Msvcp140.dll (me neither) and more praise for Microsoft.

(13th November 2020). Somehow Mr Trump remains President of the USA. I do not understand their system. I imagine it also means he can still launch a nuclear war-on Friday 13th should I be worried?

At least Mr Biden seems an ordinary “proper” politician which is encouraging.

Today I, again, praise Microsoft. A week ago, an update caused all sorts of errors. I found much of my software was not working and was plagued with incomprehensible error messages. Then I discovered there is a nice option in settings “Reset this PC”. I set it off; it kept all my data and my bookmarks . I just had to spend a while reinstalling software, updating “drivers” (whatever they are) etc. But it worked; a handy tip (but backup all important documents just to be on the safe side).

So, thank you Microsoft. It is used by over 90% of all the computers in the world and only hated by a hard core of Apple users and the 5% of users who care about operating systems. The rest of us don’t, we just want to use our device.

Lockdown continues to imprison us; the government is trying to spin a way of not going down in history as the one that abolished Christmas and Brexit looms dangerously. Plus Cummings and goings in No 10. Though no expert I am not sure this is the way to govern a country.

I am steadily building up my stocks of non-perishable food for January’s Lockdown 3 along with a 90% decrease in imports.

A self portrait below.

On a rare sunny day I posed for the swans

Thank You Microsoft

(6 April 2020) As lockdown continues the tedium increases; having to shuffle out to the shops as I can’t get my normal regular grocery delivery while trying to avoid a small chance of catching a disease that could prove fatal.

Over the last year I have not been using the usual basic software for writing etc but online and freeware.  It is all perfectly adequate for my modest needs but it is awkward, like being in a rented holiday home- you know the stuff is there but it is not in the place one is used to.

So, I recently (through an absurdly cheap legitimate online deal) acquired proper Word and Excel etc. It has been very comforting and using it has been like coming home.

Thus, thank you Microsoft, though people malign you your software does run over 90% of the world’s computers. (Twenty years ago, the United Nations could have created a universal freeware for this, sadly they did not seem to get my letter).

Here is a kitten

Kitten with teeth