RE: [NF] Microsoft unveils a radically redesigned Windows 8

2011-10-03 Thread Lou Syracuse
al Message- From: profoxtech-boun...@leafe.com [mailto:profoxtech-boun...@leafe.com] On Behalf Of Dave Crozier Subject: RE: [NF] Microsoft unveils a radically redesigned Windows 8 Lou, I have upgraded to V8 and it is much slicker. Also the VM's run about 10-20% quicker with a nice ne

RE: [NF] Microsoft unveils a radically redesigned Windows 8

2011-10-03 Thread Dave Crozier
unveils a radically redesigned Windows 8 On 09/30/11 07:01, Dave Crozier wrote: > Kurt, > As it is only pre Beta and NOT for production then put it into a VM. > > That's what I have done. Hi, Dave How did you accomplish that? I tried twice, and didn't succeed. First I lo

RE: [NF] Microsoft unveils a radically redesigned Windows 8

2011-10-01 Thread Dave Crozier
m] On Behalf Of Lou Syracuse Sent: 30 September 2011 18:12 To: profox@leafe.com; profoxt...@leafe.com Subject: RE: [NF] Microsoft unveils a radically redesigned Windows 8 http://www.kunal-chowdhury.com/2011/09/step-by-step-tutorial-to-setup-window s8.html As they did I used an evaluation of VMWare8 r

RE: [NF] Microsoft unveils a radically redesigned Windows 8

2011-09-30 Thread Lou Syracuse
f Dan Covill Sent: Friday, September 30, 2011 9:39 AM To: profoxt...@leafe.com Subject: Re: [NF] Microsoft unveils a radically redesigned Windows 8 On 09/30/11 07:01, Dave Crozier wrote: > Kurt, > As it is only pre Beta and NOT for production then put it into a VM. > > That's what I ha

Re: [NF] Microsoft unveils a radically redesigned Windows 8

2011-09-30 Thread Dan Covill
On 09/30/11 07:01, Dave Crozier wrote: > Kurt, > As it is only pre Beta and NOT for production then put it into a VM. > > That's what I have done. Hi, Dave How did you accomplish that? I tried twice, and didn't succeed. First I loaded the MS Virtual PC, but discovered that it can't run 64-bit

RE: [NF] Microsoft unveils a radically redesigned Windows 8

2011-09-30 Thread Kurt Wendt
Understood - thanks. -K- -Original Message- From: profoxtech-boun...@leafe.com [mailto:profoxtech-boun...@leafe.com] On Behalf Of Dave Crozier Sent: Friday, September 30, 2011 9:45 AM To: profoxt...@leafe.com Subject: RE: [NF] Microsoft unveils a radically redesigned Windows 8 Kurt, As

RE: [NF] Microsoft unveils a radically redesigned Windows 8

2011-09-30 Thread Dave Crozier
Just curious... -K- -Original Message- From: profoxtech-boun...@leafe.com [mailto:profoxtech-boun...@leafe.com] On Behalf Of Alan Bourke Sent: Wednesday, September 14, 2011 4:25 AM To: profoxt...@leafe.com Subject: Re: [NF] Microsoft unveils a radically redesigned Windows 8 Anybody who wan

RE: [NF] Microsoft unveils a radically redesigned Windows 8

2011-09-30 Thread Kurt Wendt
From: profoxtech-boun...@leafe.com [mailto:profoxtech-boun...@leafe.com] On Behalf Of Alan Bourke Sent: Wednesday, September 14, 2011 4:25 AM To: profoxt...@leafe.com Subject: Re: [NF] Microsoft unveils a radically redesigned Windows 8 Anybody who wants a developer preview of Win 8 here it

Re: [NF] Microsoft unveils a radically redesigned Windows 8

2011-09-18 Thread Pete Theisen
lelandj wrote: > Running your own mail server is not as bad as people may think, and has > its advantanges. In order to do it, you would need a static IP address, > an MX record on a DNS, a router that forwards to the local computer that > acts as the smtp mail server. > > The hard part is ini

Re: [NF] Microsoft unveils a radically redesigned Windows 8

2011-09-17 Thread Alan Bourke
On Friday, September 16, 2011 7:03 PM, "Lew Schwartz" wrote: > This is frightening. Why couldn't they build this ui on top of W7? The > Linux model is so superior it's dizzying: os is one entity, ui > another. Um .. it's been like that in Windows for a long time. Just because it's not a common

