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( OT) Save Windows XP
If you have any computer controlled receivers, or ar thinking about purchasing a new PC, this should interest you Why Save XP: http://weblog.infoworld.com/save-xp/...why_xp_sh.html Petition: http://weblog.infoworld.com/save-xp |
( OT) Save Windows XP
On Feb 16, 8:58 pm, wrote:
If you have any computer controlled receivers, or ar thinking about purchasing a new PC, this should interest you Why Save XP: http://weblog.infoworld.com/save-xp/...earn_why_xp_sh.... Petition: http://weblog.infoworld.com/save-xp More "Why save XP" http://www.activewin.com/awin/commen...ineIndex=42308 and then there's this http://www.jawjab.com/20-reasons-why-vista-sucks/ |
( OT) Save Windows XP
My Velocity Micro desktop computer has Windows Home XP.It's fast!
www.velocitymicro.com www.gyration.com cuhulin |
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wrote:
If you have any computer controlled receivers, or ar thinking about purchasing a new PC, this should interest you Why Save XP: http://weblog.infoworld.com/save-xp/...why_xp_sh.html Petition: http://weblog.infoworld.com/save-xp Most of these apps work under linux with wine, I suppose?? (the only things I'm not 100% sure is serial connections and such). You'll be able to use the progs without windows (licence). see winehq.com and eg http://frankscorner.org/ And there are other apps, for free, like here, this is a list (not complete): http://users.fulladsl.be/spb13810/linux/radio.txt -- -- Shortwave transmissions in English, Francais, Nederlands, Deutsch, Suid-Afrikaans, Chinese, Dansk, Urdu, Cantonese, Greek, Spanish, Portuguese, ... http://users.fulladsl.be/spb13810/swlist/ Updated every month or so .... |
( OT) Save Windows XP
On Feb 17, 1:28 pm, dave wrote:
wrote: If you have any computer controlled receivers, or ar thinking about purchasing a new PC, this should interest you Why Save XP: http://weblog.infoworld.com/save-xp/...earn_why_xp_sh.... Petition: http://weblog.infoworld.com/save-xp There is a Service Pack 3 coming. XP will be around a long time. That ( SP3) is ONLY for Current Boxes with XP on them; If , down the road a bit, you want to get a PENRYN or NEHALEM Powered PC, your ( Currently ) stuck with Vista ( More below ) ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Posted by: tuxinator at February 17, 2008 05:56 AM I've used all windows variants from 2.0, and with only a few exceptions haven't had major issues with any of them. And I've NEVER written anything about software good or bad anywhere until now. This is my first ever post anywhere on the 'Net. Neither have I used Vista, but have fixed about 8 PCs with Vista installed ex-shop. All have complained about slowness - bootup, software loading and general use: even on one high-end Core Duo 2.0gHz machine. I'm planning to stay with XP until it falls over from old age. Mine's a P4 2.8, 1.5gb RAM, 180GB SATA HDD, etc etc. Was latest tech when I bought it about 2.5 years ago, so I think it'll last for a while yet. (Proviso being part availability.) If there's not something less of a HOG than Vista around at the time I'll seriously look at an Open Source alternative, even though I haven't got a clue on installing and configuring it at the moment. HOG used to mean "Harley Owners' Group", but now seems to have been overshadowed by Vista. Why oh why did Microsoft release such a load of rubbish - I know it's money, shareholders demand ROI, but MS is operating like it believes no other person's opinion matters except its own. ... wrote: If you have any computer controlled receivers, or ar thinking about purchasing a new PC, this should interest you Why Save XP: http://weblog.infoworld.com/save-xp/...earn_why_xp_sh.... Petition: http://weblog.infoworld.com/save-xp - |
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Steve wrote:
On Feb 17, 6:20 pm, "David Eduardo" wrote: "dave" wrote in message ... wrote: If you have any computer controlled receivers, or ar thinking about purchasing a new PC, this should interest you Why Save XP: http://weblog.infoworld.com/save-xp/...earn_why_xp_sh.... Petition: http://weblog.infoworld.com/save-xp There is a Service Pack 3 coming. XP will be around a long time. The late beta of SP3 is actually posted and has been for a while.- Hide quoted text - - Show quoted text - Why should we believe you about this when you've lied about so many other things? RC is the real deal, not Beta. |
( OT) Save Windows XP--WHY?
