The first thing I do with any system is dump any product that has 'Norton' on it. Give me a 'free' anti virus any day over Symantec malware. Manufacturers please please please! take note... stop 'preinstalling' symantec crapware on your systems!
back a few years ago I used to 'pirate' movies. Usually crappy cam jobs with someone who couldn't hold the camera still and people walking in front of the camera. Every week I would go to the theater and watch the movies that I enjoyed. I stopped after getting a 'warning' and my interest in movies has completely dropped off. I can't even remember the last movie that I went to see. If anything pirating these films increased the sales of the movie theaters/companies. I must admit pirating also helped me avoid some major lemons though (battlefield earth!). I also have a pretty decent DVD collection but haven't kept up in the last couple years as well.
As for the 'pirate party'... I'm sure I will see their name right beside the rhino party on the ballot...
With all the work that Mr Carmack has done under linux, I was surprised when I loaded Ubuntu on my new laptop that Quakelive wasn't supported... its kinda sad actually
I wonder if this means they wont GPL any further game engines... This news was kinda sad, one of the top tier developers sells out... a sad time for pc gamers... but I guess it could have been worse, EA could have bought them.
A cheap netbook is even smaller and still does 100x what the kindle does for far less. I can't believe the price of a gadget that is basically a black and white text reader. $50 max is what it is really worth
I have XP on my desktop and Vista on my laptop... Desktop is 2yrs old (amd64/2gb ram) and the laptop is a brand new toshiba (amdx2 64/ 3gb ram). I did a simple benchmark test running Fritz 10 benchmark (chess software that I use for position analysis). XP benchmark was 7.9 (compared to 1.0 on a p4 1ghz)... Vista was 3.4???!!!??? note that this benchmark doesn't include video etc... it benchmarks how fast the analysis runs. This shows that XP is over TWICE as fast on 2yr old slower hardware than a brand new Vista machine. After spending a whole day doing tweaks to get Vista to feel somewhat responsive, I was able to get my Fritz 10 benchmark to 3.9... Still pathetic. I certainly hope Win7 is far faster because Vista is a performance DOG for anyone running performance critical applications. This is the #1 reason why I tell people to stick with XP as long as possible.... Those who have to upgrade I recommend two different paths... if they are tech dummies, I suggest buying a Mac (something I have NEVER done before) or if they have a clue, I recommend using Linux. Ubuntu on the Vista laptop flies, yet Vista is just barely usable.
I run a Chess Training program called 'Encyclopedia of Opening Blunders' by Convekta software. Its a pretty simple program of opening tactical problems. This program will NOT run under Vista no matter what I do... other Convekta training programs (ct-art) work fine after downloading convektas work around, but this one crashes every time.
Like alot of people here, Starcraft was perhaps the best game to play at LAN parties. Sure Blizzard said they are going to improve battle.net servers, but can they improve my connection? LAN support is an absolute MUST have for games like this and removing it is a deal breaker for me. I bought SC1 and Broodwar, but there is no way I would buy a game that takes such a key feature out. There are alot of games out there for my limited gaming dollar... Blizzard just reduced that list by one.
"At the risk of sounding like a troll, it comes down to: fanboy cults develop around the underdog, not around the big 800 pound gorilla who is winning anyway."
lol there are plenty of rabid yankee fans, so your theory doesn't hold water:)
I have a mac fanatic friend who has bought a new intel based mac book and has had to install windows to play any decent games. Macs games blow.
A personal example. I play chess and I want to run the defacto standard program 'fritz'... mac version? nope. Chessbase? umm nope... Chessmaster 10k? yet another no... any convekta training software? nope... Personal chess trainer? yet again another NO. For openings how about bookup? ummm yet again another NO...
Mac has Nothing that would make me ever switch... atleast they finally realized that intel based hardware was the way to go.... so then if I was ever given one I could install windows on it.
