Windows isn't Linux

...but it can be made more tolerable than it is "out of the box."

Generally when I find I need some application for Windows, the first place I look is TinyApps which has links to programs that are for DOS or Window(95/98/NT/2k/XP) and small enough to fit on a floppy. Even if floppies are fading into history, it's a nice measurement. A small program doesn't take up much space, probably doesn't take up much memory, and has fewer places for bugs to hide. Also, small is beautiful - generally there isn't anything unnecessary, like ugly style-breaking default skins.

I had need of a stopwatch today. Looking at TinyApps (under Misc) I found a simple timer. There was also a simple calendar. Something I've gotten used to on Linux is being able to click on the clock and get a simple calendar that I can flip through the months. No scheduling or anything, it just shows me the days of the month(s). It sounds trivial, but it's one of those little things a person starts to just expect. So on Windows it's annoying when it's not there. I don't have it exactly as on Linux, but now there is a calendar icon next to the clock. And now XP is just that little bit more tolerable.