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I am so pissed off at Windows Vista automatic updates, although I have myself to blame too because i didn’t try to find out how to get rid of it!  Haha.

It happens once in a while to my main laptop and really irritates me to no end whenever I have to boot up my laptop or shut down quickly.  As I am typing this now on my mini notebook, the blue update screen of my main laptop has been stagnant for the last half an hour, with a message telling me not to turn the power off.  Well, this is it.  I cannot take it anymore and this time I am seriously going to get it done today.

For those who are facing the same frustrations like me, just follow the steps below to switch off your Windows Vista automatic updates:

1)  Go to Start –> All Programs –> Windows Update

2)  Click Change Settings.  You will see four options and I decided I will choose “Check for updates but let me choose whether to download and install them”.  Ok, I have no guts to choose “Never check for updates” because I am also concerned about security issues that I am not aware of.  Haha.  But it’s up to you.

3)  Click OK. Done!

Now, that’s really easy.  I couldn’t believe I didn’t try to do it much earlier.  Arggh!  Now I can stop pulling my hair out over pop up messages warning me that my laptop is going to restart in 10 minutes.  Finally!

Recently, I received a very lovely card in the mail from a friend in US announcing the arrival of her baby girl. It was so beautiful with a picture of her baby girl, and details of the date she was born and her birth weight.

I learnt from my friend that it is very common there to order baby announcements cards to give to other family members and friends. That’s how they usually notify everyone that there is a new addition to the family.

But baby announcements cards doesn’t seem to be the norm locally. What we do here is so straightforward and that is to call or text everyone by phone when the baby arrives. Then relatives and friends will either go visit the new mom at the hospital or home and the real celebrations start only when the baby is one month old, aka the “full month” celebration. When I told my friend that, she seemed really amused.

That’s the difference in cultures, I suppose. I actually like the idea of baby announcements. I can feel the pride and joy of the new parents from just a simple card. It’s so heartwarming to receive a personalized card for a change, compared to a “cold” email or text message, don’t you think so?