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Well, That's Ironic.
Sep. 19th, 2014 01:21 pmSo I got a new laptop PC at work. My old one wasn't THAT old, but they decided to go ahead and replace it instead of just upgrading the old one to Windows 7 (it was still on XP, insanely enough). I'm glad they did, though--whether it's better hardware, Windows 7, or the combination of both, its performance is way better than the old one. But our IT people are a bit ridiculous and overzealous when it comes to locking things down--I can install hardly anything, and couldn't even delete some shortcuts I didn't need on the desktop. Considering myself a bit more capable than the average end-user, that can't help but perturb me.
Anyway, the ironic part. One of the things I've had installed for years is a little freeware application that pulls in photos from my Flickr stream to use as my desktop background. It's a simple little thing, but I like it. It also adds a 3-month calendar to the desktop, which I often find very handy. So I asked if it could be installed, and of course the response was no, since it's unlicensed freeware we consider that a security concern. But if you want a calendar on your desktop, Windows 7 has a gadget for that. They were trying to provide a partial solution, at least, I guess that's good. But the built-in calendar gadget isn't great, so I went to browse more gadgets--and got a page saying Microsoft has discontinued all gadgets because of the platform has "serious vulnerabilities." Heh. I just found that ironic.
Anyway, just a little Friday afternoon rambling nonsense. I'm ready for this week to be over. Halloween Horror Nights opening night this evening, weather permitting! :)
Anyway, the ironic part. One of the things I've had installed for years is a little freeware application that pulls in photos from my Flickr stream to use as my desktop background. It's a simple little thing, but I like it. It also adds a 3-month calendar to the desktop, which I often find very handy. So I asked if it could be installed, and of course the response was no, since it's unlicensed freeware we consider that a security concern. But if you want a calendar on your desktop, Windows 7 has a gadget for that. They were trying to provide a partial solution, at least, I guess that's good. But the built-in calendar gadget isn't great, so I went to browse more gadgets--and got a page saying Microsoft has discontinued all gadgets because of the platform has "serious vulnerabilities." Heh. I just found that ironic.
Anyway, just a little Friday afternoon rambling nonsense. I'm ready for this week to be over. Halloween Horror Nights opening night this evening, weather permitting! :)
