Windows, IE, german language keyobards and other pains in the ass
Friday, March 16th, 2007Ever since I finished uni I cannot freely choose my working and computing environment anymore. This means a windows laptop at a linux desktop at work. When in Berlin I am a windows only guy. Fortunately it is possible to install your own software, for example Firefox.
Outlook even though a big nuisance in itself
is still quite useful even though it requires quite a few tricks to make it more usable. Calendar integration, contacts etc are what I use it for. IE however in its v6 incarnation is a pain as it doesn’t have tabs. And so are internet cafes in Berlin where you can only use IE, not tabs, German language keyboards, mostly dirty. At least it is reasonably cheap at 80cents to 1.20 euro an hour. Considerably cheapter then calling a Swiss landline whicht is a bit more than 4 Euro for half an hour. A rip off. It’s probably less then half that to call a landline in Turkey, Asia or anywhere more distant then Switzerland.
Most annoying of all though is that every stupid single one smokes in the internet cafes. They should all be hanged!
