tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5650649138973583402.post146906500029640638..comments2023-09-20T07:28:27.572-05:00Comments on Linux in Exile: Moving to VistaJim Hallhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11598443864678006773noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5650649138973583402.post-79406974061716106032009-09-02T11:03:07.829-05:002009-09-02T11:03:07.829-05:00Seriously, IT Depts that WANT to move to move to V...Seriously, IT Depts that WANT to move to move to Vista are brainwashed morons who don't need their jobs to begin with. Nobody truly needs Windows period. It's just the fact that people want to code their web-based content based on internet exploder under the assumption that's what everyone uses. Bill Gates understands that adults hate change and they'll use winbloze and internet eploder even if it drives them into an early grave. <br /><br />I had a boss tell me to prepare for Vista rollout and I made him agree to a raise. =)Kevin (Whizard72)https://www.blogger.com/profile/17588463367019332598noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5650649138973583402.post-38365229656776920412009-04-22T19:53:00.000-05:002009-04-22T19:53:00.000-05:00Good luck with that.
And welcome to the world of ...Good luck with that.<br /><br />And welcome to the world of pseudo sudo: UAC.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5650649138973583402.post-35770802025574566802009-04-20T14:15:00.000-05:002009-04-20T14:15:00.000-05:00Evan: "[On Linux] I have 'ls' aliased to 'ls -h --...Evan: "[On Linux] I have 'ls' aliased to 'ls -h --color=always --sort=version' so it behaves sanely."<br /><br />Ah, if only other operating systems allowed this same level of flexibility!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5650649138973583402.post-48654184943125604542009-04-18T21:44:00.000-05:002009-04-18T21:44:00.000-05:00Ralphie: "Now a file named "100stuff.txt" is liste...Ralphie: "Now a file named "100stuff.txt" is listed after "24stuff.txt"."<br /><br />Windows has done this for ages AFAIK; are you saying the behavior in Vista is changed from Linux, or from previous versions of Windows? (For the record, I consider the fact that most Linux utilities don't do this by default really dumb. I had sort of forgotten about that annoyance as I have 'ls' aliased to 'ls -h --color=always --sort=version' so it behaves sanely.)Evan Driscollhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04081850277170341720noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5650649138973583402.post-23067720257637168432009-04-18T14:59:00.000-05:002009-04-18T14:59:00.000-05:00Hi there! I bought a Vista laptop last year and h...Hi there! I bought a Vista laptop last year and have had very few problems. Of course, it was optomized for Vista from the start, (3GB ram, 140GB hard drive, etc.)<br /><br />The big issue was getting used to the new look. The file structure, files, directories, etc. is different. As Evan said, the alphabetizing has been corrected. Now a file named "100stuff.txt" is listed after "24stuff.txt". The alphabetizing goes by the numer total, not just the first digit. This can take some getting used to. <br /><br />If you can figure out Linux, you shouldn't have any trouble with Vista.<br /><br />I have a Walmart Linux box sitting in the garage that is basically a doorstop because I can't figure out what to do with it. Also, the monitor is fried. I think.<br /><br />Anyway, good luck, cadet!<br /><br />-RalphieRalphienoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5650649138973583402.post-8978411947518641782009-04-16T22:40:00.000-05:002009-04-16T22:40:00.000-05:00Evan, the hard drive settled down. I was right - i...Evan, the hard drive settled down. I was right - it was encrypting the contents of my hard drive. But I haven't done enough with it yet to say if performance is any better or worse with Vista, compared to Windows XP.<br /><br />I ran out of time today to post a blog item about the upgrade experience. I'll try to do that tomorrow.JHhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05264061238864151815noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5650649138973583402.post-21235239895601481842009-04-16T12:52:00.000-05:002009-04-16T12:52:00.000-05:00Check out the alphabetizing by name thing... I hav...Check out the alphabetizing by name thing... I have reason to think they've changed the behavior of that. I'm not convinced it's better -- it's behavior has tended to annoy me in new and interesting ways -- but I forget what it does exactly, and don't know what the Linux file managers do, so there's a *chance* it'll do what you want.<br /><br />(I'd say don't count on the performance improving, though maybe there is something weird going on.)Evan Driscollhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04081850277170341720noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5650649138973583402.post-44612095142586072952009-04-16T11:56:00.000-05:002009-04-16T11:56:00.000-05:00I think you're right, Noobix. My hard drive light ...I think you're right, Noobix. My hard drive light is always on. The system is VERY sluggish.<br /><br />I'm holding out some hope that the system is configured to encrypt the hard drive as I go, and that by the end of today things should be back to normal. We'll see.<br /><br />I'll post a new blog item about Vista later today - if performance settles down.JHhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05264061238864151815noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5650649138973583402.post-50992948879196069042009-04-15T16:49:00.000-05:002009-04-15T16:49:00.000-05:00The transition should be as crushing as your move ...The transition should be as crushing as your move from Linux to XP, in terms of performance. Ever notice how on game boxes, the minimum system requirements usually need a much better video card, and at least double the RAM for Vista than the exact same software installed in XP?NoobixCubehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17150854195016438207noreply@blogger.com