New years resolutions

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just saw this on fark.com and thought id share.

http://www.orlandosentinel.com/business/co...n?coll=orl_mezz

yeah its January again so now every fool with a blog is gonna be dispensing advice and top 10 lists. This guys wasnt too bad until he got to #5

1. Download the Firefox Web browser

Ok did that in mid 2004 but still good advice

2. Buy your domain name

Ok did that back in 2000 but still good advice if you can get one you like

3. Get a USB flash drive

Cant remember when i got mine but this advice is like saying "Don't forget your right arm when leaving the house"

4. Photo management

Yeah organize your photos -putting them all in "My Pictures" doesnt count as organized

5. Clean out your computer

Delete all the big files on your computer and be sure to delete all your installer .exes too beacuse they arent used for anything like uninstalling, changing features etc.

see the joke here is this was supposed to be a top 10 list but after he deleted a bunch of files for resolution #5 hes been having PC problems

[ceez]

An earlier version of this column may have given the wrong impression about deleting .exe files as a way to clean up your computer. This may have been misinterpreted as an instruction to delete 'all' .exe files which was not my intention. You should be very careful when deleting these files and only delete ones that you are sure were used to install a program. A good way to identify these files is if the filename contains the word 'install' or 'installer.' These installer .exe files are typically downloaded from the Internet, often saved to your desktop and should not be confused with the .exe files used to run programs on your computer. If you have any doubt as to whether an .exe file should be deleted or not, don't delete it. Deleting the wrong .exe files can seriously harm your PC.

funnier is when apparently he released an article mentioning to delete exe's and all those computer literate people with P4 duo cores and 21" widescreen computers started deleting exe's!!!??? At least he didnt say to delete large folders..."boy that Windows folder sure is huge!!!" [Del] key!!!

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awesome. at least he admitted to his mistake. Quite a few journalists don't seem to have that ability.