Category Archives: My Diatribes

Win7 happened Continue reading →

Well, folks, this weekend in my condo complex I will be getting FiOS installed! Yep, no more ComCast! Almost 15 years for my internet cable modem, and 30 for TV (given all the buyouts – Cablevision to MediaOne to RoadRunner … Continue reading →

Went to BestBuy and replaced the DVD. Thankfully they had no problem with that. (Traffic was less forgiving. 20mph in a 25? 30 in a 45? Seriously?) Anyway, the new disk failed as well, with BSOD rather than previous issues. … Continue reading →

Sent to MS today via Microsoft Answers website by me, a now disgruntled, former long time, customer: Win7(64) Upgrade DVD Refuses to Upgrade Vista(64) Home Premium!  Error: Setup cannot continue due to a corrupted installation file Seriously, why couldn’t this … Continue reading →

How can I upgrade to Win7 if the upgrade SUCKS? A file it couldn’t Read? or Write? It doesn’t even say. All the searches online with the error talk about the download version. Bad CD writes, etc. Perhaps MS has … Continue reading →

In the middle of a few bad days at work, I managed to sign up for FiOS at the roll-out (after months of digging up streets in the condo complex) and and then worked from home for 3 hours last night. Now what … Continue reading →

No, even if you can, don’t. Go Home Again Continue reading →

When did the History Channel and The Learning Channel become NOT about History and NOT about Learning? I am not happy about this. The reason we are charged untold amounts monthly to get cable is because we have so many … Continue reading →

Bored, then Hurricane. Sheesh. Continue reading →

Landscapers, road work and wild animals. Continue reading →