dave wrote:
Try Ubuntu. It gets more raw performance out of a given computer than Windows' wildest dreams. Oh yeah, it's free. www.ubuntu.com Alternatively, give this a try. http://www.kubuntu.org/announcements/6.10-release.php It's also based on the Debian distribution and you can add a Gnome desktop once you know what you want. People should be aware that most Linux installs put a new boot block on the first drive. You have a choice if you want to start Linux or the Windows installation you now have. You can either partition your existing drive or just install another one. The prices on hard drives have come down dramatically in the last few years. A person can try it before installing anything by running it from a self loading CD. Naturally, the cd is a heck of a lot slower than a hard drive, but at least you get to play without committing. From another site: ====================================== The desktop CD allows you to try Kubuntu without changing your computer at all, and at your option to install it permanently later. This type of CD is what most people will want to use. You will need at least 192MB of RAM to install from this CD. http://releases.ubuntu.com/kubuntu/6.06/ ======================================= mike |
( OT) Save Windows XP
Hi All: Here's a little video on Windows Vista; entitled " Vista Sucks" http://blimptv.blogspot.com/2007/11/vista-sucks.html - Now that your in a good mood, please go to the link below and sigh the petition to Save Windows XP. http://weblog.infoworld.com/save-xp/ After you've done all this, consider sending this message to all your friends; everywhere Thanks About 100,000 other people who've already signed the petition to Save Windows XP. http://weblog.infoworld.com/save-xp/ On Feb 16, 9:57 pm, wrote: On Feb 16, 8:58 pm, wrote: If you have any computer controlled receivers, or ar thinking about purchasing a new PC, this should interest you Why Save XP: http://weblog.infoworld.com/save-xp/...earn_why_xp_sh.... Petition: http://weblog.infoworld.com/save-xp More "Why save XP" http://www.activewin.com/awin/commen...ineIndex=42308 and then there's this http://www.jawjab.com/20-reasons-why-vista-sucks/ |
( OT) Save Windows XP
On Tue, 29 Apr 2008 05:25:39 -0700, dave spake
thusly: www.ubuntu.com Been there done that. Didn't like it. Slowed my computer right down and a terrible convoluted mess to try and install anything outside of the cult offerings. |
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Opus- wrote:
On Tue, 29 Apr 2008 05:25:39 -0700, dave spake thusly: www.ubuntu.com Been there done that. Didn't like it. Slowed my computer right down and a terrible convoluted mess to try and install anything outside of the cult offerings. The cult offerings are quite expansive. http://packages.ubuntu.com/gutsy/ Odd, most people report a marked improvement in performance, especially if using Xubuntu. |
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I paid $1,440.00 for my Velocity Micro ProMagix desktop computer.I never
use my computer to register for anything, I never use it to go to newsgroups, I never use it to go guest books.I never use it for emailing anybody.I never use it to play around on the internet.I never drag my computer around in the mud.I only use it for some things WebTV can not do.As long as WebTV is still alive and kicking,,, WebTV works just fine for me.Reading online newspapers around the World, reading online science and technology websites.That's all I care about using the internet for.I dont care anything about all of those fancy bells and whistles at all. I have to watch the Big Joe Polka Show on DirecTV now.Turn up the Sound. cuhulin |
( OT) Save Windows XP
On Wed, 30 Apr 2008 05:23:45 -0700, dave spake
thusly: Opus- wrote: On Tue, 29 Apr 2008 05:25:39 -0700, dave spake thusly: www.ubuntu.com Been there done that. Didn't like it. Slowed my computer right down and a terrible convoluted mess to try and install anything outside of the cult offerings. The cult offerings are quite expansive. Nothing exciting there. Many things depend on your particular GUI. http://packages.ubuntu.com/gutsy/ Odd, most people report a marked improvement in performance, especially if using Xubuntu. No performance advantage whatsoever. I also found it to be a convoluted mess to install many applications. I tried many different versions with different computers. I had a dual boot setup for a number of months. I kept going back to Windows XP. I tried Ubuntu, Mandrake and Red Hat. I didn't give up easily or lightly. |
