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Today I was downgraded to Windoze Vista (not, alas Pista Vista) as apparently being converted to Windows 3.1 is not possible. (Remember Windows 3.1? It had no annoying things to turn off, supported a version of Word that didn't try to be smart, only took about two minutes to load and could be turned off without having to hit a button marked START.)
An exciting new feature is the ability to print out a file not at my machine, but at the departmental photocopier. Of course this a) will somewhat surprise the person trying to use it, b) is somewhat of a security risk and c) means I have to stand up, leave and lock my office, leave one building and go to another one, and then pick up the printing or have to wait until the machine is free, return to my office. I can see the advantages. I think the counter argument is it will print more quickly (but see c above) and of better quality, but I could mug someone with a laser printer if I wanted that. Oh, I can print on both sides of the paper.
Whatever.
I've printed off tomorrow's lecture today just in case.
I suspect tomorrow I need to email someone before I can log on. I spot a flaw if this is the case.
An exciting new feature is the ability to print out a file not at my machine, but at the departmental photocopier. Of course this a) will somewhat surprise the person trying to use it, b) is somewhat of a security risk and c) means I have to stand up, leave and lock my office, leave one building and go to another one, and then pick up the printing or have to wait until the machine is free, return to my office. I can see the advantages. I think the counter argument is it will print more quickly (but see c above) and of better quality, but I could mug someone with a laser printer if I wanted that. Oh, I can print on both sides of the paper.
Whatever.
I've printed off tomorrow's lecture today just in case.
I suspect tomorrow I need to email someone before I can log on. I spot a flaw if this is the case.
