Comments on: Vista sidebar is annoying http://philwilson.org/blog/2008/01/vista-sidebar-is-annoying a geek commodity Mon, 23 Jan 2012 20:27:23 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.4 By: Mathew Peet http://philwilson.org/blog/2008/01/vista-sidebar-is-annoying/comment-page-1#comment-1225 Mathew Peet Tue, 11 Mar 2008 01:50:32 +0000 http://philwilson.org/blog/2008/01/vista-sidebar-is-annoying#comment-1225 I had to turn off the sidebar on my colleagues computer, she wasn't using it, and wasn't looking at it, and could ignore it. I　couldn't even walk past without being annoyed by the random photo appearing and the big clock in the corner. She didn't add it back yet. Hmmm, I added office 2003 to a vista machine today, and now it is complaining when word is opened. (I is a Sony Vaio and I think it expected people to use the pre-installed office 2007, use 1 month and then pay to access your documents). I had to turn off the sidebar on my colleagues computer, she wasn’t using it, and wasn’t looking at it, and could ignore it. I　couldn’t even walk past without being annoyed by the random photo appearing and the big clock in the corner.

She didn’t add it back yet.

Hmmm, I added office 2003 to a vista machine today, and now it is complaining when word is opened. (I is a Sony Vaio and I think it expected people to use the pre-installed office 2007, use 1 month and then pay to access your documents).

]]> By: Gabe http://philwilson.org/blog/2008/01/vista-sidebar-is-annoying/comment-page-1#comment-1224 Gabe Tue, 29 Jan 2008 02:20:24 +0000 http://philwilson.org/blog/2008/01/vista-sidebar-is-annoying#comment-1224 The sidebar in vista is _useless_. The gadgets aren't very good, the options for configuring it aren't very good, and the "intrusive" nature of the darn thing is the straw that broke the etc. etc. The sidebar in vista is _useless_. The gadgets aren’t very good, the options for configuring it aren’t very good, and the “intrusive” nature of the darn thing is the straw that broke the etc. etc.

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