Comments on: Goodbye Vista! http://www.mytechopinion.com/2009/10/goodbye-vista.html Technology for Real Estate Sat, 11 Feb 2012 09:40:02 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Shahzad Saeed http://www.mytechopinion.com/2009/10/goodbye-vista.html#comment-55230 Shahzad Saeed Sun, 22 Nov 2009 09:28:33 +0000 http://www.mytechopinion.com/?p=1893#comment-55230 I'ts a lot Craig. But I am still a fan of XP and am now using Xp in my all PCs. But it is right that windows 7 gives more like speech recognition and handwriting recognition but these technologies are still in its development stage. I have got more about this <a href="http://technologyedition.blogspot.com/2009/09/from-xp-to-windows-7.html" rel="nofollow">http://technologyedition.blogspot.com/2009/09/fro...</a> I'ts a lot Craig. But I am still a fan of XP and am now using Xp in my all PCs. But it is right that windows 7 gives more like speech recognition and handwriting recognition but these technologies are still in its development stage. I have got more about this http://technologyedition.blogspot.com/2009/09/fro…

]]> By: James Malanowski http://www.mytechopinion.com/2009/10/goodbye-vista.html#comment-53482 James Malanowski Wed, 04 Nov 2009 19:11:14 +0000 http://www.mytechopinion.com/?p=1893#comment-53482 I've been running Linux as my primary OS on all my computers (laptop as well as desktop) since 2002. Before that I ran OS/2 and then for a little while BeOS. I try to avoid Windows as much as possible. Having said that, I do run Windows 7 in VirtualBox for those apps that just won't run without Windows - which, in my case, is basically my MLS that requires IE (grr!). I've only give it 512MB of RAM in the virtual machine and find it runs very happily (with Aero disabled). I can't say that I've had any issues with it and can't remember it crashing at all. It doesn't have all the annoying UAC pop-ups that Vista did, so that's a plus. All in all it seems that MS has finally released a version of Windows that can replace XP reliably. Good luck to 'em and all that choose to live in the Windows world. I've been running Linux as my primary OS on all my computers (laptop as well as desktop) since 2002. Before that I ran OS/2 and then for a little while BeOS. I try to avoid Windows as much as possible. Having said that, I do run Windows 7 in VirtualBox for those apps that just won't run without Windows – which, in my case, is basically my MLS that requires IE (grr!). I've only give it 512MB of RAM in the virtual machine and find it runs very happily (with Aero disabled).

I can't say that I've had any issues with it and can't remember it crashing at all. It doesn't have all the annoying UAC pop-ups that Vista did, so that's a plus. All in all it seems that MS has finally released a version of Windows that can replace XP reliably. Good luck to 'em and all that choose to live in the Windows world.

]]> By: Joe Griffin http://www.mytechopinion.com/2009/10/goodbye-vista.html#comment-53481 Joe Griffin Wed, 04 Nov 2009 19:03:54 +0000 http://www.mytechopinion.com/?p=1893#comment-53481 Agreed Agreed

]]> By: Chad A. Johnson http://www.mytechopinion.com/2009/10/goodbye-vista.html#comment-53480 Chad A. Johnson Wed, 04 Nov 2009 19:02:34 +0000 http://www.mytechopinion.com/?p=1893#comment-53480 Joe, Thank you for the comment. A wait and see approach when dealing with such a large and expensive implementation is a quite prudent strategy. So far, I am impressed with Windows 7 but it has only been a short period of time. My favorites in the Windows history: 98 SE, 2000 and XP Pro. 95 was an implementation nightmare as was Vista, and ME was flat out the worth product Microsoft has ever sold. Chad Joe,

Thank you for the comment. A wait and see approach when dealing with such a large and expensive implementation is a quite prudent strategy.

So far, I am impressed with Windows 7 but it has only been a short period of time.

My favorites in the Windows history: 98 SE, 2000 and XP Pro. 95 was an implementation nightmare as was Vista, and ME was flat out the worth product Microsoft has ever sold.

