Something I've been noticing lately is that computers aren't getting any better.  Well, maybe they are getting better; it's the programs that aren't.  I have one of the most powerful computers in the world (slight overstatement) at work.  It's got a Pentium 4 3.2 GHz processor and 1 GB of RAM.  Nothing can stop this thing.  Except big, stupid, obnoxious programs like SolidWorks, a 3D modeling program.  Or even AutoCAD, a 2D lines-and-circles modeling program.  Why is it that software writers can't make their programs run faster?  I don't think they've made any major improvements in quality over the past several years.  The programs I used to use on Windows 2000 are pretty much the same as the ones I currently use on Windows XP, except everything ends in a slightly larger number, indicating a later version.  So why is everything so slow on my super-fast computer?  And why is everything so unfathomably big?  I had to install a 3 GB program that performed the same functions as it's 500 MB previous version. 

Answer these questions and I'll give you a cookie. #technology