Try http://classicshell.sourceforge.net/ Makes a Windows 7 like start menu as the default start, rather than the hideous mess that is the Windows 8 start screen. Still easy to make it to metro start screen via charms. Can even configure it to be Win XP style instead, to be available in desktop mode but still start in metro view, and a number of other handy customizations.

I did wonder this too. If blizzard was coding their anti cheating programs just to detect things running on a Windows OS, someone could code their cheats at a level the blizzard code might not see it. But, can always try to detect this type of system via behavior monitoring (detecting exact patterns repeating, etc). Still a chance for a false positiv, but if a coder doesn't put in at least some randomness, bots in most games start to stick out pretty quickly.

Of course, checking every configuration is impossible, and no DRM checking system is perfect, so always the chance for false positives. Was mostly responding to the blanket assumption people were making that Blizzard was targeting Linux/WINE specifically as a cheat, when that's not true, and they appear to be at least acknowledging the existence of Linux players, and performing some testing. Bolstering your point, There were some cases in the past where Blizzard banned people from WoW for "unauthorized program use" only to discover, later, they were innocuous (handicap access programs, an anti virus program in another case) and eventually unbanned the players. While I can understand them wanting to go after botters, and the negative effects they can have on gameplay, kinda wish you could play around with some automation, as would be a fun coding challenge (have had to do a fair amount of automation coding in my jobs before)

Actually, Blizzard has stated, in their official forums, that although not officially supported, they HAVE tested D3 on Linux with WINE in various configurations, and their anti-cheating tools do not detect this as cheating. They continue to state that those banned didn't just use WINE and Linux, but additional software that was trying to cheat the game.

Being versed and experienced in IT can be a selling point, if properly framed during a job interview for a programming position, as well as programming positions for IT jobs. With SO many job candidates these days having narrow focuses, one can sell having more diverse background by explaining to a potential employer how you have a greater view than just the narrow focused candidates. For instance, a person with a good OS support background can know more about the internals of how the OS actually handles programs in the real world, and can take this into consideration when coding. Also valuable from spending time in IT can be the first hand knowledge of the full product life cycle. If you spend some time in QA, you'll know what the QA team really needs from the developers. If you spend time with the support team, you'll know what they need to support the software in the field and by supplying it, help minimize the number of times support needs to contact the developers. It's all about how you spin it.