Read the actual Rev. passage and it will say EXACTLY what the mark of the beast is. Rev 13:16-18 "He causes all, both small and great, rich and poor, free and slave, to receive a mark on their right hand or on their foreheads, and that no one may buy or sell except one who has the mark or the name of the beast, or the number of his name. Here is wisdom. Let him who has understanding calculate the number of the beast, for it is the number of a man: his number is 666". (NKJV) The passage refers to an actualy mark that one can't buy or sell without. Im always amazed by people who don't read the passage. How could you not buy or sell if it was 'wisdom and power'???
Whenever someone asks me what antivirus/antispyware/security package to buy, I tell them that the LAST product you should get is anything with 'NORTON' on it. Norton products bog down the system and are very difficult to get rid of once installed...
because some people just dont like the mac interface. I personally cant stand its bubbly backwards look. and any OS that doesnt have multiple desktops is practically useless in my opinion:). If someone gave me a mac, the FIRST thing I would do is wipe its OS and install Linux on in...
you're not the only one... I ignore them too, and when a pushy salesman points them out, I tell them that I have NEVER received a check back when I have sent them in.
I use to play City of Heros and Everquest 2... NO mac version. Currently play the halflife mod Day of Defeat... mac version? NOPE. I play alot of chess, latest Chessmaster (version 10)? NO mac version. Serious chess game Fritz? Yet another NO. ICC BlitzIn? yet again another NO. Chessbase lite for tracking my games? hmmm NOPE.
say what you want pretty icons and overpriced trendy hardware will never make me switch.
and please dont suggest a xbox/PS2/Gamecube for games... consoles truely suck. I hate console games.
#1 reason NOT to switch... i dont want to enter the CULT.
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The first thing I do with any system is dump any product that has 'Norton' on it. Give me a 'free' anti virus any day over Symantec malware. Manufacturers please please please! take note... stop 'preinstalling' symantec crapware on your systems!
back a few years ago I used to 'pirate' movies. Usually crappy cam jobs with someone who couldn't hold the camera still and people walking in front of the camera. Every week I would go to the theater and watch the movies that I enjoyed. I stopped after getting a 'warning' and my interest in movies has completely dropped off. I can't even remember the last movie that I went to see. If anything pirating these films increased the sales of the movie theaters/companies. I must admit pirating also helped me avoid some major lemons though (battlefield earth!). I also have a pretty decent DVD collection but haven't kept up in the last couple years as well.
As for the 'pirate party'... I'm sure I will see their name right beside the rhino party on the ballot...
With all the work that Mr Carmack has done under linux, I was surprised when I loaded Ubuntu on my new laptop that Quakelive wasn't supported... its kinda sad actually
I wonder if this means they wont GPL any further game engines... This news was kinda sad, one of the top tier developers sells out... a sad time for pc gamers... but I guess it could have been worse, EA could have bought them.
Because a kindle is only a black and white text reader???
A cheap netbook is even smaller and still does 100x what the kindle does for far less. I can't believe the price of a gadget that is basically a black and white text reader. $50 max is what it is really worth
I have XP on my desktop and Vista on my laptop... Desktop is 2yrs old (amd64/2gb ram) and the laptop is a brand new toshiba (amdx2 64/ 3gb ram). I did a simple benchmark test running Fritz 10 benchmark (chess software that I use for position analysis). XP benchmark was 7.9 (compared to 1.0 on a p4 1ghz)... Vista was 3.4???!!!??? note that this benchmark doesn't include video etc... it benchmarks how fast the analysis runs. This shows that XP is over TWICE as fast on 2yr old slower hardware than a brand new Vista machine. After spending a whole day doing tweaks to get Vista to feel somewhat responsive, I was able to get my Fritz 10 benchmark to 3.9... Still pathetic. I certainly hope Win7 is far faster because Vista is a performance DOG for anyone running performance critical applications. This is the #1 reason why I tell people to stick with XP as long as possible.... Those who have to upgrade I recommend two different paths... if they are tech dummies, I suggest buying a Mac (something I have NEVER done before) or if they have a clue, I recommend using Linux. Ubuntu on the Vista laptop flies, yet Vista is just barely usable.
