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1.       alameda
3499 posts
 14 Dec 2008 Sun 06:50 pm

I´m curious what operating systems people use here. What browsers are popular? Do many users here use Linux, if so what flavor? Is Internet Explorer most popular, or do many use Firefox? Has anyone used or is using VMware?What instant messaging programs do people use?

 

As for myself, I use Firefox mos the time. I have Opera also, but find it´s too often out of date. It has some great features, like the ability to tile windows. I´ve had 6 browser windows open at once. I use Open Office at home.

 

I´ve been looking at VMware and thinking of getting it. Any ideas, suggestions? I have some legacy programs I´d really love to be able to use. Although they have been updated, the older versions were better.

2.       Daydreamer
3743 posts
 14 Dec 2008 Sun 09:53 pm

I use Windows XP (I just hate Vista) and FF browser. Opera was better than IE but FF was exactly what I wanted (and it has lovely skins lol)

3.       doudi94
845 posts
 14 Dec 2008 Sun 10:31 pm

 

Quoting Daydreamer

I use Windows XP (I just hate Vista) and FF browser. Opera was better than IE but FF was exactly what I wanted (and it has lovely skins lol)

 

me too

Excactly the same thign about evrything !!

HAte Vista i thnik IE is waaaay slower than Firefox, i love firefox the most

4.       alameda
3499 posts
 15 Dec 2008 Mon 01:52 am

 

Quoting doudi94

me too

Excactly the same thign about evrything !!

HAte Vista i thnik IE is waaaay slower than Firefox, i love firefox the most

 

Yes, Vista is a problem. I´ve wasted hours and hours trying to get peripherals to work on it...only to have to give up and go back to an older machine.

5.       tamikidakika
1346 posts
 15 Dec 2008 Mon 02:03 am

I use firefox most of the time. as for the os, the first operating system I used was windows 3.1 in 1995, then I used win 95, 98, me, ubuntu. now I use both win xp and pardus linux, but I`m planning to upgrade to the mac-os soon

6.       CANLI
5084 posts
 15 Dec 2008 Mon 02:11 am

I use Windows XP and ÃE 7 browser.

Ý havent tried firefox although i installed it,then i uninstalled it right after

Ý felt kind of lost there.

Now you making me think it over.

Microsoft is making a good offer on Vista these days so i hear,so what do you think,shouldnt i buy it ?

7.       alameda
3499 posts
 15 Dec 2008 Mon 02:20 am

 

Quoting CANLI

I use Windows XP and ÃE 7 browser.

Ý havent tried firefox although i installed it,then i uninstalled it right after

Ý felt kind of lost there.

Now you making me think it over.

Microsoft is making a good offer on Vista these days so i hear,so what do you think,shouldnt i buy it ?

 

 

Canli, it very much depends on just what you want to do with your computer. Have you checked out Ubuntu or Openoffice?

 

Firefox is much faster than IE. Reinstall it if you can. It´s great. As for Vista, check your programs and current hardware for compatability. I spent hours trying to get a scanner to work, it didn´t and will never work on Vista. I had to use an older system to use my scanner...and it was a Canon scanner.

8.       CANLI
5084 posts
 15 Dec 2008 Mon 02:29 am

 

Quoting tamikidakika

I use firefox most of the time. as for the os, the first operating system I used was windows 3.1 in 1995, then I used win 95, 98, me, ubuntu. now I use both win xp and pardus linux, but I`m planning to upgrade to the mac-os soon

 

 And what do you think about linux compaired to win xp,or windows as an operating system

mac is supported by wide range of softwares and hardwares as windows ?

9.       girleegirl
5065 posts
 15 Dec 2008 Mon 02:33 am

I use XP and IE 7 on my PC.  I have Vista on my laptop.  I have no problems with it but I don´t use any peripherals on my laptop.

10.       alameda
3499 posts
 15 Dec 2008 Mon 02:34 am

 

Quoting tamikidakika

I use firefox most of the time. as for the os, the first operating system I used was windows 3.1 in 1995, then I used win 95, 98, me, ubuntu. now I use both win xp and pardus linux, but I`m planning to upgrade to the mac-os soon

 

Why the Mac OS? Do you do a lot of graphics? I´m looking at VMware.

 

 

11.       alameda
3499 posts
 15 Dec 2008 Mon 02:36 am

 

Quoting girleegirl

I use XP and IE 7 on my PC.  I have Vista on my laptop.  I have no problems with it but I don´t use any peripherals on my laptop.

 

Do you ever print from your laptop? Do you use flashdrives?

12.       CANLI
5084 posts
 15 Dec 2008 Mon 02:37 am

 

Quoting alameda

Canli, it very much depends on just what you want to do with your computer. Have you checked out Ubuntu or Openoffice?

 

Firefox is much faster than IE. Reinstall it if you can. It´s great. As for Vista, check your programs and current hardware for compatability. I spent hours trying to get a scanner to work, it didn´t and will never work on Vista. I had to use an older system to use my scanner...and it was a Canon scanner.

 

 Woow,that sound cool alameda,

The only problem linux face that its not spreading around the world as windows,although i read some where that its better in some of its released

Now i understood that microsoft made new releas so microsoft office can read Openoffice documents

But is it working the other way around too ?

Openoffice can read microsoft documents 2007 and lower ?