Re: [NF] Microsoft unveils a radically redesigned Windows 8

2011-09-16 Thread Lew Schwartz
This is frightening. Why couldn't they build this ui on top of W7? The Linux model is so superior it's dizzying: os is one entity, ui another. My company is spending hundreds of thousands on the W7 roll-out & compatibility issues. ___ Post Messages to: P

Re: [NF] Microsoft unveils a radically redesigned Windows 8

2011-09-16 Thread Stephen Russell
On Thu, Sep 15, 2011 at 5:03 PM, MB Software Solutions, LLC wrote: > On 9/14/2011 10:52 AM, Stephen Russell wrote: >> This is the first push into this area and it may not be perfect but it >> will continue.  Everything evolves. > > > That's kind of what some folks are complaining about, Steve...th

Re: [NF] Microsoft unveils a radically redesigned Windows 8

2011-09-15 Thread Ken Dibble
>In my experience, using windows is asking for trouble. Well yeah, there is that. :) Ken Dibble www.stic-cil.org ___ Post Messages to: ProFox@leafe.com Subscription Maintenance: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profox OT-free version of this list:

Re: [NF] Microsoft unveils a radically redesigned Windows 8

2011-09-15 Thread kamcginnis
In my experience, using windows is asking for trouble. - Original Message - From: "Ken Dibble" To: Sent: Thursday, September 15, 2011 6:20 PM Subject: Re: [NF] Microsoft unveils a radically redesigned Windows 8 > With Win2000, when you select to share, it is shared

Re: [NF] Microsoft unveils a radically redesigned Windows 8

2011-09-15 Thread Ken Dibble
> With Win2000, when you select to share, it is shared. Sharing has not > worked correctly > > since. > >I'm sure that's true. I've just never been an advocate for peer-to-peer >file sharing. >The one exception is whatever server(s) on the network have files to >share. They are >servers, so th

Re: [NF] Microsoft unveils a radically redesigned Windows 8

2011-09-15 Thread MB Software Solutions, LLC
On 9/14/2011 10:52 AM, Stephen Russell wrote: > This is the first push into this area and it may not be perfect but it > will continue. Everything evolves. That's kind of what some folks are complaining about, Steve...they don't see it as evolving, but just bullshit for the sake of change. ___

RE: [NF] Microsoft unveils a radically redesigned Windows 8

2011-09-15 Thread Jarvis, Matthew
> > Sure. First, I think the problem is that the hidden attribute test is > failing because it's only on the directory and not on the files. I > think you really just want to skip any file that has '_vti_cnf' in its > directory path. Here's a snippet in Ruby that will do that: > Thanks Ted - I'

Re: [NF] Microsoft unveils a radically redesigned Windows 8

2011-09-15 Thread Ted Roche
On Wed, Sep 14, 2011 at 6:44 PM, Jarvis, Matthew wrote: > > These _vti_cnf folders are all marked with the Hidden attribute. > > So anyway, when I produce the listing I do something like this: > > dir /b /s /A-H | findstr ".doc" | sort > myfile.txt > > So I guess the command line kung-fu I am want

Re: [NF] Microsoft unveils a radically redesigned Windows 8

2011-09-15 Thread Alan Bourke
On Wednesday, September 14, 2011 11:51 AM, "Paul McNett" wrote: > On 9/14/11 11:02 AM, Jarvis, Matthew wrote: > > I hear from a bro that at least with Windows 8 Server, the GUI is > > optional... > > I'm betting that there will be a whole host of sysadmin functions you > just won't be > able t

Re: [NF] Microsoft unveils a radically redesigned Windows 8

2011-09-14 Thread Paul McNett
On 9/14/11 3:44 PM, Jarvis, Matthew wrote: > So I guess the command line kung-fu I am wanting is a way to get a list > of all the *.doc files, in all the subdirs that are not marked as > Hidden. (I'll sort it myself later). > > Any takers? Write a shell script in Python using os.path.walk(). Invok

