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By: Me?! I got lost in the path called life! - Post a comment

Me?! I got lost in the path called life! - Post a comment — Sun, 18 Mar 2007 20:45:45 +0000

[...] news Links DeviantART.comFanFiction.netAdultFanFiction.net Now Hearing 1.Hearts Grow ~ YURA YURA2.NIRGILIS ~ SNOW KISS3.Stabilo ~ Flawed Design Entry Tags amv recs, design, doodle, fanart, fanfic, fanfic recs, games recs, know-how, livejournal, meme, photo, song recs Best View 1024×768 18. 03. 2007 | 07:09 pm – Windows Vista’s compatibility problemsTwo days ago, a friend called me regarding to the problems he had after installing Windows Vista. I was aghast. At every boot up we got a error message saying there was a program compatibility issue with a driver, the mouse pointer jumped all over the screen and actual mouse clicks happened randomly, Explorer kept losing the view settings, Windows Media Player crashed on a regular basis, even his brand new scanner (HP PHOTOSMART 3310) didn’t really work… In short, his computer was a total and utter mess.Together, we pulled all-nighter and reverted back to XP. Productivity : 100% restored!It appears that Vista have some serious compatibility problems. I admit I wasn’t looking forward to Vista. Remember how much the earlier version of Windows XP (SP1) sucked? If all of your hardware and software are fully baked, you’re good to go—but it will take the hardware and software developers a good year (or two) to make it all works. Moral of this story : Don’t be tempted to use Vista as it is now. It is more of eye-candy than worthy.Also, a song pimp as to render this post as not brain-numbingly boring and pointless, because it’s pretty. (^_^) Song of the day : See-Saw ~ Ending Theme of Xenosaga: A Missing Year( Back to Top )Tags:know-how, song recsMood:grumpyMusic:See-Saw ~ Ending Theme of Xenosaga: A Missing Year [...]

By: Der Rote Hund

Der Rote Hund — Thu, 01 Mar 2007 12:59:24 +0000

“Future Fix Notifications. […] A crash isn’t so bad if you know it’s going to be fixed.”

One of the top ten features of Vista is psychological help for crash victims!
WOW! Where can I buy that?

By: Fedorazine.Com » Blog Archive » Vista just got dumped for an older lady…

Wed, 28 Feb 2007 14:38:33 +0000

[...] ”Sorry, I… I gave Vista a real chance. I just can’t use it as my primary OS anymore. It’s NOT horrible at its core (by any stretch of the imagination). If all of your hardware and software are fully baked, you’re good to go – but that’s not the world I live in. I will continue to recommend Windows Vista for some users, mind you. I wish I could take the best parts of Vista and bring them back with me to XP. I’m still more than willing to help Microsoft improve Windows and get the message out to users, but I simply can’t sacrifice my own time and productivity without benefits in clear sight. I’m begging Microsoft and all of my hardware and software vendors to make Windows better for me. Until then… [...]

By: jesusg

jesusg — Wed, 28 Feb 2007 12:37:15 +0000

OK, I like too, but…
Start Menu’s Start Search: Search functionality simply does not works. Mos of the times Search does not find the file I’m looking for. The beta version of Desktop search released by August’06 for XP was infinitely most accurate (and fast).
Windows Explorer’s Details Pane: Yes, it’s cool, but many times the info that appears in it is partial and messy, and many times when you click in the Details Pane the window does not become active and you have to click again in the Title bar.
Windows Explorer’s Folders Pane: Favorites pane is cool, but the explorer tree does not works. Many times, when you click in the damned triangle the left pane becomes irresponsible (the right pane works ok, but as the cursor has became the clock one you many pepople does not try it).

By: The Chris and Dwight show | Ed Bott’s Windows Expertise |

The Chris and Dwight show | Ed Bott’s Windows Expertise | — Tue, 27 Feb 2007 22:31:18 +0000

[...] It’s NOT horrible at its core (by any stretch of the imagination). If all of your hardware and software are fully baked, you’re good to go - but that’s not the world I live in. I will continue to recommend Windows Vista for some users, mind you. I wish I could take the best parts of Vista and bring them back with me to XP. I’m still more than willing to help Microsoft improve Windows and get the message out to users, but I simply can’t sacrifice my own time and productivity without benefits in clear sight. [...]

By: Windows Vista: I’m Breaking up with You ~ Chris Pirillo

Windows Vista: I’m Breaking up with You ~ Chris Pirillo — Tue, 27 Feb 2007 09:29:38 +0000

[...] Sorry, I… I gave Vista a real chance. I just can’t use it as my primary OS anymore. It’s NOT horrible at its core (by any stretch of the imagination). If all of your hardware and software are fully baked, you’re good to go – but that’s not the world I live in. I will continue to recommend Windows Vista for some users, mind you. I wish I could take the best parts of Vista and bring them back with me to XP. I’m still more than willing to help Microsoft improve Windows and get the message out to users, but I simply can’t sacrifice my own time and productivity without benefits in clear sight. I’m begging Microsoft and all of my hardware and software vendors to make Windows better for me. Until then… [...]

