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Apple and Microsoft are Terrible

All this talk of one set of fan boys arguing against another since the beginning of time is just starting to get irritating, especially when both sides are completely wrong. Is Microsoft better? No. Is Apple superior? No. Let me explain the day I have had with trouble from both sides, pathetic problems that shouldn’t even be present.

Windows 7

Okay, so this Operating System is okay, apart from the fact that I received four BSOD’s (Blue Screen of Death) yesturday and today it seems to want to keep bugging me to restart my machine and install updates, which of course… fail. When I do have a chance to actually do something on the machine I get notifications of files being ready to burn to a disc. I haven’t copied any files to be burned to a blank CD and when I go the built-in burning feature (which is crap in itself), it’s blank!

Windows Media Player

I don’t know who oversees the development over at MHQ, but this person must have been either stoned or pissed out their face when he or she approved and released this bad boy into the world. Not only has it got a ridiculous interface, terrible track sorting and not being able to have your songs in a nice tight list is just beyond belief. Importing music? No problem… wait! Where is the import feature? Oh so I need to go and select a destination for music to be automatically updated? Sounds good to me! I’ll leave it there for 5 minutes to update the library.

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Peugeot Advert: Motion and Emotion

Seems I haven’t blogged for around 150 years, poor blog. First post of this fantastic new year of 2010 will be about an advert, you read correctly, I am writing about a TV advert! I’m sure you have seen this around on channels and/or on Youtube, if not, then here is a view:

It really is great to watch, to see the way they have used object combinations and transformation, along with much computer power, to present audiences with powerful media. Although some may argue it is not as pointless as the advert for SellCar-UK.com, which contains people dressed up as penguins. Of course, penguins have a lot to do with selling your car. Please note, I am aware that no animals were harmed in the making of the video.

In the end though, who can ever hope to beat the advert for WeBuyAnyCar.com? Any takers on betting with me for how long it will take the track to reach the music charts? The advert they created is just pure bliss in the realms of random and stupidity.

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