A Downside to Buying Upgrades
I have spent the last few weeks slowly reinstalling software and recovering data. I figured the easiest way to get the computer operational would be to install software “on demand” instead of trying to figure out all the things I had installed over the years.
Last weekend Mia really decided it was time to start walking, and I managed to catch it on video. My video editing software originally came bundled with a FireWire card I no longer use. I also bought an upgrade quite some time ago, and store that CD with the rest of my software CDs. It was time to get the video editing software operational. I put in the upgrade CD, started setup, and it asked me to insert the original CD. Guess if I could find it. It took me two days to remember that the software was in a CD case labelled with the name of the original FireWire card, not with the software title. Duh.
Sofar, I have had trouble getting three different legally licensed applications installed and working. I would almost bet there will be some more before I am done.
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2005-02-15Bad software wastes my time
There is something about bad software that really makes me foam at the mouth. Of course, every now and then it turns out I just wasn't using the software properly... But in general, there are many pieces of software that are not really worth installing. If I run into one I tend to uninstall it and forget about it.
Unfortunately, sometimes I actually have to use bad software. Even software that is virtually unusable tends to turn up on my machine. I hope to share some of my experiences, if only in the vane hope that the maker actually gets the hint.
Oh, and BTW; Blosxom does not fall into the "bad software" category. :-)