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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Files-11

So you don't know name of VMS filesystem, tsk, tsk.

Any real VMS admin such as myself knows Files-11 is prone to fragmentation, and it's such a problem this product has been making money for a couple decades: http://www.diskeeper.com/products/vms-vax/about-diskeeper.aspx

OpenBSD isn't my religion, I like many OS.

I do work at an HP Elite VAR, most OpenVMS is running on Alpha, the last of which was sold new in 2007. Whether they go to Integrity platform remains to be seen.

For me the second one gives five results where they refer to Hubbard on various topics, one about a Hubbard Management System and one that refers to one Virgil Hubbard. Excerpts:

something I learned from Mr. Hubbard and it's one of the keys to our success. - Diskeeper Corporation (a file called WallStreetTranscript.pdf)
The concept of defining misunderstood words is more fully explained in The Basic Study Manual, by L. Ron Hubbard, Chapter Two: The Barriers to Study. - Fragmentation: The Condition, The Cause, The Cure
The quote is from an essay entitled What is a Computer? by L. Ron Hubbard, which is included in full in Appendix A. - Fragmentation: Introduction


Granted, the hubbard quote alluded to in the last one, "[A computer is] An electronic machine for making calculations, storing and analyzing information fed into it, and controlling machinery automatically", is one of the less subversive things that man has written.
Actually, as appendix A states, he copied it from the Oxford American Dictionary. So... yeah. The appendix itself is rather tame, though; essentially Hubbard talks about how computers are awesome before drowning in his own particular brand of marketing bullshit-speak:
"The datum here is that power is proportional to the speed of particle flow. This is the real secret behind the prosperity which can arise in connection with a computer operation."
Of course, Ron. Of course.

For me the second one gives five results where they refer to Hubbard on various topics, one about a Hubbard Management System and one that refers to one Virgil Hubbard. Excerpts:

something I learned from Mr. Hubbard and it's one of the keys to our success. - Diskeeper Corporation (a file called WallStreetTranscript.pdf)
The concept of defining misunderstood words is more fully explained in The Basic Study Manual, by L. Ron Hubbard, Chapter Two: The Barriers to Study. - Fragmentation: The Condition, The Cause, The Cure
The quote is from an essay entitled What is a Computer? by L. Ron Hubbard, which is included in full in Appendix A. - Fragmentation: Introduction


Granted, the hubbard quote alluded to in the last one, "[A computer is] An electronic machine for making calculations, storing and analyzing information fed into it, and controlling machinery automatically", is one of the less subversive things that man has written.
Actually, as appendix A states, he copied it from the Oxford American Dictionary. So... yeah. The appendix itself is rather tame, though; essentially Hubbard talks about how computers are awesome before drowning in his own particular brand of marketing bullshit-speak:
"The datum here is that power is proportional to the speed of particle flow. This is the real secret behind the prosperity which can arise in connection with a computer operation."
Of course, Ron. Of course.

For me the second one gives five results where they refer to Hubbard on various topics, one about a Hubbard Management System and one that refers to one Virgil Hubbard. Excerpts:

something I learned from Mr. Hubbard and it's one of the keys to our success. - Diskeeper Corporation (a file called WallStreetTranscript.pdf)
The concept of defining misunderstood words is more fully explained in The Basic Study Manual, by L. Ron Hubbard, Chapter Two: The Barriers to Study. - Fragmentation: The Condition, The Cause, The Cure
The quote is from an essay entitled What is a Computer? by L. Ron Hubbard, which is included in full in Appendix A. - Fragmentation: Introduction


Granted, the hubbard quote alluded to in the last one, "[A computer is] An electronic machine for making calculations, storing and analyzing information fed into it, and controlling machinery automatically", is one of the less subversive things that man has written.
Actually, as appendix A states, he copied it from the Oxford American Dictionary. So... yeah. The appendix itself is rather tame, though; essentially Hubbard talks about how computers are awesome before drowning in his own particular brand of marketing bullshit-speak:
"The datum here is that power is proportional to the speed of particle flow. This is the real secret behind the prosperity which can arise in connection with a computer operation."
Of course, Ron. Of course.

http://www.diskeeper.com/contact/contact.aspx If you want to email anyone from diskeeper, here is the link.

