I f@$#%$^ hate microsoft

[NoLoveLost]

Personally I love MS Windows. MS has always been my favorite OS company since the days of DOS and Windows 3.0. The thing is Windows is designed to be easy to use --- both for developers and users alike. With that said, ease of use comes a price and that price is that it breaks rather easy if you're not careful.

Many common software now a days include installing many "easy" features --- such as a system tray updater, a startup application, etc, etc. For older computers -- and even new computers --- this will eventually take a toll on the entire system making both speed and performance erroneous.

Like a car, you should send your computer to the local repair shop every few years and make them clean your registry and applications no longer used especially if you're installing software frequently. Another thing most people don't understand is that graphics and so fort require a lot of memory especially if you're editing photos or videos or playing video games -- even older software titles such as Half Life can take a toll on new systems as silly as that sounds.

For the average user, here's what you should do often:

Check Harddrive for Errors
Defrag the harddrive every 3 months or so
Run the Cleanup wizard on your main harddrive every so often to remove old compressed files and temp internet files
Right click on IE (or whatever browser you're using) and remove Cookies and Temp files often.

I personally love development on the computer. One of my favorite platforms to work on is Windows... Unix is really secondary for me with the exception of using it for CVS or some sort of code warehouse. In any case, in my opinion if you take up a language, such as BASIC or C#, you'll truly appreciate the system and what it can offer.

Hi Dallen,

My first computer was an apple II, actually had it before the internet existed....lol I'm pretty familiar with computers and how they work, what you should do to maintain them, and a lot of the ins and outs of having one. I started on Apples, and have wanted to go back for sometime. Just my preference

 

[NoLoveLost]

but ignorance is bliss? heh well, don't worry, windows xp will be waiting when you realize that apple is the devil.

LOL, well I'm a truth kinda gal, so I guess I will have to rough it out with the all knowing instead of the blissful.....

and hey, there is nothing wrong with RED....it makes me smile....

 

[Chillen]

I have experienced the same and simular frustrations that you are feeling. However, I know that just as we type posts, thinking we are grammically correct and spelling is correct (I should talk, he, he), I KNOW that putting 6 core layers together (as in XP) that contain MILLLIONS of line of code there is going to be "syntax" errors somewhere in the code--just due to human error.

This falls in line with other products we buy in life. Add in software that is programmed bad, and you have two peas in the pod spoiling.

The Mac as you will learn, isnt without its faults eather. Though its different in many aspects, its orgins IS connected to windows. Meaning that originally Jobs and friends had a user interface already designed, and Gates and Jobs had a meeting, and Gates.......as the story goes, took some code, changed the foundation and created Windows, and Jobs with his code created the Apple (and we know that story).

MS, tries (LOL) to make their updates (SP releases) combatable with the "thousands" of software made for their product, and the "thousands" of software product companies try to work with MS to ensure compatability, but this doesnt always happen. I think it is fare and logical to expect quality from a product you purchase, there is no doubt about this. However, once you delve into the complexities of writing software (like I have) one has a slightly different appreciation......now I say appreciation and respect....not removing my own frustration and being upset with them at times over some stupid things they have done.


When you went to the add/remove programs, two things likely happened. One the zone alarm removal program removed it from the OS (and the update to the OS added features---not known to the removal tool). If so, one of its primary functions during or after removal is to set the internet and security setting to OS defaults (or something comparable) if the removal is really messed up, it will leave fragments behind and mess up registry settings and other important background functions---which the update created. Two, it is possible the OS removal system kicked in to remove it IF Zone Alarm didnt have one (which some versions do not), which is already starting off handicapped (when not ghosting the installation process) because it can not possibly know where all the installation files went, and will leave files behind, try to set program defaults, while leaving the other (background) settings as they were, thus making some incompatability and unstability.

LOL, well I'm a truth kinda gal, so I guess I will have to rough it out with the all knowing instead of the blissful.....

and hey, there is nothing wrong with RED....it makes me smile....

I am truth sort of dude, I don't want things sugar coated, let it ROCK....Let the turds FLY! I can get the tissue paper and whipe it up nicely......I may miss once in a while (while holding my nose sheltering me from the stink), after all I am human


Best wishes! GOTFIT! ROCK ON girrrrrrrrl!