I run a Chess Training program called 'Encyclopedia of Opening Blunders' by Convekta software. Its a pretty simple program of opening tactical problems. This program will NOT run under Vista no matter what I do... other Convekta training programs (ct-art) work fine after downloading convektas work around, but this one crashes every time.
Like alot of people here, Starcraft was perhaps the best game to play at LAN parties. Sure Blizzard said they are going to improve battle.net servers, but can they improve my connection? LAN support is an absolute MUST have for games like this and removing it is a deal breaker for me. I bought SC1 and Broodwar, but there is no way I would buy a game that takes such a key feature out. There are alot of games out there for my limited gaming dollar... Blizzard just reduced that list by one.
"At the risk of sounding like a troll, it comes down to: fanboy cults develop around the underdog, not around the big 800 pound gorilla who is winning anyway."
lol there are plenty of rabid yankee fans, so your theory doesn't hold water :)
a multi buttoned mouse ! :p
I have a mac fanatic friend who has bought a new intel based mac book and has had to install
windows to play any decent games. Macs games blow.
A personal example. I play chess and I want to run the defacto standard program
'fritz'... mac version? nope. Chessbase? umm nope... Chessmaster 10k? yet another no...
any convekta training software? nope... Personal chess trainer? yet again another NO.
For openings how about bookup? ummm yet again another NO...
Mac has Nothing that would make me ever switch... atleast they finally realized
that intel based hardware was the way to go.... so then if I was ever given one I could
install windows on it.
The computer or its user???
Read the actual Rev. passage and it will say EXACTLY what the mark of the beast is. Rev 13:16-18 "He causes all, both small and great, rich and poor, free and slave, to receive a mark on their right hand or on their foreheads, and that no one may buy or sell except one who has the mark or the name of the beast, or the number of his name. Here is wisdom. Let him who has understanding calculate the number of the beast, for it is the number of a man: his number is 666". (NKJV) The passage refers to an actualy mark that one can't buy or sell without. Im always amazed by people who don't read the passage. How could you not buy or sell if it was 'wisdom and power'???
Whenever someone asks me what antivirus/antispyware/security package to buy, I tell them
that the LAST product you should get is anything with 'NORTON' on it. Norton products
bog down the system and are very difficult to get rid of once installed...
Limits what you can do... focus on being 'pretty'
all the 'artsy' types fawning over it... is it a mac?
because some people just dont like the mac interface. I personally cant stand its bubbly backwards look. and any OS that doesnt have multiple desktops is practically useless in my opinion :). If someone gave me a mac, the FIRST thing I would do is wipe its OS and install Linux on in...
hmmm I remember long ago when my comp. case was white and the macolytes were calling it ugly...
I think it was Picasso who said "Art is what sells"
you're not the only one... I ignore them too, and when a pushy salesman points them out, I tell them that I have NEVER received a check back when I have sent them in.
it was true.... 'sigh'
annoying toaster on Red Dwarf
I use to play City of Heros and Everquest 2... NO mac version. Currently play the halflife mod Day of Defeat... mac version? NOPE. I play alot of chess, latest Chessmaster (version 10)? NO mac version. Serious chess game Fritz? Yet another NO. ICC BlitzIn? yet again another NO. Chessbase lite for tracking my games? hmmm NOPE.
say what you want pretty icons and overpriced trendy hardware will never make me switch.
and please dont suggest a xbox/PS2/Gamecube for games... consoles truely suck. I hate console games.
#1 reason NOT to switch... i dont want to enter the CULT.
prettier icons???
I just recently installed windows on a revived machine and its lack of a workspace switcher drives me nuts! This is a must for all OS's
Yeah I guess not having any good games would make you productive :p