Right click, pin. Middle click for open new window. Middle click on an aero preview closes the Window/App. No idea on your keyboard. 7 is faster given more than 4gb of RAM. XP explorer is different. 7's explorer has its plusses and minuses. The big plus is the integrated search.
what features and userability enhancements does XP have over 7? I'm genuinely curious, having used DOS, Linux, FreeBSD, Amiga, C64 and Windows since about 1985. 7 is far more usable than XP ever was.
... i personally moved on in 2006 (vista wasn't that bad, seriously - so long as you had hardware made later than 2004), I suspect that there are a few key reasons people seem reluctant to give up XP:
Fear of change - XP users "know" XP (how to use it, how it works, to some degree) and many are simply fearful of change
Copy protection - Vista and 7 include product activation that is far more advanced than on XP. XP keygens are everywhere, Vista and 7 were a little harder to defeat
Hardware requirements: they're a bit more than XP to run 7, but seriously, if you're still running 1gb of RAM or less when RAM costs about $20/gig or less, why?? 8gb is about 50 bucks, and the OS will require a tiny fraction of that.
#1 is the big one. i remember seeing it with DOS vs Win95, Win95 vs Win98 and Win98 vs XP. Its the same thing keeping people on Windows at all when there are alternatives that will work for 90% of people.
The unix way is slow, sure, but the buffer cache makes the problem go away, whilst still reporting correct results. Windows tries top optimise the algorithm trading off accuracy for speed, which is simply not required if you have a half decent buffer cache.
The other trick with non enterprise "gig" switches is that sure, they may possibly be able to run gig from one port to another. But try running gig throughput on all ports simultaneously and see how you fare. There's a reason enterprise switching is expensive.
Yup, this is it. We just rolled out Lync 2010 for example. requires 4 IPs or something stupid like that. DOES NOT SUPPORT IPV6. What. The. Fuck. Microsoft?
Unfortunately, DNS is a cache, and does not instantly update throughout the entire internet. Setting your domain to have miniscule TTL is a BAD THING, and conflicts with the entire design principle of the DNS service.
If you're in IT, you're merely a cost, and don't actually produce anything for most companies.... people who do the production type stuff usually need hard copy.
Openfiler + zfs + more low end boxes + iscsi target + Nfs = poor mans San. Each box roughly comparable to a shelf of disk. Trying to fit too much in 1 box is going to hurt resiliency and add noise to the single machine to extract all the heat.
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Right click, pin. Middle click for open new window. Middle click on an aero preview closes the Window/App. No idea on your keyboard. 7 is faster given more than 4gb of RAM. XP explorer is different. 7's explorer has its plusses and minuses. The big plus is the integrated search.
I kinda skipped XP, 2k is better.
If you don't like the 7 control panel or menu, press start and type.
Windows XP only games are not "retro". All your retro shit will work in DOSBOX.
what features and userability enhancements does XP have over 7? I'm genuinely curious, having used DOS, Linux, FreeBSD, Amiga, C64 and Windows since about 1985. 7 is far more usable than XP ever was.
You count remembering to unplug the LAN cable every time you reboot to keep it off the net as NOT jumping through hoops?
#1 is the big one. i remember seeing it with DOS vs Win95, Win95 vs Win98 and Win98 vs XP. Its the same thing keeping people on Windows at all when there are alternatives that will work for 90% of people.
The unix way is slow, sure, but the buffer cache makes the problem go away, whilst still reporting correct results. Windows tries top optimise the algorithm trading off accuracy for speed, which is simply not required if you have a half decent buffer cache.
I have sufficiently secure passwords that I see no benefit in changing just because.
Monthly reports. Safety documents. Other assorted bs...
Airport extreme. Next.
Conversely, most of the spam i see hit my mail server logs is from the US.
So you run dual-stack on your LAN, and move on.
The other trick with non enterprise "gig" switches is that sure, they may possibly be able to run gig from one port to another. But try running gig throughput on all ports simultaneously and see how you fare. There's a reason enterprise switching is expensive.
Yup, this is it. We just rolled out Lync 2010 for example. requires 4 IPs or something stupid like that. DOES NOT SUPPORT IPV6. What. The. Fuck. Microsoft?
Exactly... "IT droid" work is for noobs, consulting is where the money is at.
Wildcard certs are not a magic bullet.
Unfortunately, DNS is a cache, and does not instantly update throughout the entire internet. Setting your domain to have miniscule TTL is a BAD THING, and conflicts with the entire design principle of the DNS service.
You're lucky. Our 80 person office does about 20k pages per month :-/
If you're in IT, you're merely a cost, and don't actually produce anything for most companies.... people who do the production type stuff usually need hard copy.
And by Openfiler I meant Freenas.
Openfiler + zfs + more low end boxes + iscsi target + Nfs = poor mans San. Each box roughly comparable to a shelf of disk. Trying to fit too much in 1 box is going to hurt resiliency and add noise to the single machine to extract all the heat.
you mean like the year of the linux desktop that i've been waiting for since 1996?
You don't have to (and I don't, generally) use ports with the BSDs.
People who do actual work often need to print, yes.