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During the Christmas Homes Tour (which went very well … thank you to all who attended) I tried to display construction photos of my house on my computer. I used the slide show feature that is part of Windows Vista — huge mistake. The slide show locked up the computer over and over. Yes, yes … I should’ve known better. All “features” of Vista are actually attempts to kill the user through terminal frustration. I knew that and tried it anyway.
Traditionally you could hit control-alt-delete to recover from one of Windows’ many many many glitches. No more. Vista doesn’t respond to control-alt-delete. Which makes sense — can’t allow anything that would lessen the user’s frustration. The reset button has also been removed from computers. The only way to unlock the stupid thing is to hold in the power button for 8 seconds until it shuts down. Graceful!
The slide show isn’t the only part of Vista that locks up. Pretty much anything that’s Microsoft-made locks up sooner or later (mostly sooner). Luckily other software publishers aren’t in on the plot to kill all computer users, so their software works much better.
I wonder if anyone has ever studied how many computer users have heart-attacks and strokes out of pure frustration every year? I bet the number is in the tens of thousands. Which makes Microsoft one of America’s leading killers, right up there with drunk drivers and trans-fats.
December 11th, 2007
My little home is on the Onancock Christmas Home Tour this year. On Saturday, December 8, several homes in town will be decorated and open for visitors. Most of the homes are old (historic) and big, while mine is new and small. Variety is a good thing! The tour is from 2 - 6 pm and tickets are $15 per person (all proceeds go to charity).
The home tour isn’t the only thing happening in tiny (less than 2,000 residents) Onancock, Virginia on December 8th. There is also a (free) seasonal music festival at historic Cokesbury Church, holiday activities at the Ker Place house museum, historic photos displayed at the Onancock School, a Christmas play at the North Street Playhouse, and Santa at the GardenArt shop. Come early and explore our shops and galleries. Eat in one of the 6 downtown restaurants (one is on the water at the wharf) and stay in a B&B or at the “boutique” Charlotte Hotel.
Onancock is an easy day-trip from the Norfolk area, and is a nice weekend getaway for people in Richmond, Washington, Baltimore, or Philadelphia. Come visit … I think you’ll find Christmas in Onancock charming.
November 17th, 2007
This is the lot I own in Onancock, VA. It’s 10,000 square feet of level, cleared land. Looking northwest, pre-construction:
Looking across my lot to the east: You can just make out the ferris wheel on the carnival grounds. The big grassy area between my lot and the carnival rides is the parking lot used by the carnival and the Little League.
March 24th, 2006
