Re:Keep putting it off. Please !
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I will address your three examples.
W32.Welchia.Worm- this is an email worm. As anyone who actually works with security can tell you, if your network is letting in Trojans and other mail-borne problems, what OS you are running is the least of your concerns. Also, if your firewall is allowing internet traffic into your network thru port 135, what OS you are running is the least of your concerns.
MSBlaster- ditto above, excluding the email part (in this case), but adding that if you are allowing TFTP traffic (port 69) into your network from the internet, what OS you are running is the least of your concerns.
SoBig- like the first, this was an email worm. So, if you are allowing this stuff into your network, your OS is the least of your concerns.
See, the problem with most of the ignorant fools who post stuff like you did is that they have no real clue as to what is involved in corporate IT, they do not work doing networking security, and they dont understand risk management.
Any corporation following networking best practices will be safe, irregardless of what OS they are running. If you have a firewall configured correctly, an email server which runs an active and updated virus scan on incoming email, an active and updated virus scanner on your file servers, an active and self-updating virus scanner on your desktops, and a correctly configured Windows Update at the desktop used in conjunction with Software Update Services (if you want to keep outbound traffic down), you will prevent at least 99% of anything.
And regarding what is at most 1%- it would have happened regardless of what OS you were running. If somebody has enough of a hard-on to want to break into your network, they will probably figure something out eventually.
Once you cut through the corporate red tape, then get through ignorant IT staff you still have to connect and gain access to all the services on the network.
1. I once had to give a Mac access to a network file server. It sucked- I needed to bypass a majority of the file server's security to allow this to happen.
2. Mac doesnt have any real kind of client software that allows it to attach to an NT network (much less an AD network). Quite unlike Windows, which can connect to ANY other network (Netware, Apple, Unix, etc), and still be secure.
This guy needs to learn what he is talking about, but thats a tall order. Its so much easier to just bitch and whine.
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Wow, an Anti-MS website touting the abilities of a Mac. Will the wonders never cease?
Re:Keep putting it off. Please !
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The way things are going, the next version of Microsoft's OS will have many more security holes and even more "Palladium" evilness and DRM restrictions on what I can co with my own content on my own machine. Hold of on this as long as possible, Bill. Get the current one working first.
And what do you base this 'expert' opinion on? From both reading about and using it, Win2k3 server is the best OS yet seen. Your supposed security holes arent being claimed by organizations such as SANS, so either they are in collusion with MS, or else you are talking out of your ass.
Even good programming cant stop the habitual complainers like you.
You must have purchased a piece of crap computer. I have five machines at home; one on Win98SE, one on NT4 Server, one with Win2k server, and the other two with Win 2k pro (as well as my roommate's PC with Win2k pro).
I have only had two problems in the last two years- my main PC needed the OS reinstalled, because it is used for games, and installing/uninstalling programs all the time catches up to even the best machines after two years or so. The second problem is the internet connection keeps dropping, but that is because of the netgear broadband router. I hate consumer-level networking products.
So, either you messed up the computer yourself, installed something buggy, or are the victim of a manufacturer defect. None of which would be Microsoft's fault.
Network file security is the single biggest reason I have never considered using Linux as a file server. Considering I can set file access rights using the groups which already exist with my user accounts, as well as taking advantage of things like EFS (we have to be extra careful, since we fall under HIPAA), its just better all around.
Not only that, but it then becomes just another Windows server to support, rather than throwing something new into the mix.
OS diversification sounds good on paper, but in practice its a pain in the ass (especially when its something only a select few people understand how to support). Its never fun getting that call at 9pm, or when you are on vacation- trust me.
Anyone could use the well-known buffer overflow in the "print" subsystem. You can get around that by avoiding use of "print" entirely, and going with a straight display of the ASCII codes. However, it DOES add just a few more lines to your program...
1. Bored secretary, spills orange juice on keyboard. Calls IT department, blames Microsoft.
2. Bored college student. Installed Kazaa, a demo of TRON 2.0, Mozilla's latest beta, and Quicktime on his dad's work computer. Computer starts crashing- blames Microsoft.
