Overtures

An Ode To Microsoft

"Please tell Microsoft About This Problem"

Windows Media Player Network Sharing Service Configurator has encountered a problem and needs to close.  We are sorry for the inconvenience

Please tell Microsoft About This Problem

Google ToolbarNotifier has encountered a problem and needs to close.  We are sorry for the inconvenience.

Please tell Microsoft About This Problem

Biometric User Switcher has encountered a problem and needs to close.  We are sorry for the inconvenience.

Please tell Microsoft About This Problem

Symantec User Session has encountered a problem and needs to close.  We are sorry for the inconvenience.

Please tell Microsoft About This Problem

Adobe Photo Downloader 3.0 component has encountered a problem and needs to close.  We are sorry for the inconvenience.

Please tell Microsoft About This Problem

Intel 802.1x Server has encountered a problem and needs to close.  We are sorry for the inconvenience.

Please tell Microsoft About This Problem

<< Chorus >>

Please tell Microsoft About this problem

Please tell Microsoft About this problem

Please tell Microsoft About this problem

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SmartWi.exe has encountered a problem and needs to close.  We are sorry for the inconvenience.

Please tell Microsoft About This Problem

DrWatson Postmortem Debugger has encountered a problem and needs to close.  We are sorry for the inconvenience.

Please tell Microsoft About This Problem

You chose to end the nonresponsive program, Internet Explorer. We are sorry for the inconvenience.

Please tell Microsoft About This Problem

<< Chorus >>

Please tell Microsoft About This Problem

Please tell Microsoft About This Problem

Please tell Microsoft About This Problem

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My friends are installing Ubuntu on my Windows laptop

Please tell Microsoft ...

--PS-- I wouldn't be so inspired to write this song if this wasn't a daily occurrence. 

Me gusta Ubuntu !!!  Muchas gracias mis amigos!!!

 

AlaskaAir Unsubscribe Me!!

I don't remember signing up for any promotions by email from AlaskaAir (I never do by practice) but I still tried to unsubscribe to the newsletter from them.  Several Times.  Politely.  Impolitely.  But to no avail.  So I decided to get a bit more persistent and try their online support.  Here is that conversation.  Truly amazing.  It totally made my day:

'Please wait for a representative to respond. We are handling multiple chats, and we thank you for your patience.

Hello my name is Gary. How may I assist you?

sanjiva: I have asked to be taken off you mailing list several times. Who do I have to pay to get that done? It is frustrating, stupid and inept.

sanjiva: I think you are violating my privileges by continuing to send stuff which I have asked not to be delivered. It is 'SPAM'

Gary: May I have your full name, date of birth, mailing address, phone number, e-mail address and the Mileage Plan number?

sanjiva: are you kidding?

sanjiva: sanjivana@yahoo.com

sanjiva: I need you to get me off your mailing list, not qualify me for a home loan

sanjiva: don't make this scenario any worse or it will soon become the joke of the town (and I will guarantee it)

Gary: Your request needs to be handled over the phone. Please contact Customer Care at 1-800-654-5669 (Option 2) during the business hours of 8:00 am-5:45 pm Pacific Time, Monday through Friday, excluding Holidays. One of the representatives will be happy to assist you further.