Ahhh, the lure of free software, the natural curiosity of the
slightly unknown...seems we spend the majority of our waking online
hours waiting for the dreaded DOWNLOAD. Might as well make use of
the time.

Of course, savvy users have already figured out it ain't hard to
keep two platforms busy at once, kind of like the guy spinning
multiple plates on sticks, the more the merrier - and busier!

But the other 99% of us, relegated to one computer at a time, should
consider the following things to do during a download to pass the
time...

Buff your mouse pad
Make a list of other things to download
Play a percussive beat on your thighs in time with your modem
Count to 500 in "click" language
Go outside and actually breathe fresh air (don't overdo!)
Do a pushup for every blue bar on the progress meter -- 11% Done!
Name the presidents
Play "Dark Side Of the Moon" side one
Relace your shoes
Read every classified listing for "Programmers"
Carefully clean your mouse rollers and track ball
Hone your monitor's picture to ridiculous perfection
23% Done!
Fill out all of your registration cards in triplicate
Alphabetize your diskettes
Alphabetize your CD-ROMs
Re-alphabetize your diskettes and CD-ROMs together
32% Done!
Cut your fingernails
See how may other words you can make from "download"
Make a sculpture out of your fingernail clippings
Play "Dark Side Of the Moon" side two
Time to windex that monitor again!
44% Done!
Might as well balance the old checkbook
Weed out the rolodex
"This would be a good time to register your software" (done that!)
52% Done!
Solitaire Solitaire round 2
Solitaire round 3 (no cheating this time)
65% Done!
Think of good domain names to pre-buy
Peruse the Egghead mailer again
67% Done!
Re-label file folders in all caps
Penny rolls, penny rolls, penny rolls
73% Done!
Color code your extra cables
78% Done!
Find all celebrities that share your birthdate
83% Done!
Nerf basketball to 100!
94% Done!
100 situps
98% Done!
Get ready....
Connection Terminated - Start Over!
Find a pistol...
--- SBBSecho 3.14-Win32
* Origin: The Thunderbolt BBS - Little Rock, Arkansas (316:36/20)

Ahhh, the lure of free software, the natural curiosity of the
slightly unknown...seems we spend the majority of our waking online
hours waiting for the dreaded DOWNLOAD. Might as well make use of
the time.

Of course, savvy users have already figured out it ain't hard to
keep two platforms busy at once, kind of like the guy spinning
multiple plates on sticks, the more the merrier - and busier!

But the other 99% of us, relegated to one computer at a time, should
consider the following things to do during a download to pass the
time...

Buff your mouse pad
Make a list of other things to download
Play a percussive beat on your thighs in time with your modem
Count to 500 in "click" language
Go outside and actually breathe fresh air (don't overdo!)
Do a pushup for every blue bar on the progress meter -- 11% Done!
Name the presidents
Play "Dark Side Of the Moon" side one
Relace your shoes
Read every classified listing for "Programmers"
Carefully clean your mouse rollers and track ball
Hone your monitor's picture to ridiculous perfection
23% Done!
Fill out all of your registration cards in triplicate
Alphabetize your diskettes
Alphabetize your CD-ROMs
Re-alphabetize your diskettes and CD-ROMs together
32% Done!
Cut your fingernails
See how may other words you can make from "download"
Make a sculpture out of your fingernail clippings
Play "Dark Side Of the Moon" side two
Time to windex that monitor again!
44% Done!
Might as well balance the old checkbook
Weed out the rolodex
"This would be a good time to register your software" (done that!)
52% Done!
Solitaire Solitaire round 2
Solitaire round 3 (no cheating this time)
65% Done!
Think of good domain names to pre-buy
Peruse the Egghead mailer again
67% Done!
Re-label file folders in all caps
Penny rolls, penny rolls, penny rolls
73% Done!
Color code your extra cables
78% Done!
Find all celebrities that share your birthdate
83% Done!
Nerf basketball to 100!
94% Done!
100 situps
98% Done!
Get ready....
Connection Terminated - Start Over!
Find a pistol...
--- SBBSecho 3.20-Win32
* Origin: The Thunderbolt BBS - Little Rock, Arkansas (316:36/9)