Antwerp
On the way back from Holland, I stopped off in Antwerp. Partly this was so that I got round the dreadful traffic at Rotterdam before the rush hour and also that my friend and I could see another city. It was easy to get back to Holland on the train.
It is a pleasant city and there was a lot to see.
Antwerp
The Russian Attack
It would appear that Russia has been using Twitter, Facebook and other sites to silence a Georgian with whom they disagree.
I take a dim view of this, as I’m a great believer in free speech, but it doesn’t really matter that much. The fact that it’s now clear that the Russians attempted the silencing does them more damage, than one Georgian blogger.
Technology will continue to improve over the next few years and censorship of the Internet will make these sort of attacks much more difficult.
I do find it strange that Russia should use the Internet in this way, when according to Internet spam experts like SpamHaus, three of the top ten spammers are based in the Russian Federation. I think of phrases that use pot, kettle and black.
Copyright Please!
This post on another blog is mine!
Where’s the copyright?
Nowhere!
I just tried to post a pleasant message on his site, but it asked me to answer the challenge and didn’t give me any challenge. Not good!
Business Contact Manager
Microsoft Office 2003 and 2007 come with a piece of software that I consider totally unwanted and unnecessary; Business Contact Manager. The default installation sets this piece of software on your computer, but you then have to run a wizard to set it up. I never do, as no-one has actually told me what it does and how it is used. I certainly have no need for it.
A friend came to me with a computer that had developed a problem, where Outlook constantly failed on start-up. They used to have to re-install Outlook 2003, every few days or so, to open just get their e-mails. Now, I should say that their computer was a four year old HP, with only 512Mb of memory.
The machine seems OK now! But I removed Business Contact Manager.
Just as my machine is a lot better, now that I’ve removed this unwanted piece of software too.
When are people like Microsoft going to get the message, that most people are happy with their computer setup and don’t want to have new software, that they won’t use. At the least, the standard installation, should not install new software without asking if you want the rubbish.
It’s not just Microsoft who do this. McAffe add something Site Adviser. That’s unwanted too. At least by me!
To remove unwanted software go to the Control Panel and find the command that adds and removes software. Click on the unwanted software and you’ll be given the change to remove it.
The Anonymous Widower 