RE: [NF] Microsoft unveils a radically redesigned Windows 8

2011-09-14 Thread Jarvis, Matthew
> -Original Message- > From: profoxtech-boun...@leafe.com [mailto:profoxtech-boun...@leafe.com] > On Behalf Of Paul Hill > Sent: Wednesday, September 14, 2011 2:15 PM > To: profoxt...@leafe.com > Subject: Re: [NF] Microsoft unveils a radically redesigned Windows 8 >

Re: [NF] Microsoft unveils a radically redesigned Windows 8

2011-09-14 Thread Ken Kixmoeller (ProFox)
On Wed, Sep 14, 2011 at 9:38 AM, Ken Kixmoeller (ProFox) wrote: > I *hate* the new desktop UI on Ubuntu... OK, I need to eat my words. A little bit of Googling shows that changing back to the "classic" Ubuntu desktop is a piece of cake. I shoulda known. I haven't been able to try it yet, as that

Re: [NF] Microsoft unveils a radically redesigned Windows 8

2011-09-14 Thread Stephen Russell
On Wed, Sep 14, 2011 at 3:32 PM, Paul McNett wrote: > On 9/14/11 1:21 PM, Ted Roche wrote: >> On Wed, Sep 14, 2011 at 2:51 PM, Paul McNett  wrote: >> >>> I'm betting that there will be a whole host of sysadmin functions you just >>> won't be >>> able to do nearly as effectively without the GUI. >

Re: [NF] Microsoft unveils a radically redesigned Windows 8

2011-09-14 Thread Paul Hill
On Wed, Sep 14, 2011 at 9:32 PM, Paul McNett wrote: > Several things make the *nix shell so useful, but mostly it's that there are > hundreds > (thousands?) of shell utilities at your disposal that are designed to do > exactly one > thing very well. They accept, at a minimum, input on stdin and

Re: [NF] Microsoft unveils a radically redesigned Windows 8

2011-09-14 Thread Ted Roche
On Wed, Sep 14, 2011 at 4:32 PM, Paul McNett wrote: > Several things make the *nix shell so useful, but mostly it's that there are > hundreds > (thousands?) of shell utilities at your disposal that are designed to do > exactly one > thing very well. They accept, at a minimum, input on stdin and

RE: [NF] Microsoft unveils a radically redesigned Windows 8

2011-09-14 Thread Jarvis, Matthew
> -Original Message- > From: profoxtech-boun...@leafe.com [mailto:profoxtech-boun...@leafe.com] > On Behalf Of Paul McNett > Sent: Wednesday, September 14, 2011 1:32 PM > To: profoxt...@leafe.com > Subject: Re: [NF] Microsoft unveils a radically redesigned Windows 8 >

Re: [NF] Microsoft unveils a radically redesigned Windows 8

2011-09-14 Thread Mike Copeland
Because otherwise someone might change it to say something different? GASP! I'm thinking the legal beagles were behind this. Mike Original Message Subject: Re: [NF] Microsoft unveils a radically redesigned Windows 8 From: Paul McNett To: profoxt...@leafe.com Date: 9/14

Re: [NF] Microsoft unveils a radically redesigned Windows 8

2011-09-14 Thread Paul McNett
On 9/14/11 1:21 PM, Ted Roche wrote: > On Wed, Sep 14, 2011 at 2:51 PM, Paul McNett wrote: > >> I'm betting that there will be a whole host of sysadmin functions you just >> won't be >> able to do nearly as effectively without the GUI. > > You'd be surprised. MS has made some advances in the past

Re: [NF] Microsoft unveils a radically redesigned Windows 8

2011-09-14 Thread Ted Roche
On Wed, Sep 14, 2011 at 2:51 PM, Paul McNett wrote: > I'm betting that there will be a whole host of sysadmin functions you just > won't be > able to do nearly as effectively without the GUI. You'd be surprised. MS has made some advances in the past couple of years with PowerShell and some of t

Re: [NF] Microsoft unveils a radically redesigned Windows 8

2011-09-14 Thread Paul McNett
On 9/14/11 11:02 AM, Jarvis, Matthew wrote: > I hear from a bro that at least with Windows 8 Server, the GUI is > optional... I'm betting that there will be a whole host of sysadmin functions you just won't be able to do nearly as effectively without the GUI. Editing plain-text config files wi