Chillen

 

[NoLoveLost]

lol, yeah, I'm sure I'll have my issues with Apple too, but I am looking forward to some new adventure instead of the same ol' stuff I keep running into on MS.

so as you said let the turds fly! I'm ready for them

Peace Chillen

 

[Danger_Dave]

you know, sugar coated turds is kind of an amusing thought

 

[tribal1]

gotfit get a punching bag if you need to relieve stress. I dunno how hard you can punch with a cold though. Someone was telling me he reckons people need a license to use computers, I guess I can see why now...

 

[tjl]

Personally I love MS Windows. MS has always been my favorite OS company since the days of DOS and Windows 3.0. The thing is Windows is designed to be easy to use --- both for developers and users alike. With that said, ease of use comes a price and that price is that it breaks rather easy if you're not careful.

For ease of use, I don't see how Microsoft Windows is the best.

For the novice user, MacOS has always had Microsoft Windows beat.

For the expert user, Unix/Linux/BSD is far more convenient than Microsoft Windows.

Security is another issue with Microsoft Windows. While its popularity makes it a common target, its highly complex design (which is difficult for even an expert to understand the security implications), the running of many rarely used services by default, and other low security defaults, make it an easy target. What is worse, even after Windows NT-based OSes became predominant (with Windows 2000 and XP), most people still did everything as an Administrator user instead of creating unprivileged user accounts for themselves. So any cracking by virus, spyware, etc. infects the whole computer instead of just an unprivileged user account.

 

[Eric L]

I'd be pissed off too if my computer was an old POS that has been on my desk for ten years....jesus gofit...comon.

i know how to use my computer, can you say the same? Cause if you did then you would find the faults in the system.....

Girl, there are no systems without faults. AND that comment was meant to be a joke

gofit, I think you actually just persuaded me to go and buy a Mac...what have you done. :11doh:

lol, gofit is going to have an adventure with an Apple!


LOLOL





Good day

Eric

 

[NoLoveLost]

I'd be pissed off too if my computer was an old POS that has been on my desk for ten years....jesus gofit...comon.



Girl, there are no systems without faults. AND that comment was meant to be a joke

mine was meant as snide and I am very aware of that....lol You have a good day too....by the way, it is really hard to take you in any way serious with that butt avatar.....good god....lol

 

[NoLoveLost]

gotfit get a punching bag if you need to relieve stress. I dunno how hard you can punch with a cold though. Someone was telling me he reckons people need a license to use computers, I guess I can see why now...

What? yours suspended?....lol

 

[NoLoveLost]

For ease of use, I don't see how Microsoft Windows is the best.

For the novice user, MacOS has always had Microsoft Windows beat.

For the expert user, Unix/Linux/BSD is far more convenient than Microsoft Windows.

Security is another issue with Microsoft Windows. While its popularity makes it a common target, its highly complex design (which is difficult for even an expert to understand the security implications), the running of many rarely used services by default, and other low security defaults, make it an easy target. What is worse, even after Windows NT-based OSes became predominant (with Windows 2000 and XP), most people still did everything as an Administrator user instead of creating unprivileged user accounts for themselves. So any cracking by virus, spyware, etc. infects the whole computer instead of just an unprivileged user account.

"Those who surf the Web using a Mac tend to be better educated and make more money than their PC-using counterparts, according to a report from Nielsen/NetRatings.

The study also said Mac users tend to be more Web savvy, with more than half having been online for at least five years. And the Mac faithful are 58 percent more likely than the overall online population to build their own Web page and also slightly more likely to buy goods online, according to the report."

CNN

 

[Eric L]

it is really hard to take you in any way serious with that butt avatar.....good god....lol

gofit, it's a potato.

If you have a dirty mind, then it's a butt.

Now, I'll have a hard time taking YOU seriously, you dirty minded vixen.

Eric

 

[NoLoveLost]

gofit, it's a potato.

If you have a dirty mind, then it's a butt.

Now, I'll have a hard time taking YOU seriously, you dirty minded vixen.

Eric

LMAO! You KNOW it looks like a butt and don't even TRY to convince me otherwise!!!!!


pluez.....dirty mind......

 

[Eric L]

LMAO! You KNOW I have a dirty mind and don't even TRY to convince me otherwise!!!!!

Fixed that for you.

