Small quibble
quote:
... But there are a lot of people who have a problem with change for change's sake.
There is no such thing as change for change's sake. Every change has a purpose whether people realize it or not.
The point is that any change that is not relevant to the user is pointless to them or actually becomes a
nuisance rather than a benefit.
Example: I have a car, it has an anti-theft alarm system that I have no need of and did not want, but could not avoid. The car is now over 10 years old and there is a failure somewhere in the wiring for this alarm system: when it rains the alarm system goes off flashing lights and honking the horn in an annoying fashion. I pulled up the schematic to see if I could locate likely sources ... there are some 22 independent sending units that can turn the system on. I can disconnect the horn, but the lights still flash and drain the battery. If I disable the system the radio does not work (part of the anti-theft design) and the car won't start (also part of the anti-theft design). There is no way to turn this system off. Oh and btw, I leave the car
unlocked so I do not need it,
capisci?
Ask yourself how often you hear car alarms going off when there is no attempted theft and then ask yourself if this is really a system we need to have in every vehicle.
So I am selling that car and restoring a 1967 vintage austin mini ... with no green electronic systems, no radio, just KISS wiring and mechanical systems.
So if you want to make a change that
you think
improves a system, give me a means to turn it
OFF just in case I (or others) don't want it. Better still allow me to uncheck it on installation. /rant
Oh and I took windoze 7 off this machine (format drive C) and replaced it with Ubuntu and XP (for running
one application) in a dual boot configuration.
Enjoy
™ Version 4.2