RE: [NF] Microsoft unveils a radically redesigned Windows 8

2011-09-14 Thread Jarvis, Matthew
> > > > I *hate* the new desktop UI on Ubuntu. Hate it. Same reason as the > > "ribbon" BS in the MS Orifice (someone else commented on recently): I > > can't find *anything.* Seems like all of these redesigns are pandering > > to grandma-like users, who only know how to do 3 things. > > -

RE: [NF] Microsoft unveils a radically redesigned Windows 8

2011-09-14 Thread John Weller
I teach MS Office so had to take the trouble to learn the ribbon. I now find it easier to use. I have 2003, 2007 and 2010 on my machine and use 2010 on a daily basis as I prefer it. John Weller 01380 723235 07976 393631 > I thought that the ribbon was to show the user just how much potentia

RE: [NF] Microsoft unveils a radically redesigned Windows 8

2011-09-14 Thread John Weller
I can see a situation developing similar to XP v Vista when Vista was introduced with the major corporates wanting to stay with Win 7 if that is what they have chosen as their standard as Win 8 appears be so radically different. John Weller 01380 723235 07976 393631 ___

Re: [NF] Microsoft unveils a radically redesigned Windows 8

2011-09-14 Thread Paul McNett
On 9/14/11 9:31 AM, kamcgin...@gmail.com wrote: > Don't forget sharing. When you "share", you have not shared anything. Try > it. Nothing is shared. You need to do more > undocumented steps to share. With Win2000, when you select to share, it is > shared. Sharing has not worked correctly > since

Re: [NF] Microsoft unveils a radically redesigned Windows 8

2011-09-14 Thread Paul Hill
On Wed, Sep 14, 2011 at 5:31 PM, wrote: > Don't forget sharing.  When you "share", you have not shared anything. Try > it. Nothing is shared. You need to do more > undocumented steps to share. With Win2000, when you select to share, it is > shared. Sharing has not worked correctly > since. Wor

Re: [NF] Microsoft unveils a radically redesigned Windows 8

2011-09-14 Thread kamcginnis
Don't forget sharing. When you "share", you have not shared anything. Try it. Nothing is shared. You need to do more undocumented steps to share. With Win2000, when you select to share, it is shared. Sharing has not worked correctly since. >>> >> I sit >>> >> down at a Vista or Windows 7 mach

Re: [NF] Microsoft unveils a radically redesigned Windows 8

2011-09-14 Thread Paul McNett
On 9/14/11 4:51 AM, Allen wrote: > To be honest Ted I'm not comfortable with Linux full stop. I don't get the > time to learn basically, so what would be best is the simplest version to > get to work. > What I'm after is setting up a mail server to get rid of MS exchange. I want > to be able to use

Re: [NF] Microsoft unveils a radically redesigned Windows 8

2011-09-14 Thread lelandj
Running your own mail server is not as bad as people may think, and has its advantanges. In order to do it, you would need a static IP address, an MX record on a DNS, a router that forwards to the local computer that acts as the smtp mail server. The hard part is initial set-up, which involves

Re: [NF] Microsoft unveils a radically redesigned Windows 8

2011-09-14 Thread Ken Kixmoeller (ProFox)
On Wed, Sep 14, 2011 at 9:52 AM, Stephen Russell wrote: > I thought that the ribbon was to show the user just how much potential > was available.  In that the typical user only tapped 5% of a word > processor's capabilities... Oh, I don't mean to disparage the ribbon or other improvements to the

Re: [NF] Microsoft unveils a radically redesigned Windows 8

2011-09-14 Thread Alan Bourke
On Wednesday, September 14, 2011 9:52 AM, "Stephen Russell" wrote: > On Wed, Sep 14, 2011 at 9:38 AM, Ken Kixmoeller (ProFox) > I thought that the ribbon was to show the user just how much potential > was available. In that the typical user only tapped 5% of a word > processor's capabilities.

