Okay, so have you gotten the same little pop-up in your bottom right hand corner of you computer, to say you better, 'you better, you better, you bet'.... hahaha! (anyone singing that, yet?? lol!) change your OS (operating system for your computer) over to Windows 8.0/8.1, immediately, or else?? Or else, what?? I won't be able to get into anything on my computer? My computer won't even turn on, tomorrow? The deadline date is tomorrow, April 8th, 2014, and these stooopid pop-ups started last Friday. And the new operating system (OS) will only cost a mere $599. Come on, you cheapo, pay up! What the hell??? I am furious with this little pop-up threatening all these people. That makes me so mad - don't call someone a cheapo because they aren't gonna just jump up and spend $600 because the internet quickly says you have to - that's full out crazy, and the idea that $599 is nothing - ugh. Idiots.
Some of the online articles I read were just ridiculous, one of them says, well, you must've been living under a rock, if you didn't know that Windows XP is no longer going to be updated or protected after April 8th, 2014. Under a rock??? Uh, no. Busy living a normal life, yes. Why should we all have to be aware of anything like this? And then there were these idiots who said, it's not like your computer is like a coffee maker, you buy it and it works forever... hmmmm. Very good. Solid comparison (ugh!). But I just got my computer completely 'revamped', or whatever the word is for it, and that was $600, a little over a year ago, and I don't remember anyone saying to me, oh, this'll work for a little more than a year. What the hell, I am so mad about this. You DON'T buy anything for your home that will cost that much, with a tiny amount of time it will work before you have to 'update' it, again. That's total bullsh*t. And I do NOT want to switch to a system - for a mere $599 - in what world is $599 a 'mere' anything?? Do these people have no idea how money works? You don't just hand it over for any old thing, or for any new thing, for the sake of it being slightly newer, and a stooopid system you don't even want?? Aaaaarrgghh!! I am so super-annoyed by all of this.
Soo, I was frantically looking this up on Google, this morning, to see what is going to happen to my computer, will I still be able to access anything online, will I be able to connect to the internet, will my computer even turn on, on April 9th, 2014?? Aaarrgghh!! You shouldn't have to worry about the basics like using your computer! That's outrageous. I think there is a certain number of people who love everything new, all the time, and, frankly, that's annoying to me. Why aren't they more careful with their money - I don't like to see people throw away their money when they don't have to - I'm a saver, and happier because of that, I'm pretty sure. I don't need the latest everything, that seems silly to me, and a relatively new thing - remember using things until they actually broke, enough that you really couldn't fix them, so then you went out and bought a new one? Yeah, it's called being mindful, not wasting anything, not your time, not your hard earned money, not anything. Bleh! So, I'm annoyed.
Then, yahoo, I came across this wonderful article, that put my mind at ease....http://www.forest-blade.com/opinion/editorials/article_2600d0a8-be67-11e3-9c02-001a4bcf887a.html
Then I wrote to the author, another Dwight (if you've read my blog or site, before, and I hope you have, and if you haven't, hello!!), I was married to a Dwight, for a very long time, so it was funny for me to write to another Dwight - they must be a practical bunch, the Dwights of the world! lol!
Anyway, it's a very practical article, and it says that if you are using Windows XP and don't want to switch, right away, or for a while (I think you have 5 more years, so that brings us up to 2019 - not a bad run!), you can continue to use your Windows XP. Go ahead and read Dwight's article, though, so you can see the more technical side of things.
I just wanted to be sure my computer would turn on and work, that I could check my email, do my work online, work on my site and blog, check Facebook until it irritates me, again (hahaha!)...you know, the usual computer stuff. And I didn't want that stooopid Windows 8.1 - it looks so annoying, way too much going on on the screen, very annoying, I like things the way they are. It's the old, 'If it ain't broke, why fix it?' thing - and Windows XP works for me. Happy Computing! lol! Happy Internet Access! lol! What are you gonna do with that extra $599?? Go buy some chocolate?? Some new shoes? Shoes AND chocolate?? hahaha! At least now you can relax a bit, and not be so worried about what the immediate future will look like - you'll be fine! And now for some relaxing tea! Hope your day is much more relaxing, now, too, and less worrisome! lol! Ailsa xox
Okay, so now it's April 8th, 2014, and I'm being bombarded with pop ups to scare the hell outta me, to switch over to the Windows 8.0/8.1, and the immediate 'suggestion' that I buy a new PC. Right. I'm gonna do that - uh, no. I love my computer, I just had the whole thing redone, or whatever that's called, a little over a year, ago, and that was $600, so, no, I am not gonna go buy a new computer, today, that's ludicrous to even suggest that to millions of worried people, out there in computerland. And then there are all the warnings that you can't bring your 'stuff' - yes, they're helping us simpletons out by referring to our files and everything we hold near and dear on our computers as 'stuff' - thanks for simplifying, that's makes me feel better, and definitely makes me feel like you're not talking down to me - and the whole thing where they make it sound like anyone who still has the Windows XP bought their computer 12 years ago - ugh. So what if they did, and I didn't, soo, aaarrgghh! Whole thing is very annoying, not user-friendly, not at all. Grrrr. Why, I'd use the mail, if it didn't take a month to get a letter delivered in Canada, for a DOLLAR a pop... hahaha - Canada Post, they really makes things easy. Plus, does anyone else get the very strong feeling that our mail is being read, as well? It's far too George Wellian, these days - scary times. Bottom line for me, is, I'm not gonna buy a new computer, but I will most likely get the Windows 7 OS (operating system), glide along with that until the new Windows 9 comes out, unless I don't like that one, either - I just want to get on the computer, it works every time, no worries, no huge bills attached - that seems reasonable, right?? Right! Good Luck, my li'l computer buddies! Ailsa : )
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