As I promised the other day, I would sequel Pet Peeves #2 with my fingerprint rant. Here we are. Even as a pet peeve of mine, I have to admit that fingerprints aren’t all that bad. After all, they help law enforcement identify suspects and they help all of us get a grip on surfaces. But while fingerprints are so …
There are few things as annoying in the world of free (and paid) software as latchware. Yes, I made this term up myself, and yes, it is a real thing. These are the programs, toolbars, and unnecessary junk that hitch rides on software installation packages. At best, they waste your disk space and prompt an immediate search for the “Uninstall” …
Right now, I’m using a three-year old slow as hell laptop with a huge eyesore: the left palm rest has a gigantic black stain on it. That’s not the only one though, the left mouse button on the trackpad has an even worse black streak running across the bottom, and I can feel my keyboards getting grease spots every time …
I am starting a new series today called Pet Peeves. Each post will be a short rant on something that really irks me, usually something technology-related. I have been bothered countless times by the number of people who don’t know how to use their search box in their email clients. I can’t name a single client today that doesn’t have …