Archive for 'Windows'
Why Mac OS isn’t the best OS Around
When I recently explained one of the many reasons why I prefer desktop Linux to Windows, even over my favorite desktop Windows, XP SP3, I got a lot of people telling me I was full of hooey because I barely even mentioned Mac OS X.
Good enough, here’s my take on Apple’s Mac OS X.
First, I [...]
Posted: May 14th, 2008 under Apple, Desktop, Linux, Mac OS X, Operating System, Unix, Windows.
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The best desktop OS is…
Dear me. Just because I recently talked about Windows XP SP3’s virtues and vices, some people seem to think I’ve turned away from my beloved Linux systems. Nope, I’m still a rock-solid Linux desktop user.
In fact, I’m writing this tale on my #2 desktop, which runs openSUSE 10.3. But, just because I use Linux all [...]
Posted: May 12th, 2008 under Desktop, Linux, Operating System, Security, Windows.
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Fixing the XP SP3 reboot blues
What can I say? For me, XP SP3 was the cat’s meow, the best Windows client operating system ever. But, for other people ‘upgrading’ to XP SP 3 is like being fed to a roaring lion.
They’re seeing endless, and I mean endless-reboots. Many can’t even escape to the relative safety of Windows’ Safe mode much [...]
Posted: May 10th, 2008 under Desktop, Operating System, System Repair, Windows.
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Windows XP SP3: The Perfect Reason to Avoid Upgrading to Windows Vista
Now that Windows XP SP3 is arriving, is there really any good reason for a business to “upgrade” to Windows Vista? Ah … I can’t think of one.
I’ve been running XP SP3 and Vista SP1 since they were in late beta. At the moment, neither XP SP3 nor Windows Vista SP1 are available to [...]
Posted: May 3rd, 2008 under Operating System, Windows.
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Road Warrior Security
I see that a group calling itself the Association of Corporate Travel Executives is warning its members to limit the amount of proprietary business information they carry on laptops and the like because they’re afraid that government agents can seize that data at border crossings.
Excuse me if I grin a little at this. There must [...]
Posted: April 30th, 2008 under Desktop, Mac OS X, Mobile, Security, Windows.
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