http://apcmag.com/ APC Magazine covers the latest in computing with a critical, independent eye to help you make the most of your tech dollar. http://apcmag.com/forum.htm?g=posts&t=953 http://apcmag.com/forum.htm?g=posts&t=953 Wed, 26 Nov 2008 10:09:28 GMT http://apcmag.com/forum.htm?g=posts&t=953 http://apcmag.com/forum.htm?g=posts&t=953 Thu, 27 Nov 2008 11:38:15 GMT http://apcmag.com/forum.htm?g=posts&t=953 http://apcmag.com/forum.htm?g=posts&t=953 Fri, 28 Nov 2008 17:10:17 GMT http://apcmag.com/forum.htm?g=posts&t=968 http://apcmag.com/forum.htm?g=posts&t=968 Wed, 17 Dec 2008 00:25:45 GMT http://apcmag.com/forum.htm?g=posts&t=1078 http://apcmag.com/forum.htm?g=posts&t=1078 Sun, 22 Feb 2009 17:16:08 GMT http://apcmag.com/forum.htm?g=posts&t=686 http://apcmag.com/forum.htm?g=posts&t=686 Sat, 23 Aug 2008 10:08:03 GMT http://apcmag.com/forum.htm?g=posts&t=686 http://apcmag.com/forum.htm?g=posts&t=686 > But Windows does work. Very, very well. Do you still believe in Father Christmas too, Jimmy? When Windows *is* working well, which to be fair is most of the time, then it's fine. But when it *does* go wrong, oh dear; that's when you can tell the men from the boys as far as Operating Systems. With Linux, yes, I might have to go "trawling through online forums" for an answer, but I can nearly always get one, and I have a good chance of putting things right. (And the original problem is usually because of a screw-up that I made myself,in SuperUser mode to boot). Contrast that to Windows. When something goes wrong there, I start praying. There's a set number steps to try and sort things out: * try a restore point. A Godsend in XP, but doesn't always do it. Note that if it does work though, you're left none the wiser as to what the original problem was. But in the Windows world, that's perfectly acceptable. * remove then reinstall the offending driver or application from scratch * reinstall the Operating System from scratch That's the Alpha to Omega of Windows knowledge. From your Granny to the most highly qualified MSCE, they know how to do variations on this, and not much else. I have to say that it's going to be fund watching people like Jim lose their jobs over the next five years, as they stick their heads in the sand and ignore the Linux and Mac Tsunami that's going flush their beloved Microsoft into oblivion.]]> Sat, 23 Aug 2008 11:06:34 GMT http://apcmag.com/forum.htm?g=posts&t=1315 http://apcmag.com/forum.htm?g=posts&t=1315 Mon, 20 Jul 2009 07:06:46 GMT http://apcmag.com/forum.htm?g=posts&t=576 http://apcmag.com/forum.htm?g=posts&t=576 Thu, 28 Aug 2008 12:30:11 GMT http://apcmag.com/forum.htm?g=posts&t=428 http://apcmag.com/forum.htm?g=posts&t=428 > yes >> its a windows world >> Im only 14 and I run everything windows >> win mobile on 2 phones 3 win laptops all win desktops >> ITs what you learn with >> WINDOWS the only sensible choice Okay, I know that you're only 14, Timmy, but have you never come across commas, full stops, capital letters (other than for SHOUTING!) or apostrophes before? Here, show this to your English teacher and ask him to explain why it doesn't look like your own version: "Yes, it's a Windows world. I'm only 14 and I run everything on Windows: Win Mobile on two phones, three Win laptops and all Win desktops. It's what you learn with Windows; the only sensible choice." I know we all make typos here and there, but if you can't spell and punctuate properly then you can't articulate your thoughts properly. In other words, you can't *think* properly. And *that*, boys and girls, is one reason why we still have so many Windows fans in the world. ]]> Wed, 15 Apr 2009 13:58:11 GMT