3. Average 19-year old Slashdot user, buys the cheapest parts he can find second-hand. Puts it all together, installs a pirated version of XP Home he got from a friend. Computer doesnt work well, but he blames Microsoft (rather than the crappy components he used).
I nominate "The Man" to make a web browser. Because Im sure its really as easy as he says! Im also certain his browser will be bug free, have no vulnerabilities, and be the most rock-solid browser ever seen by the time he gets done.
Cuz as we all know, writing error-free code is easy! And so is making a program free of ANY sort of exploit.
1. Try logging in, jackass. If you are going to lie and troll, you can at least be a man about it.
2. Saying "oh, well, if, um, your firewall goes down, and, um, you stop blocking trojans in your email, and, um, if a hacker teleports into your server room, blah blah blah, is really dodging the issue (as well as making stupid excuses).
The fact of the matter is that, as long as a corporation is following established best practices, they can run whatever they want an will be safe in the vast majority of cases. In the remaining tiny minority of cases, which OS they are running is the least of their concerns.
And from your statement, its obvious you have no clue regarding risk management or computer security. So just go back to studying for your high school classes, junior, and leave this big stuff to us adults, mkay?
You know what? Fuck you. I'm so tired of all these windows zealots telling me how good XP is. So _I'll_ tell you how good it is: IT FUCKING SUCKS! The fucking *login screen* crashed on my home machine today (not my machine, mine is Linux only). The whole system goes down because I mistyped my password. Great.
1. You are obviously a crazed zealot
2. You are obviously an idiot who cant build a stable computer. Every computer I own is rock solid stable, as well as every server Ive built and/or maintained.
So Microsoft can hardly be to blame for your incompetance. Stop buying Packard Bell.
You windows users also need to stop bitchine about wine. Where would _you_ be if the OSS people didn't write/port to windows OpenOffice, BZFlag, Mozilla, or whatever fun OSS app you're using right now. Nowhere? Or out $800. I see. So you can use our stuff and bitch about us using wine to use kazaa lite or something. Thanks.
It doesnt effect me at all. I dont use any OSS apps. I use MS Office (license provided thru work), Windows 2000 (license purchased thru MCSE discount promotion), etc. Im not saying OSS doesnt have its place, but dont try acting like its the be-all and end-all of computing existance. Get a grip, dude.
It comes down to this. Don't complain about other's choice in OS
That was my point, jackass.
But I can do without Linux and Apple users spreading lies about their ease of use and stability (and security, too) in relation to Windows.
they are gonna to include ANOTHER browser! Booya!!!!1111 I can hardly wait!!! LiNux iz the bestest Os EVAR!!!!111
Also, I need another text editer, because my current editer doesnt, um, do enough...
I also need another way to look at a calender, becuz we need more choices. Lunix is all about choices. And freedom. And freedome to make choices. Like chioces about which OS we have to use, and not to be dominated by M$, and thier evil Windoze monopolie!!111
PS. Windoze doesnt know how to cut and paste right, becuz they use CTRL-C/V instead of, um, the mouse thing. If I cant do it with the mouse, I dont want to know how to do it. The keybd suxars!!!111
More like, most people found it pre-installed on their computer.
If most people didnt want it, it wouldnt be there. I think if every Dell customer were shipped a computer pre-installed with Linux, they would both have a record number of complaints, and would also go out of business for not giving their customers what they wanted.
I hate to break it to you, but the majority of people dont WANT linux. They want Windows, because they know how to use it. You can twist that around any way you want, but 99% of the world doesnt want to have to relearn an OS (hell, 99% of the world doesnt even want to learn one OS).
Man, you are SO missing the point it's not even funny.
If your point is that a company shouldnt put out patches or security bulletins, than yes, I am missing your point. Especially considering Linux needs the exact same things (patches, security updates, etc). Personally, I like being able to go to Technet for all my answers rather than having to troll around newsgroups or waiting for somebody to post an answer to my problem.
If you dont want to keep up with your technology, you are probably in the wrong profession. Maybe you would be happier being a hair-dresser or a fashion designer. You may be happier bussing tables, or selling shoes. Those things dont really change so much, and dont require as much work to keep up to date. I keep saying that most of the people working in IT dont have the correct mindset for the profession. Get out of the field and make way for the people who do!
