To: SkyDancer
13 posted on 12/06/2007 10:29:02 AM PST by SunkenCiv (Profile updated Wednesday, December 5, 2007 _________________https://secure.freerepublic.com/donate/)
Posted on 03/27/2009 9:20:42 PM PDT by Swordmaker
I have Windows 7 beta on a laptop. It is very driver rich. It will blow away OSX and the over priced hardware Apple demands you buy to use OSX
Windows 7 is Vista 2.0 but made lean and mean by refining and reducing code. Much faster than Vista and visually about 10% slicker. Has other features I’m not yet aware of
perhaps it is just the mac boxes running windows dirctly without the mac os system. The article seems a bit vaugue on whether this is harware vs software.
Since day 1, apple has pushed the “we have a better box” marketing but the sales have never carried the day.
I have noticed some people are far more suseptible to the “pretty box” marketing pitch vs. what can be doen with the unit.
(think of a person who opens the hood of the new car vs the person who buys the car for the pretty color)
Yes, through a virtual machine. But this isn't the old style VM since Visual Studio can run in its own window on your OS X desktop. Only the UI differences and the menu bar saying "VMWare Fusion" tell you it's not a Mac app.
“P.S.Mac hardware is no more reliable than my hardware.
You get what you pay for.”
Which is why I bought a MAC. Having dealt with numerous PC name brands that constantly needed repairs I finally switched to a MAC. Have been using it for three years with only one battery problem which the MAC STORE fixed while I waited for 10 minutes. My office bought 10 high end Dell laptops, 5 of which needed to be returned to the manufacturer for repairs within 3 months. Those Dells cost more than a mid range Mac.
Any feedback on new IE-8 browser? I’ve read both positive and some very damning comments esp how it cpontantly crashes. Any feedback most welcomed.
Can you give me a brief overview of the concept and process and if it uses Time Machine?
Reason I ask is that if Win XP on my PC gets hosed, I can't just replace it from a backup on an external hd. For one thing, it won't even let me copy the entire Win folder & subfolders, maybe I could if I tinkered with a few things, think it has to do with some files are protected.
I'm not sure I'm right, but even if I could copy the whole thing onto backup, I can't restore it because it will be out of sync with the registry or no? Maybe something like Norton's Ghosting will do it, heard about it but don't have it.
The only way I know to repair damaged Win is to reformat and reinstall, reinstall all your programs, and copy back all your data files (those are easy just have to take care not to lose any in the process, and I don't know a good way to be positive without manually comparing and counting because files sizes will be different). Believe me you don't want to do that except as a last resort whether your other files are backed up or not. Some say it isn't so bad.
I don't think so... if your Windows Software development team has to spend VALUABLE time keeping their machines clear of malware, then that is wasted resources and costly time. If there is a solution that avoids all of that and allows your team to work steadily without worry, then it is going to be more economical.
let’s see. how to keep your system’s safe. hmmm.
one hardware firewall from best buy for your dev subnet.
no external emails, it is work after all.
firefox on all machines, no exceptions.
no bringing in software from home (once again... this is work)
install trend micro’s internet pro
done.
yea, that was sooo time consuming.
like i said, if your dev team cannot figure this out... they are idiots and need to be replaced.
it’s more about your practices then problems with the software. if some moron runs an attachment without knowing what it is or where it came from, no matter the OS, that system is going down.
http://www.theinquirer.net/inquirer/news/430/1040430/firefox-wins-memory-benchmark
IE8 seems OK but I mostly use Firebox with Vista and Windows7 due to IE7 being a memory hog and IE8 seems to be the same
Check out the performance tab in windows task manager (control+shift+escape) as you open browser windows and tabs. Check out the memory usages after an hour on the internet
I only have 2gb ram with Vista/Win7. With more ram maybe this would not be an issue but Firefox keeps ram from being tied up
Processes tab in windows task manager will show exact memory usage of IE and Firefox
The name brand (off the shelf) computers can have cheap crap in them. I build my own with only quality components.The one I’m using now is about 6 years old.
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