Is it too much to ask for a clean file-sharing site when I'm looking for utility software? I'm trying to convert some iTunes TV files (G-rated) for some friends who don't own any of Apple's iStuff; and yes, perfectly legal programs exist to do just that. Why the site owners assume that means I want to see "horny local amateurs" or worse, is a ( Read more... )

For some reason I can't figure out, my copy of Windows Media Player is behaving bizarrely these days: any sound file I open plays only a few distorted seconds, then cuts off and opens a web page I've never heard of. My antivirus software (which updates daily) came back negative after a quick scan; my only remedy was to downgrade from version 11 ( Read more... )

Spotted in a funny-foreign-signs article today:

( Putting the SIN in synonyms )

( Rated PG-13 for sexual references )

When Charter decided to move Game Show Network to digital-only a few years ago, half of the residents at this nursing home protested LOUDLY; the home staff actually paid for one guy's upgrade because he got clinically depressed over the situation. Luckily, though, I didn't have to put on an act to get my upgrade today: my stepfather was generous ( Read more... )

After reading this little linguistic-themed parody, I couldn't resist adding a verse of my own. Theoretically I could've gone for Germanic-style verse, but choosing the right vocabulary for my constraint was hard enough! :-)

Mother forbids all Saxon English near here ( Read more... )

After being forced to spend hours on the phone with tech support...re-format my main hard drive...re-install my system from scratch...and copy everything else from my backup drive...I solemnly swear that I will never, ever install the beta version of ANY Microsoft product again. Version 8 of Internet Explorer caused so many conflicts that I had to ( Read more... )

( Sesame Street personality quiz! )

( And yes, I was brutally honest with my answers... )

For those of you who wonder why I've been offline for over two weeks, a virus caused massive damage to my old PC; even the technicians at GeekSquad couldn't reinstall my system files well enough to get basic programs back.  (Never mind the Internet; the machine couldn't even recognize my [expletive deleted] video or sound cards!)

Thankfully, my ( Read more... )