No, but I can show you one company that is capable of having a lot fewer bugs and design mistakes in their software. Don't you think it's a little weird that you can put MS and Linux on the same level, when MS is written by a huge company full of PhD's and cash, and Linux is written by VOLUNTEERS with no QA department?
Um, you are the one putting the two on the same level, not me. Linux is nowhere NEAR the level of Windows. First, MS has WAY better professional resources than linux. I can go to Technet with ANY problem I encounter, and get an answer. I may have to search, but its there (they DO need to improve their search ability). Also, you act like uneducated dolts are writing Linux, and that they dont have a beta period. Finally, you are acting like Linux even approaches the flexibility of the Windows platform. You are wrong on all counts.
Every time there is a Security patch, I get an email. I can then evaluate it for how dangerous it is in my circumstance (which it generally isnt. Most patches concern IE, which isnt a big concern on a server which shouldnt be logged in anyway). Next, I just download the patch and test it. Once it checks out (which I have personally never had a patch mess up on me, probably because I dont have to update the second it comes out), I download it and put it on my network's server running the free Software Update Service, which then lets all the 2000/XP computers on my network pull it down and install it (without ANY user interaction). THIS is how a corporate network is run; that you dont know this is telling about your level of expertise (or lack thereof).
Yeah, silly me, trying to solve my customer's business problems instead of running around patching Windows a couple times a week and explaining "what went wrong this time". Maybe 10 hours a day isn't enough, I need to schedule more quality Microsoft time... ha! I dont have to patch several times a week. First, there arent patches coming out several times a week, and second, there are tools that do the patching for me. The network does the work for me, not the other way around.
Next, I am solving problems myself, because I design the network well. If you cant, then you just dont have the crazy mad skills that I must possess. Sucks to be you.
Finally, my network never goes down, so I dont know where you get this "what went wrong this time" stuff. Must be a misconception of so
First, a question: What's up with all this "Ctrl C" and Ctrl V" copy/paste stuff?... All this Ctrl key action slows me down. I don't know about the rest of the world, but I need to work quickly if I want to earn a living, and I don't see why Windows wants me to go through all those extra hand motions just to paste a URL into a story. Geh. Firstly, CTRL-C/V have been cut and paste since back in the MS-DOS days. So, they are hardly going to change it just because you personally find it easier. Second, if you are working SO fast that you cant manage a one hand, two key combination, there is probably smoke coming out of your keyboard; I think the keyboard combo is the least of your worries.
The Windows update process told me nothing except that it was happening, and that I needed to reboot when it was over. A Windows-using friend said, "Yes, that's the way it works, and if you don't do the updates your computer keeps annoying you, so you have to do them even if they take hours like they sometimes do."
His Windows-using friend is very uninformed. You can set Windows Update several ways- to update with no user input (best for businesses), with confirmation, or to disable it entirely. I personally have it disabled, because I update manually thru windowsupdate.microsoft.com- this gives you the selective, informative install he (incorrectly) says isnt available. You can even personalize Windows Update to permanently exclude updates you dont want (or want to see as an option anymore). Its very easy, and they did very good work on it.
It seems Windows, unlike most commercial Linux distributions, doesn't come with office and other productivity software.
Except Wordpad. Not the best, but its free, and it has many basic and commonly used options. I personally use MS Office.
As for your IRC travails, that is an issue with your choice of applications, and not Windows per se. It just sounds to me like you want all your programs to perform exactly the way you are used to them; sorry, but you will most likely have these complaints with any non-linux platform you go with in that case.
Those Microsoft people need to get on the stick with Explorer. This lack of tabbed browsing is simply not acceptable. There is no good excuse in this day and age for distributing a browser that doesn't have this fine feature. Explorer simply won't be ready for the desktop until it has it.
Again, his complaint is that the application doesnt have a feature you consider essential. IE has a Favorites drop-down list, you can open new windows with CTRL-N, and it has a Links bar for even faster access to favorites. IE just does things a way different than what he is used to, and he proclaims it as a flaw.