Re: [NF] Microsoft unveils a radically redesigned Windows 8

2011-09-14 Thread Stephen Russell
On Wed, Sep 14, 2011 at 9:38 AM, Ken Kixmoeller (ProFox) wrote: > On Wed, Sep 14, 2011 at 3:18 AM, Alan Bourke wrote: > Used Ubuntu recently? A new horizon in moving stuff around, and I hear >> the latest OSX isn't shy about it either. > > I *hate* the new desktop UI on Ubuntu. Hate it. Same reas

Re: [NF] Microsoft unveils a radically redesigned Windows 8

2011-09-14 Thread Ken Kixmoeller (ProFox)
On Wed, Sep 14, 2011 at 8:29 AM, Ted Roche wrote: > ...other than to say I strongly > discourage people from running their own mail servers... I went through all of this, too. Frankly, it felt "cutting edge" and cool to have my own web server, including mail server etc. I learned one *hell* of a

Re: [NF] Microsoft unveils a radically redesigned Windows 8

2011-09-14 Thread Ken Kixmoeller (ProFox)
On Wed, Sep 14, 2011 at 3:18 AM, Alan Bourke wrote: Used Ubuntu recently? A new horizon in moving stuff around, and I hear > the latest OSX isn't shy about it either. I *hate* the new desktop UI on Ubuntu. Hate it. Same reason as the "ribbon" BS in the MS Orifice (someone else commented on recent

RE: [NF] Microsoft unveils a radically redesigned Windows 8

2011-09-14 Thread Allen
Thanks Ted. It is a production mail server and I understand your worries, The storms don't happen here so flooding is not an issue. Slow internet is but that's not a biggie either. It's just me really, mixture of keeping it sort of cheap and a liking of running my own domains here. Other than spamm

RE: [NF] Microsoft unveils a radically redesigned Windows 8

2011-09-14 Thread Lou Syracuse
I have heard this is already the case, however but I can't confirm it as I am still downloading the 4.8GB ISO file lol Lou -Original Message- From: profoxtech-boun...@leafe.com [mailto:profoxtech-boun...@leafe.com] On Behalf Of Alan Bourke Sent: Wednesday, September 14, 2011 6:54 AM

Re: [NF] Microsoft unveils a radically redesigned Windows 8

2011-09-14 Thread Alan Bourke
On Wednesday, September 14, 2011 9:08 AM, "Ted Roche" wrote: > > > The experimentation with new things is a hassle. A ribbon instead of a > menu, a tablet-like touch interface instead of a keyboard-and-mouse > GUI; these are hard things to adjust to. It costs real companies real > money to hav

Re: [NF] Microsoft unveils a radically redesigned Windows 8

2011-09-14 Thread Malcolm Greene
> I help my clients set up their email with someone who does this for a living. > After griping and moaning, most clients have found Google Apps for Business > to be an acceptable substitute. The free version is sufficient for small organizations, while the paid version is cheaper than maintainin

Re: [NF] Microsoft unveils a radically redesigned Windows 8

2011-09-14 Thread Ted Roche
On Wed, Sep 14, 2011 at 7:51 AM, Allen wrote: > To be honest Ted I'm not comfortable with Linux full stop. I don't get the > time to learn basically, so what would be best is the simplest version to > get to work. Ubuntu. > What I'm after is setting up a mail server to get rid of MS exchange.

RE: [NF] Microsoft unveils a radically redesigned Windows 8

2011-09-14 Thread john harvey
Exactly! John Harvey > > Like security? Eh? How does moving c:/WinNT/Profiles to c:/Documents and Settings to c:/Users help security? Linux and Mac put it at /home on day one and left it there, and those OS's are considered more secure than Windows. How does moving Control Panel|Add/Remove Pro

Re: [NF] Microsoft unveils a radically redesigned Windows 8

2011-09-14 Thread Ted Roche
On Wed, Sep 14, 2011 at 4:18 AM, Alan Bourke wrote: > Used Ubuntu recently? A new horizon in moving stuff around, and I hear > the latest OSX isn't shy about it either. I've heard a lot of grumbling about Ubuntu's new Unity UI though I haven't tried it myself. GNOME 3 is getting a rough receptio

RE: [NF] Microsoft unveils a radically redesigned Windows 8

2011-09-14 Thread Allen
To be honest Ted I'm not comfortable with Linux full stop. I don't get the time to learn basically, so what would be best is the simplest version to get to work. What I'm after is setting up a mail server to get rid of MS exchange. I want to be able to use multiple domains much as I can with IIS fo

Re: [NF] Microsoft unveils a radically redesigned Windows 8

2011-09-14 Thread Ted Roche
On Wed, Sep 14, 2011 at 6:11 AM, Allen wrote: > I used to like red hat but I've not used Linux for some time. Now I am > thinking of having a Linux server for mailing lists and to "play" with. What > the current "fav" For a stable, reliable OS with long-term supported apps and desktop, it's hard

