Nathan (gemsling) wrote,
Nathan
gemsling

The opposite of Quick Look

I swear my work computer is randomly choosing an additional thing to do slowly each month. This month's new thing: taking 60+ seconds to open a Word document (and causing Windows Explorer to freeze while I wait).
Tags: gripe, work
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