Back when I was a Windows user, I used to love Task Manager. There were times that I kept it open the entire time I was logged in to fix recurring problems. Most folks have no idea how much useless crap is running in the background of Windows, clogging up their system.
You're right, Windows had a lot of hidden gems in it. Most of the ones I found I found by mistake, or "trial and error"... as in "what if I try this?" and, sometimes, "oops!" afterwards Since there is little or no documentation on most of it that has been released to the public, it got to the point that I wondered how much of it was on purpose, and how much of it was just sloppy programming recursion.
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You're right, Windows had a lot of hidden gems in it. Most of the ones I found I found by mistake, or "trial and error"... as in "what if I try this?" and, sometimes, "oops!" afterwards Since there is little or no documentation on most of it that has been released to the public, it got to the point that I wondered how much of it was on purpose, and how much of it was just sloppy programming recursion.
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“Trouble rather the tiger in his lair than the sage among his books. For to you kingdoms and their armies are things mighty and enduring, but to him they are but toys of the moment, to be overturned with the flick of a finger.”
― Gordon R. Dickson, Tactics of Mistake
― Gordon R. Dickson, Tactics of Mistake