Comments on: Technical Updates http://www.chiriquichatter.net/blog/2007/02/21/technical-updates/ "Dream as if you'll live forever, live as if you'll die today." - James Dean Thu, 08 Jan 2009 01:16:19 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.5 By: Don Ray http://www.chiriquichatter.net/blog/2007/02/21/technical-updates/#comment-16307 Don Ray Thu, 22 Feb 2007 19:32:30 +0000 http://chiriquichatter.net/blog/2007/02/21/technical-updates/#comment-16307 Hi Rob - Keep us informed on your experiences. Hi Rob - Keep us informed on your experiences.

]]> By: Rob Alan http://www.chiriquichatter.net/blog/2007/02/21/technical-updates/#comment-16304 Rob Alan Thu, 22 Feb 2007 19:14:16 +0000 http://chiriquichatter.net/blog/2007/02/21/technical-updates/#comment-16304 Tuxi, We looked at a MAC, but the portable is almost three times the cost of the Toshiba that we bought for my wife. By having one of our computers running vista I can evaluate it on a personal basis. Since I am in the environmental software development business, my clients drive what operating systems I have to support. We have the Microsoft Application Pack, so we have multiple licenses for the operating systems, so I can install XP Pro over Vista if need be. Tuxi,

We looked at a MAC, but the portable is almost three times the cost of the Toshiba that we bought for my wife. By having one of our computers running vista I can evaluate it on a personal basis. Since I am in the environmental software development business, my clients drive what operating systems I have to support. We have the Microsoft Application Pack, so we have multiple licenses for the operating systems, so I can install XP Pro over Vista if need be.

]]> By: Don Ray http://www.chiriquichatter.net/blog/2007/02/21/technical-updates/#comment-16281 Don Ray Thu, 22 Feb 2007 00:53:23 +0000 http://chiriquichatter.net/blog/2007/02/21/technical-updates/#comment-16281 Hi Tuxi - No AOL was completely out of the system. I have used FPROT before with no problems. I am wondering if it is a problem their new 2007 version. I agree with your current assessment of Vista. It is really starting to look like Microsoft has blown it. Hi Tuxi - No AOL was completely out of the system. I have used FPROT before with no problems. I am wondering if it is a problem their new 2007 version.

I agree with your current assessment of Vista. It is really starting to look like Microsoft has blown it.

]]> By: tuxi http://www.chiriquichatter.net/blog/2007/02/21/technical-updates/#comment-16280 tuxi Thu, 22 Feb 2007 00:45:13 +0000 http://chiriquichatter.net/blog/2007/02/21/technical-updates/#comment-16280 Don Ray: My wife, daughter, and granddaughter are using F-Prot partially because of favorable site license for home (up to five users). None of them has the performance penalty you mention. Is it possible that AOL wasn't completely disabled? Rob: I personally plan to stay far, far, away from Vista. I have seen no evidence of serious improvement and plenty of evidence of ongoing poor programming practices. Too bad most dealers (Best Buy, Dell, etc.) don't give an option to install XP. I've been looking for a laptop, and if I get Windows on it, it will have to be XP. I'm a Linux user and might consider using XP in a VM. The other alternative is to get a Mac. Don Ray:
My wife, daughter, and granddaughter are using F-Prot partially because of favorable site license for home (up to five users). None of them has the performance penalty you mention. Is it possible that AOL wasn’t completely disabled?

Rob:
I personally plan to stay far, far, away from Vista. I have seen no evidence of serious improvement and plenty of evidence of ongoing poor programming practices.

Too bad most dealers (Best Buy, Dell, etc.) don’t give an option to install XP. I’ve been looking for a laptop, and if I get Windows on it, it will have to be XP. I’m a Linux user and might consider using XP in a VM. The other alternative is to get a Mac.

]]> By: Don Ray http://www.chiriquichatter.net/blog/2007/02/21/technical-updates/#comment-16268 Don Ray Wed, 21 Feb 2007 18:35:28 +0000 http://chiriquichatter.net/blog/2007/02/21/technical-updates/#comment-16268 Rob - Thanks for the comment. That was a very interesting article. I am in no rush and am also considering just going to Apple. Articles like that one make it more of a consideration. Rob - Thanks for the comment. That was a very interesting article. I am in no rush and am also considering just going to Apple. Articles like that one make it more of a consideration.

]]> By: Rob Alan http://www.chiriquichatter.net/blog/2007/02/21/technical-updates/#comment-16264 Rob Alan Wed, 21 Feb 2007 16:26:26 +0000 http://chiriquichatter.net/blog/2007/02/21/technical-updates/#comment-16264 Vista has implemented a DRM (Digital Rights Management) approach that can have negative impacts on your system. For example of what Microsoft has done with Vista in this area, see http://www.schneier.com/blog/archives/2007/02/drm_in_windows.html My wife's new portable has Vista Premium. So far we have had problems with Firefox & copying CDs. I am less than impressed so far - I would wait a bit (we have had about twenty operating systems updates so far) until things are stable. My portable is running on XP & I don't plan to update this computer. Rob Vista has implemented a DRM (Digital Rights Management) approach that can have negative impacts on your system. For example of what Microsoft has done with Vista in this area, see

http://www.schneier.com/blog/archives/2007/02/drm_in_windows.html

My wife’s new portable has Vista Premium. So far we have had problems with Firefox & copying CDs. I am less than impressed so far - I would wait a bit (we have had about twenty operating systems updates so far) until things are stable. My portable is running on XP & I don’t plan to update this computer.

Rob

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