Advantages of a vertical taskbar!

This is original work of the blogger.

It has been two years since I use a vertical taskbar, and have found numerous advantages of it. People often tell me its hard to work with but I cannot help but point out the vast difference in usability that it makes!

One,
I read a lot of things on my machine, training materials, e-books, blogs, emails and I find the need of vertical space more than that of horizontal space. Less Scrolling.

Two,
I can fit as much as 15 windows on the bar before it gets cramped. And yes, I need so many windows at a time, a email window, 2 chat windows, firefox, a couple of explorers, a couple of remote desktop connections and so on.

Three,
Vertical things are easy to look up and find the necessary object. Hence the human preferences for lists and to do lists (they are vertical and so are most schedules).

Four,
Less eye movement. Your eyes mostly travel on the same level left to right to find the necessary window less up down eye movement, less neck movement.

Five,
The side of the screen is easier to reach with your mouse. Try it to know.

Six,
A small advantage but an important one is that now you can see the time, date and day, instead of just time and date.

It just requires some getting used to. Once you do that it is a fabulous thing! Why do you think Windows 7 has a vertical dock bar and Vista had one too?

The Girl Rules

Disclaimer - It would be unfair to have the Guys' rules without having the girl's rules listed. This is 'partially' an 'original' creation. Certain rules have been added in all originality.

The girl rules –

1. The female makes the rules.

2. The female is never wrong.

3. The rules are subject to change by the female at any time without prior notification

4. No male can possibly know all the rules. Attempts to document the rules are not permitted

5. If the female suspects that the male may know some or all of the rules, she has the right to immediately change some or all of the rules.

6. If the female is wrong, it is because of an egregarious misunderstanding which was the direct result of vagrant misunderstanding which was a direct result of something the male said or did wrong.

7. The male must must always apologize immediately for having been the cause of the misunderstanding without any clues from the female as to what he did to have caused the misunderstanding. See above rule.

8. The female may change her mind at any time for any reason or no reason at all

9. The male is never permitted to change his mind or under circumstances without the express written consent of the female which is given only in cases where the female wanted him to change his mind but gave no indication of that wish

10. The female has the right to be angry or upset for any reason, real or imagined, at any time and under any circumstance which in her sole judgement she deems appropriate. The male is not to be given any sign of the root cause of the female's being angry or upset. The female may, however, give false or misleading reasons to see if the male is paying attention

11. The male must remain calm at all times, unless the female wants him to be angry or upset. Under no circumstances may the female give the male any clue or indication whether or why she wants him to be angry or upset

12. The male is expected to read the mind of the female at all times. Failure to do so will result in punishments and penalties imposed at the sole discretion of the female

13. The female may, at any time and for any reason, resurrect any past incident without regard to temporal or spacial distance, and modify, enlarge, embellish, of wholly reconstruct it in order to demonstrate to the male that he is now or has in the past been wrong, insensitive, pig-headed, dense, deceitful, and/or oafish

14. The female may use her interpretation of any past occurrence to illustrate the ways in which the male has failed to accord her the consideration, respect, devotion, or material possessions, he has bestowed on other females, domestic pets or barnyard animals, sports teams, automobiles, motorcycles, boats, aircraft, or coworkers. Such illustrations are non-rebuttable

15. If the female is experiencing PMS, Post-PMS, or Pre-PMS, the female is permitted to exhibit any manner of behavior she wishes without regard to logical consistency or accepted norms of human behavior

16. Any act, deed, word, expression, statement, utterance, thought, opinion, or belief by the male is subject to the sole, subjective interpretation of the female, other external factors not-withstanding. Alibis, excuses, explanations, defenses, reasons, extenuations, or rationalizations will not be entertained. Begging the female for mercy and forgiveness are acceptable under some circumstances, especially when accompanied by tangible evidence of contrition.

PLEASE NOTE: These rules are subject to change as the female sees fit. All rules are null and void under the PMS Exception Law. New rules apply during different stages of a women's life

The Guys' Rules

Disclaimer - This post is not 'written' by me. However it was so good that it was imperative that I share it! Had I known the original source I would have cited it but this is from one of those innumerable mail threads that start off and disappear all of a sudden ....

The Guys' Rules­­­

At last a guy has taken the time to write this all down

Finally , the guys' side of the story.
( I must admit, it's pretty good.)
We always hear " the rules"
From the female side.

Now here are the rules from the male side.
These are our rules!
Please note.. these are all numbered "1"
ON PURPOSE!
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1. Men are NOT mind readers.

1. Shopping is NOT a sport.
And no, we are never going to think of it that way.


1. Crying is emotional blackmail.


1. Ask for what you want.
Let us be clear on this one:
Subtle hints do not work!
Strong hints do not work!
Obvious hints do not work!
Just come to the point and say it directly!!


1. Yes and No are perfectly acceptable answers to almost every question. ‘may be’ , ‘perhaps’ and ‘whatever’ , such answers don’t serve any purpose



1. Come to us with a problem only if you want help solving it. That's what we do.
Sympathy is what your girlfriends are for.


1. A headache that lasts for 17 months is a Problem. don’t force us to drag you to a doctor.
See a doctor yourself.


1. Anything we said 6 months ago is inadmissible in an argument.
In fact, all comments become null and void after 7 Days


1. If you are no heroines, don’t expect us to act like heroes.


1. If you think you're fat, you probably are.
Don't ask us.


1. If something we said can be interpreted two ways and one of the ways makes you sad or angry, we meant the other one


1. You can either ask us to do something
Or tell us how you want it done.
Not both.
If you already know best how to do it, just do it yourself.


1. Christopher Columbus did NOT need directions and neither do we.


1. ALL men see in only 16 colors, like Windows default settings.
Peach, for example, is a fruit, not A color. Pumpkin is also a fruit. We have no idea what mauve is.



1. If we ask what is wrong and you say "nothing," We ‘will’ act like nothing's wrong.
We know you are lying, but it is just not worth the argument.


1. If you ask a question you don't want an answer to, Expect an answer you don't want to hear.


1. When we have to go somewhere, absolutely anything you wear is fine. Really…..


1. Don't ask us what we're thinking about unless you are prepared to discuss such topics as CRICKET OR FOOTBALL.


1. You have enough clothes.


1. You have too many shoes.


1. I am in shape. Round IS a shape!


1. Thank you for reading this.


1. All points are marked as point no. (1), becoz all points are equally Important.
There is no thing as More Important or less Important.