Well it's true...Windows does rule!

Seriously...how could Linux ever compete? I mean, lets look at what I did
today.

What did I do today? I decided to give my on-bard sound card a run instead
of my Audigy 2. Was having some weird sound artifacts and wanted to rule
out the sound card as being the source of the trouble (it wasn't, just a
software config problem).

So...my experience under unbuntu after removing the Audigy and enabling the
on-board sound:

It finished booting...I instantly had sound. I mean it sucked. What a
horrible user experience! I didn't have to do ANYTHING!!!! It just WORKED!
I mean...that's just horrible, where's the fun in that? How dare it just
WORK like that?? That's just....wrong! This just totally sucks!

Now my (quite Wowing) experience under Windows:

Now Windows on the other hand got it right! Excellent user experience,
really making the user feel like they are RESPONSIBLE for their machine and
in control!! Yes!!! It was wonderful.

First I of course did NOT have sound with the new soundcard. Instead I was
greeted with the "New hardware found" WIZARD! Didn't know my computer can
cast spells...

So it tells me it found some "Audio on high definition audio bus" or some
other thing like that. Allright...whatever. Now it asks me if I'd like it
to check for drivers online so I click next....and go do something else for
5 minutes. Eventually it finally FINISHES! Do I have sound yet? Naw....just
a message that it couldn't find any drivers or anything.

This is getting better and better by the minute!! Now I get to go search my
motherboard driver CD that I haven't needed in 8 months. FUN!!!

CRAP! 15 minutes later....I still haven't found the CD...and I still have no
sound!!! What to do...what to do...oh maybe the manufacturer will have it
on their website?

Go to website...downloads...erm crap, now what exactly was my motherboards
exact model number again?? I only have over a hundred to choose from!
Luckily for me I actually remember!

Oh lookie! Now I get a list of 30 different various drivers to choose from!
YAY!!! Erm...ok this one looks like it might work. Wait a second, 24
megabytes and the best I am getting is 80kb/s on my 6mbit connection from
any of the mirrors?? Great! Time to like...go wash the car or do something
else productive.

Yay!! Driver downloaded. Erm...zip file? Ok. open it. Run setup. What?
Invalid operating system version? Wait a second!! I know I clicked on the
right one! Oh wait...there is a subdirectory here. Oh nice!! 4 other
different setups to choose from. Maybe one will work?

Ok after running the one that is most likely to work and that does not
complain about the OS...REBOOT!!! I get to reboot my operating system!!!
YES!!! I am in pure exctasy now! I mean how often does someone get to
reboot their operating system!? Isn't that just WONDERFUL?

Wait for windows to shut down...
Wait for windows to boot up...
Yay!! I successfully installed my sound drivers!! See in this operating
system, *I* am in control and have to actually MAKE the operating system do
what I want it to do!! It doesn't just automatically do it for me, that'd
be poor user experience. The Wow is definitely starting here.

Total time to get sound working under ubuntu: Operating system boot up time
of a few seconds.

Total time to get sound working under windows: 30-45 minutes.

Yea, I can really see why windows is superior. Such an immersive user
experience is definitely difficult to beat!!

Note to the sarcasm impaired: LOTS of it was used in this post. Matter of
fact, it is drowning in it.

--
Stephan
2003 Yamaha R6

������出�日�ん�����
����忘れ�������ら

Let us know how the printer install goes...

"Stephan Rose" wrote:

> Seriously...how could Linux ever compete? I mean, lets look at what I did
> today.
>
> What did I do today? I decided to give my on-bard sound card a run instead
> of my Audigy 2. Was having some weird sound artifacts and wanted to rule
> out the sound card as being the source of the trouble (it wasn't, just a
> software config problem).
>
> So...my experience under unbuntu after removing the Audigy and enabling the
> on-board sound:
>
> It finished booting...I instantly had sound. I mean it sucked. What a
> horrible user experience! I didn't have to do ANYTHING!!!! It just WORKED!
> I mean...that's just horrible, where's the fun in that? How dare it just
> WORK like that?? That's just....wrong! This just totally sucks!
>
> Now my (quite Wowing) experience under Windows:
>
> Now Windows on the other hand got it right! Excellent user experience,
> really making the user feel like they are RESPONSIBLE for their machine and
> in control!! Yes!!! It was wonderful.
>
> First I of course did NOT have sound with the new soundcard. Instead I was
> greeted with the "New hardware found" WIZARD! Didn't know my computer can
> cast spells...
>
> So it tells me it found some "Audio on high definition audio bus" or some
> other thing like that. Allright...whatever. Now it asks me if I'd like it
> to check for drivers online so I click next....and go do something else for
> 5 minutes. Eventually it finally FINISHES! Do I have sound yet? Naw....just
> a message that it couldn't find any drivers or anything.
>
> This is getting better and better by the minute!! Now I get to go search my
> motherboard driver CD that I haven't needed in 8 months. FUN!!!
>
> CRAP! 15 minutes later....I still haven't found the CD...and I still have no
> sound!!! What to do...what to do...oh maybe the manufacturer will have it
> on their website?
>
> Go to website...downloads...erm crap, now what exactly was my motherboards
> exact model number again?? I only have over a hundred to choose from!
> Luckily for me I actually remember!
>
> Oh lookie! Now I get a list of 30 different various drivers to choose from!
> YAY!!! Erm...ok this one looks like it might work. Wait a second, 24
> megabytes and the best I am getting is 80kb/s on my 6mbit connection from
> any of the mirrors?? Great! Time to like...go wash the car or do something
> else productive.
>
> Yay!! Driver downloaded. Erm...zip file? Ok. open it. Run setup. What?
> Invalid operating system version? Wait a second!! I know I clicked on the
> right one! Oh wait...there is a subdirectory here. Oh nice!! 4 other
> different setups to choose from. Maybe one will work?
>
> Ok after running the one that is most likely to work and that does not
> complain about the OS...REBOOT!!! I get to reboot my operating system!!!
> YES!!! I am in pure exctasy now! I mean how often does someone get to
> reboot their operating system!? Isn't that just WONDERFUL?
>
> Wait for windows to shut down...
> Wait for windows to boot up...
> Yay!! I successfully installed my sound drivers!! See in this operating
> system, *I* am in control and have to actually MAKE the operating system do
> what I want it to do!! It doesn't just automatically do it for me, that'd
> be poor user experience. The Wow is definitely starting here.
>
> Total time to get sound working under ubuntu: Operating system boot up time
> of a few seconds.
>
> Total time to get sound working under windows: 30-45 minutes.
>
> Yea, I can really see why windows is superior. Such an immersive user
> experience is definitely difficult to beat!!
>
> Note to the sarcasm impaired: LOTS of it was used in this post. Matter of
> fact, it is drowning in it.
>
> --
> Stephan
> 2003 Yamaha R6
>
> ������出�日�ん�����
> ����忘れ�������ら
>

PNutts wrote:

> Let us know how the printer install goes...
>
Probably better than this guy's experience trying to get his printer working
in Fista ...

