Maybe it's a feature, not a bug

Maybe it's Microsoft saying, you've got to quit sitting there all day staring at your computer - go smell the roses. Or at the very least, go take a shower, get dressed for work, and heat up a can of chili for lunch, which, in fact, is exactly what I've done since I booted up Vista, waiting for the damn thing to sort its freaking self out. Arrghhh.

So then I sit back down with a bowl of hot chili all crackered up and decide hey, who needs it, I'll just take this little task to work with me and do it there, so I click on the button that should turn Vista off and I get a big sign popping up that says "Windows Explorer is not responding." Dude. I could have told you that half an hour ago. For free.

So I dismissed that window and now it says "Windows Network and Sharing Center is not responding," and I say who cares? All I care about is where's the off switch or is that not responding too. What do I have to do to kill this thing, pull the plug?

(BTW Apple's new OS, Snow Leopard, is a no-brainer at $30.00. It will make your Mac boot noticeably faster, run noticeably faster, and do an assortment of cool new tricks. Plus the new QuickTime Player alone is worth the price.)

PS. Vista is now frozen on "Shutting Down."