Chad

]]> By: Joe Griffin http://www.mytechopinion.com/2009/10/goodbye-vista.html#comment-53479 Joe Griffin Wed, 04 Nov 2009 18:57:32 +0000 http://www.mytechopinion.com/?p=1893#comment-53479 I've purchased over 50 PCs and seven servers, got into the net business in 1997, and used just about every windows product available. I hope 7 is up to the hype; but I remember this exact same hype not very long ago when the term "Vista Sucks" became the number one search term on Google. I think this time I will give it six months or so and see how it goes before leaping again. As far as previous versions, the best in my opinion were 98, 2003 server, and XP pro. I hope my friends at Linux continue their patriotic march to eventually destroy windows because of MSFTs choice of gain over customer pain. My decision to upgrade to Vista literally cost my agency a fortune and I am in no hurry to let Microsoft put me or my company in jeopardy again. They knowingly and admittedly released Vista with serious issues and still face numerous law suits for damages done. (Search “Vista Lawsuits” on Google). You seem like a very intelligent individual. Let me know how you feel in the spring. - Joe Griffin I've purchased over 50 PCs and seven servers, got into the net business in 1997, and used just about every windows product available. I hope 7 is up to the hype; but I remember this exact same hype not very long ago when the term "Vista Sucks" became the number one search term on Google.

I think this time I will give it six months or so and see how it goes before leaping again. As far as previous versions, the best in my opinion were 98, 2003 server, and XP pro. I hope my friends at Linux continue their patriotic march to eventually destroy windows because of MSFTs choice of gain over customer pain. My decision to upgrade to Vista literally cost my agency a fortune and I am in no hurry to let Microsoft put me or my company in jeopardy again.

They knowingly and admittedly released Vista with serious issues and still face numerous law suits for damages done. (Search “Vista Lawsuits” on Google). You seem like a very intelligent individual. Let me know how you feel in the spring. – Joe Griffin

]]> By: Aaron M. Catt http://www.mytechopinion.com/2009/10/goodbye-vista.html#comment-53217 Aaron M. Catt Mon, 02 Nov 2009 16:14:17 +0000 http://www.mytechopinion.com/?p=1893#comment-53217 True, but how long was Vista out and for what price when it entered the market? First, everyone was jumping ship from XP (after jumping ship from ME and so on) to Vista and now, after only just a short period, it seems as though Microsoft has something new and shiny that blows everything else away. Sounds to me like a series of successful marketing and software releases that get everybody ethered up just to be let down. I never bought into the whole Vista deal and am skeptical of this new release as well. Until it's been around a bit and has it's feet underneath it, I'll wait. XP does what I need. I do appreciate your point about XP's age and how we used to do things, but I'm not sold on this release until the consensus spells jump. I cant speak for Apple, the only product of theirs that I use is an iPod. I got it used on CL and I paid less than 100 bucks. The iPhone is cool, but my new myTouch does just fine to...and I can make calls on it. True, but how long was Vista out and for what price when it entered the market? First, everyone was jumping ship from XP (after jumping ship from ME and so on) to Vista and now, after only just a short period, it seems as though Microsoft has something new and shiny that blows everything else away.

Sounds to me like a series of successful marketing and software releases that get everybody ethered up just to be let down. I never bought into the whole Vista deal and am skeptical of this new release as well. Until it's been around a bit and has it's feet underneath it, I'll wait. XP does what I need.

I do appreciate your point about XP's age and how we used to do things, but I'm not sold on this release until the consensus spells jump.

I cant speak for Apple, the only product of theirs that I use is an iPod. I got it used on CL and I paid less than 100 bucks. The iPhone is cool, but my new myTouch does just fine to…and I can make calls on it.

]]> By: Chad A. Johnson http://www.mytechopinion.com/2009/10/goodbye-vista.html#comment-52952 Chad A. Johnson Sat, 31 Oct 2009 16:22:41 +0000 http://www.mytechopinion.com/?p=1893#comment-52952 I have a hard time hearing an argument for Apple that leads with Microsoft being overpriced. Every product that Apple sells is more expensive that their competitors. iPhones, iPods and computer are all sold at a premium. I have a hard time hearing an argument for Apple that leads with Microsoft being overpriced. Every product that Apple sells is more expensive that their competitors. iPhones, iPods and computer are all sold at a premium.

]]> By: Aaron M. Catt http://www.mytechopinion.com/2009/10/goodbye-vista.html#comment-52932 Aaron M. Catt Sat, 31 Oct 2009 13:46:57 +0000 http://www.mytechopinion.com/?p=1893#comment-52932 Perhaps, but when I see someone jumping from one Microsoft Platform to the next I see someone who gets excited about a brand that loves introducing new and very expensive product lines that promise to be better than the next. Perhaps, but when I see someone jumping from one Microsoft Platform to the next I see someone who gets excited about a brand that loves introducing new and very expensive product lines that promise to be better than the next.