Again, this is more of a defective end user problem than an actual application flaw.
Another problem I noticed with Explorer is something called "popup ads." Apparently a lot of Web sites have these things and something related called "popunders" that also open browser windows you don't ask to open. Apparently many Explorer users dislike this feature so much that they are willing to pay for software to shut it off. Why people will pay to have Explorer's popup feature shut off instead of simply downloading free Mozilla and clicking on a couple of little boxes to decide what they will allow Web servers to do to their browser windows escapes me. Mozilla is just as easy to install on Windows as it is on Linux (and once again, in the Windows version no 'root' password is needed).
First, you dont have to pay anything to disable pop-ups, or switch browsers. Just get the Google Toolbar (which is invaluable irregardless of the pop-up killer). No need to install a buggy beta-esque browser on your machine. I personally switched to IE all the way back at version 3.0 just to get away from the evils of Netscape/Mozilla; no way I'm going back to that
that makes no sense. You are saying that MS became LESS of a monopoly by making Office and IE for the Mac? What Bizzaro-world logical leap leads you to that conclusion?
Please supply the supposed source of your claims. I find them highly unlikely.
I would like to see a statement from a SINGLE person who bought a server for IIS solely because the pages hosted on it would be Mac compatible.
Also, since MS Office is the best office suite on the comparitively TINY Apple market, its hardly surprising they have a greater market penetration. Its very easy to dominate a niche market; you just port your product which is vastly superior to their existing options. However, MS Office for Mac and PC are not different. But if it makes you sleep better at night to think that the Mac version is better, go right ahead. It must be difficult to feed that superiority complex all the time, especially in light of all the contrary evidence.
Just to flip the coin, however, there isnt ONE application made by Apple which is a "best of class" on the PC. In fact, I would rather have my scrotum sawed off with a rust spoon than so much as install even Quicktime on my PC. Apple software is a pretty consistant OS killer.
Yeah, and we wish that this gigantic wealthy company would just FIX THEIR SOFTWARE. But it ain't gonna happen Seems to me that their marketshare shows most people find their software acceptable. Not only that, but speaking as a professional expert on MS products, I dont see anything "broke" with it. It is perfectly secure? No. Is anything? No.
Maybe before you start running your habitually complaining, slashdot party line spewing mouth, you should get your REAL facts straight.
In fact, yesterday there was an article RIGHT HERE featuring SAN's top ten security concerns on both Windows and Unix. And strangely enough, it was hard to tell which was 'worse', since both had flaws which, while patching would fix it, required the end user to actually DO it. So the real problem isnt in the OS, it lies between the chair and the keyboard.
Wake up to the truth- its out there. You need to take your "I hate M$" hat off, its cutting off the bloodflow to your brain.
What's the deal MS?
The deal is Windows Server 2003. The deal is also Software Update Services. The deal is also the tons of security bulletins, software patches, and technical resources *constantly* put out by MS. Anyone who knows the real deal certainly cant say MS isnt being dilligent about security or stability.
How about getting it right the first time!
Like who? Word Perfect? Puh-lease! Star Office? Dont make me laugh!
You guys need to wake up to the fact that EVERYTHING in the world is a work in progress. If you can show me one piece of software that is flawless right out of the gate, I'll eat my hat. BSD, Linux, Unix, etc, they ALL need to be patched. Nothing is perfect. NOTHING.
Microsoft needs to snap into action ASAP.
Stop being a shrill, whiny bitch and go look at Technet. Its obvious you can connect to the internet, so quit being so lazy. If you support the stuff, at least you can put an effort into figuring out how to do so effectively. Or would you rather just make baseless complaints in the comfort of Slashdot, the home of baseless MS criticism?
They need to send out CD's to every single customer who ever made the mistake of buying their product, which looks more like a beta version than a finished program
First, get off your lazy ass and get the patches from www.microsoft.com. Second, name the 'product' you are having so much trouble with. In my experience, especially regarding Microsoft, its a poor craftsman who blames his tools. I dont work with ANYTHING they currently make which performs like 'beta software'. Even their beta software performs better than that of most of their competitors. Do I love every design choice they made? Hell no! But those I dont like I just learn how to work around. And its entirely possible, given how they design their products.
