Friday, February 17, 2012

A BIG Toolbar

I bet when you first read this post title on your feed reader, you thought I had posted about something dirty and risqué didn’t you?

You DIDN’T?

Well then, SHIT, it didn’t work!

No, actually this post is about a pet peeve of mine.

Well, it’s probably more a combination of a pet peeve AND a psychological disturbance, due to a horrible childhood memory of going to Catholic school and serving time-out in a dark and tightly confined cloakroom closet, with the smell of moth balls, for committing the mortal sin of not knowing all Ten Commandments.

First, let me ask you a question. Have you ever used someone else’s computer and found that their browser toolbar had so many additional toolbars attached to it, that it resembled the second largest State in the U.S., Texas? It was so BIG, you only had about an inch clear to view a web page.

Kind of like this…..


Do you have any idea how much this makes me insane? Tell me, why the hell does anyone need THAT many toolbars?

You see, I have this ‘thing’ about needing a WIDE open space on my computer monitor with a minimal amount toolbar blocking my view.

I need SPACE while I’m on the Internet. And if I don’t have it, not only does it make me feel claustrophobic, but it also makes me feel like I can’t breathe – as though I’m suffocating.

And recalling moth balls.

The first thing I do when I get a new computer is make sure I uncheck all the additional toolbars that the browser initially comes with because I want a clean, simple, and very narrow toolbar at the top. If something is not absolutely necessary to be there, then I don’t want it on the toolbar blocking my view.

For the past zillion years, I’ve always used Internet Explorer for my browser and still do at times. However, if any of you also use IE, I’m sure you’ve experienced much of the same issues with it acting weird lately. Issues, like it not being compatible with certain web pages, and frequently freezing up (Internet Explorer has stopped working). I don’t know what’s going on with IE, but it’s quickly becoming my least favorite web browser.

A few months ago, I downloaded Google Chrome because I had heard it would work better with my new commenting format, Disqus. Well, can I just tell you something? It ROCKS! And not only because it’s much faster, gives a crisper look to a web page, and is more compatible with the Internet, but also because the toolbar is the thinnest toolbar have I ever seen. In fact, you barely even know it’s there.

Honestly, ever since downloading Chrome, I hardly use IE anymore. Yes, it took some getting use to because it works a little differently than IE, but once I got use to it….it was a breeze!

I LOOOOOOOOOOOVE Chrome!

Oh, and getting back to my post title, A BIG Toolbar.

I leave you now with something dirty and risqué…..


It’s no wonder Victoria is always SMILING….

Wishing you a BIG weekend everyone!

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