Well, the world of computers is currently in a little bit of flux. The mammoths, Microsoft and Google have been flexing their muscle as of late. I think it is rather interesting how they fight to control the desktops of the users machines. I have been discussing with my peers the past couple of weeks about how newer does not necessarily mean better, or maybe I'm getting older. It kind of reminded me of the difference between a 65 mustang and a 70 Mustang. The older definitely being better. Take Windows Vista for example, it is painful. I cannot imagine a common user liking Vista over XP. It looks better, but in many ways it is slower and tedious. The whole "run as administrator" thing means nothing to a grandma wanting to surf the net. About 3 or 4 years ago Microsoft got derided for having an operating system that wasn't secure. So they created a mandate at the company that security comes first in new operating systems. Unfortunately what this did was put the user second, which goes against a core design principle. So I am always having to run stuff as an administrator. Now if you dig deep enough you can actually turn this off, but what common user is going to understand? On flipside Microsoft fixed a lot of glaring problems with XP. The problem was they didn't fix them in XP, so now there is no perfect operating system. I don't even consider Macs because I am a programmer, but it might not be a bad idea for other users...

Joke
After a really good party a man walks into a bar and orders a drink. Already drunk and delirious, the man turns to the person sitting next to him and says, "You wanna hear a blonde joke?"
The person replies, "I am 240 pounds, world kickboxing champion and a natural blonde. My friend is 190 pounds, world judo champion and is a natural blonde. And my other friend is 200 pounds, world arm wrestling champion and is also a natural blonde. Do you still want to tell me that blonde joke?"
The man thinks for a while and replies, "Not if I have to explain it three times."