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Opus- wrote:
On Wed, 30 Apr 2008 05:23:45 -0700, dave spake thusly: Opus- wrote: On Tue, 29 Apr 2008 05:25:39 -0700, dave spake thusly: www.ubuntu.com Been there done that. Didn't like it. Slowed my computer right down and a terrible convoluted mess to try and install anything outside of the cult offerings. The cult offerings are quite expansive. Nothing exciting there. Many things depend on your particular GUI. http://packages.ubuntu.com/gutsy/ Odd, most people report a marked improvement in performance, especially if using Xubuntu. No performance advantage whatsoever. I also found it to be a convoluted mess to install many applications. I tried many different versions with different computers. I had a dual boot setup for a number of months. I kept going back to Windows XP. I tried Ubuntu, Mandrake and Red Hat. I didn't give up easily or lightly. Whatever. I felt a great sense of liberation when I ditched the uberparanoid snarky world of Windows. |
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On May 1, 8:58 am, dave wrote:
Opus- wrote: On Wed, 30 Apr 2008 05:23:45 -0700, dave spake thusly: Opus- wrote: On Tue, 29 Apr 2008 05:25:39 -0700, dave spake thusly: www.ubuntu.com Been there done that. Didn't like it. Slowed my computer right down and a terrible convoluted mess to try and install anything outside of the cult offerings. The cult offerings are quite expansive. Nothing exciting there. Many things depend on your particular GUI. http://packages.ubuntu.com/gutsy/ Odd, most people report a marked improvement in performance, especially if using Xubuntu. No performance advantage whatsoever. I also found it to be a convoluted mess to install many applications. I tried many different versions with different computers. I had a dual boot setup for a number of months. I kept going back to Windows XP. I tried Ubuntu, Mandrake and Red Hat. I didn't give up easily or lightly. Whatever. I felt a great sense of liberation when I ditched the uberparanoid snarky world of Windows. I too have a dual Boot machine; XP / Ubuntu.. -I enjoy having the Unix window for commands; - Just like at work ! caveats; there are still some problems if you stress things like graphics, ; - Hence the recovery mode . - - And since my machine is dual boot, I can still go over to teh XP side & search around for solutins. I have been testing importing different applications to Ubuntu from XP; \\- and have had surprisingly good results ! For most Users, and those on a tight budget, Ubuntu can do just as well as windows - And it's FREE ! |
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I do use my computer.I have been called an idiot before.
cuhulin |
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In article ,
dave wrote: wrote: I paid $1,440.00 for my Velocity Micro ProMagix desktop computer.I never use my computer to register for anything, I never use it to go to newsgroups, I never use it to go guest books.I never use it for emailing anybody.I never use it to play around on the internet.I never drag my computer around in the mud.I only use it for some things WebTV can not do.As long as WebTV is still alive and kicking,,, WebTV works just fine for me.Reading online newspapers around the World, reading online science and technology websites.That's all I care about using the internet for.I dont care anything about all of those fancy bells and whistles at all. I have to watch the Big Joe Polka Show on DirecTV now.Turn up the Sound. cuhulin You paid $1,440 for a computer you never use? That's insane. Unless you're a gamer you're an idiot to spend more than $350 for a computer. You only think that because the recreational drugs you buy are so expensive. -- Telamon Ventura, California |
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harvey wrote:
