RE: Daily Dose of Sultnpapper 12/21/18> Letter to Santa; wiped away with not even a trace left.
I suspect you might be able to guess the reason why there is not one thing on my computerators that has the name Microsoft attached to it. It's been several years.
When I came home to a deceased power switch on my desktop (where I do 98% of my business) I decided that I'd punched enough money and energy into that 10 year old machine and bought a refurb newer machine. It was at my door in two days and I fired it up the day it came.
It came with MS 7 on it. I originally started there, and was amazed how easy it was to go to where I wanted to be and use what I wanted to use. I spent the remainder of that day thinking I could run a 'split machine' with two OS on it.
Until Microsoft started to update. I just left the damn thing on overnight and when I got up in the morning I wiped the disc to zeroes and installed Ubuntu (Linux) again. It cost me most of a day, but I once again do not have a MS product on my machine. Any of my machines.
And even worse than MS is employers jerking you for money. It's happened to me twice and I gave them plenty of notice when I left. They noticed when I didn't come to work the next day.
I don't want anything that's yours, but I want every single thing that is mine. EVERY ONE.
One of the best places I worked at had a secretary/ops manager that I just loved. She called me at home one night about this time of year and said "I see you haven't used any sick days this year. They are use it or lose it. So I'm calling to wish you Happy New Year since you will be desperately ill for the week of work days that are left and I won't see you until next year."
That's the kind of place that you can give more than you get to.
I hope the letter to Santa makes an appearance soon. I'm guessing that I'd really enjoy it. I wish I were reading it right now. Ah well. Wish in one hand, guzbuck in the other and see which gets full faster...
I am with you on the yours / mine stuff. I am not a rich guy by any sense of the imagination and every nickle I earn I deserve to be paid. I also believe in sharing and caring and those things seem to be missing from there and have been for quite a while but I never paid any attention to it since in reality all they were doing basically the middle man in the employment arrangement between me and the manufacturer.
Now that I am having to deal with them everyday and the BS that goes along with it I know why so many people come and go so fast.
I am not sure if it was a Microsoft update or not as I was in such hurry, but that is my guess, most other stuff asks you if you want to up date and don't force it on you, but at @enchantedspirit made it sound like there is a setting that can be switched so it doesn't allow the auto updates and I would sure like to know where that is.
Keep looking. I may have told you. My reply to your query.
Just got it done. Thanks.
FOR TSE ---> The Weasel is in your corner on MS stuff. I run Windows because my Astrology software requires it. I tried to find something for Linux that would do the same thing with no luck. That and a little program I also use constantly called Short Keys. I literally could not do Whistle Stops without that one. It runs on Windows, too. Worth its weight in diamonds.
The last bad computer crash we had I tried Linux for a while ... and except for those two show-stoppers I might still be on it. Cw talked about setting up something called a "virtual box" on my computer to let me run Windows / MS programs as needed, but it sounded like too much aggravation.
I did, however, switch over to Libre Office (after they finally got a decent version put together) completely and ditched Word with virtually no problems or learning curve to cope with. AFAIC, it's the same thing -- and free. (Best of all!!) The only thing is I have to remember to save docs in Word format when I send something to someone else -- so they don't have problems, potentially. It's a small inconvenience. The problem is being sure I remember. I get so used to this one it doesn't occur to me that it's not totally mainstream.
I obviously use Libre Office and have for quite a while. It has command lines that go back to pre Microsoft and a program I bought called Einstein Writer. The first word processor that had a spell checker with it. It seemed unlimited at the time, all I had to do was enter the correct spelling of up to 1000 of the most used words that I misspelled! MS bought them fairly early on and poof! Word was born.
In all actuality, I use chrome and drive for most of my stuff today. It translates well and is fast and easy. I do use the Libre Office spread sheets because it's command lines go back to Lotus 1,2,3. It's the thing about old dogs and new tricks.