http://blog.davidyack.com/archive/2006/10/03/5439.aspx

Love and Kisses,
Doris


> "Stephan Rose" wrote:
>
>> Seriously...how could Linux ever compete? I mean, lets look at what I did
>> today.
>>
>> What did I do today? I decided to give my on-bard sound card a run
>> instead of my Audigy 2. Was having some weird sound artifacts and wanted
>> to rule out the sound card as being the source of the trouble (it wasn't,
>> just a software config problem).
>>
>> So...my experience under unbuntu after removing the Audigy and enabling
>> the on-board sound:
>>
>> It finished booting...I instantly had sound. I mean it sucked. What a
>> horrible user experience! I didn't have to do ANYTHING!!!! It just
>> WORKED! I mean...that's just horrible, where's the fun in that? How dare
>> it just WORK like that?? That's just....wrong! This just totally sucks!
>>
>> Now my (quite Wowing) experience under Windows:
>>
>> Now Windows on the other hand got it right! Excellent user experience,
>> really making the user feel like they are RESPONSIBLE for their machine
>> and in control!! Yes!!! It was wonderful.
>>
>> First I of course did NOT have sound with the new soundcard. Instead I
>> was greeted with the "New hardware found" WIZARD! Didn't know my computer
>> can cast spells...
>>
>> So it tells me it found some "Audio on high definition audio bus" or some
>> other thing like that. Allright...whatever. Now it asks me if I'd like it
>> to check for drivers online so I click next....and go do something else
>> for 5 minutes. Eventually it finally FINISHES! Do I have sound yet?
>> Naw....just a message that it couldn't find any drivers or anything.
>>
>> This is getting better and better by the minute!! Now I get to go search
>> my motherboard driver CD that I haven't needed in 8 months. FUN!!!
>>
>> CRAP! 15 minutes later....I still haven't found the CD...and I still have
>> no sound!!! What to do...what to do...oh maybe the manufacturer will have
>> it on their website?
>>
>> Go to website...downloads...erm crap, now what exactly was my
>> motherboards exact model number again?? I only have over a hundred to
>> choose from! Luckily for me I actually remember!
>>
>> Oh lookie! Now I get a list of 30 different various drivers to choose
>> from! YAY!!! Erm...ok this one looks like it might work. Wait a second,
>> 24 megabytes and the best I am getting is 80kb/s on my 6mbit connection
>> from any of the mirrors?? Great! Time to like...go wash the car or do
>> something else productive.
>>
>> Yay!! Driver downloaded. Erm...zip file? Ok. open it. Run setup. What?
>> Invalid operating system version? Wait a second!! I know I clicked on the
>> right one! Oh wait...there is a subdirectory here. Oh nice!! 4 other
>> different setups to choose from. Maybe one will work?
>>
>> Ok after running the one that is most likely to work and that does not
>> complain about the OS...REBOOT!!! I get to reboot my operating system!!!
>> YES!!! I am in pure exctasy now! I mean how often does someone get to
>> reboot their operating system!? Isn't that just WONDERFUL?
>>
>> Wait for windows to shut down...
>> Wait for windows to boot up...
>> Yay!! I successfully installed my sound drivers!! See in this operating
>> system, *I* am in control and have to actually MAKE the operating system
>> do what I want it to do!! It doesn't just automatically do it for me,
>> that'd be poor user experience. The Wow is definitely starting here.
>>
>> Total time to get sound working under ubuntu: Operating system boot up
>> time of a few seconds.
>>
>> Total time to get sound working under windows: 30-45 minutes.
>>
>> Yea, I can really see why windows is superior. Such an immersive user
>> experience is definitely difficult to beat!!
>>
>> Note to the sarcasm impaired: LOTS of it was used in this post. Matter of
>> fact, it is drowning in it.
>>
>> --
>> Stephan
>> 2003 Yamaha R6
>>
>> ������出�日�ん�����
>> ����忘れ�������ら
>>

--
My Microsoft Hero (he loves this company!) ... http://tinyurl.com/yp9cn2
Title Says It All ... http://tinyurl.com/2ssodl

PNutts wrote:

> Let us know how the printer install goes...
>
> "Stephan Rose" wrote:
>
>
>>Seriously...how could Linux ever compete? I mean, lets look at what I did
>>today.
>>
>>What did I do today? I decided to give my on-bard sound card a run instead
>>of my Audigy 2. Was having some weird sound artifacts and wanted to rule
>>out the sound card as being the source of the trouble (it wasn't, just a
>>software config problem).
>>
>>So...my experience under unbuntu after removing the Audigy and enabling the
>>on-board sound:
>>
>>It finished booting...I instantly had sound. I mean it sucked. What a
>>horrible user experience! I didn't have to do ANYTHING!!!! It just WORKED!
>>I mean...that's just horrible, where's the fun in that? How dare it just
>>WORK like that?? That's just....wrong! This just totally sucks!
>>
>>Now my (quite Wowing) experience under Windows:
>>
>>Now Windows on the other hand got it right! Excellent user experience,
>>really making the user feel like they are RESPONSIBLE for their machine and
>>in control!! Yes!!! It was wonderful.
>>
>>First I of course did NOT have sound with the new soundcard. Instead I was
>>greeted with the "New hardware found" WIZARD! Didn't know my computer can
>>cast spells...
>>
>>So it tells me it found some "Audio on high definition audio bus" or some
>>other thing like that. Allright...whatever. Now it asks me if I'd like it
>>to check for drivers online so I click next....and go do something else for
>>5 minutes. Eventually it finally FINISHES! Do I have sound yet? Naw....just
>>a message that it couldn't find any drivers or anything.
>>
>>This is getting better and better by the minute!! Now I get to go search my
>>motherboard driver CD that I haven't needed in 8 months. FUN!!!
>>
>>CRAP! 15 minutes later....I still haven't found the CD...and I still have no
>>sound!!! What to do...what to do...oh maybe the manufacturer will have it
>>on their website?
>>
>>Go to website...downloads...erm crap, now what exactly was my motherboards
>>exact model number again?? I only have over a hundred to choose from!
>>Luckily for me I actually remember!
>>
>>Oh lookie! Now I get a list of 30 different various drivers to choose from!
>>YAY!!! Erm...ok this one looks like it might work. Wait a second, 24
>>megabytes and the best I am getting is 80kb/s on my 6mbit connection from
>>any of the mirrors?? Great! Time to like...go wash the car or do something
>>else productive.
>>
>>Yay!! Driver downloaded. Erm...zip file? Ok. open it. Run setup. What?
>>Invalid operating system version? Wait a second!! I know I clicked on the
>>right one! Oh wait...there is a subdirectory here. Oh nice!! 4 other
>>different setups to choose from. Maybe one will work?
>>
>>Ok after running the one that is most likely to work and that does not
>>complain about the OS...REBOOT!!! I get to reboot my operating system!!!
>>YES!!! I am in pure exctasy now! I mean how often does someone get to
>>reboot their operating system!? Isn't that just WONDERFUL?
>>
>>Wait for windows to shut down...
>>Wait for windows to boot up...
>>Yay!! I successfully installed my sound drivers!! See in this operating
>>system, *I* am in control and have to actually MAKE the operating system do
>>what I want it to do!! It doesn't just automatically do it for me, that'd
>>be poor user experience. The Wow is definitely starting here.
>>
>>Total time to get sound working under ubuntu: Operating system boot up time
>>of a few seconds.
>>
>>Total time to get sound working under windows: 30-45 minutes.
>>
>>Yea, I can really see why windows is superior. Such an immersive user
>>experience is definitely difficult to beat!!
>>
>>Note to the sarcasm impaired: LOTS of it was used in this post. Matter of
>>fact, it is drowning in it.
>>
>>--
>>Stephan
>>2003 Yamaha R6
>>
>>������出�日�ん�����
>>����忘れ�������ら
>>

So what he is saying is that he is too stupid to know how to install
sound drivers under windows...and urbuttoo is smarter than he is and it
did it for him.
Therefore urbuttoo is for dummies?
Is that the lesson of his diatribe?
Thanks.
We already knew that.
Frank

"Doris Day - MFB" <snort@nospam.com> wrote in message
news:1178758939.441217@netadmin1.interbaun.net...
> Probably better than this guy's experience trying to get his printer
> working
> in Fista ...
>

"Fista"! Ha ha ha ha ha ha. There you go again. That is so freakin' funny.
Say it again. Please. I get such a kick out of hearing the same thing over
and over and over again.
And how about Winblows. Or Windoze. Say, it please. It'd give me a good
laugh.
And Microsux and Micro$oft and Microbux. Please, say that too. I just can't
stop laughing over the same joke over and over and over again.

And how about changing some other words around? Like "sleaze" instead of
"cheese"? Or maybe "automomonster" instead of "automobile"? We could have
fun all day doing that kind of stuff. Or maybe I should say, "doing that
mind of fluff"? Ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha. I'm killing myself here.
ROTFLMAO!!!!

On Wed, 09 May 2007 18:06:11 -0700, Frank <fb@nospamm.cmm> wrote:

>>>First I of course did NOT have sound with the new soundcard. Instead I was
>>>greeted with the "New hardware found" WIZARD! Didn't know my computer can
>>>cast spells...
>>>
>>>So it tells me it found some "Audio on high definition audio bus" or some
>>>other thing like that. Allright...whatever. Now it asks me if I'd like it
>>>to check for drivers online so I click next....and go do something else for
>>>5 minutes. Eventually it finally FINISHES! Do I have sound yet? Naw....just
>>>a message that it couldn't find any drivers or anything.

