Holy stupid annoying Windows popup notification balloons!  You know those little things that popup in your system tray (lower right hand corner of your screen) that say things like "A network cable is unplugged" or "Wireless Network Connection is not connected.  Wireless network unavailable."  One solution is to get the TweakUI PowerToy and uncheck "Enable balloon tips" under "Taskbar and Start Menu".  Yes Microsoft actually made something that could do some damage control on its own stuff.  But an even better solution is to go to "Network Connections" (in Windows Explorer or other similar means) and right click on the connection and select "Disable".  This way, your computer won't try to find that connection unless you tell it to.  This discovery made my day, my week, and perhaps my life. #technology