13.       tamikidakika
1346 posts
 15 Dec 2008 Mon 02:41 am

 

Quoting alameda

Why the Mac OS? Do you do a lot of graphics? I´m looking at VMware.

 

yes I`m into photography, so I use photoshop and lightroom quite often but other than that I like macs better than other computers and I think using windows on a mac wouldn`t make much sense.

14.       alameda
3499 posts
 15 Dec 2008 Mon 02:43 am

 

Quoting CANLI

 Woow,that sound cool alameda,

The only problem linux face that its not spreading around the world as windows,although i read some where that its better in some of its released

Now i understood that microsoft made new releas so microsoft office can read Openoffice documents

But is it working the other way around too ?

Openoffice can read microsoft documents 2007 and lower ?

 

I´ve been using OpenOffice for years and find it´s great! I don´t have any problems with it as it has everything I need. Download it if you can.

 

I do have Windows installed on all the computers I use. The issue is my programs only work on Windows, but they are odd programs that you would probably never have a need for. For any regular work, word processing, spread sheets, presentations, Openoffice has everything you need.

15.       alameda
3499 posts
 15 Dec 2008 Mon 02:52 am

 

Quoting tamikidakika

yes I`m into photography, so I use photoshop and lightroom quite often but other than that I like macs better than other computers and I think using windows on a mac wouldn`t make much sense.

 

I´m into photography also, but use a program called Painter. I have the original versions. It´s a great program.I have Photoshop, but never use it.

 

Have you ever seen Thumbsplus. I´ve been using this program for years and would not want to be without it. At least I can find my media files and organize them. It´s a fabulous program.

16.       tamikidakika
1346 posts
 15 Dec 2008 Mon 02:56 am

 

Quoting alameda

I´m into photography also, but use a program called Painter. I have the original versions. It´s a great program.I have Photoshop, but never use it.

 

Have you ever seen Thumbsplus. I´ve been using this program for years and would not want to be without it. At least I can find my media files and organize them. It´s a fabulous program.

 

I`ve never heard of these programs. I don`t do digital manipulation, so photoshop elements 4 is more than enough for me.

17.       alameda
3499 posts
 15 Dec 2008 Mon 03:07 am

 

Quoting tamikidakika

I`ve never heard of these programs. I don`t do digital manipulation, so photoshop elements 4 is more than enough for me.

 

Ddo you use a digital camera? I don´t use film anymore. Although I have a wonderful SLR, it´s too large and cumbersome to carry around. Now I use a small digital camera (Casio) and take more photographs, and am able to experiment more. If I see something I´d like to take a photograph of, the camera is there. If it´s not with me it´s not useful.

 

Thumbsplus is a program that shows you a tree where your media files are. You can then view them, see what properties they have and retrieve them, reduce the size or change the format if you wish. You can also change contrast sharpen and a few other things. I use it mostly so I can find them.

 

Painter is a program I use to draw with. You use a stylus and a drawing tablet. It allows you to make the stylus into a variety of devices, such as a crow quill pen, water color brush, air brush, charcoal or other drawing tools. You can also change the texture of the surface you are drawing on to be smooth paper, rough paper and so on. You can also get down to the pixel level if you want to do restoration. I´ve used it to restore old photographs.

18.       tamikidakika
1346 posts
 15 Dec 2008 Mon 03:19 am

 

Quoting alameda

Ddo you use a digital camera? I don´t use film anymore. Although I have a wonderful SLR, it´s too large and cumbersome to carry around. Now I use a small digital camera (Casio) and take more photographs, and am able to experiment more. If I see something I´d like to take a photograph of, the camera is there. If it´s not with me it´s not useful.

 

Thumbsplus is a program that shows you a tree where your media files are. You can then view them, see what properties they have and retrieve them, reduce the size or change the format if you wish. You can also change contrast sharpen and a few other things. I use it mostly so I can find them.

 

Painter is a program I use to draw with. You use a stylus and a drawing tablet. It allows you to make the stylus into a variety of devices, such as a crow quill pen, water color brush, air brush, charcoal or other drawing tools. You can also change the texture of the surface you are drawing on to be smooth paper, rough paper and so on. You can also get down to the pixel level if you want to do restoration. I´ve used it to restore old photographs.

 

yes I use a digital camera (canon 300d) but I got a leica iiia last year which is older than my grandfather (made in 1936), it`s a nice rangefinder, and I want to use it, I just don`t know how to use it without an exposure meter. you have to do everything manually with this camera.

19.       bod
5999 posts
 15 Dec 2008 Mon 12:17 pm

At home I run both my desktop and laptop with XP Pro SP2 in workgroup mode.   The laptop has IE6 and the desktop IE7.

 

At work (I work in a primary school) we have two servers running Windows Server 2003, two running Windows Server 2008 and one Linux cache box currently running RedHat but probably changing to Debian early in the new year.    We then have 180 computers all running XP Pro in domain mode and all with IE6 installed and locked down to stop users upgrading to IE7.

 

We don´t use VMWare but instead use MS Virtual PC.   I have a copy on the backup domain controller with a virtualised Server 2003 running on it to host our screen capture software and anti-virus management and deployment console.   I also have a copy on my own desktop which runs two virtual machines - one for testing patches and software upgrades and the other purely for building MSIs for centralised software management.

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