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b'Start Me Up\\nMick pressed the dreaded button and braced himself. What delights would his beloved PC hold in store for him today? A prompt to install Service Pack 21? An invitation to upgrade to Media Player 49? A reminder that his yearly anti-virus subscription would expire in 11 months\\u2019 time?\\n\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0 He knew the routine well by now for, regardless of\\xa0 program, the procedure was always the same:\\n\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0 Install? OK \\u2013 Leave for later.\\n\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0 Leave for later.\\n\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0 Leave for later? Yes \\u2013 No.\\n\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0 Yes.\\n\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0 Yes, install or Yes, leave for later? Accept \\u2013 Cancel.\\n\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0 Cancel.\\n\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0 Proceed with installation? OK \\u2013 Leave for later.\\n\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0 Ctrl-Alt-Del. \\n\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0 Ctrl-Alt-Del?\\n\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0 You heard me! I want to speak to the Manager!\\n\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0 That usually fixed it, and Mick was now ready to do battle with \\u201cThe Beast\\u201d. Whilst no two mornings were ever the same \\u2013 perish the thought that he should be in control of his life \\u2013 today\\u2019s inbox was fairly representative of his daily challenges. Namely:\\n\\nten mails asking after a critical report;\\nseven messages to ring Mr. Jones urgently;\\nfour requests to hold a team meeting immediately; \\nand one silly story about a man who hated computers. \\n\\n\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0 The reports, calls and meetings could wait. This one was vital.'