP Pro for Windows 7 Pro, and I LOVE IT. Start->Search is my favorite feature.
Then, you came out with windows 8. I am a touch typist. I prefer the DOS shell to the windows shell, and I already hate "Run as administrator" but I got over it.
Then, you came out with windows 8. For which the only word is HATE! I lose my start menu. I lose my quick and easy search.
But today, an old client called. They wanted to backup a CONFIGURATION FILE from software I wrote 13yrs ago for them. But we just installed it on Windows 8 (a nightmare of UAC settings and rebooting, I might add)... So this, was a great idea.
So I launch the explorer, and I CANNOT FIND the directory. (It is under C:\Program Files(x86)\xxx\RIGHT_FRIGGING_HERE
Strange. I launch the OTHER SOFTWARE which uses the DATA in that directory (and the configuration information). It finds it, in its own UI. It is there.
Oh, okay, I will right click (from inside that programs OPEN window) and Copy...
Go to the USB Drive, Click PASTE (and get an error message that the file is no longer there. Which is a LIE. The File cannot be seen because of some FRIGGING Security concept that Windows thinks makes sense).
Usually, I would go to a DOS prompt in administrator mode. BUT I CANNOT FIND IT in windows 8 in a way that I can click and tell it to run in administrator made.
***
I am sorry. I should NOT have to take a CLASS on how to use a computer.
To make a long story short... I bought my First Mac... Thanks to you Mr. Ballmer. And you know what. It has security features too. But it lets me get passed them. It lets me get to a shell (cmd prompt), and I can work from there.
So, Mr. Ballmer. I am GLAD YOU ARE LEAVING. You took a computer, and made it LOOK NICE while making it about as USEFUL to someone as a BRICK. We don't have touch screens.
Until I found and installed Classic Shell for my wife, she was ready to throw her new laptop through some window(s)... Pun Intended.
You should have included a message on the home page:
"Welcome to Windows 8:
You are effectively restricted from accessing anything useful, so go find a tablet to surf the web from. We think the iPad is particularly useful in these matters. Meanwhile, what the screen while your "panels" flip and buzz and change, in order to mess with the ADD kids or the ones taking drugs... They will be drawn to click on something because it sparkles!
If you want to actually USE your new computer, may we recommend downgrading to Windows 7..."
Ughhh... Rant Over, but my frustration is not!
And on this other computer, I cannot just install Classic Shell... And I am not the administrator. Joy.
I am hoping others throw some complaints I may have missed. And if someone at MSFT knows of an easy way to run "Explorer as an Administrator" I would be all for it (I found a supposed Registry hack to do it, but I lacked sufficient access, and I could not give myself permission to do it, so I wrote this instead)...
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Windows Key, start typing. How hard is that?
Your other gripe is due to the directory in question being redirected. Windows 7 also does this (ran into this very issue at home last Friday. Was irked and then remembered what was going on.) In reality, configuration files shouldn't be stored in Program Files, so the real problem lies with the software, not Windows. (Moroever, Mac also has restrictions on where you put configuration files.)
I have an iMac sitting next to me for porting reasons; I find it far more clunky and unusable that any version of Windows. (It also nags me far more for passwords than Windows ever has, including Windows 8.)
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Joe Woodbury wrote: I have an iMac sitting next to me for porting reasons; I find it far more clunky and unusable that any version of Windows.
Maybe you should start using it for more than just porting... It comes down to familiarity. I've had a Mac at home for over 4 years. I use Windows 7 at work. Both OSes are ROCK SOLID and both are very easy to use.
Joe Woodbury wrote: It also nags me far more for passwords than Windows ever has
Out of curiosity, do you log in to Windows with an admin account? I've found that when using a "normal" Windows user account it asks for a password at least as often as OS X.
Joe Woodbury wrote: including Windows 8
I can't comment about Win 8. Other than a few minutes with the preview version a year or so ago - I've never touched it.
Government is not reason; it is not eloquent; it is force. Like fire, it is a dangerous servant and a fearful master. ~ George Washington
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Mike Mullikin wrote: Maybe you should start using it for more than just porting...
I put that there to indicate why I have and use one despite disliking it. I've used Macs on and off since they first came out and I still don't like them.
Mike Mullikin wrote: Out of curiosity, do you log in to Windows with an admin account
I log into both with an admin account. (While writing this, I realized that I've been entering my password less often with OSX 10.9, so there's that.)
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Joe Woodbury wrote: I log into both with an admin account.
OS X is a lot like Ubuntu Linux in that regard... even if you're logged in with admin rights (SUDO) it wants you to prove it every once in a while to make sure its really you. It happens so infrequently for me, its a non-issue.
Government is not reason; it is not eloquent; it is force. Like fire, it is a dangerous servant and a fearful master. ~ George Washington
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Okay, while I love to mock and pillory Steve Ballmer, I must point out that, in all fairness, he didn't actually write ANY of Windows 8. Now, if you were to turn your attention to Steve Sinofsky that's a whole different radish.
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Take a deep breath. I don't like Windows 8 either. There are many features I don't care about. However, my employer assigned me a Windows 8 laptop. After about 2 weeks of daily use, I gave up fighting it and I don't even notice the OS anymore, except when the Elephanting charms menu randomly shows up...
With some patience, you can be just as productive if you want to be. I would prefer to have the start button back, but I am dealing just fine. Embrace change, you're in IT!
Hogan
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Yes,
The problem is that MY Desktop is Windows 7.
But I am having to support people with Windows 8, Remotely, usually using GoToMeeting,
which Windows 8 HIDES many prompts, and my users are ... Well "Users"...
So, I don't get used to it. I am usually dialing in to do something, that in the past took 2
minutes, and I was good to go.
I have NO experience with it, and the tool I use does not send the WINDOWS key, so I have to
ask the user to type that for me... And I don't always see the results because windows 8 security
hides some things, or prompts them to continue... Ughhh...
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Have you considered using a different tool? GoToMeeting is for business people to conduct meetings with screen sharing. They have a different service called Go To Assist[^] that is for technical people. I migrated tech support from GoToMeeting to GoToAssist at a previous position and it enabled them to be in more control of the user's machine. Our customers and support people were both happier! It installs a service that allows it to press all hidden UAC buttons, running as an administrator, and many other awesome features.
While it does cost more money, it also helps with Windows 7/Vista support as well.
Good luck!
Hogan
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That is helpful.
I use it 99% of the time for meetings, but good to know...
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