Super User Dan: Posted October 28, 2009 Super User Posted October 28, 2009 anyone upgraded yet? I just upgraded (took a couple hours) but I'm not really sure how much they changed anything. There are a few obvious GUI changes but other than that I haven't found much. Quote
Super User Dan: Posted October 28, 2009 Author Super User Posted October 28, 2009 I just found two interesting programs. One is the "Snipping Tool" which is basically a screen capturing program. The other is "Sticky Notes" which allows you to put sticky note reminders on your desktop. Both of these could be done before, but this seems much easier and doesn't require 3rd party programs. Quote
Super User Dan: Posted October 28, 2009 Author Super User Posted October 28, 2009 for realz? Where? Accessories? Quote
daviscw Posted October 28, 2009 Posted October 28, 2009 Type them in the run bar above start. They should come up. Quote
daviscw Posted October 28, 2009 Posted October 28, 2009 Sticky notes, and the snipping too, and Vista. Lol Sorry I was bored... Quote
Super User Dan: Posted October 28, 2009 Author Super User Posted October 28, 2009 I never even knew they had that in Vista. I only had it for a couple months though... The "Pin" and "Jump List" features are pretty cool in 7 but I can tell they are going to take some getting used to. Quote
Carmen J Bernardo Posted October 28, 2009 Posted October 28, 2009 I've been thinking of making the upgrade. My current OS is the 64-bit version of XP Pro and, even though it runs most programs well enough, it won't recognize some that I'd like to install and will occasionally crop up with an odd bug or two. At least I can use the Internet and whip up a few Word documents and edit scanned artwork and photo downloads, but I want a better OS capable of using the latest software including updated mapping applications (for those fishing trips and bike rides away from home). Quote
Super User Tin Posted October 28, 2009 Super User Posted October 28, 2009 I like it, no real big issues or differnces. Quote
Super User skunked_again Posted October 28, 2009 Super User Posted October 28, 2009 takes a lot of horsepower to run the system. Quote
CFFF 1.5 Posted October 28, 2009 Posted October 28, 2009 takes a lot of horsepower to run the system. Windows 7 takes significantly less resource to run than Vista. I have a beta version of Windows 7 running on a Single Core Processor 2ghz and 512 mb of Ram and it runs very smoothly. Windows 7 is very slick and I like it a lot. I have been running it as my only OS in the beta version for 4 months now. I have had very few problems and the few I have had I attribute to the beta version I am running. I haven't found any programs that won't install on my machine except for my home printer and that is because the installed doesn't like my build it wants a 7800 build I think which is the release that you can buy and I have a 7100 release. Quote
Super User Root beer Posted October 28, 2009 Super User Posted October 28, 2009 This guy next to me in computer class today, was like "Man, I'm upgrading to Window 7, I hate vista" and Blah blah blah. Today he told me "Window 7 is crashing my computer." I laugh til class was over. I have no problem with Vista, thus, no reason to upgrade. Quote
Super User Dan: Posted October 28, 2009 Author Super User Posted October 28, 2009 This guy next to me in computer class today, was like "Man, I'm upgrading to Window 7, I hate vista" and Blah blah blah. Today he told me "Window 7 is crashing my computer." I laugh til class was over. I have no problem with Vista, thus, no reason to upgrade. I never really had any problems with Vista either...and I don't know anyone who did have problems. I don't get the whole anti-Vista vibe. The only reason I upgraded was because my dad bought a 3-license version to upgrade the home computer and my mom's laptop. I got the spare license for free. Quote
=Matt 5.0= Posted October 29, 2009 Posted October 29, 2009 MAC OSX had both of those first. Vista is an obvious rip off. Quote
Super User Dan: Posted October 29, 2009 Author Super User Posted October 29, 2009 MAC OSX had both of those first. Vista is an obvious rip off. Who cares? They stole a little prettiness, but other than that, Windows is still Windows. Quote
Super User cart7t Posted October 29, 2009 Super User Posted October 29, 2009 Windows is still Windows. That's the problem. An operating system should rarely be seen or heard. Windows has a perpetual ego problem Quote
llPa1nll Posted October 29, 2009 Posted October 29, 2009 MAC OSX had both of those first. Vista is an obvious rip off. Who cares? They stole a little prettiness, but other than that, Windows is still Windows. Exactly, glitchy and problematic as always. I have both OsX and Vista. I prefer OsX. Broken Promises... Quote
Super User J Francho Posted October 29, 2009 Super User Posted October 29, 2009 Macs are for blouse-wearing-poodle-walkers. ;D Quote
BassResource.com Administrator Glenn Posted October 29, 2009 BassResource.com Administrator Posted October 29, 2009 If MACs were so good, how come they can't say anything good about them? Instead they just attack Windows. Sounds like a dirty political campaign to me - "I don't have any credentials, so I'll just attack the incumbent in an effort to make him look worse than me". Dumb commercials if you ask me. It makes MAC look worse every time they air. Quote
Super User senile1 Posted October 29, 2009 Super User Posted October 29, 2009 Mac and Windows fans are always going at it. Mac is great for media but Windows is better for standard workstations in most enterprises in my opinion. If Mac were as ubiquitous as Windows there would be just as many viruses developed for it as well. As for Windows 7, I know a few guys running it in beta that love it and they aren't windows flunkies either. They run Mac, windows, and Linux on different machines. Quote
