Thursday, December 09, 2004
IF MY INTERACTIONS with Microsoft Windows were a conversation with another person (let's call him Mr. G), many of them would go something like this . . .
Me: Would you close the window, please?
Mr. G.: You know, before you start going off on a tangent about that, I have to tell you that the window really needs to be closed. It's doing nothing for us. Would you like me to close the window?
Me: Yes. Would you close the window, please?
Mr. G.: The window really needs to be closed. It's doing nothing for us. Would you like me to close the window?
Me: Yes. Would you close the window, please?
Mr. G.: The window really needs to be closed. It's doing nothing for us. Would you like me to close the window?
Me: Yes. Would you close the window, please?
Mr. G.: The window really needs to be closed. It's doing nothing for us. Would you like me to close the window?
Me: Yes. Would you close the window, please?
Mr. G.: The window really needs to be closed. It's doing nothing for us. Would you like me to close the window?
Me: Yes. Would you close the window, please?
Mr. G.: The window really needs to be closed. It's doing nothing for us. Would you like me to close the window?
Me: Yes. Would you close the window, please?
Mr. G.: The window really needs to be closed. It's doing nothing for us. Would you like me to close the window?
Me: Yes. Would you close the window, please?
Mr. G.: The window really needs to be closed. It's doing nothing for us. Would you like me to close the window?
Me: Yes. Would you close the window, please?
Mr. G.: The window really needs to be closed. It's doing nothing for us. Would you like me to close the window?
Me: Yes. Would you close the window, please?
Mr. G.: The window really needs to be closed. It's doing nothing for us. Would you like me to close the window?
Me: Yes. Would you close the window, please?
Mr. G.: The window really needs to be closed. It's doing nothing for us. Would you like me to close the window?
Me: Yes. Would you close the window, please?
Mr. G.: The window really needs to be closed. It's doing nothing for us. Would you like me to close the window?
Me: Yes. Would you close the window, please?
Mr. G.: The window really needs to be closed. It's doing nothing for us. Would you like me to close the window?
Me: Yes. Would you close the window, please?
Mr. G.: The window really needs to be closed. It's doing nothing for us. Would you like me to close the window?
Me: Yes. Would you close the window, please?
Mr. G.: The window really needs to be closed. It's doing nothing for us. Would you like me to close the window?
Me: Yes. Would you close the window, please?
Mr. G.: The window really needs to be closed. It's doing nothing for us. Would you like me to close the window?
Me: Yes. Would you close the window, please?
Mr. G.: The window really needs to be closed. It's doing nothing for us. Would you like me to close the window?
Me: Yes. Would you close the window, please?
Mr. G.: The window really needs to be closed. It's doing nothing for us. Would you like me to close the window?
Me: Yes. Would you close the window, please?
Mr. G.: The window really needs to be closed. It's doing nothing for us. Would you like me to close the window?
Me: Yes. Would you close the window, please?
Mr. G.: The window really needs to be closed. It's doing nothing for us. Would you like me to close the window?
Me: Yes. Would you close the window, please?
Mr. G.: The window really needs to be closed. It's doing nothing for us. Would you like me to close the window?
Me: Yes. Would you close the window, please?
Mr. G.: The window really needs to be closed. It's doing nothing for us. Would you like me to close the window?
Me: Yes. Would you close the window, please?
Mr. G.: The window really needs to be closed. It's doing nothing for us. Would you like me to close the window?
Me: Yes. Would you close the window, please?
Mr. G.: The window really needs to be closed. It's doing nothing for us. Would you like me to close the window?
Me: Yes. Would you close the window, please?
Mr. G.: The window really needs to be closed. It's doing nothing for us. Would you like me to close the window?
Me: Yes. Would you close the window, please?
Mr. G.: The window really needs to be closed. It's doing nothing for us. Would you like me to close the window?
Me: Yes. Would you close the window, please?
Mr. G.: The window really needs to be closed. It's doing nothing for us. Would you like me to close the window?
[Click.]
Before you Macintosh types get all I-told-you-so-y, I have to say that many of my Apple encounters have been pretty much the same. They were six or seven years ago, I'll admit, but in a very short time dealing with a Macintosh I wore out the on/off switch, which was the only way to get the forever-frozen thing to come back to life, and each time the thing yelled at me for daring to use that switch.
