[QUOTE=fenwick;29775909]
Or Windows 7 Starter. You can't change the fucking background? I could do that on my PC 15 years ago.[/QUOTE]
Oh god [i]this[/i]. I was working for Geeksquad when netbooks were getting real popular and you wouldn't believe the amount of ditzy women coming in complaining that they couldn't change the background on their stupid computer. A lot of them just couldn't really understand that it was a limitation implemented by Microsoft because they bought a computer with a garbage OS. Keep in mind these are the same people that put flower stickers all over their netbooks and call in asking "is that pink laptop still on sale" without knowing the model number or very basic specs.
[QUOTE=M2k3;29777213]Oh god [i]this[/i]. I was working for [b]Geeksquad[/b] when netbooks were getting real popular and you wouldn't believe the amount of ditzy women coming iblah blah[/QUOTE]
Bunch of idiots there... Geeksquad is like the apple nuts, except at best buy.
Also, an asshole design? I went into an Apple store for the first time in my life to look around. 800 employee's standing around 10 costumers... I was in there for 2 seconds before I said fuck this because it was way to fucking crowded. Especially when it was packed full of people standing their with the look of
"Everything I do and have is superior to anything you could ever dream of"
[QUOTE=Demache;29769521]Apparently, I also don't get how it would lag your entire browser. Maybe it was the way mine was implemented, but I think they ran on separate processes. The video could be crippling slow, but the browser responded perfectly.[/QUOTE]
Because it would hog CPU time, crippling the whole phone.
Why does my PC start up in the wrong resolution whenever windows updates?
What made anyone design a system like that?
[QUOTE=fenwick;29775909]Or Windows 7 Starter. You can't change the fucking background[/QUOTE]
[B]Excuse me, what?[/B]
[quote]Windows 7 Starter does not include:
* Aero Glass, meaning you can only use the Windows Basic or other opaque themes. It also means you do not get Taskbar Previews or Aero Peek.
* Personalization features for changing desktop backgrounds, window colors, or sound schemes.
* The ability to switch between users without having to log off.
* 64 bit version
* Multi-monitor support.
* DVD playback.
* Windows Media Center for watching recorded TV or other media.
* Remote Media Streaming for streaming your music, videos, and recorded TV from your home computer.
* Domain support for business customers.
* XP Mode for those that want the ability to run older Windows XP programs on Windows 7. [/quote]
Starter is crippled. Very, very crippled.
I dont understand Microsoft's different versions of Windows, one of the few things I like with OS X over Windows is that it is just one version, and not Starter. Home, Ultimate etc
[QUOTE=AntoniD;29784497]I dont understand Microsoft's different versions of Windows, one of the few things I like with OS X over Windows is that it is just one version, and not Starter. Home, Ultimate etc[/QUOTE]
I'm not a macfag, but I agree with this completely.
[QUOTE=AntoniD;29784497]I dont understand Microsoft's different versions of Windows, one of the few things I like with OS X over Windows is that it is just one version, and not Starter. Home, Ultimate etc[/QUOTE]
It's pretty simple, really. They make an OS, strip off the features in order of coolest to most basic, and make you pay $100 more for a kernel module that you should have gotten in the first place. It's like first-day DLC for a game, but even more expensive and frustrating.
It only cost me $70 (I think) to upgrade from starter to home premium on my netbook....
(Yes I'm a fucking faggot and use windows on a netbook instead of linux, so sue me)
I went looking for an email address so I could give the Youtube team a piece of my mind...instead I found this goldmine. We are not alone gentlemen, we are not alone.
[url]http://www.google.com/support/forum/p/youtube/thread?tid=1b18235df0b543ab&hl=en[/url]
[QUOTE=SuperDuperScoot;29785499](Yes I'm a fucking faggot and use windows on a netbook instead of linux, [b]so sue me[/b])[/QUOTE]
OK.
[quote][h2]DISTRICT COURT OF THE INTERNET
SUMMONS IN A CIVIL CASE[/h2]
[b]GMan003 et altera V. SuperDuperScoot
ON COMPLAINT OF: [u]Using Windows on a netbook like a fucking faggot[/u]
You are hereby SUMMONED and ordered to serve upon the plaintiff an answer to the complaint that is herewith served upon you, within 20 day(s) after service of this summons upon you, exclusive. If you fail to do so, judgement by default will be taken against you for the relief demanded in the complaint. You must also file your answer with the Clerk of this court within a reasonable period of time after service.