MS designs FOR their customers. And thats a fact.
I will now be modded down to hell, since I have slaughtered every Slashdot sacred cow, but the real truth hurts.
I had always been under the impression that a lawsuit had to have *actual damages*. Did these kids come down with acute paranoia (ala the x-files) or some kind of brain tumors?
Seems like a lot of manure is being shoveled toward the courts. But this is nothing new, of course.
Ah. I see. So Apple gave MS the honor of making a web browser (for which MS received no profit) and making Office, which turned out to be the best office software on that platform, but most likely didnt generate enough revenue to make it worth the effort.
Seems like a whole lot of largess on Gates part, if you ask me.
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W32.Welchia.Worm- this is an email worm. As anyone who actually works with security can tell you, if your network is letting in Trojans and other mail-borne problems, what OS you are running is the least of your concerns. Also, if your firewall is allowing internet traffic into your network thru port 135, what OS you are running is the least of your concerns.
MSBlaster- ditto above, excluding the email part (in this case), but adding that if you are allowing TFTP traffic (port 69) into your network from the internet, what OS you are running is the least of your concerns.
SoBig- like the first, this was an email worm. So, if you are allowing this stuff into your network, your OS is the least of your concerns.
See, the problem with most of the ignorant fools who post stuff like you did is that they have no real clue as to what is involved in corporate IT, they do not work doing networking security, and they dont understand risk management.
Any corporation following networking best practices will be safe, irregardless of what OS they are running. If you have a firewall configured correctly, an email server which runs an active and updated virus scan on incoming email, an active and updated virus scanner on your file servers, an active and self-updating virus scanner on your desktops, and a correctly configured Windows Update at the desktop used in conjunction with Software Update Services (if you want to keep outbound traffic down), you will prevent at least 99% of anything.
And regarding what is at most 1%- it would have happened regardless of what OS you were running. If somebody has enough of a hard-on to want to break into your network, they will probably figure something out eventually.
1. I once had to give a Mac access to a network file server. It sucked- I needed to bypass a majority of the file server's security to allow this to happen.
2. Mac doesnt have any real kind of client software that allows it to attach to an NT network (much less an AD network). Quite unlike Windows, which can connect to ANY other network (Netware, Apple, Unix, etc), and still be secure.
This guy needs to learn what he is talking about, but thats a tall order. Its so much easier to just bitch and whine.
osViews editorial contributor Kevin Ledgister took on this challenge and passed the test with flying colors."
Wow, an Anti-MS website touting the abilities of a Mac. Will the wonders never cease?
And what do you base this 'expert' opinion on? From both reading about and using it, Win2k3 server is the best OS yet seen. Your supposed security holes arent being claimed by organizations such as SANS, so either they are in collusion with MS, or else you are talking out of your ass.
Even good programming cant stop the habitual complainers like you.
I have only had two problems in the last two years- my main PC needed the OS reinstalled, because it is used for games, and installing/uninstalling programs all the time catches up to even the best machines after two years or so. The second problem is the internet connection keeps dropping, but that is because of the netgear broadband router. I hate consumer-level networking products.
So, either you messed up the computer yourself, installed something buggy, or are the victim of a manufacturer defect. None of which would be Microsoft's fault.
Not only that, but it then becomes just another Windows server to support, rather than throwing something new into the mix.
OS diversification sounds good on paper, but in practice its a pain in the ass (especially when its something only a select few people understand how to support). Its never fun getting that call at 9pm, or when you are on vacation- trust me.
Sounds more like the effects of success envy are in da house.
Sounds more like they are showing their support for IBM to me.
Anyone could use the well-known buffer overflow in the "print" subsystem. You can get around that by avoiding use of "print" entirely, and going with a straight display of the ASCII codes. However, it DOES add just a few more lines to your program...
2. Bored college student. Installed Kazaa, a demo of TRON 2.0, Mozilla's latest beta, and Quicktime on his dad's work computer. Computer starts crashing- blames Microsoft.
