That often happens in new technology area…there have been many potentially good innovations which wasn’t successful in being accepted by the market. Of course, my geeky self wants to try new innovations but my realistic self knows I’d better wait and see the decisions of the market especially when my practical needs is satisfied with what I currently have.
End of the day, looks like I go Windows 7. I can keep learning Linux.
It will be interesting to follow how the forum members do with Windows 7 as the pick up becomes more widespread. I learned a lot more about the ins and outs of Vista through avast forum.
Well, I’d say that it’s good to have options.
I’m just happy that I can keep learning.
You won’ t be able to run Windows 7 on IBM Thinkpad R50, Intel Pentium(R) M 1500Mhz, 512MB Ram
http://lifehacker.com/5386953/lifehackers-complete-guide-to-windows-7
Well the R50 is only there because its the firm’s dog about the house, so its in the spec below for much the same reason - it’s filling in until I put something else there. The R50 still has the factory XP (2002), not one of my OS installs. I don’t use it a lot so it shouldn’t be in my spec below. My failing, in that respect. I’m going to put Firefox with NoScript on the R50 sometime soon since my attempt to have at least 1 Microsoft dedicated system running in the house has been a letdown thanks to Internet Explorer being such a pig integrated into the epitome of mediocrity, Microsoft NTFS. But at least I tried. And granted, an install of my XP OS would have gone halfway to improving matters, but then the dog would still be in the power of the pig. I cannot change that.
I also have three desktops running in the house at the moment (not counting my XP64), two have Intel D850GB server boards with rambus memory (all slots in use), and the third is an ASUS P5 with 945 chipset, 2 gb DDR ram, and 2 SATA HDD (150gb primary and 500gb slave). The D850 boards (Chrome on one, FF with NoScript, WOT, finjan, on the other) may not be able to run Windows 7 regardless, and the ASUS (Chrome) holds the multimedia catalogue so is really only there to stream music through the house 24 hours 7 days a week, when it is not streaming local television or web media. I use the ASUS most - only because its in the warmest part of the house. I should really acquire a more up to date system, but nothing has turned up that I particularly like, and I tend to trade off the more recent models because they make good sales, which in turn engenders good clientele, and likewise fosters good name. I mainly keep vintage for my own use, and since all have installed my XP Pro, they are quite adequate so far for anything that I might throw at them. And true, maybe not so with the dog.
Also true, I may need to buy new hardware to get the best out of Windows 7. But I intend to wait a while before I start with Win 7. There will most likely be some cheap Vistas around shortly, and I will certainly look to pick up one of them, plus I will wait on your reports concerning Win 7 before I actual take the plunge myself.
We had our Windows 7 Launch Party yesterday at the Meadow Lake Community / Senior Center. 
The laptop that I used for the demo was originally running Vista and was converted to Windows 7. It was a very easy upgrade.
My main system was running XP and that conversion was a bit more involved but by using the guide, it was still relatively simple.
Latest AV Comparative test result has been released.
Malware Removal Test
Oct 2009: http://www.av-comparatives.org/images/stories/test/removal/avc_removal_2009.pdf
avast! result was not too bad, could be better.
This tests focuses only on the malware removal/cleaning capabilities, therefore all used samples were samples that the tested Anti-Virus products were able to detect. It has nothing to do with detection rates or protection capabilities. Of course, if an Anti-Virus is not able to detect the malware, it is also not able to remove it.The main question was if the products are able to successfully remove malware from an already infected/compromised system. The test report is aimed to normal/typical home users and not Administrators or advanced users that may have the knowledge for advanced/manual malware removal/repair procedures. A further question was if the products are able to remove what they are able to detect.
Something…!
in av-comparatives site source code, after site code, outside of it, it has this code:
<font style='position: absolute;overflow: hidden;height: 0;width: 0'>
<a href='hXXp://www.fuserworld.com/' title='DVD movies downloads'>DVD movies downloads</a>
</font>
is it ok?! I changed link and also I don’t think if that site is a good one
thanks for that link…noticing Comodo is not there ;D
edit: who’s eScan…hearing from them for the first time ???
Thanks for the guide Bob.
I’ve been a bit slack lately. Time for me to start looking seriously at Windows 7.
I hope you used your best Steve Ballmer voice:
We gota make using PCs Fun
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ucDMzsIIlpk
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very good link, I had used all those features else than “filetype:xxx” which would be very useful for me
Thanks for sharing
That’s one of the nicest things about this forum
Avast 4.8 has been very good but I think avast 5.0 will be able to remove more viruses just like Vlk said
and now, how is it Interesting Software and System News?, every knows it.
Forget dual-core and quad-core processors: A semiconductor company promises to pack 100 cores into a processor that can be used in applications that require hefty computing punch, like video conferencing, wireless base stations and networking. By comparison, Intel’s latest chips are expected to have just eight cores.
[font=Segoe UI]100 Core Processor
Don’t expect it to run Windows 7 on it though. For that, consumers will have to wait for Intel’s version in a few years.
Forget dual-core and quad-core processors: A semiconductor company promises to pack 100 cores into a processor that can be used in applications that require hefty computing punch, like video conferencing, wireless base stations and networking. By comparison, Intel’s latest chips are expected to have just eight cores.
So, what company is producing these things???
Not that I’ll ever be able to afford one…
Tilera, according to the article , the link to which is given in the original comment.
Not yet but, in the future, we never know.