D Shared Software System version 0.3 released!

[Daniel Keep]

Justin C Calvarese wrote:
> Sean Kelly wrote:
>> Bruno Medeiros wrote:
>>> Sean Kelly wrote:
>>>> Don Clugston wrote:
>>>>> Georg Wrede wrote:
>>>>>> ...
>>>>>
>>>>> Agreed. "My Computer", "My Pictures", "My Documents" are classic
>>>>> examples of condescending, patronising, unprofessional software.
>>>>> Plus they have those annoying spaces in their names. <g>
>>>>
>>>> That is easily among my top five greatest irritations with Windows.
>>>> Though I think they are changing it in Vista.
>>>
>>> Huh...? Really? Why? What do you(plural) mean with condescending and
>>> patronizing, what's the problem with those names?
>>
>> It's the "My" prefix.  Drives me crazy.  I don't know why, it just
>> seems condescending.
> 
> I've always thought it was condescending and annoying, too. It's as if a
> person would be confused by "computer" or "pictures". ("Whose computer
> is this? Whose pictures are these?") And then the "my" helps. ("Oh,
> that's clearly *my* computer. And *my* pictures.")
> 
> It's a few extra characters (and a troublesome space) that don't really
> any needed meaning. But I'm sure Microsoft is just trying to help me
> because I'm so stupid. ;)
> 

I personally spend about three days every time I reinstall Windows to
make sure that "My Documents" becomes "Personal".  This worked fine
until Windows XP came along, which continuously REVERTS MY CHANGES!

I was not happy when I found this out.  It's "Personal" in most places,
but keeps showing up as "My Documents".  Tell me, MS, what point is
there in having this stuff in the registry if you're going to IGNORE IT?!

*huff* *huff*

Incidentally, I also make a point to store pictures in "Pictures", music
in "Music", etc.  I'm really beginning to hate programs that default to
the "blessed" locations instead of where I last close the dialog.

I tell ya; give me a flamethrower and the home addresses of the
programmers responsible for this, and I'll get it sorted! :P

	-- Daniel "My Middle Name" Keep

-- 
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