Any thoughts about this update? Do you install it on your machines? Any potential side effects?
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Something I Learned This Year
5/9/2004What’s really struck me this school year is my lack of friends. I’m different from typical people. Very different. I don’t watch TV. I don’t have a cell phone. I don’t visit other people. Heck, I rarely leave my computer. … Continue reading →
Elliot’s Short Updates for 2008-12-01 via Twitter
12/1/2008Reading about Netbooks http://tinyurl.com/63j3mz but the Intel Atom is just fast enough. # OpenOffice Word has “Word Completion” (Tools->Autocorrect). Guesses words as you type them, based on existing words in the doc. I’ll … # Yay – StarOffice allows Text … Continue reading →
American Universities Are Better
7/26/2008Here’s a very interesting section from one of Paul Graham’s essays. What really stands out to me: Fear of elitism causes lost opportunities. If all universities are roughly equal in quality, then none are especially good. The best professors are … Continue reading →
Lunch with Grandpa
3/16/2006I had lunch with my grandpa today. It was a very fun experience. I’m glad that I had the opportunity to get to know him better. We went to a Chinese dim sum restaurant. I don’t remember its name. I … Continue reading →
Windows Installer Service Could Not Be Accessed
2/27/2006“The Windows Installer Service could not be accessed. This can occur if you are running Windows in a safe mode, or if the Windows Installer is not correctly installed. Contact your support personnel for assistance.” I read and tried lots … Continue reading →
HEY I NEED THE WINDOWS MALICIOUS SOFTWARE REMOVAL TOO
something about this software seems suspicious to me, so
I don’t wish to install it, but it persistently returns
and returns trying to install itself!!!!!
Well, if you accept that Windows itself falls into the general malware category, installing the WMSRT -should- install Linux or something. Yeah, well seriously, it installs every time you do Windows Update, and I allow it every time. I’ve certainly never had any fallout from it, but I’ve also never seen that it -did- anything. I’m pretty fastidious about keeping my machine malware-free, though…