Anyhow, it's not a butt, it's a round....sexy....potato...

...Someone save me from this girl, she is corrupting me.

Who am I kidding, it's the sexiest ass I've ever had the pleasure to look at. I could only wish to hit it.

 

[denver]

If you hate microsoft, try mac or linux
linux is not that hard anymore as it used to be (e.g. user friendly distros such as ubuntu)

 

[tribal1]

What? yours suspended?....lol

Haha haha, you got out of jail on this one. However changing OS's is not going to solve all your problems. Will your games work? You have to get new licenses for Office and other proprietary software. Windows needs to be reinstalled every few years and I'm not sure how "fresh" your installation was (backup your data first).

 

[Typhon]

I hate Apple & Mac users :yelrotflmao:
Reasons:

1) Mac users seem to feel like a part of a club or lifestyle or that they have a bond with other 'creative' mac user types. Grow up, it's a computer, not a lifestyle choice

2) Mac users are constantly banging on about how superior Macs are to regular PC's and blah, blah, blah - Just accept that most of us don't care and we find talking about operating systems and all that crap at parties extremely boring; if it gets us onto the interwebz and we can write emails then that's as much most of us care about

3) Apple adverts in general are annoying, pretentious and meaningless and feature boring old bands like U2 who want to associate themselves with this Apple cult because it's 'cool'. I don't want cool, I want a good product, not an Ipod which is amazingly incompatible with various file types

End of rant

I don't really hate Mac users, I just wish they'd cut their damn hair and buy some proper shoes

 

[denver]

I hate Apple & Mac users :yelrotflmao:
Reasons:

1) Mac users seem to feel like a part of a club or lifestyle or that they have a bond with other 'creative' mac user types. Grow up, it's a computer, not a lifestyle choice

2) Mac users are constantly banging on about how superior Macs are to regular PC's and blah, blah, blah - Just accept that most of us don't care and we find talking about operating systems and all that crap at parties extremely boring; if it gets us onto the interwebz and we can write emails then that's as much most of us care about

3) Apple adverts in general are annoying, pretentious and meaningless and feature boring old bands like U2 who want to associate themselves with this Apple cult because it's 'cool'. I don't want cool, I want a good product, not an Ipod which is amazingly incompatible with various file types

End of rant

I don't really hate Mac users, I just wish they'd cut their damn hair and buy some proper shoes

A couple of days ago the Iphone was introduced in my country. There was a whole bunch of people spending the entire night in front of the shop to buy an overpriced cellphone . You have to give the marketingboys of Apple some credit though

 

[MarkMyWords]

I hate Apple & Mac users :yelrotflmao:
Reasons:

1) Mac users seem to feel like a part of a club or lifestyle or that they have a bond with other 'creative' mac user types. Grow up, it's a computer, not a lifestyle choice

2) Mac users are constantly banging on about how superior Macs are to regular PC's and blah, blah, blah - Just accept that most of us don't care and we find talking about operating systems and all that crap at parties extremely boring; if it gets us onto the interwebz and we can write emails then that's as much most of us care about

3) Apple adverts in general are annoying, pretentious and meaningless and feature boring old bands like U2 who want to associate themselves with this Apple cult because it's 'cool'. I don't want cool, I want a good product, not an Ipod which is amazingly incompatible with various file types

End of rant

I don't really hate Mac users, I just wish they'd cut their damn hair and buy some proper shoes

Hahaha, great post. I guess some things are NO different in the UK and US.

 

[NoLoveLost]

Haha haha, you got out of jail on this one. However changing OS's is not going to solve all your problems. Will your games work? You have to get new licenses for Office and other proprietary software. Windows needs to be reinstalled every few years and I'm not sure how "fresh" your installation was (backup your data first).

I'm not a gamer, I work a lot with graphics. The Mac is widely used for graphic work (marketing) and will probably suite my needs better. I had been planning on getting this for a long time, I just didn't expect to have my computer crash once again before I did it.

My OS is now a "Fresh" copy as I am working on it now after having reinstalled it. Luckily, I have two hard drives, so I didn't lose anything, it was just time and frustration.

I don't expect the Mac to be perfect, It will have it's own set of frustrations I'm sure, but it will be better than what I have now.....Besides, I am keeping this one as a secondary one just to screw around on....lol