#495217 - 02/16/1009:03 PMRe: Random question
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carp
Dino's are Babe magnets
Registered: 04/19/02
Posts: 27021
Loc: Hawaii
At work was a Dell - XP
At home we have 4 Macs no windows at all
I am happy that Win 7 now has widgets and a decent photo editor <-- was a major bummer on XP , there many times I could have used those widgets and taking photos I would go home edit and tag them then email myself back at work
#495221 - 02/16/1009:10 PMRe: Random question
[Re: carp]
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Registered: 09/15/09
Posts: 2519
Loc: Teetering between IL and AZ
They are called "sidebar Gadgets." and yes, Paint HAS improved a lot.
And XP SUCKS compared to 7. It's chunky. Win7 is fluid and shiny and pretty compared to XP. Tried Ubuntu, i want it on my Virtualbox but I dunno how to install it.
(But Mac OS X is still the best, but 7 is a nice substitute.)
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#495264 - 02/17/1012:24 AMRe: Random question
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Mike ZigMeister
Registered: 09/02/01
Posts: 3127
Loc: SW Illinois
Still using XP via Bootcamp. No intention to install 7. Way too expensive right now. If they come up with a decent 'education discount' (maybe around $50 or so), I may consider getting it.
#495304 - 02/17/1003:41 AMRe: Random question
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dreed2
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I use Windows every day at work. There's a new virus going around. A window pops up running a virus scan, but that's a virus. Clicking on the X to close the virus scan window freezes the PC, but even not clicking on the X doesn't do any good. The PC is still infected with the virus. Using Windows is a constant adventure!
#495307 - 02/17/1003:49 AMRe: Random question
[Re: Mike]
dreed2
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Mike,
I can get a copy of Windows 7 for free as a student through the MSDN Academic Alliance. Only problem is that it takes 20 GB of hard drive space for the 64-bit version! The 32-bit version needs 16 GB. Smells like bloatware a mile away.
Edit: AND if you want to use Windows XP mode, that requires an ADDITIONAL 15 GB of hard drive space! Compare this to Snow Leopard, which gave me BACK 7 GB of hard drive space and you can see why I refuse to install it, even for free. Windows 7 is just another nail in their coffin.
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