Sure, first off, I should say that I've just recently quit the IT field because of burnout. (Only 14years but it was long enough).
I've had multiple certifications. (including redhat, apple, microsoft)
I've used the betas and RC1, and found the loss of performance a downside. Everything on XP is crisp and quick. Running from the same system, an Athlon 3200+ 64bit with 1gb RAM and 7200rpm SATA II drives.. Not only that but many changes in how you get things done in Vista that are counter-intuitive to everything 95/98/200/XP taught us. Nothing wrong with new, but Jesus!
Using the system for a couple of weeks and installing software from major vendors caused massive slowdown and lock ups. Like most, I'll be giving it another shot when it's released, and then again after a service pack. But I still don't think it's ready. I haven't tried RC2 as of yet.
I hope this was dry enough, and unbiased enough.I currently run the following OSes...
1) Debian (stable) (main machine)
2) Slack 11 (just trying it out having used since 9.1?)
3) Windows XP (Gaming machine / Photoshop machine (yes, i'm also learning to use the gimp, but I've been using PS since 2.0, I'm kinda used to it)
4) Windows Vista RC1 (soon to be RC2) as a dual boot with the XP Machine for testing purposes.
My suggestion is, give it a shot. Some people like it, some don't. But you won't truly get an unbiased opinion from anyone. (not even yourself)
We need to stop refusing to do (non-military) things with China. I think it's retarded that we can't share in scientific efforts with anyone who owns half our national debt.
Hey China, you should tell us to pay up for being such jerks.
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Oh crap. What am I doing? It was so fun and addictive,
I guess I still have Roller Rescue to play...
Sure, first off, I should say that I've just recently quit the IT field because of burnout. (Only 14years but it was long enough).
:P
I've had multiple certifications. (including redhat, apple, microsoft)
I've used the betas and RC1, and found the loss of performance a downside. Everything on XP is crisp and quick. Running from the same system, an Athlon 3200+ 64bit with 1gb RAM and 7200rpm SATA II drives.. Not only that but many changes in how you get things done in Vista that are counter-intuitive to everything 95/98/200/XP taught us. Nothing wrong with new, but Jesus!
Using the system for a couple of weeks and installing software from major vendors caused massive slowdown and lock ups. Like most, I'll be giving it another shot when it's released, and then again after a service pack. But I still don't think it's ready. I haven't tried RC2 as of yet.
I hope this was dry enough, and unbiased enough.I currently run the following OSes...
1) Debian (stable) (main machine)
2) Slack 11 (just trying it out having used since 9.1?)
3) Windows XP (Gaming machine / Photoshop machine (yes, i'm also learning to use the gimp, but I've been using PS since 2.0, I'm kinda used to it)
4) Windows Vista RC1 (soon to be RC2) as a dual boot with the XP Machine for testing purposes.
My suggestion is, give it a shot. Some people like it, some don't. But you won't truly get an unbiased opinion from anyone. (not even yourself)
Time for some whiskey...
Insightful? How is this insightful?
Please take away modder's mod points.
It's not just News for Nerds, file this one under Stuff that Matters.
Oh Christ, I think I used to be a member of Ethereal Realms. I'm from Belleville, IL. Cheers!
My buddy Joules does.
Now we can smoke when we're "refueling" our cars.
So does that mean we have choices of...
1) Either Or
2) Never
3) Madness
4) CowboyNeal?
We need to stop refusing to do (non-military) things with China. I think it's retarded that we can't share in scientific efforts with anyone who owns half our national debt. Hey China, you should tell us to pay up for being such jerks.
...and the other 50% of the comments today are comments arguing about comments today.
Please, don't compare athiests to lawyers. That's like comparing Krishna to Satan.