I had to try this…

Well, it made me laugh, anyway

I was re-organising my bookmarks the other day, and came across this little gem. Anyone else remember Windows Millennium? Enjoy…

No, it’s Collis, not Cowell. Please, you’ve got me mistaken for another Simon. Please, please no. Help me, save me from the oowwwllllsssss…… No! Aarrrgggghhhhh!!!!!!

Windows Error Reporting is all well and good, and I’m sure there are many problems that it’s solved. However it managed a classic fail tonight that made me chuckle. Take this error report here:

“Update Spyware Doctor”. Fine. Sounds like a good idea.

Such a good idea that…. it is in fact what I was trying to do when PC Tools “SmartUpdate” crashed, causing the error what I reported to Microsoft’s Error Reporting service, which recommended… can you spell “infinite loop”?

Years ago I used to read lots of comics online, especially one of the earliest – Doctor Fun, which sadly stopped publishing in 2006.  You’ll need to be a bit of a science buff to get most of the jokes, but Records Your Neighbours Listen To or When Cats Try To Cook (which I used as my desktop wallpaper for a couple of years) bear comparison with The Far Side. (more…)