created. I absolutely hated it. Maybe once you got it configured the way you wanted it would behave better, but I didn't like it. I stayed with X until 7.
I think part of the problem was that most of the systems I saw running Vista were cheap, underpowered systems. Celerons, 2-4 GB of RAM, slow spinning drives...
Yes, stock Android is the best.
windows ME was probably the worst version of windows created.
On 10-05-19 07:06, poindexter FORTRAN wrote to Vk3jed <=-
True dat. I bought a Motorola G6 Forge (I think it's really a Play)
from my MVNO last year. it was $99, and Moto bundles as close to stock Android as I've seen. Nice phone.
On 10-05-19 20:35, Nightfox wrote to Vk3jed <=-
I've been using Samsung Android phones for a long time, and I've tended
to use the Samsung web browser - probably because that was the default
web browser on them. At first I didn't even realise it was Samsung's browser..
One thing that has bugged me about Android though (or maybe Samsung),
is that they removed a couple useful featurse I used to use: Customized text notification tones that you could set per contact, and the
"re-send" texting feature. If you tried to send a text to someone and
it failed, you could long-tap it and select "re-send", but they removed that option out a few years ago. Now, I have to copy & paste the text
and send it again if it fails. My cell signal is bad at work, so I
have to do that fairly often.
I also used to set a customized text notification sound for some
contacts, and it bugs me that they removed that too..
On 10-05-19 19:49, MRO wrote to Zombie Mambo <=-
windows ME was probably the worst version of windows created.
vista wasnt that bad. you just need to tweak a few things.
On 10-05-19 19:52, MRO wrote to poindexter FORTRAN <=-
vista would run fine on 4gigs of ram. not sure about less.
Re: Re: PCs, General
By: Zombie Mambo to Vk3jed on Thu Oct 03 2019 01:50 pm
Vista? I thought vista wasone of the worst versions of windows ever crea I absolutely hated it. Maybe once you got it configured the way you wante would behave better, but I didn't like it. I stayed with XP until 7.
windows ME was probably the worst version of windows created.
vista wasnt that bad. you just need to tweak a few things.
Moondog wrote to poindexter FORTRAN <=-
The "Vista Ready" campaign tanked because of lower resource machines
being sold with all the bells and whistles optimized.
Nightfox wrote to Vk3jed <=-
Yes, stock Android is the best.
I've been using Samsung Android phones for a long time, and I've tended
to use the Samsung web browser - probably because that was the default
web browser on them. At first I didn't even realise it was Samsung's browser..
One thing that has bugged me about Android though (or maybe Samsung),
is that they removed a couple useful featurse I used to use: Customized text notification tones that you could set per contact, and the
"re-send" texting feature. If you tried to send a text to someone and
it failed, you could long-tap it and select "re-send", but they removed that option out a few years ago. Now, I have to copy & paste the text
and send it again if it fails. My cell signal is bad at work, so I
have to do that fairly often.
On 10-05-19 19:49, MRO wrote to Zombie Mambo <=-
windows ME was probably the worst version of windows created.
It was known as "Windows Must Erase". :D
On 10-06-19 14:39, MRO wrote to Vk3jed <=-
@VIA: VERT/BBSESINF
Re: Re: PCs, General
By: Vk3jed to MRO on Sun Oct 06 2019 04:47 pm
On 10-05-19 19:49, MRO wrote to Zombie Mambo <=-
windows ME was probably the worst version of windows created.
It was known as "Windows Must Erase". :D
windows 95 also had an issue where if you overwrote a file with the
same name, it became 0 bytes.
On 10-06-19 11:20, Moondog wrote to MRO <=-
Millenium Edition sucked hard. It was essentially a service pack for Win98 that had too much crap in it, and they pawned it off as an OS "upgrade." Whil e Win2k was what I consider a hit in the business
market, I feel it took a hit because consumers mistook it for ME.
just what you're looking for. Sometimes Android stuff gets burried below a ton of crap.
I'm not really sure what you mean.. Are you saying it shows you things that don't match your search words?
Re: PCs, General
By: Zombie Mambo to Nightfox on Thu Oct 03 2019 01:40 pm
Sure you can install programs from outside the store, but unless its fr a website selling a product, my mac using friends/family won't install because they don't "trust" it.
That's kinda funny, because I thought Steve Wozniak and Steve Jobs at Apple
Nightfox
Eh? I've done some development on a Mac before, and it didn't seem like too
Re: Re: PCs, General
By: Zombie Mambo to Vk3jed on Thu Oct 03 2019 01:50 pm
Vista? I thought vista wasone of the worst versions of windows ever created. I absolutely hated it. Maybe once you got it configured the wa you wanted it would behave better, but I didn't like it. I stayed with until 7.
