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My new computer arrived yesterday (it came early!) and I am impressed, to say the least, at Windows XP. Possibly due to my new computer being 3X faster than my old one (1800MHZ-600MHZ) and having double the ram (256MB-128MB), but I love this OS so much more than Win 98. The layout is better and it runs a lot smoother than '98.
I do have on qualm with it though. When trying to disconnect from the internet, there's no connection box in the system tray, so I have to manually click "Work Offline", which is quite annoying, so does anyone know how to add the internet into the system tray?
Return to Castle Wolfenstein plays so well on my new computer! On my old one (which was under-specified), it took about 40-50 seconds to load the next level, but it takes 15 at most on the new one! I had a problem with the online play though, which kept coming up with "Connection Failed" during the game. I never had this on my old computer, so I smell a rat.
Overall though, I am thoroughly impressed with it and I hope that Microsoft can build on this with their next OS. Of course, I would love Linux. How much is it and can you tell me some more details?
Thanks in advance.
In Guerrlia Warfare, it's amazing when an arm flies past at high speed!
MOGW
I do have on qualm with it though. When trying to disconnect from the internet, there's no connection box in the system tray, so I have to manually click "Work Offline", which is quite annoying, so does anyone know how to add the internet into the system tray?
Return to Castle Wolfenstein plays so well on my new computer! On my old one (which was under-specified), it took about 40-50 seconds to load the next level, but it takes 15 at most on the new one! I had a problem with the online play though, which kept coming up with "Connection Failed" during the game. I never had this on my old computer, so I smell a rat.
Overall though, I am thoroughly impressed with it and I hope that Microsoft can build on this with their next OS. Of course, I would love Linux. How much is it and can you tell me some more details?
Thanks in advance.
In Guerrlia Warfare, it's amazing when an arm flies past at high speed!
MOGW
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i run linux redhat nice little OS but i got it down my sat, 3 disks in one day :)
I think you'll find Flash 5 is much harder to use than LiveMotion, does that make LiveMotion better? Noooo....
Turbonutter wrote:
> The fact that something's harder doesn't make it worse.
I think you will find that, well, it does... There is a simple acronym that developers work by... KISS - Keep It Simple, Stupid!
> Some of the hardest programs to use are industry standard.
Er, like what for example? I use an industry standard text editor all day, but I also use Photoshop, Flash, Dreamweaver, etc, etc... Are you saying that these programs are hard to use? What about the whole MS Office suite of apps? They are the industry standard, are they hard to get in to, I think not.
> To get it working really well you need to push it to the
> upper levels to beyond what it is.
You remind me of that guy off the Lucazade ad, Personal Goal Heaven.. ;)
> The fact that something's harder doesn't make it worse.
I think you will find that, well, it does... There is a simple acronym that developers work by... KISS - Keep It Simple, Stupid!
> Some of the hardest programs to use are industry standard.
Er, like what for example? I use an industry standard text editor all day, but I also use Photoshop, Flash, Dreamweaver, etc, etc... Are you saying that these programs are hard to use? What about the whole MS Office suite of apps? They are the industry standard, are they hard to get in to, I think not.
> To get it working really well you need to push it to the
> upper levels to beyond what it is.
You remind me of that guy off the Lucazade ad, Personal Goal Heaven.. ;)
funkygamer wrote:
> LOL! I can't believe you
> wrote this, how do you expect Linux to challenge Windows if that is your
> attitude?
The fact that something's harder doesn't make it worse. Some of the hardest programs to use are industry standard.
Everything in Linux can be totally reconfigured, so every station is entirely unique. Getting it installed is the easy part, and from there you can use it happily. To get it working really well you need to push it to the upper levels to beyond what it is. I suppose it's only at this point it become better than Windows, before it's just equal. Windows doesn't even offer the flexibility to do this.
> LOL! I can't believe you
> wrote this, how do you expect Linux to challenge Windows if that is your
> attitude?
The fact that something's harder doesn't make it worse. Some of the hardest programs to use are industry standard.
Everything in Linux can be totally reconfigured, so every station is entirely unique. Getting it installed is the easy part, and from there you can use it happily. To get it working really well you need to push it to the upper levels to beyond what it is. I suppose it's only at this point it become better than Windows, before it's just equal. Windows doesn't even offer the flexibility to do this.
Bob wrote:
> Its best not to buy linux but to buy a book that includes > it. This way you get the OS and a guide on how to install
> and use the thing for around 40 quid.
Yes! Many moons ago I bought the Unix Webmaster Bible. Probably a bit dated now, but usefull at the time, and as you say, I got the OS with it.
> Its best not to buy linux but to buy a book that includes > it. This way you get the OS and a guide on how to install
> and use the thing for around 40 quid.
Yes! Many moons ago I bought the Unix Webmaster Bible. Probably a bit dated now, but usefull at the time, and as you say, I got the OS with it.
Its best not to buy linux but to buy a book that includes it. This way you get the OS and a guide on how to install and use the thing for around 40 quid.
Monkey Of Guerrlia War wrote:
When trying to
> disconnect from the internet, there's no connection box in the system tray, so I
> have to manually click "Work Offline", which is quite annoying, so
> does anyone know how to add the internet into the system tray?
I have this problem sometimes. I dunno what the hell its about. I get the system tray icon about 90% of the time. Other times it just doesnt seem to appear...strange that...
When trying to
> disconnect from the internet, there's no connection box in the system tray, so I
> have to manually click "Work Offline", which is quite annoying, so
> does anyone know how to add the internet into the system tray?
I have this problem sometimes. I dunno what the hell its about. I get the system tray icon about 90% of the time. Other times it just doesnt seem to appear...strange that...
Yes and no. Sure, you can download Linux. This installation is about 2 months old, is running up to 2gigs (with a little wastage) and only about 300mb has come off a CD, and I've got a 56k. However, downloaded Linux is *really* hard to use. You'd be best off with Mandrake 8.1 (*shudders*) or RedHat 7.2. You can download ISO images of both of them but I reckon they'll be extremely large. You'd be best off getting a boxed set.
Now, when I said Linux was free it was a little but of a white lie. Sure, Linux is totally free as is 99% of it. However, some distributions like Mandrake and RedHat can charge you for some things, like their installers, CDs, shipping, packaging etc. They also include some of the very little propietry software to bump up the price a little. I think both Mandrake and RedHat are about £79.99. Rip-off, I know, but there's not much you can do about it, because newbies will find it really hard to install some of the proper, free Linux packages (like Debian) without a lot of help. But still, that's the way the cookie crumbles.
One more thing - *ALWAYS* get the latest version of whatever distribution you decide to get. If it's not the latest version it's not worth spending money on, even if it is cheaper.
Now, when I said Linux was free it was a little but of a white lie. Sure, Linux is totally free as is 99% of it. However, some distributions like Mandrake and RedHat can charge you for some things, like their installers, CDs, shipping, packaging etc. They also include some of the very little propietry software to bump up the price a little. I think both Mandrake and RedHat are about £79.99. Rip-off, I know, but there's not much you can do about it, because newbies will find it really hard to install some of the proper, free Linux packages (like Debian) without a lot of help. But still, that's the way the cookie crumbles.
One more thing - *ALWAYS* get the latest version of whatever distribution you decide to get. If it's not the latest version it's not worth spending money on, even if it is cheaper.
Thanks Turbo. Can you download Linux anywhere?
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