]]> By: Chad A. Johnson http://www.mytechopinion.com/2009/10/goodbye-vista.html#comment-52921 Chad A. Johnson Sat, 31 Oct 2009 11:38:56 +0000 http://www.mytechopinion.com/?p=1893#comment-52921 Brad, I know what you are saying. If Windows 7 had been released any later, I was going to consider the switch myself. Brad,

I know what you are saying. If Windows 7 had been released any later, I was going to consider the switch myself.

]]> By: Brad Andersohn http://www.mytechopinion.com/2009/10/goodbye-vista.html#comment-52917 Brad Andersohn Sat, 31 Oct 2009 11:30:41 +0000 http://www.mytechopinion.com/?p=1893#comment-52917 Loved the post Chad, but too like for me, I bought MAC! :-)) Loved the post Chad, but too like for me, I bought MAC! :-) )

]]> By: Chad A. Johnson http://www.mytechopinion.com/2009/10/goodbye-vista.html#comment-52823 Chad A. Johnson Fri, 30 Oct 2009 16:34:17 +0000 http://www.mytechopinion.com/?p=1893#comment-52823 Picasa is great. You can even go to Adobe Bridge for the ultimate in photo gallery capability. The change in Windows 7 is how data is addressed as a whole. I have 4 hard drives in my computer, each addressing a different purpose. In Vista and XP, each drive is treats as a separate entity. In 7, I can still treat them separately, but I can also browse based on media type. When I look through my documents library, I see documents from all of my drives. Libraries have been a huge time saver and has made me more productive. Picasa is great. You can even go to Adobe Bridge for the ultimate in photo gallery capability.

The change in Windows 7 is how data is addressed as a whole.

I have 4 hard drives in my computer, each addressing a different purpose. In Vista and XP, each drive is treats as a separate entity. In 7, I can still treat them separately, but I can also browse based on media type. When I look through my documents library, I see documents from all of my drives.

Libraries have been a huge time saver and has made me more productive.

]]> By: Patrick http://www.mytechopinion.com/2009/10/goodbye-vista.html#comment-52822 Patrick Fri, 30 Oct 2009 16:29:13 +0000 http://www.mytechopinion.com/?p=1893#comment-52822 I do photography and found that Vista was not an improvement over XP for handling multimedia. Ditto for audio - Vista has the same built-in audio player (Windows Media Player) as XP. I installed Picasa 3 recently, and found that it handles photos (in terms of basic photo viewing) much better than Vista, so if you have XP, you can install Picasa (free from Google) and have the same photo handling I have on Vista. I do photography and found that Vista was not an improvement over XP for handling multimedia.

Ditto for audio – Vista has the same built-in audio player (Windows Media Player) as XP.

I installed Picasa 3 recently, and found that it handles photos (in terms of basic photo viewing) much better than Vista, so if you have XP, you can install Picasa (free from Google) and have the same photo handling I have on Vista.

]]> By: Chad A. Johnson http://www.mytechopinion.com/2009/10/goodbye-vista.html#comment-52821 Chad A. Johnson Fri, 30 Oct 2009 16:17:39 +0000 http://www.mytechopinion.com/?p=1893#comment-52821 In short, better multimedia support. XP was released in 2001. Back then, photos were taken on film, the internet came through dial-up and a huge hard drive was 10GB. Windows 7 allows you to interface with your photos, videos and terabytes of data with ease. When I hear someone say they are happy with XP, I see a person who isn't embracing modern computing. In short, better multimedia support.

XP was released in 2001. Back then, photos were taken on film, the internet came through dial-up and a huge hard drive was 10GB.

Windows 7 allows you to interface with your photos, videos and terabytes of data with ease.

When I hear someone say they are happy with XP, I see a person who isn't embracing modern computing.

]]> By: Craig Mullins http://www.mytechopinion.com/2009/10/goodbye-vista.html#comment-52814 Craig Mullins Fri, 30 Oct 2009 15:05:14 +0000 http://www.mytechopinion.com/?p=1893#comment-52814 So what does Windows 7 give me that XP doesn't; besides a smaller wallet? :) So what does Windows 7 give me that XP doesn't; besides a smaller wallet? :)

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