You know those Justin Long and John Hodgman Mac vs. PC commercials? We have our own little Mac vs. PC "wars" here at Savings.com. But even a die-hard PC fan has to admit that they tremble with fear instead of anticipation at the news of a new Microsoft OS release. The worst thing about Vista wasn't the usual Microsoft using their customer base as beta-testers--it was the corresponding upgrades in the Microsoft Office programs. The new "intuitive" layouts had many users tearing their hair out as they clicked around frantically trying to figure out how to do formerly simple tasks like changing formatting defaults.

Even John Hodgman would have to admit that Apple's debut of the Macintosh personal computer in 1984 with its mouse and graphical interface was definite improvement over command line computing that preceded it. Although Apple took a gamble with its Orwellian-style advertisement heralding the Mac's arrival, the elegantly designed and easy-to-use machine certainly lived up to all the hype.

Jennifer Grey was best-known for being Patrick Swayze's lucky dance partner in Dirty Dancing--as well as her role as Ferris Bueller's kid sister in Ferris Bueller's Day Off. Her up-and-coming career hit the wall when she decided to "enhance" her appearance by getting a nose job in 1990. Rhinoplasty is typical among Hollywood stars, but eliminating her imperfections also made her indistinguishable from millions of other starlets. Grey called her nose job the worst decision she ever made. Obviously, NOT an improvement...