jonathan perreault said:
Reply If You Think Vista Is Something You Like, And If So Tell Why,
Or If You Hate It, Tell Which Os You Would Prefer To Go To.
This Should Be Interesting.
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Jonathan Perreault
Personnal Advice To You:
#1: Do Not Undermine Windows's Work, Or It'll Undermine You As A
User.
#2: Torture Windows (Any) Now Before It Tortures You
Best Comments From Users:
No Matter The Problem Even With Linux, It's Microsoft's And
Windows's Faults
A common mistake that people make when trying to design something
completely foolproof is to underestimate the ingenuity of complete
fools.
I enjoy Vista.
Not being part of the technical elite, but being an ordinary, mundane,
run-of-the-mill home computer user who does little more than read
newsgroups, surf the Web, type & print the occasional document,
manipulate/manage a few photos, listen to music (from store-bought CDs
that I've recorded to my computer's hard disk -- with no intent
whatsoever to share with others), send & receive emails, instant
message a few close friends from time to time, play a game or two,
file taxes online once a year, and frequently update Windows, AVG,
Spybot S&D, Spyware Blaster, various Firefox plug-ins, etc., I find
that Windows Vista rises adequately to the challenge of making all
these tasks pleasant.
I find the Aero GUI pleasing to the eyes. I like the Windows Sidebar
(which I use to display the Dutch Clock gadget, the Calendar gadget,
and the CPU Meter gadget).
Not being particularly computer-smart, I bought a new motherboard,
64-bit CPU, RAM, video card, and the 64-bit edition of Windows Vista
Home Premium (because I guessed that everyone in the Windows universe
would soon convert to 64-bit computing). Luckily, 32-bit programs
work in 64-bit Windows (and, yes, I do realize how purely lucky it is
for me -- since I am not technically gifted -- that WVHP-64 runs
32-bit programs). So I am still able to use eSword, the GIMP, and
various other 32-bit programs that I like (Hallelujah).
I use 'that other OS' too (the name of which shall not be mentioned in
a Windows-centric newsgroup). I use the distro offered by that big
company that aggravated many in the G--/L#%&~ community by signing an
agreement with Microsoft last year. Some things that I can't do in
Windows Vista I can do in G--/L#%&~. And some things that I can't do
in G--/L#%&~ I can do in Windows Vista. I spend more time in Windows
Vista than I do in that other OS though. But I don't know why. It's
probably because of the bright, shiny newness of Vista. («-------- I
think I may be a neo-ware junky! I can hardly wait for version 10.3
of 'that other OS' to be released in October 2007)
I have no technical qualifications, so I can't say that I like it (or
that I dislike it) for its technical superiority (or inferiority).
Even so, Windows Vista runs glitch-free for me (for the moment). And,
it's quite responsive.
I must say, though, that I don't find the Windows Vista built-in
search tool very satisfying when I use it to look for files containing
certain text. I use the Google Desktop Search program for that.
Also, I am distrustful of IE still (but this is merely based on the
rhetoric of the past about IE security flaws).
I love the UAC feature. Since I am not particularly technically
savvy, I like having another line of defense against my own ignorance.
Even though other programs on my computer are zippy, Windows Mail
loads just a little slowly. I really have no clue why, and I only
care a little bit. But it is something I've noticed.
There is something that I don't like about Vista. Even though I have
been blessed not to suffer any dysfunction in its operation, it does
bother me a bit that so many other folks are having such problems with
it. I'm not bothered by them, I'm bothered by the fact that Windows
Vista is causing so many different problems for so many Vista users.
I wish I were technically savvy so that I could fix the flaws in
Windows Vista that are causing other people so many problems.
