Many people dual boot windows simply for the games. And that is fine. If you find you are more productive in Linux, than so be it. For me it is not which is better, it is which is better the better tool for the task at hand. The sad truth is that most people do not have the time required to invest into learning Linux nor is the benifit great enough for them. As a programmer myself I understand the value of reading the manual and planning ahead, it can save you a great deal of time in the long run, but nearly everyone thinks in the short term. I prefer Windows and Microsoft products (why I mentioned the paperclip and office) because it is easier to get started yet usually powerfull enough to do everything that I want in the long run. I ran Linux in dual boot for about a month and played with it each night. There was some stuff about it I loved, but after about the five hundredth time I typed "man" or the 20+ headachs I had getting my drivers working properly, I went back to solely Windows. Maybe I will look into Linux again in the future, but right now it just isn't practical for me or most consumers.
-SniperBoB-
But......if you want games that allow you to play mods (or create them yourself)......if you want a full keyboard to type to others in multiplayer......if you simply like the mouse and keyboard combo for shooters......if you don't have 200 bucks to drop for a console in addition to what you are gonna pay for a computer... (btw before you refute this and say windows costs $200, note you can buy a brand new dell for like 700 bucks with Windows which is probably cheaper than the parts if you were to build it yourself and install Linux)...if you have a tv and a computer and would like to watch tv while the game loads or you wait for your turn online...
[the list goes on]... THEN RUN WINDOWS
And as for "User Friendly" being an insult to ones intelligence, please allow me to insult your intellegence: Simply IGNORE the user friendly coating or dissable the office paper clip or whatever. Then proceed to spend more time actually getting things done rather than reading a manual.
Caveman eats poisen berries, caveman dies.
Friends of said caveman discover berries were to blame for death, note that no one should ever eat the berries.
Another caveman comes along, fails to read the large warning signs posted outside the forest. He eats the berries and dies. Original caveman's friends laugh.
The End
If you ask me, such obvious scams shouldn't be shut down. Instead they should be allowed to eliminate societies stupider members.
-SniperBoB-
Customization of network documents by accessing customization information on a server computer using unique user identifiers
I have customized the Slashdot subjects which I would like to appear. Wouldn't that make the main page of/. customized by accessing customization information on a server using my unique/. user identifier?
Is it just me or does that seem extrodinarily broad?
I am a huuuge Google fan. The Google toolbar is a gift from god. Imagin my dismay when a Google search for
new york department of motor vehicles
turned up with bogus results! This was right after reading an artical about how Microsoft planned to beat Google at its own game by developing a superior search engine. I jokingly said "MSN Search SUUUUCCKS now" then proceeded to copy paste that query into MSN. IT CAME UP FIRST RESULT!!
Once again the need for legacy free PC's is made clear. I for one would be very willing to toss my PC and existing software out the window in exchange for a PC with 200 times the capabilities.
As for the hard-drive/ram/other-memory issue specifically, I think it is imperative that we unify the memory architecture. By treating the data that is typically stored on the hard drive the same as data typically stored in ram infinite new possibilities are opened.
What is up with these people? Don't they ahve something better that they can be doing?
I mean, these images are obviously fake. First of all Microsoft would never allow a caption like "You can walk away now and come back in 10 minutes, or stay and watch setup". Second of all, that color scheme would result in the immediate termination of the artist (Green tabs??). Lastly (that I will mention), just look at the controls! Microsoft wanted the Start button to clearly be a button for a reason. Yet this guys start button just seems the word "Start" on the taskbar... similar propblems appear else where.
I think this is just a guy with virtual PC, Blinds and a little too much spare time.
There is only one drawback that I can even consider being an issue with excessive customization. That is the fact that it becomes exponentially more difficult with each added feature to provide accurate tech support instructions.
For example: You get some one who is new to computers who doesn't know how to close a window, but their distro was setup with the close buttons on the left side while the tech support guy's is on the right side. It's gonna be awfully confusing to a user as to where to click.
Now while I believe linux isn't really for beginners quite yet, this is still an important issue that can arrise in any situation and even effect experts.
I've done some tech support and believe me it's hard to help someone to find something in their windows start menu if you forgot that their version of windows doesn't have everything the new XP one does.
If someone can come up with a workable solution for this, then I say customize away! But until then, I think only simple preferences should be implemented.
Recently, I have been maintaing some (extreamly old) code written in VB3 at my place of employment.
Let me tell you that I want to cry everytime I launch VB3 (and everytime my automatic 16-bit sub-system reboot hot-key is used to relaunch a crashed VB3). However, the tears of pain turn to tears of joy when I realize that I just spent the last half hour coding and the program stayed open the entire time! Errors, logic bugs, etc all cured while the program was running and never needing to rerun it.
Edit and continue is the greatest thing ever!
At a close second would be the ability to move the instruction cursor. Skiping or repeating a line of code is often very helpful, expecially when you use Edit and Contine, then want to immediately rerun the function to test the changes.
