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A Few Thoughts on Operating Systems - Part Two
Posted 08-18-09 at 08:36 PM by txtmstrjoe
In my most recent entry, I mentioned that I was at last trying out Vista after using XP almost exclusively (aside from a brief, and temporarily interrupted, dalliance with Ubuntu) as my operating system. At the time of writing, I was feeling a mild tinge of disappointment with Vista, primarily because of how it felt a little slow compared to a fresh-out-of-the-box XP installation.
A couple of evenings of use later, I must admit that perhaps my initial observations may have been a result of a colored perception; I will allow that I had at least a mild bias against Vista. Part of that is because of the marketing spin against it, both official (from Apple) and unofficial (from Apple users and XP diehards). Part of it is also because of a near complete absence of experience using it. Apart from taste tests at the local Best Buys or Fry's Electronics stores, I have to say that I acquired a strong resistance to Vista.
It must also be said that I felt absolutely no motivation to buy a license to be able to use it.
However, once the impediment of cost was removed, I only had to overcome my own biases in order to finally give Vista a try. And so, a couple of nights ago, I installed it.
It felt slow then. Everything acted smoothly, but it felt slightly sluggish.
But I settled on actually trying to use Vista as I would XP. That is, I wanted to see if I could actually LIVE with it and USE it.
I installed my drivers and programs; I ran my programs (nothing heavy-duty yet at this point) and used my machine as normal. Strangely enough, the perception of sluggishness dissipated. Instead, I was drawn even more to Vista's huge appeal for me, which is the gorgeous eye candy.
Computing is all about functionality, and Vista didn't seem to have any serious "gotchas" even into my third evening of living with it. The one problem I ran into it was trying to run an older version of Nero 7 which, I found to my mild surprise, was incompatible with Vista. That's okay; I expected that some older software would not be compatible with it.
Perhaps my mind has been sufficiently distracted by the beauty of Vista's visuals. Maybe my initial perceptions were actually just colored by my underlying biases against it. Whatever the truth is, at the moment Vista feels just fine. It's not snappy like a brand-new XP installation always feels, but it's not molasses-slow either.
In the coming days and weeks I shall be installing and playing my games on this Vista system. It's an exciting thought.
A couple of evenings of use later, I must admit that perhaps my initial observations may have been a result of a colored perception; I will allow that I had at least a mild bias against Vista. Part of that is because of the marketing spin against it, both official (from Apple) and unofficial (from Apple users and XP diehards). Part of it is also because of a near complete absence of experience using it. Apart from taste tests at the local Best Buys or Fry's Electronics stores, I have to say that I acquired a strong resistance to Vista.
It must also be said that I felt absolutely no motivation to buy a license to be able to use it.
However, once the impediment of cost was removed, I only had to overcome my own biases in order to finally give Vista a try. And so, a couple of nights ago, I installed it.
It felt slow then. Everything acted smoothly, but it felt slightly sluggish.
But I settled on actually trying to use Vista as I would XP. That is, I wanted to see if I could actually LIVE with it and USE it.
I installed my drivers and programs; I ran my programs (nothing heavy-duty yet at this point) and used my machine as normal. Strangely enough, the perception of sluggishness dissipated. Instead, I was drawn even more to Vista's huge appeal for me, which is the gorgeous eye candy.
Computing is all about functionality, and Vista didn't seem to have any serious "gotchas" even into my third evening of living with it. The one problem I ran into it was trying to run an older version of Nero 7 which, I found to my mild surprise, was incompatible with Vista. That's okay; I expected that some older software would not be compatible with it.
Perhaps my mind has been sufficiently distracted by the beauty of Vista's visuals. Maybe my initial perceptions were actually just colored by my underlying biases against it. Whatever the truth is, at the moment Vista feels just fine. It's not snappy like a brand-new XP installation always feels, but it's not molasses-slow either.
In the coming days and weeks I shall be installing and playing my games on this Vista system. It's an exciting thought.
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When Nero can't deliver, ImgBurn to the rescue. I reccomend it if you want a handy replacement, but the UI is quite a bit different.
If you haven't discovered it yet, something I love about Windows Vista/7 is the volume mixer. Right click the Volume icon and click "Open Volume Mixer". I love how you can adjust each individual program's volume.Posted 08-18-09 at 09:42 PM by timxirish
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Good read Joe. I also read Part One a second ago. I'll be following this series for sure
Hey timxirish good to see you!Posted 08-19-09 at 02:04 AM by thlnk3r
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ImgBurn = easy peasy for measy. :PPosted 08-19-09 at 09:20 PM by N2Gaming 
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hahah man thats what i thought too I thought this same exact way when my dad got Vista on his computer. But its all good now. Not really biased against it though i do hate those commercials.
And same here I use ImgBurn instead. Its much simpler IMO and haven't had a problem with it yet.Posted 08-20-09 at 01:48 AM by Karasu
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Oh for heavens sake, upgrade to Windows 7. It's like Vista, only better.Posted 08-22-09 at 11:13 PM by astrodanco
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How is Windows 7??? I was Thinking of Upgrading on my next build for myself. I have a copy of W.V.Ultimate 64bit ready for the install when I get the rest of my hardware together. I wanted to upgrade it to windows 7; just didn't
hear anyone really talk about it's features and functionality.
So, if anyone has a deeper opinion on Windows 7; please do tell....Posted 08-23-09 at 12:38 AM by Rogue1266
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That's the consensus opinion.Quote:Originally Posted by astrodanco
Oh for heavens sake, upgrade to Windows 7. It's like Vista, only better.
I've never ever been excited about an operating system, until I've read and heard all I have about Windows 7. I'm so stoked about it, I've pre-ordered it already. I've never ever done that before with any kind of software, much less an operating system.Posted 08-23-09 at 05:54 AM by txtmstrjoe