3. Average 19-year old Slashdot user, buys the cheapest parts he can find second-hand. Puts it all together, installs a pirated version of XP Home he got from a friend. Computer doesnt work well, but he blames Microsoft (rather than the crappy components he used).
Cuz as we all know, writing error-free code is easy! And so is making a program free of ANY sort of exploit.
2. Saying "oh, well, if, um, your firewall goes down, and, um, you stop blocking trojans in your email, and, um, if a hacker teleports into your server room, blah blah blah, is really dodging the issue (as well as making stupid excuses).
The fact of the matter is that, as long as a corporation is following established best practices, they can run whatever they want an will be safe in the vast majority of cases. In the remaining tiny minority of cases, which OS they are running is the least of their concerns.
And from your statement, its obvious you have no clue regarding risk management or computer security. So just go back to studying for your high school classes, junior, and leave this big stuff to us adults, mkay?
1. You are obviously a crazed zealot
2. You are obviously an idiot who cant build a stable computer. Every computer I own is rock solid stable, as well as every server Ive built and/or maintained.
So Microsoft can hardly be to blame for your incompetance. Stop buying Packard Bell.
You windows users also need to stop bitchine about wine. Where would _you_ be if the OSS people didn't write/port to windows OpenOffice, BZFlag, Mozilla, or whatever fun OSS app you're using right now. Nowhere? Or out $800. I see. So you can use our stuff and bitch about us using wine to use kazaa lite or something. Thanks.
It doesnt effect me at all. I dont use any OSS apps. I use MS Office (license provided thru work), Windows 2000 (license purchased thru MCSE discount promotion), etc. Im not saying OSS doesnt have its place, but dont try acting like its the be-all and end-all of computing existance. Get a grip, dude.
It comes down to this. Don't complain about other's choice in OS
That was my point, jackass.
But I can do without Linux and Apple users spreading lies about their ease of use and stability (and security, too) in relation to Windows.
If you are letting email-borne trojans into your network, your operating system is the least of your problems.
Also, I need another text editer, because my current editer doesnt, um, do enough...
I also need another way to look at a calender, becuz we need more choices. Lunix is all about choices. And freedom. And freedome to make choices. Like chioces about which OS we have to use, and not to be dominated by M$, and thier evil Windoze monopolie!!111
PS. Windoze doesnt know how to cut and paste right, becuz they use CTRL-C/V instead of, um, the mouse thing. If I cant do it with the mouse, I dont want to know how to do it. The keybd suxars!!!111
And WHAT, exactly, about your experiences at this place would have made you expect a bit more?
If most people didnt want it, it wouldnt be there. I think if every Dell customer were shipped a computer pre-installed with Linux, they would both have a record number of complaints, and would also go out of business for not giving their customers what they wanted.
I hate to break it to you, but the majority of people dont WANT linux. They want Windows, because they know how to use it. You can twist that around any way you want, but 99% of the world doesnt want to have to relearn an OS (hell, 99% of the world doesnt even want to learn one OS).
Man, you are SO missing the point it's not even funny.
If your point is that a company shouldnt put out patches or security bulletins, than yes, I am missing your point. Especially considering Linux needs the exact same things (patches, security updates, etc). Personally, I like being able to go to Technet for all my answers rather than having to troll around newsgroups or waiting for somebody to post an answer to my problem.
If you dont want to keep up with your technology, you are probably in the wrong profession. Maybe you would be happier being a hair-dresser or a fashion designer. You may be happier bussing tables, or selling shoes. Those things dont really change so much, and dont require as much work to keep up to date. I keep saying that most of the people working in IT dont have the correct mindset for the profession. Get out of the field and make way for the people who do!
No, but I can show you one company that is capable of having a lot fewer bugs and design mistakes in their software. Don't you think it's a little weird that you can put MS and Linux on the same level, when MS is written by a huge company full of PhD's and cash, and Linux is written by VOLUNTEERS with no QA department?
Um, you are the one putting the two on the same level, not me. Linux is nowhere NEAR the level of Windows. First, MS has WAY better professional resources than linux. I can go to Technet with ANY problem I encounter, and get an answer. I may have to search, but its there (they DO need to improve their search ability). Also, you act like uneducated dolts are writing Linux, and that they dont have a beta period. Finally, you are acting like Linux even approaches the flexibility of the Windows platform. You are wrong on all counts.