On May 1, 8:58 am, dave wrote: Opus- wrote: On Wed, 30 Apr 2008 05:23:45 -0700, dave spake thusly: Opus- wrote: On Tue, 29 Apr 2008 05:25:39 -0700, dave spake thusly: www.ubuntu.com Been there done that. Didn't like it. Slowed my computer right down and a terrible convoluted mess to try and install anything outside of the cult offerings. The cult offerings are quite expansive. Nothing exciting there. Many things depend on your particular GUI. http://packages.ubuntu.com/gutsy/ Odd, most people report a marked improvement in performance, especially if using Xubuntu. No performance advantage whatsoever. I also found it to be a convoluted mess to install many applications. I tried many different versions with different computers. I had a dual boot setup for a number of months. I kept going back to Windows XP. I tried Ubuntu, Mandrake and Red Hat. I didn't give up easily or lightly. Whatever. I felt a great sense of liberation when I ditched the uberparanoid snarky world of Windows. I too have a dual Boot machine; XP / Ubuntu.. -I enjoy having the Unix window for commands; - Just like at work ! caveats; there are still some problems if you stress things like graphics, ; - Hence the recovery mode . - - And since my machine is dual boot, I can still go over to teh XP side & search around for solutins. I have been testing importing different applications to Ubuntu from XP; \\- and have had surprisingly good results ! For most Users, and those on a tight budget, Ubuntu can do just as well as windows - And it's FREE ! I've never crashed my Ubuntu boxes. If I did, I'd use a live CD of Puppy Linux, to poke around. And it's indeed free, in more ways than one. |
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Telamon wrote:
In article , dave wrote: wrote: I paid $1,440.00 for my Velocity Micro ProMagix desktop computer.I never use my computer to register for anything, I never use it to go to newsgroups, I never use it to go guest books.I never use it for emailing anybody.I never use it to play around on the internet.I never drag my computer around in the mud.I only use it for some things WebTV can not do.As long as WebTV is still alive and kicking,,, WebTV works just fine for me.Reading online newspapers around the World, reading online science and technology websites.That's all I care about using the internet for.I dont care anything about all of those fancy bells and whistles at all. I have to watch the Big Joe Polka Show on DirecTV now.Turn up the Sound. cuhulin You paid $1,440 for a computer you never use? That's insane. Unless you're a gamer you're an idiot to spend more than $350 for a computer. You only think that because the recreational drugs you buy are so expensive. I think that because it is the truth. I am typing this on a $200 computer. |
( OT) Save Windows XP
On May 2, 8:54 am, dave wrote:
harvey wrote: On May 1, 8:58 am, dave wrote: Opus- wrote: On Wed, 30 Apr 2008 05:23:45 -0700, dave spake thusly: Opus- wrote: On Tue, 29 Apr 2008 05:25:39 -0700, dave spake thusly: www.ubuntu.com Been there done that. Didn't like it. Slowed my computer right down and a terrible convoluted mess to try and install anything outside of the cult offerings. The cult offerings are quite expansive. Nothing exciting there. Many things depend on your particular GUI. http://packages.ubuntu.com/gutsy/ Odd, most people report a marked improvement in performance, especially if using Xubuntu. No performance advantage whatsoever. I also found it to be a convoluted mess to install many applications. I tried many different versions with different computers. I had a dual boot setup for a number of months. I kept going back to Windows XP. I tried Ubuntu, Mandrake and Red Hat. I didn't give up easily or lightly. Whatever. I felt a great sense of liberation when I ditched the uberparanoid snarky world of Windows. I too have a dual Boot machine; XP / Ubuntu.. -I enjoy having the Unix window for commands; - Just like at work ! caveats; there are still some problems if you stress things like graphics, ; - Hence the recovery mode . - - And since my machine is dual boot, I can still go over to teh XP side & search around for solutins. I have been testing importing different applications to Ubuntu from XP; \\- and have had surprisingly good results ! For most Users, and those on a tight budget, Ubuntu can do just as well as windows - And it's FREE ! I've never crashed my Ubuntu boxes. If I did, I'd use a live CD of Puppy Linux, to poke around. And it's indeed free, in more ways than one. It can get corrupted if you poke at it too hard; - hence the Linux For Dummies Books |
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harvey wrote:
- And it's FREE ! I've never crashed my Ubuntu boxes. If I did, I'd use a live CD of Puppy Linux, to poke around. And it's indeed free, in more ways than one. It can get corrupted if you poke at it too hard; - hence the Linux For Dummies Books People who lack basic skills will forever be slaves to technology. Microsoft is a very paranoid universe. Top to bottom; bottom to top... |
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