RE: [NF] Microsoft unveils a radically redesigned Windows 8

2011-09-14 Thread Allen
I used to like red hat but I've not used Linux for some time. Now I am thinking of having a Linux server for mailing lists and to "play" with. What the current "fav" Al -Original Message- I'm liking the look of Mint more and more. ___ Post M

Re: [NF] Microsoft unveils a radically redesigned Windows 8

2011-09-14 Thread Alan Bourke
On Wednesday, September 14, 2011 10:14 AM, "Paul Hill" wrote: > On Wed, Sep 14, 2011 at 9:18 AM, Alan Bourke > Debian worked fine (and is not much different to Ubuntu anyway). I'm liking the look of Mint more and more. -- Alan Bourke alanpbourke (at) fastmail (dot) fm

Re: [NF] Microsoft unveils a radically redesigned Windows 8

2011-09-14 Thread Paul Hill
On Wed, Sep 14, 2011 at 9:18 AM, Alan Bourke wrote: > > > On Tuesday, September 13, 2011 7:34 PM, "john harvey" > wrote: >> I like the way MS moves stuff around from version to version, and/or >> renames >> programs. It makes for less productivity and increased frustration. > > Used Ubuntu recent

Re: [NF] Microsoft unveils a radically redesigned Windows 8

2011-09-14 Thread Alan Bourke
Anybody who wants a developer preview of Win 8 here it is: http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/apps/br229516 Don't all rush at once. -- Alan Bourke alanpbourke (at) fastmail (dot) fm ___ Post Messages to: ProFox@leafe.com Subscription Maintena

Re: [NF] Microsoft unveils a radically redesigned Windows 8

2011-09-14 Thread Alan Bourke
On Tuesday, September 13, 2011 5:46 PM, "Paul McNett" wrote: > Yep, the difference is that with Ubuntu and Mac, they improve things that > need > improving. With Windows, they add eye-candy Untrue. There is plenty more in Windows 7 than eye candy. And have you seen the next Ubuntu? And the f

RE: [NF] Microsoft unveils a radically redesigned Windows 8

2011-09-14 Thread Alan Bourke
On Tuesday, September 13, 2011 7:34 PM, "john harvey" wrote: > I like the way MS moves stuff around from version to version, and/or > renames > programs. It makes for less productivity and increased frustration. > Used Ubuntu recently? A new horizon in moving stuff around, and I hear the late

RE: [NF] Microsoft unveils a radically redesigned Windows 8

2011-09-14 Thread Dave Crozier
] Microsoft unveils a radically redesigned Windows 8 On 9/13/11 5:59 PM, Stephen Russell wrote: > On Tue, Sep 13, 2011 at 7:46 PM, Paul McNett wrote: >> > On 9/13/11 4:48 PM, Jeff Johnson wrote: >>> >> I sit >>> >> down at a Vista or Windows

Re: [NF] Microsoft unveils a radically redesigned Windows 8

2011-09-13 Thread Paul Hill
On Wed, Sep 14, 2011 at 2:36 AM, Ed Leafe wrote: > On Sep 13, 2011, at 7:59 PM, Stephen Russell wrote: > >> Like security? > >        Kinda funny that that had to be something added on, instead of a > fundamental part of the OS. Ed, security was always present of Windows NT. NT is 10 years older

Re: [NF] Microsoft unveils a radically redesigned Windows 8

2011-09-13 Thread Paul McNett
On 9/13/11 5:59 PM, Stephen Russell wrote: > On Tue, Sep 13, 2011 at 7:46 PM, Paul McNett wrote: >> > On 9/13/11 4:48 PM, Jeff Johnson wrote: >>> >> I sit >>> >> down at a Vista or Windows 7 machine and I have to look all over for >>> >> stuff. >> > >> > Yep, the difference is that with Ubunt

Re: [NF] Microsoft unveils a radically redesigned Windows 8

2011-09-13 Thread Ted Roche
On Tue, Sep 13, 2011 at 8:48 PM, Paul McNett wrote: > On 9/13/11 5:24 PM, Ted Roche wrote: >> PPC to Intel transition > > Apple's PPC to Intel transition was implemented very smoothly, and relatively > quickly, too. The transition from 32-bit to 64-bit was also quite painless. > Yeah, that's wha

