Or, for that matter, this Roma. Not to mention this Roma. Tony, anyone?

Reminds me of my vacation to the continent of Rand McNally. Those man-eating hamburgers are vicious!

Here's what the CDC says.

They list warning signs that advise seeking medical care for adults on that page: Difficulty breathing or shortness of breath; pain or pressure in the chest or abdomen; sudden dizziness; confusion; severe or persistent vomiting; or flu-like symptoms improve but then return with fever and worse cough.

Microsoft seems to be subscribing to this idea as well, where you have to apply Vista service packs in sequence rather than the latest being all-encompassing. One might also call this "lazy" programming. I'm inclined toward that school of thought. Good enough!

I have to ask, why are you using Firefox and Chrome at the same time? I could see Firefox and IE if the latter were open for an IE-only site, though those who know use IE Tab with Firefox. But Firefox and Chrome??

The guy who took the phone off my lap on the train uses Firefox as well. Right?

What's next, golfers prefer cars that cost more than $100,000?

Give me a break.

This is a reasonable point. However, you mention that the XP machines are no longer running well. If Microsoft fixes this so their operating systems no longer fail to do simple tasks after a set period, will there remain any impetus to continue upgrading to the latest version of Windows?

The term "committed" notwithstanding, I similarly will not be upgrading to the latest Windows release ever. My laptop, which I purchased to be powerful with discrete graphics, etc., runs Vista fine. Hell if I'm going to pay for a fancy new coat of wax. If I'm still with Windows, it will be because it's included with the next hardware I purchase.

That sounds more like an argument against upgrading to Office 2007, which I think is a far greater stretch for the enterprise customer than Windows 7.

I was just thinking perhaps a spinoff called Twatter could be created for mates to communicate with each other when using natural birth control or trying to get pregnant. Actually, it appears somebody may have already jumped on this idea.

I'm surprised Monitor has gotten such a poor reception. Flicker-free of LCD vs. CRT is a godsend!

The analogy would be complete if only Ferrari owners had to hold a button on the dash in order to brake, using the same pedal as the throttle, versus Apple laptop users.

I, for one, think the Silverlight player is phenomenal.

I have limited Internet options-- even though I'm living urban I am not close enough to a CO to get decent DSL speeds (the max Qwest offers is 1.5Mbps). Cable is not an option because my complex has a contract with the television provider who wired the buildings at construction, which is good for those who watch any TV since you get 50+ channels of cable television for free, but bad for Internet options.

Long story short, my Internet connection has a very high bit error rate percentage because I am getting my DSL over Qwest's line but from an ISP (AT&T via Covad) willing to boost the artificial limit of 1.5Mbps Qwest imposes to 3Mbps, at the expense of a quality signal. This results in being able to truly realize the faster speeds, but also in having a very burst-y connection.

I find the new Silverlight player to be far superior with its buffering saving the day, allowing me to watch Netflix streaming at maximum quality. The fact that the Silverlight player adjusts quality on the fly is outstanding as well-- when I first start streaming content it may look like shit at first but after a short time it is crystal clear, it realizing my connection can support the data load with a little buffering.

By contrast, with the old player, even before I had this error-ridden Internet connection, I would find myself initiating an instant streaming session only to find the stupid player would decide my connection was slow and give me piss poor video quality. I would have to click the "Back to Browsing" button and reinitiate the streaming several times sometimes in order for it to give it to me in high quality.

The new player also provides a great new feature when seeking through the content, where it will scroll past freezeframes of the content as you scroll forward or backward, which is perfect for skipping the intros for TV shows, for example.

I only wish it would "back buffer" a little because currently when I rewind a little bit, rather than replaying it from memory it rebuffers altogether, as if I hadn't just watched those few seconds prior.

...was heard as Microsoft turned the motor of its marketing machine for Windows 8.

What's our over-under on when we start hearing about the next round?

El Scorcho!