Netscape was good with standards. I wont hold it against them when they added their own little touches like and . Although those two examples were horrible.;)
Off the top of my head: Eagle stores all its data in its Program Files directory. (Its a common PCB CAD program and in the latest beta they have moved it to My Documents) I seem to recall Microsoft Money doing the same thing. I'm not sure about the latest versions.
Backing up the registry is a awful idea. Anyway correct me if I'm wrong but dont programs also store their settings globally? Not per user?
Its nice that they are trying to rectify the problems but the fact still stands that you'll miss settings and data if you only back up your profile directory. Also you'll get a couple of gig of crap since the temp directory is in there and it accumulates crap rapidly.
I see where your coming from but if I was running Windows and I needed to do a backup, I would not simply do what you described. I'd be doing a through scrub of the system looking for data.;)
Under Windows you'll find data in Program Files, C:\ (my sister uses that for example *shudder*) and in the registry. The programs which use the 'correct' folder are somewhat rare. All the big ones do it properly of course.
Stuff which is in the registry cant be extracted cleanly without massive headaches. 90% of programs store all their config data in there and its impossible to backup properly.
I dont really care about new features Vista has. I'm telling it how it happens in reality and not what 'should' happen.
Doing that on Windows will copy a fraction of your settings, some of your files and a huge amount of crap. Linux gets every single file of yours, every single setting and very little crap.
Copy your home directory to another computer. Instantly every file of yours is available, all your programs act the same way, all your preferences are saved. There will be minimal junk copied as well.
Windows will copy a whole pile of junk (tmp directory, etc...) and then leave all your settings behind on the old computer (registry).
For some reason, Windows users feel happy after they fix their computer, not pissed. I believe thats the primary reason behind Windows still having popularity.
You see it all the time. E.g. Printer wont print just before something urgent is due. They are annoyed when it occurs but are happy when they fix it (usually by rebooting or restarting the app).
I've been watching people using Windows and most of the time they dont even realise when it crashes. Its just automatic for them to reboot/restart the program and they edit what happened out of their memory. I've actually had to tell someone that their computer crashed because they didnt notice. They have been taught that all computers are like that and they just accept it.
Whenever I make Windows crash (very often with Explorer) I get really pissed. Which is why I make a point on not using Windows unless absolutely necessary.
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Um...this is spyware (ads) not government interception.
RIPA is a law which forbids the interception of data between two points.
In this case its the user and the web server.
Its fine for the web server to log since they are a end point.
Its not fine for the ISP to intercept the data however.
Netscape was good with standards. ;)
I wont hold it against them when they added their own little touches like and .
Although those two examples were horrible.
You know its completely optional right?
No need to get all paranoid about it.
Although the silver lining is that Australian Police and Courts generally dont give a shit about personal and small time piracy.
They go after the big fish: the ones which cause actual damage.
The company should have a means to get requested software legally.
If a employee installs the software themselves then it shouldn't be the company's fault.
Installing pirated software all over the company though would be the company's problem.
Nope. Just stay away from Vista. :)
Just yesterday I tested my laptop (Pentium 3, 512mb ram) vs a Turion laptop with a gig of ram.
Mine started KDE 4 far faster than KDE 3 on the superior computer.
Its all done i hardware. There are no such problems.
Off the top of my head: Eagle stores all its data in its Program Files directory.
;)
(Its a common PCB CAD program and in the latest beta they have moved it to My Documents)
I seem to recall Microsoft Money doing the same thing. I'm not sure about the latest versions.
Backing up the registry is a awful idea.
Anyway correct me if I'm wrong but dont programs also store their settings globally? Not per user?
Its nice that they are trying to rectify the problems but the fact still stands that you'll miss settings and data if you only back up your profile directory.
Also you'll get a couple of gig of crap since the temp directory is in there and it accumulates crap rapidly.
I see where your coming from but if I was running Windows and I needed to do a backup, I would not simply do what you described.
I'd be doing a through scrub of the system looking for data.
Under Linux, every program obeys the conventions.
Under Windows you'll find data in Program Files, C:\ (my sister uses that for example *shudder*) and in the registry.
The programs which use the 'correct' folder are somewhat rare.
All the big ones do it properly of course.
Stuff which is in the registry cant be extracted cleanly without massive headaches.
90% of programs store all their config data in there and its impossible to backup properly.
I dont really care about new features Vista has.
I'm telling it how it happens in reality and not what 'should' happen.
(Oh btw you forgot about ~ on linux.)
Doing that on Windows will copy a fraction of your settings, some of your files and a huge amount of crap.
Linux gets every single file of yours, every single setting and very little crap.
Slight difference dont you think?
If I were you I'd be opening it up with the intent of getting X on it. :)
Think of the possibilities.
That is nothing like how Linux does it.
Copy your home directory to another computer.
Instantly every file of yours is available, all your programs act the same way, all your preferences are saved.
There will be minimal junk copied as well.
Windows will copy a whole pile of junk (tmp directory, etc...) and then leave all your settings behind on the old computer (registry).
A 7% increase is nothing for spammers.
Unlikely. A couple of extra bucks wont do anything.
Thank you for proving my point.
You dont mind at all that when you type \\blah it hangs explorer.
In explorer go to a samba share. Instant lock up for 2 mins and if something goes wrong, its a crash.
Its even worse for ftp://
Thats my #1 gripe with Windows. It cant handle network file systems at all.
It will always freeze, go slowly, crash and just generally be a pain.
But on Linux, backing everything up is far simpler than windows. /backup does the job.
:P
cp -rf ~
Compare it to Windows where data is everywhere and its impossible to back up everything properly.
Anyway most malware wants to make the maker cash, not be disruptive.
Admittedly, no I do not backup.
They already have full control over it.
Making them own it doesnt change anything.
What your saying would work if all their drivers are buggy.
But we are only talking about Vista drivers. Their XP and Linux ones work brilliantly.
I wonder if it might be to do with the OS and not with nVidia.....
For some reason, Windows users feel happy after they fix their computer, not pissed.
I believe thats the primary reason behind Windows still having popularity.
You see it all the time.
E.g. Printer wont print just before something urgent is due.
They are annoyed when it occurs but are happy when they fix it (usually by rebooting or restarting the app).
I've been watching people using Windows and most of the time they dont even realise when it crashes.
Its just automatic for them to reboot/restart the program and they edit what happened out of their memory.
I've actually had to tell someone that their computer crashed because they didnt notice.
They have been taught that all computers are like that and they just accept it.
Whenever I make Windows crash (very often with Explorer) I get really pissed.
Which is why I make a point on not using Windows unless absolutely necessary.
But what if I dont want to download their crap?
Do I still need to pay?
Lotus claims that they never had the bug.
And its no excuse for keeping it for 25 years.
Well I have to give Microsoft for the award for the longest bug ever.
Excel still thinks 1900 is a leap year.
I cant see any other company with the arrogance and stupidity not to fix such a simple flaw.