Re: [NF] Microsoft unveils a radically redesigned Windows 8

2011-09-13 Thread Ed Leafe
On Sep 13, 2011, at 7:59 PM, Stephen Russell wrote: > Like security? Kinda funny that that had to be something added on, instead of a fundamental part of the OS. > I like how the know it all's who work with the product know what is > really going on. I avoid using Windows as mu

Re: [NF] Microsoft unveils a radically redesigned Windows 8

2011-09-13 Thread Stephen Russell
On Tue, Sep 13, 2011 at 7:46 PM, Paul McNett wrote: > On 9/13/11 4:48 PM, Jeff Johnson wrote: >> I sit >> down at a Vista or Windows 7 machine and I have to look all over for >> stuff. > > Yep, the difference is that with Ubuntu and Mac, they improve things that need > improving. With Windows, the

Re: [NF] Microsoft unveils a radically redesigned Windows 8

2011-09-13 Thread Paul McNett
On 9/13/11 5:24 PM, Ted Roche wrote: > PPC to Intel transition Apple's PPC to Intel transition was implemented very smoothly, and relatively quickly, too. The transition from 32-bit to 64-bit was also quite painless. Paul ___ Post Messages to: ProFo

Re: [NF] Microsoft unveils a radically redesigned Windows 8

2011-09-13 Thread Paul McNett
On 9/13/11 4:48 PM, Jeff Johnson wrote: > I sit > down at a Vista or Windows 7 machine and I have to look all over for > stuff. Yep, the difference is that with Ubuntu and Mac, they improve things that need improving. With Windows, they add eye-candy you end up turning off anyway after the hone

Re: [NF] Microsoft unveils a radically redesigned Windows 8

2011-09-13 Thread Jeff Johnson
1 6:48 PM > To: profox@leafe.com > Subject: Re: [NF] Microsoft unveils a radically redesigned Windows 8 > > > On 09/13/2011 03:42 PM, MB Software Solutions, LLC wrote: >> On 9/13/2011 5:50 PM, Malcolm Greene wrote: >>> Microsoft unveils a radically redes

RE: [NF] Microsoft unveils a radically redesigned Windows 8

2011-09-13 Thread john harvey
, 2011 6:48 PM To: profox@leafe.com Subject: Re: [NF] Microsoft unveils a radically redesigned Windows 8 On 09/13/2011 03:42 PM, MB Software Solutions, LLC wrote: > On 9/13/2011 5:50 PM, Malcolm Greene wrote: >> Microsoft unveils a radically redesigned Windows 8 >> http://money.cnn

Re: [NF] Microsoft unveils a radically redesigned Windows 8

2011-09-13 Thread Ted Roche
On Tue, Sep 13, 2011 at 6:15 PM, Ed Leafe wrote: >        One thing that I found markedly different is that OS X releases form a > more or less natural progression: each adds some things that were > difficult/impossible in the previous version. And in Windows, they make difficult/impossible th

Re: [NF] Microsoft unveils a radically redesigned Windows 8

2011-09-13 Thread Jeff Johnson
On 09/13/2011 03:42 PM, MB Software Solutions, LLC wrote: > On 9/13/2011 5:50 PM, Malcolm Greene wrote: >> Microsoft unveils a radically redesigned Windows 8 >> http://money.cnn.com/2011/09/13/technology/microsoft_build_windows_8/index.htm >> >> Any of you have hands-on experience with preview/bet

Re: [NF] Microsoft unveils a radically redesigned Windows 8

2011-09-13 Thread Ed Leafe
On Sep 13, 2011, at 5:31 PM, Paul McNett wrote: > For the most part, this is true. However, I have a Tiger machine from 2001 > that > otherwise runs great, except current iPhones can't sync with the iTunes on > that > computer, and I can't install the current iTunes because they don't make 'em

Re: [NF] Microsoft unveils a radically redesigned Windows 8

2011-09-13 Thread MB Software Solutions, LLC
On 9/13/2011 6:01 PM, Ted Roche wrote: > Now, it's new and improved! Brighter brights! Whiter whites! With tailfins! Mr. Lee: "Ancient chinese secret!" customer after discovering his laundry detergent: "Mr. Lee!" ___ Post Messages to: ProFox@leafe

Re: [NF] Microsoft unveils a radically redesigned Windows 8

2011-09-13 Thread MB Software Solutions, LLC
On 9/13/2011 5:51 PM, Ed Leafe wrote: > On Sep 13, 2011, at 4:50 PM, Malcolm Greene wrote: > >> Microsoft unveils a radically redesigned Windows 8 > > But I thought Windows 7 was the answer to all our problems! :) They're running short on cash...time for a new OS.

