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Vista might be good for the 'other people'!

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Oroka Sempai

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Yup, other than us!

We have been ranting and raving about how it is a resource hog, not much better than XP, blahblah DX10, blahblah not till bugs shaken out, blahblah Win2k till 2010 w00t!

There are other things in Vista other than DX10 and pretties. I just built my mom a new computer for christmas, and I was thinking about getting her a copy of Vista Home (proably basic), so I figured I would try RC2 on her system, see what she thinks till Jan 30.

Sad to say, my brothers have a bad habit of looking at stuff on the internet that they shouldnt be (my mom is a extreem anti-smut wacko), and mom has a habbit of just hiding the keyboard and mouse when smut happens. My brothers loose access to a good school resource, and mom is always paranoid.

So, I remembered seeing something in the control panel about a parental control. I made a test account on my computer, and set its filter to high, and I couldent even get into the MSN website. Appearantly 'high' is for children and will only allow you into sites preaprroved by an admin. So, tried out medium, it is perfect. I can see most pages, but I tried everything I could think of to get into some pron in that account. Not a chance. It even blocked google searches for anything bad. Without extensive testing, I went 5 mins without seeing a single pair of boobies. If I cant beat it in 5 mins, my brothers will never ever find anything.

So, back to the 'is Vista worth upgrading to'? If I was a mindful parent, trying to keep my kids out of the internet's finest, I would definatly say yes! The parental control filters sites, can block downloads, block playing certain games, and it can even block access to the internet during certain periods of the day (no catching kids on the computer at 3am).
 
Captain Newbie said:
I can't speak for the 60s as I've only been around since about 1987; but it seems that parenting is DEFINITELY out of style here in the 21st century. :)

Perhaps that is just where it started its downward trend. :)

1987? That make me feel old, was just getting ready to end my second enlistment in the military then, lol. :D
 
You cant realistically be watching your 14 and 16 year olds in every thing they do. In 87 kids didnt have access to billions of webpages. You trying to tell me that you never snuck a peek at some porn when your mommy wasnt looking? Being on the internet, in a dirty mag your dad had hidden in the garage, or some old VHS you friends are passing around?

You shouldnt have to babysit your teens every second. Parenting is keeping your kids from being buddies with crack dealers and playing on the train tracks. If you dont have to worry about your kids learning about the birds and bees from Jenna Jameson at the age of 8, that is a valuable tool to have. Is using the parental block on your TV bad parenting? There has been porn around for a long time, but with the internet, uncontrolled easy access to porn has exploded. Technology created a problem, technology is providing a solution.
 
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Vista has alot I like actually, even if it is a pig. Thats what dual/quad core is all about, taming a heavy featured OS like Vista and letting you enjoy it.
 
El<(')>Maxi said:
Vista has alot I like actually, even if it is a pig. Thats what dual/quad core is all about, taming a heavy featured OS like Vista and letting you enjoy it.

Yes, Vista is a pretty slick OS and does have some nice features and improvements.

So, what is the use of having resources and not using them? :D
 
As a PC enthusiast I found XP to be not much more than a nice new interface (only on the super expensive versions) and DX10 compatability. I find it quite annoying to deal with for the most part because it is an OS built for computer illiterate people. There are constant promps and seemingly less available features (or rather, more layers of crap to pick through to get the OS to run how you want it to).

It just doesnt appeal to me overall, unfortunately I might go there just for DX10, like alot of other people.
 
Captain Newbie said:
I prefer social solutions to social problems, not a technical, 1984-esque solution to a social problem. :) It's called parenting and it seems to be lacking a lot these days.

My parents are great. My sister works high up in IBM and I'm a commercial pilot... I always did and always will look at naked women.
 
Captain Newbie said:
I prefer social solutions to social problems, not a technical, 1984-esque solution to a social problem. :) It's called parenting and it seems to be lacking a lot these days.

You seriously think kids have not been searching out various forms of smut since mans existence?

Computers and the internet opened up a new door to this smut, why not use the computer to shut it?
 
squads said:
As a PC enthusiast I found XP to be not much more than a nice new interface (only on the super expensive versions) and DX10 compatability. I find it quite annoying to deal with for the most part because it is an OS built for computer illiterate people. There are constant promps and seemingly less available features (or rather, more layers of crap to pick through to get the OS to run how you want it to).

It just doesnt appeal to me overall, unfortunately I might go there just for DX10, like alot of other people.

I'm assuming that you're refering to Vista...

Vista actually has a bit more going for it than that:

  1. Fewer restarts required when installing both software and hardware
  2. Integrated talbet PC support
  3. A MUCH better backup system
  4. A much more secure remote desktop
  5. Better system and networking file access management

For business users and content developers, Vista's features amount to a watershed. Couple this with the productivity enhancements of the new interface (thumbnail views of applications, the "rolodex" in Aero) and you have the makings of a great OS.

DX10 means little to me at this time, as I use my computer to make money rather than game. We'll see what CAD/modeling programs may do with it, if anything, in the future...
 
What do you think a 'joystick' refers to? :p

The military makes sexual references to pretty much everything possible and that's where a lot of commercial pilots got their start.

Back on topic...

If Vista does what you want it to do then get it. However if you do a search there are many products you can buy or download that will do the same thing in you OS of choice.
 
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