Well, that was a weekend I hope not to live through for another ten years!
It only took a few hours all told, but first came the removal of the old, the cleaning of accumulated dust dragons from the tops of desks and the underneath-sess of desks where vacuum-cleaners feared to suck.
Then we unboxed …
The Great Unboxing – unboxed
… and began …
Useless instructions, a cuppa, and the new toy
For every set-up stage I completed at least 5 dialogue boxes popped up asking if I wanted to ‘enhance’ my experience, and not inconsequentially, send all my ‘enhance experience’ data through to the Dark Side. Suffice it to say, I always chose the ‘no’ option.
Windows 10 and Microsoft 365 aren’t as horrible as I expected them to be, but why did they have to insert two or more unnecessary, dare I say irrelevant, steps, into every action? I suspect the answer is 42, just as it is the answer to why WordPress decided their Block Editor was the way forward.
Then, we have The Two Towers – not the second Book in The Lord Of The Rings, by J.R.R. Tolkien, no, more like the difference a decade of technology makes …
Size does matter – old tower on the left, new tower on the right
Finally, there was the light show. I suppose, from a marketing perspective, when you’ve innovated yourself into an evolutionary cul-de-sac, the only thing you can do is add the bling … (I’m actually going to keep on using my ergonomic keyboard and wireless mouse, but I thought you might enjoy this electronic pyrotechnic marvel)
Widdershins Worlds 
They can definitely keep the bling 😉
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I dunno, the lightshow is programmable. 🙂 … they actually touted this as a major selling point.! 😀
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How could you possibly concentrate… ?
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Apparently it enhances one’s ‘DANGEROUS GAMING PERFORMANCE!!’ … SOMEHOW. 🙂 … there was a lot of similar ‘shouting’ in the promotional junk included in the box. 😀
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Oh dear…
I hope it has an ‘off’ switch… 😉
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heh, heh, heh … no idea. I’m sticking to my boring old ergonomic keyboard and mouse. 😀
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I don’t blame you… I would too! 😀
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I doff my cap to you Widders.
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All cap-doffs are most welcome and appreciated! 🙂
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Neon lights. Of course. They’re what’s been missing in your computer experience, enhanced or otherwise.
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Both the mouse and keyboard lightshows are programable too! 🙂
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Programmable to do what??
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To flash in all sorts of different patterns, I think, which is absolutely what one needs when one is concentrating on what’s on one’s monitor, I suppose. 🙂
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Just had my external hard drive fail; another one is coming by tomorrow. We are getting so spoiled!
Enjoy the new – and remember Nancy Reagan: Just say no!
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Bugger! … and, hope the new one works as it should. 🙂
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Thanks. It should. I was commenting on the speed of the replacement – things that used to take a long time and/or a trip to a store now happen overnight. I buy medium priced equipment – my MacBook is from 2015, and I don’t need superfast or superstorage. But it sure saves a lot of deciding time!
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I always knew you were a genius – putting all that together just proves it all over again!
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It wasn’t all that hard, to be honest … the struggle has been to let go of my almost hard-wired expectations of how the software ‘should’ work after using Windows 7 for so long. My greatest gripe has been, ‘Nothing is where it should be!!!’ 🙂
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But why? Did they have a spare string of Christmas lights like Robin Williams and his old piece of turkey neck and thought they shove it in your keyboard?
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Because, according to the hype on the useless bits of ‘instruction’ sheet, it will enhance one’s ‘DANGEROUS GAMING PERFORMANCE!!’. (there was a lot of ‘shouting’ in those useless bits of paper)
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-grin- congratulations and commiserations. As they say in the classics, it’s a cow of a job.
Btw once you’ve settled in, please, /please go through the Windows 10 settings line by line because the c.r.a.p during setup is just the beginning. Check the camera and microphone settings in particular. Also look up Remote Access. It’s purpose is to allow Microsoft technicians to ‘fix’ a software problem without having to physically come to your house. That kind of convenience could also leave your computer open to hacking.
Apologies if you know all this already.
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No apologies necessary, Meeks … I need all the tips and tricks you’ve got. 😀 … when I got my iphone (the only system that would run my hearing aid software) I turned off just about everything. I’m sure Apple isn’t happy about the lack of saleable data coming from it, but life’s full of disappointments! 😀
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-giggles- and why shouldn’t Apple feel some of them, right?
I’m glad my experience with 10 is useful. Microsoft really did do a stealth job with 10. Hate to think how much data they’re siphoning off for free, but for me, the root problem has always been the ‘leaky’ nature of the software. If ‘they’ can use these spy tools then what’s to stop others from using them as well?
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Setting up a new computer is always a tense experience for me. It seems that you’re doing well. Welcome back to the interwebs. 😀
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The differences between W7 and W10 keep tripping me up, but I’ve reached the ‘whatever’, stage, and keep on going. 🙂
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I have that keyboard too! And the answer is Always 42.
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Always 😀
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I actually love those lit up keyboards and mice! I wish they made them in ergonomic styles … if they do, I suspect I couldn’t afford them. But I think they’re fun. I totally agree with you on the WordPress block editor, it routinely drives me nuts. Glad you have a sleek new setup, in any case! Congrats and may you enjoy it for — well, until it goes completely obsolete. (Next year?) lol…
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Heh, I think I’d be a bit more partial to one if it was an ergonomic shape too. 🙂
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Brava! 🙂
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Gracias. 😀
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