Re: [NF] Microsoft unveils a radically redesigned Windows 8

2011-09-13 Thread MB Software Solutions, LLC
On 9/13/2011 5:50 PM, Malcolm Greene wrote: > Microsoft unveils a radically redesigned Windows 8 > http://money.cnn.com/2011/09/13/technology/microsoft_build_windows_8/index.htm > > Any of you have hands-on experience with preview/beta version of this > product? No, but I saw they're forcing the

Re: [NF] Microsoft unveils a radically redesigned Windows 8

2011-09-13 Thread Paul McNett
On 9/13/11 3:15 PM, Ed Leafe wrote: > but you never get the feeling that Version X-1 was crap, or is useless now. For the most part, this is true. However, I have a Tiger machine from 2001 that otherwise runs great, except current iPhones can't sync with the iTunes on that computer, and I can't

Re: [NF] Microsoft unveils a radically redesigned Windows 8

2011-09-13 Thread Ed Leafe
On Sep 13, 2011, at 5:27 PM, Paul McNett wrote: >> But I thought Windows 7 was the answer to all our problems! :) > > It was. Reminds me of the wisdom of Homer J Simpson: "Here's to alcohol: the cause of, and solution to, all of life's problems". -- Ed Leafe ___

Re: [NF] Microsoft unveils a radically redesigned Windows 8

2011-09-13 Thread Paul McNett
On 9/13/11 2:51 PM, Ed Leafe wrote: > On Sep 13, 2011, at 4:50 PM, Malcolm Greene wrote: > >> Microsoft unveils a radically redesigned Windows 8 > > But I thought Windows 7 was the answer to all our problems! :) It was. Paul ___ Post Messages t

RE: [NF] Microsoft unveils a radically redesigned Windows 8

2011-09-13 Thread Jarvis, Matthew
> Microsoft unveils a radically redesigned Windows 8 > http://money.cnn.com/2011/09/13/technology/microsoft_build_windows_8/ind ex > .htm > > Any of you have hands-on experience with preview/beta version of this > product? > > Malcolm I'm not sure what the heck it was I saw recently, but our net

Re: [NF] Microsoft unveils a radically redesigned Windows 8

2011-09-13 Thread Ed Leafe
On Sep 13, 2011, at 5:01 PM, Ted Roche wrote: > We could say similarly snide things about OS X "Tiger" I suspect. Or > Ubuntu 'Unity' or GNOME 3 One thing that I found markedly different is that OS X releases form a more or less natural progression: each adds some things that were d

RE: [NF] Microsoft unveils a radically redesigned Windows 8

2011-09-13 Thread john harvey
That's the difference! -Original Message- From: profox-boun...@leafe.com [mailto:profox-boun...@leafe.com] On Behalf Of Ed Leafe Sent: Tuesday, September 13, 2011 4:51 PM To: ProFox Email List Subject: Re: [NF] Microsoft unveils a radically redesigned Windows 8 On Sep 13, 2011, at

Re: [NF] Microsoft unveils a radically redesigned Windows 8

2011-09-13 Thread Ted Roche
On Tue, Sep 13, 2011 at 5:51 PM, Ed Leafe wrote: >        But I thought Windows 7 was the answer to all our problems!  :) Windows 7 was the 2009 version of the answer to all our problems. (Our problems were codenamed 'Vista') Now, it's new and improved! Brighter brights! Whiter whites! With tai

Re: [NF] Microsoft unveils a radically redesigned Windows 8

2011-09-13 Thread Ed Leafe
On Sep 13, 2011, at 4:50 PM, Malcolm Greene wrote: > Microsoft unveils a radically redesigned Windows 8 But I thought Windows 7 was the answer to all our problems! :) -- Ed Leafe ___ Post Messages to: ProFox@leafe.com Subscription Mainten