SERVED THIS THURSDAY, MAY 11, YEAR OF OUR LORD MMXI[/b][/quote]
...
You just got [i]served[/i].
(Sorry - I couldn't resist that pun)
.................
Part of me [i]knew[/i] you were going to do that.
[QUOTE=SuperDuperScoot;29785499](Yes I'm a fucking faggot and use windows on a netbook instead of linux, so sue me)[/QUOTE]
Windows 7 actually runs nice on low-spec systems (as long as they aren't relics anyway), so no problems here.
Linux would perform [b]better[/b] of course, but if you don't want to learn a new OS then whatever.
I tried installing mint but failed and fucked my MBR in the process. :doh:
So I gave up because I didn't wanna be the next FatFatFatty.
P.S. This only gets slow after loading something again that was opened quite a few hours ago. :v: (Like Skype or MSN's main window)
[QUOTE=lavacano;29786751]Windows 7 actually runs nice on low-spec systems (as long as they aren't relics anyway), so no problems here.
Linux would perform [b]better[/b] of course, but if you don't want to learn a new OS then whatever.[/QUOTE]
Well, in the case of my Atom+Ion netbook Ubuntu has been a pretty horrible experience. Fine on my desktop, awful on my netbook. NVIDIA's driver support is terrible, Flash runs like garbage so you have to watch YouTube videos in 240p, whereas in Windows you can play them at 1080p. Updating the drivers broke X or something, spent 3 hours Googling the problem and ended up just reinstalling the OS.
Games that require you to activate them before playing them at all.
Still, a slight annoyance in comparison to those bar codes where the 6 looks EXACTLY like a b and you spend three hours troubleshooting and emailing the support team before realizing and feeling like an idiot.
[QUOTE=Xera;29787131]NVIDIA's driver support is terrible[/QUOTE]
Am I the only one in the history of the universe who has had amazing experiences with nVidia's proprietary drivers?! Jesus fuck, what's wrong here?!
[QUOTE=lavacano;29787989]Am I the only one in the history of the universe who has had amazing experiences with nVidia's proprietary drivers?! Jesus fuck, what's wrong here?![/QUOTE]
nvidia's drivers [b]recompile the linux kernel[/b]
which is why i dont have linux on my desktop anymore apart from vms
[img]http://support.amd.com/PublishingImages/EX_16APR_AlienwareAurora.jpg[/img]
heh
[editline]12th May 2011[/editline]
oh god
[QUOTE=Aurora93;29788859][img_thumb]http://support.amd.com/PublishingImages/EX_16APR_AlienwareAurora.jpg[/img_thumb]
heh
[editline]12th May 2011[/editline]
oh god[/QUOTE]
Affordable price :wtc:
[QUOTE=wlzshroom;29788182]nvidia's drivers [b]recompile the linux kernel[/b]
which is why i dont have linux on my desktop anymore apart from vms[/QUOTE]
Hmm, seems your package manager handles the nVidia drivers in a very shitty way - I get them in module form.
[QUOTE=Nipa;29783919]Starter is crippled. Very, very crippled.[/QUOTE]
This is just horrible. No personalization? No switching users? [i]No DVD playback?[/i]
[QUOTE=Zezibesh;29793114]This is just horrible. No personalization? No switching users? [i]No DVD playback?[/i][/QUOTE]
the no dvd playback part made me laugh
Not like you would need DVD playback anyway. They mainly use it on netbooks.
The way games flip the fuck out on OSX when you minimize them instead of just switching focus to another window.
[QUOTE=Warship;29793696]Oh Apple....[url]http://www.macrumors.com/2011/05/12/apple-restricts-hard-drive-replacements-on-new-imacs-2/[/url][/QUOTE]
Apple, restricting users with proprietary connectors, firmware, software and hardware limiters?! That's unheard of! </sarcasm>
[img]http://www.pureoverclock.com/images/review/cooling/coolermaster_212tx3/coolermaster_212tx3_forums.jpg[/img]
And i have to disassemble my pc on sunday.
[QUOTE=Giraffen93;29794810][img_thumb]http://www.pureoverclock.com/images/review/cooling/coolermaster_212tx3/coolermaster_212tx3_forums.jpg[/img_thumb]
And i have to disassemble my pc on sunday.[/QUOTE]
what? that thing's great.
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