Religious discrimination isn't prohibited, per se. Try applying for a job at your local Catholic church if you're an atheist and see what I mean.

Talking about jobs.... Diskeeper seems to have a lot of job openings. Maybe their religious bias is evident during the job application process - with the economy the way it is, any company with that many open positions looks very suspicious.

Quite funny the results that come up when you search for l. ron hubbard and scientology on the diskeeper website http://www.diskeeper.com/Site-Search/SearchDestination.aspx?cx=002880524605280650330:dou154_yxny&cof=FORID%3A9;NB:1&ie=UTF-8&q=scientology&sa=Search and http://www.diskeeper.com/Site-Search/SearchDestination.aspx?cx=002880524605280650330:dou154_yxny&cof=FORID%3A9;NB:1&ie=UTF-8&q=hubbard&sa=Search Still i dont think he's advertising the religion enough with his software, surely it should have an "endorsed by church of scientology" banner etc. and maybe free coupons for their software if they convert or something.

Quite funny the results that come up when you search for l. ron hubbard and scientology on the diskeeper website http://www.diskeeper.com/Site-Search/SearchDestination.aspx?cx=002880524605280650330:dou154_yxny&cof=FORID%3A9;NB:1&ie=UTF-8&q=scientology&sa=Search and http://www.diskeeper.com/Site-Search/SearchDestination.aspx?cx=002880524605280650330:dou154_yxny&cof=FORID%3A9;NB:1&ie=UTF-8&q=hubbard&sa=Search Still i dont think he's advertising the religion enough with his software, surely it should have an "endorsed by church of scientology" banner etc. and maybe free coupons for their software if they convert or something.

Why use windows? It's cheaper than Apple, gives me more options, and i don't have to manually do everything like I would with linux.

• I plug in a device, it usually works out of the box. No drivers required (this includes tablets, bluetooth, wireless cards etc)
• On the off chance a device doesn't work after I plugged it in, I start restricted-manager, which automatically downloads the required (proprietary) drivers and sets up the system for me. Working immediately after that (exception is graphical drivers where you will need to logout and back in, or simply restart).
• I do not need to defragment my drives or invest in expensive software to maintain for me (while many people do not under Windows, I do because I notice the performance difference -- Hell, it's so bad that Valve even had to add a defragmenter to Steam). Linuxs' file systems just do not require it.
• I do not need to manually go around to websites, download the applications, install them. The distribution's repositories contains the majority of notable software.
• I do not need to constantly visit websites to find updates for my preferred software, the package managers in my distribution inform of updates and let me install them automatically if I so wish

I use windows because out of the box I can play games with my friends, I can connect it to my 360, I can use 100% of the software that I WANT to use.

If these things are even possible with your alternatives, you have done a pathetic job of making that information available to the non-geek inclined public.

Just use Windows' defrag utility. Start > Accessories > System Tools > Disk Defragmenter.

If that is no use, then try Diskeeper (Commercial software). If you're a cheapskate at heart, then use Diskeeper Lite. You'll find it here.

• Outgoing connection filtering
• Application checksumming (with MD5)
• Protocol level mail attachment scanning
• *Really* detailed logging
• Pop-up ad blocking (OK, this is going to be in IE but is off by default)
• Banner ad blocking (not in SP2 IE at all as far as I can see)
• Cookie control
• Policies for pop-ups, scripting, ActiveX and so on handled on a per-site basis

Enter an open source project called AutoDeFrag. Basically, it is C++ code written to pop-up the right windows at the right time and to kill them at the right time (not to take anything away from the authors, if I am trivializing their development effort. I am sure there was a learning curve).

I hope Linux distros never get to the point where their internals are hidden to that extent.

Rant mode off!!!