Me: Would you close the window, please?
Mr. G.: You know, before you start going off on a tangent about that, I have to tell you that the window really needs to be closed. It's doing nothing for us. Would you like me to close the window?
Me: Yes. Would you close the window, please?
Mr. G.: The window really needs to be closed. It's doing nothing for us. Would you like me to close the window?
Me: Yes. Would you close the window, please?
Mr. G.: The window really needs to be closed. It's doing nothing for us. Would you like me to close the window?
Me: Yes. Would you close the window, please?
Mr. G.: The window really needs to be closed. It's doing nothing for us. Would you like me to close the window?
Me: Yes. Would you close the window, please?
Mr. G.: The window really needs to be closed. It's doing nothing for us. Would you like me to close the window?
Me: Yes. Would you close the window, please?
Mr. G.: The window really needs to be closed. It's doing nothing for us. Would you like me to close the window?
Me: Yes. Would you close the window, please?
Mr. G.: The window really needs to be closed. It's doing nothing for us. Would you like me to close the window?
Me: Yes. Would you close the window, please?
Mr. G.: The window really needs to be closed. It's doing nothing for us. Would you like me to close the window?
Me: Yes. Would you close the window, please?
Mr. G.: The window really needs to be closed. It's doing nothing for us. Would you like me to close the window?
Me: Yes. Would you close the window, please?
Mr. G.: The window really needs to be closed. It's doing nothing for us. Would you like me to close the window?
Me: Yes. Would you close the window, please?
Mr. G.: The window really needs to be closed. It's doing nothing for us. Would you like me to close the window?
Me: Yes. Would you close the window, please?
Mr. G.: The window really needs to be closed. It's doing nothing for us. Would you like me to close the window?
Me: Yes. Would you close the window, please?
Mr. G.: The window really needs to be closed. It's doing nothing for us. Would you like me to close the window?
Me: Yes. Would you close the window, please?
Mr. G.: The window really needs to be closed. It's doing nothing for us. Would you like me to close the window?
Me: Yes. Would you close the window, please?
Mr. G.: The window really needs to be closed. It's doing nothing for us. Would you like me to close the window?
Me: Yes. Would you close the window, please?
Mr. G.: The window really needs to be closed. It's doing nothing for us. Would you like me to close the window?
Me: Yes. Would you close the window, please?
Mr. G.: The window really needs to be closed. It's doing nothing for us. Would you like me to close the window?
Me: Yes. Would you close the window, please?
Mr. G.: The window really needs to be closed. It's doing nothing for us. Would you like me to close the window?
Me: Yes. Would you close the window, please?
Mr. G.: The window really needs to be closed. It's doing nothing for us. Would you like me to close the window?
Me: Yes. Would you close the window, please?
Mr. G.: The window really needs to be closed. It's doing nothing for us. Would you like me to close the window?
Me: Yes. Would you close the window, please?
Mr. G.: The window really needs to be closed. It's doing nothing for us. Would you like me to close the window?
Me: Yes. Would you close the window, please?
Mr. G.: The window really needs to be closed. It's doing nothing for us. Would you like me to close the window?
Me: Yes. Would you close the window, please?
Mr. G.: The window really needs to be closed. It's doing nothing for us. Would you like me to close the window?
Me: Yes. Would you close the window, please?
Mr. G.: The window really needs to be closed. It's doing nothing for us. Would you like me to close the window?
Me: Yes. Would you close the window, please?
Mr. G.: The window really needs to be closed. It's doing nothing for us. Would you like me to close the window?
Me: Yes. Would you close the window, please?
Mr. G.: The window really needs to be closed. It's doing nothing for us. Would you like me to close the window?
Me: Yes. Would you close the window, please?
Mr. G.: The window really needs to be closed. It's doing nothing for us. Would you like me to close the window?
[Click.]
Before you Macintosh types get all I-told-you-so-y, I have to say that many of my Apple encounters have been pretty much the same. They were six or seven years ago, I'll admit, but in a very short time dealing with a Macintosh I wore out the on/off switch, which was the only way to get the forever-frozen thing to come back to life, and each time the thing yelled at me for daring to use that switch.