This is a wonderful Windows "feature". In all the years I've used
Windows I haven't seen it yet, not even once, go looking out on the
web for something and not come back empty handed. This is built-in
frustration. Not only is Windows so dumb it can't find codecs and
drivers already installed and being used by other software on your
system, it will endlessly try in vain to try to find what it says it
needs, then fail in the attempt.

>>>Total time to get sound working under windows: 30-45 minutes.
>>>
>>>Yea, I can really see why windows is superior. Such an immersive user
>>>experience is definitely difficult to beat!!
>>>
>>>Note to the sarcasm impaired: LOTS of it was used in this post. Matter of
>>>fact, it is drowning in it.

>So what he is saying is that he is too stupid to know how to install
>sound drivers under windows...and urbuttoo is smarter than he is and it
>did it for him.
>Therefore urbuttoo is for dummies?

No Frank, Microsoft has brainwashed dummies like you into thinking it
is suppose to be normal for a new version of Windows to not work and
you've been trained to wait 9 months or longer for some service pack.
You're brained washed into foolishly accepting on faith every thing
wrong is due to third party vendors. Never ever is there anything
wrong with Windows itself. You being a fool, eagerly, willinging and
obediently accept this often repeated line of bull****.

DP wrote:

>
> "Doris Day - MFB" <snort@nospam.com> wrote in message
> news:1178758939.441217@netadmin1.interbaun.net...
>> Probably better than this guy's experience trying to get his printer
>> working
>> in Fista ...
>>
>
> "Fista"! Ha ha ha ha ha ha. There you go again. That is so freakin'
> funny. Say it again. Please. I get such a kick out of hearing the same
> thing over and over and over again.
> And how about Winblows. Or Windoze. Say, it please. It'd give me a good
> laugh.
> And Microsux and Micro$oft and Microbux. Please, say that too. I just
> can't stop laughing over the same joke over and over and over again.
>
> And how about changing some other words around? Like "sleaze" instead of
> "cheese"? Or maybe "automomonster" instead of "automobile"? We could have
> fun all day doing that kind of stuff. Or maybe I should say, "doing that
> mind of fluff"? Ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha. I'm killing myself here.
> ROTFLMAO!!!!

I guess simple things amuse simple minds. <snort>

Love and Kisses,
Doris

--
My Microsoft Hero (he loves this company!) ... http://tinyurl.com/yp9cn2
Title Says It All ... http://tinyurl.com/2ssodl

Frank wrote:


> So what he is saying is that he is too stupid to know how to install
> sound drivers under windows...and urbuttoo is smarter than he is and it
> did it for him.
> Therefore urbuttoo is for dummies?
> Is that the lesson of his diatribe?
> Thanks.
> We already knew that.
> Frank


Well if you didn't notice Frank, the sound drivers were installed correctly.
I was simply commenting on the most excellent experience Windows provides
in the process. So I am quite capable of installing my drivers under
windows. =)

--
Stephan
2003 Yamaha R6

������出�日�ん�����
����忘れ�������ら

"Doris Day - MFB" <snort@nospam.com> wrote in message
news:1178763758.583605@netadmin1.interbaun.net...
>
> I guess simple things amuse simple minds. <snort>
>
> Love and Kisses,
> Doris
>


I thought this one up overnight: Ubuntu Flummox.
Instead of Ubuntu Linux, get it? Hilarious, huh?

Glove and ****es,
-DP

Hmmm... I'm not sure that blog entry is the best indicator of printing
difficulties in Vista (there are probably better ones out there .

The blogger is actually a ranting on himself for not checking for drivers
before the upgrade and to HP for not supplying the drivers. The post was made
at the beginning of October and he was using Beta 2 TR of Vista.

I can't vouch for when HP made their drivers for the 2600N available, but
they appear to be the originals dated 22 Mar 2007.

