all talk and no action
Thursday, July 31, 2008
Not quite understanding how computers work
I received an email today that I thought was cute. In it, the sender said:
"I have accidentally deleted my recycle bin from my desktop. Could you tell me how to get it back or how to get a replacement one?"
I was tempted to write back with:
"You can obtain up to five replacement recycle bins free of charge by calling Microsoft."
I didn't, of course.
For anyone arriving by search engine, the procedure is this: right-click your desktop, select Personalize, and then click 'Change desktop icons' and make sure there is a tick in the checkbox next to Recycle Bin. I've deleted the recycle bin on numerous occasions myself, by right-clicking it and selecting 'Delete' as delete in my mind translates to 'delete the trash' not 'delete the entire recycle bin'. It would be better if Microsoft renamed this option to 'Remove Recycle Bin from desktop'.
"I have accidentally deleted my recycle bin from my desktop. Could you tell me how to get it back or how to get a replacement one?"
I was tempted to write back with:
"You can obtain up to five replacement recycle bins free of charge by calling Microsoft."
I didn't, of course.
For anyone arriving by search engine, the procedure is this: right-click your desktop, select Personalize, and then click 'Change desktop icons' and make sure there is a tick in the checkbox next to Recycle Bin. I've deleted the recycle bin on numerous occasions myself, by right-clicking it and selecting 'Delete' as delete in my mind translates to 'delete the trash' not 'delete the entire recycle bin'. It would be better if Microsoft renamed this option to 'Remove Recycle Bin from desktop'.
posted by paul, 6:29 PM