By: BlahBlahBlahBoom

BlahBlahBlahBoom — Mon, 12 Feb 2007 23:13:37 +0000

Lol the funniest thing about this article is that you’re expecting it to crash. I mean come on, that isn’t highlight at all, it shouldn’t be crashing at all. This is yet another time when microsoft shows off how sloppily they put together there operating systems. 4 of these (2,6,9,10) have been on the mac os since the release of os x10. I think the best thing about Windows Vista is the smooth transition from the mac app “Widgets” to “Gadgets”, i bet they thought no one would notice, especially since they are identical.
I think the folling site almost does justicee to it: http://www.qj.net/windows-vista-is-looking-like-mac-/pg/49/aid/55832

By: Windows Vista Thoughts ~ Windows Fanatics

Windows Vista Thoughts ~ Windows Fanatics — Fri, 06 Oct 2006 00:05:49 +0000

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By: skingery

skingery — Fri, 15 Sep 2006 18:29:07 +0000

My 10 Things I tweak in Windows Vista:
http://www.techlifeweb.com/vista/2006/09/10-first-tweaks-to-windows-vista-after.html

Handy reference and FAQ for ReadyBoost:
http://blogs.msdn.com/tomarcher/archive/2006/06/02/615199.aspx

By: Ten Things I Love About Windows Vista « horacio’s point of view

Ten Things I Love About Windows Vista « horacio’s point of view — Thu, 14 Sep 2006 12:35:09 +0000

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Read Message — Wed, 13 Sep 2006 17:50:21 +0000

[...] Sheryl Canter continues: Forget iLife - have you taken a look at Spotlight? Windows can take 20 minutes to search my hard disk. Spotlight does it instantly, as you type. You can search far more flexibly using just the graphical UI, but if you're willing to do some scripting your search criteria can be ANYTHING (this but not that, etc.). On top of all that, you can save your searches as smart folders that dynamically update (for example, all documents modified in the last week). And that's just one example of the coolness hidden inside a Mac running OS X. The Mac manages to brilliantly combine ease of use with serious power. I didn't think it was possible. The power is hidden so as not to confuse, so if you're a PC user booting a Mac for the first time, you might think it's no big thing. Don't write it off so fast - buy a book. Ten Things I Love About Windows Vista [...]

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By: Windows Vista Thoughts (GnomeREPORT)

Windows Vista Thoughts (GnomeREPORT) — Tue, 12 Sep 2006 07:27:43 +0000

[...] Anthony Kinyon continues: I, for one, found Windows 95 to be SOOOO fun / cool at the time because it was ALL NEW. Lots of new options to play with, things to explore and learn and find… and it was smarter than Windows 3.x was. On the other hand, I then, and still, miss DOS. But in a GUI world, 95 was a big step up from 3.x. Right-click anyone? That feature did not exist in Windows 3.x - at least in a normal config without special software. Context menus… it reminds me of a play on a certain phrase. “It’s the features, stupid.” Or “It’s the OS, stupid.” I mean… in 5 years you can’t come up with some all new ideas? Only ‘improve’ on existing items and some new graphics. We can do better than that. I know Windows has the disadvantage of having to run correctly on so many different configs and so much hardware (which is cool that it can do) but they could still have come up with better than they are delivering. I shudder to imagine what will come *after* Vista on the consumer desktop from MS. Linux used to be way behind Windows at compatibility, UI, etc. but it’s sure catching up. (I realize the UI of Linux is usually either a shell or KDE / GNOME, etc. but they are so associated with Linux I sort of speak of them all as the same here).Sheryl Canter: I totally agree with you about the Mac. I’m a diehard PC user. I start with DOS in 1980, and went onto work as a Contributing Editor to PC Magazine for 15 years. (I’m not with PC Magazine anymore. I left when Michael Miller left.) I never even considered switching to a Mac… until a few weeks ago when I bought my first Mac after a nerdy guy I met at J&R wowed me with a demo. When I first booted it up I thought it wasn’t that different or great. It just had a bunch of multimedia apps that I didn’t really need, and it annoyed me that you can only resize windows from the lower right corner. But then I bought a couple of books on using the Mac well, and now I’m completely enchanted.Sheryl Canter continues: Forget iLife - have you taken a look at Spotlight? Windows can take 20 minutes to search my hard disk. Spotlight does it instantly, as you type. You can search far more flexibly using just the graphical UI, but if you’re willing to do some scripting your search criteria can be ANYTHING (this but not that, etc.). On top of all that, you can save your searches as smart folders that dynamically update (for example, all documents modified in the last week). And that’s just one example of the coolness hidden inside a Mac running OS X. The Mac manages to brilliantly combine ease of use with serious power. I didn’t think it was possible. The power is hidden so as not to confuse, so if you’re a PC user booting a Mac for the first time, you might think it’s no big thing. Don’t write it off so fast - buy a book.Ten Things I Love About Windows Vista [...]