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Have Some Peanut Butter On That Turd Sandwich
Lately, I’ve noticed that we appear to have settled into a comfortable pattern here at the ol’ bloggy blog: ie, “The World is Ending Next Tuesday After Lunch” political rants interspersed with helpful geek posts. Alrighty, then. Since today is Wednesday, it must be time for one of the latter.
It has lately come to my attention that some of you out there still use Windows. Now, as a dedicated IT professional, it is my carefully considered opinion that Windows is a worthless piece of shit and no one should ever use it for any reason at all. Everyone unfortunate enough to own a computer infected with Windows should immediately download and install Ubuntu (or some other flavor of Linux), thus instantly making their lives better forever. Seriously, there’s no conceivable rationale for why anyone should put up with Windows when better operating systems are available for free. None whatsoever.
However! I grudgingly understand that some of you may feel attached to your ol’ jalopy. Its many stalls and crashes are comfortably familiar to you, and new things are scary. Sure, someday you’ll end up in a ditch when it inevitably throws a rod or seizes up or all four tires spontaneously burst into flames…but until then, you’ll grimly press on, pouring quarts of oil into its leaking pan and applying liberal coats of Bondo and duct tape.
But today, I come not to judge. Today, I come to help. When the day comes – and it will – that your Windows install becomes so buggy, infected, or spyware-ridden that the only sane choice is to wipe the hard drive and start over, I’m here to introduce you to a nifty little piece of freeware that will make this unpleasant task significantly easier. Download and install this tool, and through the magic of slipstreaming, you can create a custom Windows cd that includes all service packs, security updates, drivers, activation codes, usernames and passwords, etc…and doesn’t include any annoying Windows components you don’t want. (Buh bye, Internet Explorer. Don’t let the door hit you in the ass.)
In other words, you can pop in the install cd and then go for a bike ride. If you are the type of person who enjoys clicking “Next” thirty seven times in a row, this news will no doubt come as a disappointment to you. However, in that case, you have far more serious problems than I can solve for you.
You’re welcome.