Every time there is a Security patch, I get an email. I can then evaluate it for how dangerous it is in my circumstance (which it generally isnt. Most patches concern IE, which isnt a big concern on a server which shouldnt be logged in anyway). Next, I just download the patch and test it. Once it checks out (which I have personally never had a patch mess up on me, probably because I dont have to update the second it comes out), I download it and put it on my network's server running the free Software Update Service, which then lets all the 2000/XP computers on my network pull it down and install it (without ANY user interaction). THIS is how a corporate network is run; that you dont know this is telling about your level of expertise (or lack thereof).
Yeah, silly me, trying to solve my customer's business problems instead of running around patching Windows a couple times a week and explaining "what went wrong this time". Maybe 10 hours a day isn't enough, I need to schedule more quality Microsoft time ... ha! I dont have to patch several times a week. First, there arent patches coming out several times a week, and second, there are tools that do the patching for me. The network does the work for me, not the other way around.
Next, I am solving problems myself, because I design the network well. If you cant, then you just dont have the crazy mad skills that I must possess. Sucks to be you.
Finally, my network never goes down, so I dont know where you get this "what went wrong this time" stuff. Must be a misconception of so
First, a question: What's up with all this "Ctrl C" and Ctrl V" copy/paste stuff? ... All this Ctrl key action slows me down. I don't know about the rest of the world, but I need to work quickly if I want to earn a living, and I don't see why Windows wants me to go through all those extra hand motions just to paste a URL into a story. Geh. Firstly, CTRL-C/V have been cut and paste since back in the MS-DOS days. So, they are hardly going to change it just because you personally find it easier. Second, if you are working SO fast that you cant manage a one hand, two key combination, there is probably smoke coming out of your keyboard; I think the keyboard combo is the least of your worries.
The Windows update process told me nothing except that it was happening, and that I needed to reboot when it was over. A Windows-using friend said, "Yes, that's the way it works, and if you don't do the updates your computer keeps annoying you, so you have to do them even if they take hours like they sometimes do."
His Windows-using friend is very uninformed. You can set Windows Update several ways- to update with no user input (best for businesses), with confirmation, or to disable it entirely. I personally have it disabled, because I update manually thru windowsupdate.microsoft.com- this gives you the selective, informative install he (incorrectly) says isnt available. You can even personalize Windows Update to permanently exclude updates you dont want (or want to see as an option anymore). Its very easy, and they did very good work on it.
It seems Windows, unlike most commercial Linux distributions, doesn't come with office and other productivity software.
Except Wordpad. Not the best, but its free, and it has many basic and commonly used options. I personally use MS Office.
As for your IRC travails, that is an issue with your choice of applications, and not Windows per se. It just sounds to me like you want all your programs to perform exactly the way you are used to them; sorry, but you will most likely have these complaints with any non-linux platform you go with in that case.
Those Microsoft people need to get on the stick with Explorer. This lack of tabbed browsing is simply not acceptable. There is no good excuse in this day and age for distributing a browser that doesn't have this fine feature. Explorer simply won't be ready for the desktop until it has it.
Again, his complaint is that the application doesnt have a feature you consider essential. IE has a Favorites drop-down list, you can open new windows with CTRL-N, and it has a Links bar for even faster access to favorites. IE just does things a way different than what he is used to, and he proclaims it as a flaw.
Again, this is more of a defective end user problem than an actual application flaw.
Another problem I noticed with Explorer is something called "popup ads." Apparently a lot of Web sites have these things and something related called "popunders" that also open browser windows you don't ask to open. Apparently many Explorer users dislike this feature so much that they are willing to pay for software to shut it off. Why people will pay to have Explorer's popup feature shut off instead of simply downloading free Mozilla and clicking on a couple of little boxes to decide what they will allow Web servers to do to their browser windows escapes me. Mozilla is just as easy to install on Windows as it is on Linux (and once again, in the Windows version no 'root' password is needed).
