Comments on: Intel Hates Vista, and So Do I (Mostly) http://www.everyjoe.com/thegadgetblog/intel-hates-vista-and-so-do-i-mostly/ Gadget News - Gadget Reviews - Gadget Tech Specs Fri, 04 Dec 2009 17:57:23 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: How an Architect of Windows 95 Became a Mac Lover http://www.everyjoe.com/thegadgetblog/intel-hates-vista-and-so-do-i-mostly/comment-page-1/#comment-2259 How an Architect of Windows 95 Became a Mac Lover Wed, 23 Jul 2008 17:38:03 +0000 http://www.thegadgetblog.com/2008/07/01/intel-hates-vista-and-so-do-i-mostly/#comment-2259 [...] Interestingly enough, Mr. Nakajima has apparently publicized his conversion a little after putting up his own iPhone application company. Why come out only now? And in any case, do we really want software from the same guy significantly responsible for Windows 95 and its bug-ridden successors? [...] [...] Interestingly enough, Mr. Nakajima has apparently publicized his conversion a little after putting up his own iPhone application company. Why come out only now? And in any case, do we really want software from the same guy significantly responsible for Windows 95 and its bug-ridden successors? [...]

]]> By: Rico http://www.everyjoe.com/thegadgetblog/intel-hates-vista-and-so-do-i-mostly/comment-page-1/#comment-2130 Rico Fri, 04 Jul 2008 13:23:11 +0000 http://www.thegadgetblog.com/2008/07/01/intel-hates-vista-and-so-do-i-mostly/#comment-2130 <strong>Aar:</strong> Hmmm... very tempting Arr. I'll try it out over this long weekend. Wish me luck! :) Aar: Hmmm… very tempting Arr. I’ll try it out over this long weekend. Wish me luck! :)

]]> By: Aar http://www.everyjoe.com/thegadgetblog/intel-hates-vista-and-so-do-i-mostly/comment-page-1/#comment-2064 Aar Thu, 03 Jul 2008 14:17:18 +0000 http://www.thegadgetblog.com/2008/07/01/intel-hates-vista-and-so-do-i-mostly/#comment-2064 BTW, there is a nice post on the Ubuntu forums on this particular Dell XPSM1330 https://wiki.ubuntu.com/InstallingUbuntuOnADellXPSM1330 BTW, there is a nice post on the Ubuntu forums on this particular Dell XPSM1330

https://wiki.ubuntu.com/InstallingUbuntuOnADellXPSM1330

]]> By: Aar http://www.everyjoe.com/thegadgetblog/intel-hates-vista-and-so-do-i-mostly/comment-page-1/#comment-2063 Aar Thu, 03 Jul 2008 14:13:42 +0000 http://www.thegadgetblog.com/2008/07/01/intel-hates-vista-and-so-do-i-mostly/#comment-2063 Thanks to the "live cd" phenomenon it's very easy to test Linux on any hardware: just download the live cd from Ubuntu or others and boot from it. You'll have a functional Linux machine without installing anything on your disk (yet). It will be a bit slower because of running from CD, but probably still a lot better than Vista. If all hardware functions fine with the live CD, you can click the install icon on the desktop to get rid of Vista. Or minimalise it's disk usage. Success! Thanks to the “live cd” phenomenon it’s very easy to test Linux on any hardware: just download the live cd from Ubuntu or others and boot from it.
You’ll have a functional Linux machine without installing anything on your disk (yet).
It will be a bit slower because of running from CD, but probably still a lot better than Vista.
If all hardware functions fine with the live CD, you can click the install icon on the desktop to get rid of Vista. Or minimalise it’s disk usage.
Success!

]]> By: Rico http://www.everyjoe.com/thegadgetblog/intel-hates-vista-and-so-do-i-mostly/comment-page-1/#comment-2046 Rico Wed, 02 Jul 2008 17:24:08 +0000 http://www.thegadgetblog.com/2008/07/01/intel-hates-vista-and-so-do-i-mostly/#comment-2046 <strong>Douglas:</strong> In a certain way, Vista is actually sucky enough to make me regret buying that <a href="http://www.thegadgetblog.com/2008/06/23/the-dell-xps-m1330-whats-hot-whats-not/" rel="nofollow">XPS</a>. But it's only the OS mind you, not the hardware. <strong>Aar:</strong> Hmmm... how easy would it be to turn an XPS M1330 into a Linux machine? Douglas: In a certain way, Vista is actually sucky enough to make me regret buying that XPS. But it’s only the OS mind you, not the hardware.

Aar: Hmmm… how easy would it be to turn an XPS M1330 into a Linux machine?

]]> By: Aar http://www.everyjoe.com/thegadgetblog/intel-hates-vista-and-so-do-i-mostly/comment-page-1/#comment-2047 Aar Wed, 02 Jul 2008 08:18:01 +0000 http://www.thegadgetblog.com/2008/07/01/intel-hates-vista-and-so-do-i-mostly/#comment-2047 It's very funny though, to see people with brandnew fast laptops cursing and sweating while my old 400 MHz pentium with Linux is so much more responsive. Imagine Linux on such fast iron.... It’s very funny though, to see people with brandnew fast laptops cursing and sweating while my old 400 MHz pentium with Linux is so much more responsive.
Imagine Linux on such fast iron….

]]> By: Douglas Karr http://www.everyjoe.com/thegadgetblog/intel-hates-vista-and-so-do-i-mostly/comment-page-1/#comment-2040 Douglas Karr Tue, 01 Jul 2008 20:37:51 +0000 http://www.thegadgetblog.com/2008/07/01/intel-hates-vista-and-so-do-i-mostly/#comment-2040 Intel really does have a valid claim, though. MS changed the 'management' of the OS so significantly that it has to have a huge impact on IT pros everywhere. I think the changes to Control Panel were more drastic in the move from XP to Vista than they were from 3.1 to 95! Some of the changes really appear boneheaded... like changing "Add/Remove Programs". I get lost every time I look for how to remove an app! Thankfully, most of my work is done on my MacBookPro, though. Intel really does have a valid claim, though. MS changed the ‘management’ of the OS so significantly that it has to have a huge impact on IT pros everywhere. I think the changes to Control Panel were more drastic in the move from XP to Vista than they were from 3.1 to 95!

Some of the changes really appear boneheaded… like changing “Add/Remove Programs”. I get lost every time I look for how to remove an app!

Thankfully, most of my work is done on my MacBookPro, though.

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