9:17 AM
Taking a quick break from work to make a couple of notes as I’m watching the XP launch coverage.
First, after not really being home all week, I notice that the Ticker now has a bold white for the rotating tidbits area. It’s a lot easier to read now and while the set up has still go to go, at least it’s easier to read. Same thing goes with the scrolling ticker. The bold yellow is MUCH easier on the eyes than pale green and orange. The bar on the side either has to go or has to be stretched back to the top of the screen.
Second, XP. Hmm. I ordered the upgrade but now I’m not so sure. Just got the notice from Amazon.com that they processed the order and it’ll probably be here monday.
So far the XP Upgrade adviser says that I’m losing my scanner, my usb network and my usb hard drive if I upgrade. I don’t like this at all. I’m frantically trying to find xp compatible drivers to these devices. What sucks is that a lot of these products are from smaller companies who haven’t had a chance to develop for XP as of yet so it’s going to be a while before I see drivers for them. Bad Bad Bad.
I’m remembering the upgrade from Windows 3.11 (aka “windows for workgroups”) to Windows 95. Pre-95 I had this really cool little stylus pointer. It was shaped like a pen and had a little mouse ball at the end of it. Instead of having to have a dedicated tablet or mouse pad, you could stick this little thing on just about any surface (including your own knee), and move it around to use it as a pointing device. It was the most awesome thing on earth. Guess what? Company went out of business, no 95 drivers. Useless. I still miss that thing. 🙁
I don’t want to lose my little USB Cable network nor do I want to lose my external hard drive. My scanner is three years old, so I can get another scanner, but why should I have to? Oh well, I’m sure it will be a headache for a while now …
On that note, back to work.
Take care,
–k9