"Doris Day - MFB" wrote:

> PNutts wrote:
>
> > Let us know how the printer install goes...
> >
> Probably better than this guy's experience trying to get his printer working
> in Fista ...
>
> http://blog.davidyack.com/archive/2006/10/03/5439.aspx
>
> Love and Kisses,
> Doris
>
>
> > "Stephan Rose" wrote:
> >
> >> Seriously...how could Linux ever compete? I mean, lets look at what I did
> >> today.
> >>
> >> What did I do today? I decided to give my on-bard sound card a run
> >> instead of my Audigy 2. Was having some weird sound artifacts and wanted
> >> to rule out the sound card as being the source of the trouble (it wasn't,
> >> just a software config problem).
> >>
> >> So...my experience under unbuntu after removing the Audigy and enabling
> >> the on-board sound:
> >>
> >> It finished booting...I instantly had sound. I mean it sucked. What a
> >> horrible user experience! I didn't have to do ANYTHING!!!! It just
> >> WORKED! I mean...that's just horrible, where's the fun in that? How dare
> >> it just WORK like that?? That's just....wrong! This just totally sucks!
> >>
> >> Now my (quite Wowing) experience under Windows:
> >>
> >> Now Windows on the other hand got it right! Excellent user experience,
> >> really making the user feel like they are RESPONSIBLE for their machine
> >> and in control!! Yes!!! It was wonderful.
> >>
> >> First I of course did NOT have sound with the new soundcard. Instead I
> >> was greeted with the "New hardware found" WIZARD! Didn't know my computer
> >> can cast spells...
> >>
> >> So it tells me it found some "Audio on high definition audio bus" or some
> >> other thing like that. Allright...whatever. Now it asks me if I'd like it
> >> to check for drivers online so I click next....and go do something else
> >> for 5 minutes. Eventually it finally FINISHES! Do I have sound yet?
> >> Naw....just a message that it couldn't find any drivers or anything.
> >>
> >> This is getting better and better by the minute!! Now I get to go search
> >> my motherboard driver CD that I haven't needed in 8 months. FUN!!!
> >>
> >> CRAP! 15 minutes later....I still haven't found the CD...and I still have
> >> no sound!!! What to do...what to do...oh maybe the manufacturer will have
> >> it on their website?
> >>
> >> Go to website...downloads...erm crap, now what exactly was my
> >> motherboards exact model number again?? I only have over a hundred to
> >> choose from! Luckily for me I actually remember!
> >>
> >> Oh lookie! Now I get a list of 30 different various drivers to choose
> >> from! YAY!!! Erm...ok this one looks like it might work. Wait a second,
> >> 24 megabytes and the best I am getting is 80kb/s on my 6mbit connection
> >> from any of the mirrors?? Great! Time to like...go wash the car or do
> >> something else productive.
> >>
> >> Yay!! Driver downloaded. Erm...zip file? Ok. open it. Run setup. What?
> >> Invalid operating system version? Wait a second!! I know I clicked on the
> >> right one! Oh wait...there is a subdirectory here. Oh nice!! 4 other
> >> different setups to choose from. Maybe one will work?
> >>
> >> Ok after running the one that is most likely to work and that does not
> >> complain about the OS...REBOOT!!! I get to reboot my operating system!!!
> >> YES!!! I am in pure exctasy now! I mean how often does someone get to
> >> reboot their operating system!? Isn't that just WONDERFUL?
> >>
> >> Wait for windows to shut down...
> >> Wait for windows to boot up...
> >> Yay!! I successfully installed my sound drivers!! See in this operating
> >> system, *I* am in control and have to actually MAKE the operating system
> >> do what I want it to do!! It doesn't just automatically do it for me,
> >> that'd be poor user experience. The Wow is definitely starting here.
> >>
> >> Total time to get sound working under ubuntu: Operating system boot up
> >> time of a few seconds.
> >>
> >> Total time to get sound working under windows: 30-45 minutes.
> >>
> >> Yea, I can really see why windows is superior. Such an immersive user
> >> experience is definitely difficult to beat!!
> >>
> >> Note to the sarcasm impaired: LOTS of it was used in this post. Matter of
> >> fact, it is drowning in it.
> >>
> >> --
> >> Stephan
> >> 2003 Yamaha R6
> >>
> >> ������出�日�ん�����
> >> ����忘れ�������ら
> >>
>
> --
> My Microsoft Hero (he loves this company!) ... http://tinyurl.com/yp9cn2
> Title Says It All ... http://tinyurl.com/2ssodl
>
>
>
>