Comments on: Is Vista any good? http://rogersmj.com/2007/03/15/is-vista-any-good/ The blog & portfolio of Matthew J. Rogers Sun, 05 Feb 2012 02:35:25 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: RogersMJ.com: Vista: Windows ME all over again? http://rogersmj.com/2007/03/15/is-vista-any-good/comment-page-1/#comment-11595 RogersMJ.com: Vista: Windows ME all over again? Wed, 14 Nov 2007 19:47:16 +0000 http://rogersmj.com/2007/03/15/is-vista-any-good/#comment-11595 [...] promised, the interface is just short of awful, and the new “security” system is really, really damn annoying. In short, it’s a half-baked, lame attempt to put out something just for the sake of having [...] [...] promised, the interface is just short of awful, and the new “security” system is really, really damn annoying. In short, it’s a half-baked, lame attempt to put out something just for the sake of having [...]

]]> By: Uncle Mark http://rogersmj.com/2007/03/15/is-vista-any-good/comment-page-1/#comment-6888 Uncle Mark Sun, 15 Jul 2007 14:20:19 +0000 http://rogersmj.com/2007/03/15/is-vista-any-good/#comment-6888 please don't punish me for giving you your 1st PC 15 years ago. by the way - awesome wedding! please don’t punish me for giving you your 1st PC 15 years ago. by the way – awesome wedding!

]]> By: David http://rogersmj.com/2007/03/15/is-vista-any-good/comment-page-1/#comment-3805 David Fri, 20 Apr 2007 18:37:58 +0000 http://rogersmj.com/2007/03/15/is-vista-any-good/#comment-3805 Trouble is Vista's been in the oven too long... way overcooked. Sure ain't a KISS approach (Keep It Simple Stupid), ought to be good fun when the patches start to arrive... .... how much more RAM n' disc space.... how much more slower, we'll have to wait and see. What is surprising is the length of time MS has been building OS's about time they got something right for once. Trouble is Vista’s been in the oven too long… way overcooked.

Sure ain’t a KISS approach (Keep It Simple Stupid), ought to be good fun when the patches start to arrive…

…. how much more RAM n’ disc space…. how much more slower, we’ll have to wait and see.

What is surprising is the length of time MS has been building OS’s about time they got something right for once.

]]> By: rogersmj.com: Why Vista's interface sucks http://rogersmj.com/2007/03/15/is-vista-any-good/comment-page-1/#comment-3302 rogersmj.com: Why Vista's interface sucks Thu, 05 Apr 2007 19:24:43 +0000 http://rogersmj.com/2007/03/15/is-vista-any-good/#comment-3302 [...] on some of the consistency issues I mentioned in my previous post about my experiences using Windows Vista, I feel the need to share this wonderful image I stumbled [...] [...] on some of the consistency issues I mentioned in my previous post about my experiences using Windows Vista, I feel the need to share this wonderful image I stumbled [...]

]]> By: Dan http://rogersmj.com/2007/03/15/is-vista-any-good/comment-page-1/#comment-3123 Dan Wed, 28 Mar 2007 19:43:04 +0000 http://rogersmj.com/2007/03/15/is-vista-any-good/#comment-3123 I have Windows Xp and I used this site to see if I should get windows but insead of that i want a Mac, but is still want to try Vista, but not buy it yet. I have Windows Xp and I used this site to see if I should get windows but insead of that i want a Mac, but is still want to try Vista, but not buy it yet.

]]> By: Matthew http://rogersmj.com/2007/03/15/is-vista-any-good/comment-page-1/#comment-3010 Matthew Sat, 24 Mar 2007 17:39:02 +0000 http://rogersmj.com/2007/03/15/is-vista-any-good/#comment-3010 Ed, For me, the Office suite is the biggest tether I still have to the Windows world as well. I run Parallels on my Macs pretty much for the sole purpose of running Office 2003/2007. I hope to be able to cut at least part of that cord with Microsoft Office for Mac 2008, but ultimately I too would love an Apple solution that is compatible with most documents generated using Word for Windows. If you're going to make presentations on your own, though, get iWork and use KeyNote...there is no comparison. The last time I did a presentation, I used KeyNote and my competitors used PowerPoint. They looked humiliated when I finished :) KeyNote makes PowerPoint look childish, and it's easier to use on top of that. Ed,

For me, the Office suite is the biggest tether I still have to the Windows world as well. I run Parallels on my Macs pretty much for the sole purpose of running Office 2003/2007. I hope to be able to cut at least part of that cord with Microsoft Office for Mac 2008, but ultimately I too would love an Apple solution that is compatible with most documents generated using Word for Windows.

If you’re going to make presentations on your own, though, get iWork and use KeyNote…there is no comparison. The last time I did a presentation, I used KeyNote and my competitors used PowerPoint. They looked humiliated when I finished :) KeyNote makes PowerPoint look childish, and it’s easier to use on top of that.

]]> By: Ed http://rogersmj.com/2007/03/15/is-vista-any-good/comment-page-1/#comment-2989 Ed Fri, 23 Mar 2007 22:14:23 +0000 http://rogersmj.com/2007/03/15/is-vista-any-good/#comment-2989 I’m an old windows user. I started with 2.0. I just broke down and bought an iMac because I have finally had enough of Microsoft. The price Microsoft is charging for Vista blows my mind. For me, it took so long to make the change because of the investment in software and the limited software for the Mac. I’m a Graduate student and use templates for M.S. Word to format my papers, and software like this is limited for the Mac. However, I think Microsoft created a price situation that will cause long time Windows users to jump ship. One shortcoming that I see with Apple is that they need to make an office suite for the academic community. I want to be completely free of Microsoft but I need a “good” replacement. I need Word, Excel, and PowerPoint, with all the extras. I should get my iMac Tuesday (March 27, 2007) and I hope it is as good as the Mac lovers’ claim that it is. Ed I’m an old windows user. I started with 2.0. I just broke down and bought an iMac because I have finally had enough of Microsoft. The price Microsoft is charging for Vista blows my mind.

For me, it took so long to make the change because of the investment in software and the limited software for the Mac. I’m a Graduate student and use templates for M.S. Word to format my papers, and software like this is limited for the Mac. However, I think Microsoft created a price situation that will cause long time Windows users to jump ship.

One shortcoming that I see with Apple is that they need to make an office suite for the academic community. I want to be completely free of Microsoft but I need a “good” replacement. I need Word, Excel, and PowerPoint, with all the extras.

I should get my iMac Tuesday (March 27, 2007) and I hope it is as good as the Mac lovers’ claim that it is.

Ed

]]> By: peelman http://rogersmj.com/2007/03/15/is-vista-any-good/comment-page-1/#comment-2777 peelman Thu, 15 Mar 2007 15:34:40 +0000 http://rogersmj.com/2007/03/15/is-vista-any-good/#comment-2777 Amen. I've already moved to Mac/Linux, i encourage everybody to do the same. Microsoft has a lot of really smart people working there, i don't understand why they insist on using code that is 15-25 years old. Apple had the right idea, starting with such a great base as BSD and building a simplicity-driven GUI around it, then emulating whatever they had to for backwards compatiblity. There are so many things that the Mac does, either out of the box or via freeware apps, that PCs can't touch. Amen. I’ve already moved to Mac/Linux, i encourage everybody to do the same. Microsoft has a lot of really smart people working there, i don’t understand why they insist on using code that is 15-25 years old.

Apple had the right idea, starting with such a great base as BSD and building a simplicity-driven GUI around it, then emulating whatever they had to for backwards compatiblity. There are so many things that the Mac does, either out of the box or via freeware apps, that PCs can’t touch.

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