First, you dont have to pay anything to disable pop-ups, or switch browsers. Just get the Google Toolbar (which is invaluable irregardless of the pop-up killer). No need to install a buggy beta-esque browser on your machine. I personally switched to IE all the way back at version 3.0 just to get away from the evils of Netscape/Mozilla; no way I'm going back to that
What crack fiend designed the thing? How the HELL did they think making the customer forced to
1. open the case, 2. remove the battery, 3. replace game cartridge, 4. replace battery, 5. close up case (most difficult step), 6. power on unit
would somehow equate to a serious competitor to the GameBoy Advance SP (which is possibly one of the best-designed electronic devices ever)?
Kudos to whoever conned Nokia into actually paying them MONEY for thinking this shit up.
that makes no sense. You are saying that MS became LESS of a monopoly by making Office and IE for the Mac? What Bizzaro-world logical leap leads you to that conclusion?
I would like to see a statement from a SINGLE person who bought a server for IIS solely because the pages hosted on it would be Mac compatible.
Also, since MS Office is the best office suite on the comparitively TINY Apple market, its hardly surprising they have a greater market penetration. Its very easy to dominate a niche market; you just port your product which is vastly superior to their existing options. However, MS Office for Mac and PC are not different. But if it makes you sleep better at night to think that the Mac version is better, go right ahead. It must be difficult to feed that superiority complex all the time, especially in light of all the contrary evidence.
Just to flip the coin, however, there isnt ONE application made by Apple which is a "best of class" on the PC. In fact, I would rather have my scrotum sawed off with a rust spoon than so much as install even Quicktime on my PC. Apple software is a pretty consistant OS killer.
Maybe before you start running your habitually complaining, slashdot party line spewing mouth, you should get your REAL facts straight.
In fact, yesterday there was an article RIGHT HERE featuring SAN's top ten security concerns on both Windows and Unix. And strangely enough, it was hard to tell which was 'worse', since both had flaws which, while patching would fix it, required the end user to actually DO it. So the real problem isnt in the OS, it lies between the chair and the keyboard.
Wake up to the truth- its out there. You need to take your "I hate M$" hat off, its cutting off the bloodflow to your brain.
What's the deal MS?
The deal is Windows Server 2003. The deal is also Software Update Services. The deal is also the tons of security bulletins, software patches, and technical resources *constantly* put out by MS. Anyone who knows the real deal certainly cant say MS isnt being dilligent about security or stability.
How about getting it right the first time!
Like who? Word Perfect? Puh-lease! Star Office? Dont make me laugh!
You guys need to wake up to the fact that EVERYTHING in the world is a work in progress. If you can show me one piece of software that is flawless right out of the gate, I'll eat my hat. BSD, Linux, Unix, etc, they ALL need to be patched. Nothing is perfect. NOTHING.
Microsoft needs to snap into action ASAP.
Stop being a shrill, whiny bitch and go look at Technet. Its obvious you can connect to the internet, so quit being so lazy. If you support the stuff, at least you can put an effort into figuring out how to do so effectively. Or would you rather just make baseless complaints in the comfort of Slashdot, the home of baseless MS criticism?
They need to send out CD's to every single customer who ever made the mistake of buying their product, which looks more like a beta version than a finished program
First, get off your lazy ass and get the patches from www.microsoft.com. Second, name the 'product' you are having so much trouble with. In my experience, especially regarding Microsoft, its a poor craftsman who blames his tools. I dont work with ANYTHING they currently make which performs like 'beta software'. Even their beta software performs better than that of most of their competitors. Do I love every design choice they made? Hell no! But those I dont like I just learn how to work around. And its entirely possible, given how they design their products.
MS designs FOR their customers. And thats a fact.
I will now be modded down to hell, since I have slaughtered every Slashdot sacred cow, but the real truth hurts.
Seems like a lot of manure is being shoveled toward the courts. But this is nothing new, of course.
Seems like a whole lot of largess on Gates part, if you ask me.
Is it really a bust? My local Gamestop was telling me they had about a gazillion preorders...
Try not to take things so personally- it will probably stop your husband from having to beat you.