Author: Chris M. Day

I'm almost 59 years old. I've been online for 33 years - starting with my own dial-up bulletin board system in 1993 - and continuing with AOL, my own dot.com web site, Myspace, WordPress, Twitter / X, Flickr, and Facebook.

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Computers History Internet

Monday Night Countdown

This week it’s the TOP 5 greatest Microsoft Windows operating systems of all-time:

1.  Windows 98 – It was the greatest Windows ever made, as it fixed everything that was wrong with Windows 95. I was utilizing at least one remaining Windows 98 system at work all the way up until the Summer of 2007. That operating system was tough !

2.  Windows XP – Ask me again in another year (or less) and I may declare this to be even greater than Windows 98. Over 8 years after its initial worldwide debut at retail this is still by a MASSIVE margin the most utilized operating system – Microsoft or otherwise – in the entire universe. Its current market share ranges somewhere between 60% and 70%. Most of the systems that I manage at work are dependable Windows XP systems.

3.  Windows Vista – I bought my current Windows Vista system at home during the Summer of 2008, and I’m very happy with it. I like Windows Vista a lot. We only have a few systems at my workplace that use it though. Eventually those will get upgraded from XP to Vista through attrition. From what I understand the brand new Windows 7 is to Windows Vista as Windows 98 was to Windows 95. It fixes what was wrong with its predecessor, and it adds a bunch of cool new features.

4.  Windows 3.1 – I had never heard of Windows before this version that was on my very first modern desktop computer system that I bought about 17 years ago in 1992. That was a cool little 486SX (that cost a small bundle). My original dial-up bulletin board system and subsequent web sites that were the ancestors of this here blog were born on that very first system – courtesy of Windows 3.1.

5.  Windows 2000 – This was technically the debut of Windows 5.0, and Windows XP was technically Windows 5.1. My experience with Windows 2000 systems at work was rather limited as we stuck with Windows 98 for an extended period of time and then went straight to Windows XP. Windows 2000 had its issues, but it certainly was nowhere near the debacle that was Windows ME !

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God

Life Pointe Church Sunday Morning Tossed Salad

Misfortune Cookie

– It’s the 4TH and final Sunday morning of Octubre of 2009.
– Next Sunday morning kicks-off November – and Eastern Standard Time !
– Be sure to ‘fall back’ by one hour before you go to sleep next Saturday night.
– You get an extra hour of sleep.
– If you forget to do so then you’ll be an hour early arriving at Life Pointe.
– That would be fine, for we can use the extra help setting up the main lobby.
– It takes us a good hour to transform the main lobby into a kool scene.
– The band totally jammed on stage for 15 minutes as we worshipped Him.
– Lead Pastor Travis led us in this week’s message.
– It was subtitled ‘Chop Suey Getting And Keeping A Hottie’.
– That’s right – that’s how we (egg) roll at the L-P-C !
– ‘The man who finds a wife finds a treasure, and he receives favor from the Lord.’
– It is not wise to date someone who has not been saved by God.
– He or she never completes us, for only God can truly complete us.
– No human will ever satisfy the craving of our heart and soul.
– Seek the Kingdom of God above all else, and live righteously.
– He will give you everything you need.
– Believe in Him, for he always delivers !

It was another truly glorious Sunday morning at the Flagship Cinemas 14 in Homestead Florida, and we’ll do it all over again next Sunday morning. Setup begins at 7:30 AM, and our two services begin at 9:00 AM and 10:30 AM – Eastern Standard Time. We’ll see you there for another ‘can’t miss’ message of the week. It’s subtitled ‘Curry Romance (Sex That Sizzles)’. Be there and bring all of your friends for that one. You won’t regret it pals !

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History Holidays Life Music Radio

Saturday Night Retro

We’re kicking off Halloween here on the big blue blog as ‘Retro’ brings back two treats over the next two Saturday nights.

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Halloween was a fun event back in the day. I remember a bunch of them all around my Lanham Maryland neighbourhood from 1975 to 1980. Trick-or-treating in our favourite costumes was the in thing to do back then, as we cruised from door-to-door and from street-to-street up and down Red Wing Lane, Wren Lane, Wood Thrush Drive, and Nightingale Drive. I probably dressed up as Batman more than any other costume. Into the early-1980s I outgrew the whole dressing-up part of Halloween, but my little brother was just getting into it as a grade school student. I walked him all around our McLean Virginia neighbourhood and also into the adjoining Madison Of McLean and King’s Manor neighbourhoods in search of globs and globs of candy. 

Back in 1986 while I was living in the U.K. Bronx New York rapper (and former disco deejay) Kevin Smith – better known as his stage name – Lovebug Starski – scored an ENORMOUS radio and club chart smash with this amazing hard-hitting track. It’s “Amittyville (The House On The Hill)” y’all !

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Advertising History Music People Television

The Major’s Friday Night Disco Party

My dear friend Ela O. always looks forward to Friday nights here on the big blue bell-bottom blog. It’s her chance to reminisce about the good old days – back when she and her young husband totally ruled the disco scene some 3o to 35 years ago.

Before we reach this week’s selection – how about a word from our sponsour:

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Good stuff there – but check this out. Back during the long and hot Summer of 1974 a little group that you may have heard of – The Commodores – made their U.S. pop chart debut with a BANG !  It was actually an all instrumental jam that totally kicked-it on the funky disco ’round. Check out a young 25-year-old Lionel Richie – afro and all. Also pay attention to the clavinet work. It sounds like a rapid fire “Machine Gun” !