Vista was ok at first but then it get's really bloated and you have to reinstall it.
Windows 8.0 aka metro was the worst for me but then they fixed it with 8.1 upgrade.
I am still using 8.1 on my laptop, and windows 7 on my main PC.
You'd think they'd want to harness that experience in their products for others but they didn't. Instead, they went closed-system (and then complained that microsoft was closed system because they.... omg... included a web browser... NOOOOOOOOO!!!!).
Uugg, you know forget what I said, I'm too old/tire/sore to talk about one app store vs. another. Got my wife a Moto G7 Power over the weekend and got it up and running in under 10 minutes, so whoo hoo, Go Android.
Yeah that is how they came off right?
Garage builders.
You'd think they'd want to harness that experience in their products for oth but they didn't. Instead, they went closed-system (and then complained that microsoft was closed system because they.... omg... included a web browser.. NOOOOOOOOO!!!!).
Thanks,
Zombie Mambo
I had often heard that Vista was a bit bloated and inefficient, which was one of the main things Microsoft addressed with Windows 7. I thought Windows 7 had lower system requirements than Vista and thus would run better.
Re: PCs, General
By: Zombie Mambo to Nightfox on Mon Oct 07 2019 11:06 am
You'd think they'd want to harness that experience in their products fo others but they didn't. Instead, they went closed-system (and then complained that microsoft was closed system because they.... omg... included a web browser... NOOOOOOOOO!!!!).
I'm not sure the complaint against Microsoft was that they were a closed sys in that). I believe Netscape was one of the big companies against Microsoft
I think Microsoft used that to their adavantage. They made IE behave diffr ox came around, many people liked it and I think that was when people starte
Nightfox
If you compare a Vista vs. Win7 system today (patched, running normally), Vista is a bit less bloaty. Win7 doesn't feel like much of an upgrade, Vista really did add a ton of security stuff and "bloat" vs. XP, but in the end all the changes really made a difference. (just generalizing here, don't kill me)
I like that the latest installer for Win10 has the latest major update ready
It's like Linux, but Windows.
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Android8675@ShodansCore
Just curious as to what your alternative is to Apple? Windows? Linux? I'm a huge Apple fan, but I'll admit that they seem to be going downhill lately. As for the planned obsolessence, isn't that just about every new technology lately, whether its an iPhone, Andriod phone, Dell laptop, Apple laptop, etc?
Though whats funny is that I am still using my 2006 Black Macbook. :D I upgraded the original hard drive with an SSD, and the memory to 6GB and it actually runs surprisingly well! I am using it as a server to run MajorBBS.
You're right it was really about IE and netscape was the big complainer but Apple complained about MS and their practices too. Maybe they just rode the negative press to their advantage.
But it sure seems like apple is guilty of many of the same practices they complained about.
Sure feels like you have less freedoms with apple products than you do with any others out there.
Re: PCs, General
By: Zombie Mambo to Nightfox on Fri Oct 11 2019 03:50 pm
You're right it was really about IE and netscape was the big complainer but Apple complained about MS and their practices too. Maybe they just rode the negative press to their advantage.
But it sure seems like apple is guilty of many of the same practices th complained about.
Sure feels like you have less freedoms with apple products than you do with any others out there.
Yeah, Apple may be doing some of the same types of things. Apple might not
I know Apple wants to protect their image of having a good ecosystem of qual
need with various software packages, so they might not be fully competent i t want that game on their platforms? Will it be okay for Apple to unilateral evices. One of the selling points of a computing device should be a large a software availability.
Nightfox
It depends on what device you're talking about. Apple's iPhone and iPad might have a finite lifespan if Apple decides to only go back so far with support with a new version of iOS. But I've herd Mac users often say their Mac computers last a long time, and that Apple tends to support them back fairly far, and that they keep chugging along. And even after Mac OS X stops supporting a certain model of Mac, you could probably install Linux or something on it, or even Windows these days (as long as they keep using Intel processors.. I've heard rumors that Apple might switch their Mac computers over to ARM processors starting next year).
NIghtfox
my uncle who is an electrician and mechanic calls it the weakest link theory. once you fix one thing and make it 100%, it stresses the other components until the next thing fails, and so on.
Re: PCs, General
By: MRO to Nightfox on Sun Sep 29 2019 04:40 pm
my uncle who is an electrician and mechanic calls it the weakest link theory. once you fix one thing and make it 100%, it stresses the other components until the next thing fails, and so on.
I like that way of thinking Nightfox. Makes since!
I like that way of thinking Nightfox. Makes since!
i'm the guy that said it
my uncle who is an electrician and mechanic calls it the weakest link
theory. once you fix one thing and make it 100%, it stresses the other
components until the next thing fails, and so on.
I like that way of thinking Nightfox. Makes since!
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