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Many people dual boot windows simply for the games. And that is fine. If you find you are more productive in Linux, than so be it. For me it is not which is better, it is which is better the better tool for the task at hand. The sad truth is that most people do not have the time required to invest into learning Linux nor is the benifit great enough for them. As a programmer myself I understand the value of reading the manual and planning ahead, it can save you a great deal of time in the long run, but nearly everyone thinks in the short term. I prefer Windows and Microsoft products (why I mentioned the paperclip and office) because it is easier to get started yet usually powerfull enough to do everything that I want in the long run. I ran Linux in dual boot for about a month and played with it each night. There was some stuff about it I loved, but after about the five hundredth time I typed "man" or the 20+ headachs I had getting my drivers working properly, I went back to solely Windows. Maybe I will look into Linux again in the future, but right now it just isn't practical for me or most consumers. -SniperBoB-
But... ...if you want games that allow you to play mods (or create them yourself)... ...if you want a full keyboard to type to others in multiplayer... ...if you simply like the mouse and keyboard combo for shooters... ...if you don't have 200 bucks to drop for a console in addition to what you are gonna pay for a computer... (btw before you refute this and say windows costs $200, note you can buy a brand new dell for like 700 bucks with Windows which is probably cheaper than the parts if you were to build it yourself and install Linux) ...if you have a tv and a computer and would like to watch tv while the game loads or you wait for your turn online...
... THEN RUN WINDOWS
[the list goes on]
And as for "User Friendly" being an insult to ones intelligence, please allow me to insult your intellegence: Simply IGNORE the user friendly coating or dissable the office paper clip or whatever. Then proceed to spend more time actually getting things done rather than reading a manual.
-SniperBoB-
That is a nice idea, but problem is that obnoxious people will often enter the card number for legitimate sites just to give them a hard time.
Caveman eats poisen berries, caveman dies. Friends of said caveman discover berries were to blame for death, note that no one should ever eat the berries. Another caveman comes along, fails to read the large warning signs posted outside the forest. He eats the berries and dies. Original caveman's friends laugh. The End If you ask me, such obvious scams shouldn't be shut down. Instead they should be allowed to eliminate societies stupider members. -SniperBoB-
I am a huuuge Google fan. The Google toolbar is a gift from god. Imagin my dismay when a Google search for
new york department of motor vehicles
turned up with bogus results! This was right after reading an artical about how Microsoft planned to beat Google at its own game by developing a superior search engine. I jokingly said "MSN Search SUUUUCCKS now" then proceeded to copy paste that query into MSN. IT CAME UP FIRST RESULT!!
I was devistated...
Once again the need for legacy free PC's is made clear. I for one would be very willing to toss my PC and existing software out the window in exchange for a PC with 200 times the capabilities.
As for the hard-drive/ram/other-memory issue specifically, I think it is imperative that we unify the memory architecture. By treating the data that is typically stored on the hard drive the same as data typically stored in ram infinite new possibilities are opened.
Brandon Bloom
What is up with these people? Don't they ahve something better that they can be doing?
I mean, these images are obviously fake. First of all Microsoft would never allow a caption like "You can walk away now and come back in 10 minutes, or stay and watch setup". Second of all, that color scheme would result in the immediate termination of the artist (Green tabs??). Lastly (that I will mention), just look at the controls! Microsoft wanted the Start button to clearly be a button for a reason. Yet this guys start button just seems the word "Start" on the taskbar... similar propblems appear else where.
I think this is just a guy with virtual PC, Blinds and a little too much spare time.
There is only one drawback that I can even consider being an issue with excessive customization. That is the fact that it becomes exponentially more difficult with each added feature to provide accurate tech support instructions.
For example:
You get some one who is new to computers who doesn't know how to close a window, but their distro was setup with the close buttons on the left side while the tech support guy's is on the right side. It's gonna be awfully confusing to a user as to where to click.
Now while I believe linux isn't really for beginners quite yet, this is still an important issue that can arrise in any situation and even effect experts.
I've done some tech support and believe me it's hard to help someone to find something in their windows start menu if you forgot that their version of windows doesn't have everything the new XP one does.
If someone can come up with a workable solution for this, then I say customize away! But until then, I think only simple preferences should be implemented.
Recently, I have been maintaing some (extreamly old) code written in VB3 at my place of employment. Let me tell you that I want to cry everytime I launch VB3 (and everytime my automatic 16-bit sub-system reboot hot-key is used to relaunch a crashed VB3). However, the tears of pain turn to tears of joy when I realize that I just spent the last half hour coding and the program stayed open the entire time! Errors, logic bugs, etc all cured while the program was running and never needing to rerun it. Edit and continue is the greatest thing ever! At a close second would be the ability to move the instruction cursor. Skiping or repeating a line of code is often very helpful, expecially when you use Edit and Contine, then want to immediately rerun the function to test the changes.