Super User Dan: Posted October 29, 2009 Author Super User Posted October 29, 2009 Windows is still Windows. That's the problem. An operating system should rarely be seen or heard. Windows has a perpetual ego problem Windows has an ego problem? WINDOWS?!?! HA! Try again. And people can claim that Windows is glitchy as much as they want, but the fact is that as long as you aren't dumb, there really aren't too many problems with it. Quote
Super User J Francho Posted October 29, 2009 Super User Posted October 29, 2009 They are just two different tools, with some crossover. I use both. They each have strengths. Want to have some fun? Join a photography forum and proclaim your love of one over the other. Poopstorm will ensue, one the likes you have never encountered here, LOL. Quote
Super User cart7t Posted October 30, 2009 Super User Posted October 30, 2009 Windows is still Windows. That's the problem. An operating system should rarely be seen or heard. Windows has a perpetual ego problem Windows has an ego problem? WINDOWS?!?! HA! Try again. And people can claim that Windows is glitchy as much as they want, but the fact is that as long as you aren't dumb, there really aren't too many problems with it. I don't own a computer because it has windows or to run windows. I use a computer to run applications. The operating system should merely be a graphical interface to allow that to happen. MS has long tried to insist that it's all about windows. I should not have to upgrade my computer to install an operating system. I should have to upgrade my computer if applications I need for use at home or work require it. An operating system should be in the background and only use resources as minimally as possible. It also shouldn't either become confused and lock up nor inform me that a program is confusing it on a rather consistent basis nor ask me if I wish to inform the designers of the operating system if I wish to report to them why their operating system has once again failed to allow an application to run properly on my computer. While no program can be programmed perfectly, Windows has always had issues running just about any application at some point without running into conflicts of some sort, often caused by it's own presence on the computer. Windows has an ego because it's always been about Windows. Windows and the MAC OS are sorta like the old VHS vs. Betamax. Beta was the superior format. It provided a much better picture with better response. It failed to garner the market because the American consumer was ignorant to it's superior advantages and instead, settled for the status quo. Such as it is with Windows though in the case of that operating system, the terms anti trust have long since applied but were always ignored till it was way too late in the game. Quote
Super User Dan: Posted October 30, 2009 Author Super User Posted October 30, 2009 Windows is still Windows. That's the problem. An operating system should rarely be seen or heard. Windows has a perpetual ego problem Windows has an ego problem? WINDOWS?!?! HA! Try again. And people can claim that Windows is glitchy as much as they want, but the fact is that as long as you aren't dumb, there really aren't too many problems with it. I don't own a computer because it has windows or to run windows. I use a computer to run applications. The operating system should merely be a graphical interface to allow that to happen. MS has long tried to insist that it's all about windows. I should not have to upgrade my computer to install an operating system. Since when did you have to upgrade your computer to install an operating system? Nobody is forcing you to upgrade your OS. I should have to upgrade my computer if applications I need for use at home or work require it. An operating system should be in the background and only use resources as minimally as possible. It also shouldn't either become confused and lock up nor inform me that a program is confusing it on a rather consistent basis nor ask me if I wish to inform the designers of the operating system if I wish to report to them why their operating system has once again failed to allow an application to run properly on my computer. While no program can be programmed perfectly, Windows has always had issues running just about any application at some point without running into conflicts of some sort, often caused by it's own presence on the computer.I don't know anyone who has actually had such problems. Sure, I've had programs crash every once in a while, but most of the time it's because of something I did. Windows has an ego because it's always been about Windows.Those d**n consumers, where do they get off CHOOSING what they buy?!?! Windows and the MAC OS are sorta like the old VHS vs. Betamax. Beta was the superior format. It provided a much better picture with better response. It failed to garner the market because the American consumer was ignorant to it's superior advantages and instead, settled for the status quo. Such as it is with Windows though in the case of that operating system, the terms anti trust have long since applied but were always ignored till it was way too late in the game. What makes a Mac superior? I could give two craps about video or picture editing, yet I would like to be able to play computer games so PC is clearly the better choice. ADDITIONALLY, MY LAPTOP COST ME $450 AND IT HAS GREATER COMPUTING POWER THAN A $1000 APPLE LAPTOP. Sorry, but to me it seems pretty clear that Apple is the egotistical company. How else can you explain their prices? Don't get me wrong, I would like to have a Mac laptop to use for watching movies, writing, and surfing the web but I'm not going to spend twice as much money on a computer to do those things, even if it does do them MARGINALLY better. Quote
daviscw Posted October 30, 2009 Posted October 30, 2009 My room mate likes to run his mouth about how his Mac is so much better than my PC, but for some odd reason he ALWAYS has to use my computer for school work. Funny how that works.... I don't have a problem with Mac people, I just don't understand why they are all defensive and why they think they run the world.... Quote
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