David McAfee
davidmcafee at gmail.com
Fri Mar 20 16:07:55 CDT 2009
I used to think Win XP was "teletubbied" after switching over from W2K. I've turned off most of the vista crap like transparent title bars, a lot of eye candy, switched to classic view on the control panel. I'm pretty happy with it. The only thing that I think is funny is when clicking on an MP3 to listen to it and it starts up WinAmp and plays the song(s) but a message box pops up stating that I need admin rights to run it and asks if I want to continue (even though the song is playing away). :) On Fri, Mar 20, 2009 at 1:49 PM, Charlotte Foust <cfoust at infostatsystems.com > wrote: > I think the fairy godmother twinkle is what I hate most about Vista. > That and anything I can't change to a classic style so I can find what > I'm looking for. > > Charlotte Foust > > -----Original Message----- > From: accessd-bounces at databaseadvisors.com > [mailto:accessd-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of Drew Wutka > Sent: Friday, March 20, 2009 12:49 PM > To: Access Developers discussion and problem solving > Subject: Re: [AccessD] FMS Article on the new features in Access 2007 > > This seems to be a dual thread, between 2007 and Vista. > > What do you hate about Vista. I think one of the core problems with > Vista (and actually any new OS), is that computers have DRASTICALLY > increased in abilities in the last few years. Windows 2000 was a real > jump in performance and stability, but when it came out, a top of the > line computer was a first generation PIII (perhaps 500 mhz, if you were > pushing it, with 512 megs of RAM (if you had the money)). > > Now, I can get a duo core 2.4 ghz desktop with a decent hard drive and a > gig of RAM for a few hundred bucks. And that's where the rub is. > > Unless you are a gamer, or into very high end processing stuff (like > modeling software, where millions and millions of calculations are > required), you standard computer has been more then adequate for the > typical user. Checking email, writing word docs, etc....all of this was > fine even in the DOS days. As computers got faster and had more storage > capability, videos and music came into the picture. Most of that is > just fine with even a PII. > > So your typical user has way more power at their finger tips then they > actually need. However, the clincher is that most people don't realize > what they should really have to truly get better performance. > > XP was great. I can easily run on a PIII with 512 megs of RAM. It runs > better with a faster processor and more RAM, but then again, it really > didn't do a lot on top of being a Windows OS. Vista, gets much closer > to what an OS should do. It should push your machine to the max with > every feature that can be crammed in. One thing left out of Vista > (though I believe it has the capability set as ready to go), is a new > file system. FAT went to NTFS, but then it stopped. A SQL Server like > file system would improve all sorts of things, and make a whole new > range of capabilities possible, but it would be devastating to older > systems, Access included. Access is a file based database, it needs the > ability to read and write to specific sections of a file. FAT and NTFS > do that fine, but a file system setup more like a relational database > wouldn't handle minute file changes very well. > > Something to keep in mind. To get the most out of Vista (and OS > designed to get the most out of your machine), you need to be aware of > the actual components that are behind computer power. > > Processor Speed: Anything in the gigahertz range is immensely fast. > You aren't going to see any real change between a 3.4 ghz P4 and a 3.6 > ghz P4. So don't blow your money on the absolute fastest processor. > > RAM: This is pretty critical, but most people don't realize that they > really should be running as much memory as possible, not just more then > the minimum. If you want to see Vista running nicely, you should have > at least 3 to 4 gigs. > > Drive Speed: This one is so often missed, when buying a computer. To > really kick a machine up in performance, I recommend going with a RAID. > Striped Mirrors are probably the best when it comes to performance and > redundancy. Get fast spinning (and quick access times), double them up > with a strip (so you write to two drives or more at the same time) and > duplicate them with a mirror (so you are reading from two drives at the > same time). > > Video power: Video used to be the realm of the gamer. But in today's > high bandwidth world, graphics are getting heavier and heavier, and > Vista takes advantage of that by providing a much flashier OS. Either > get a higher end video card, or turn off all of those features in Vista. > > Drew > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: accessd-bounces at databaseadvisors.com > [mailto:accessd-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of Susan Harkins > Sent: Friday, March 20, 2009 1:38 PM > To: Access Developers discussion and problem solving > Subject: Re: [AccessD] FMS Article on the new features in Access 2007 > > > > > Thanks for that Charlotte. > > So bottomline, they are not listening. > > Wow. > > I wonder.... given the low sales, low adoption rate, and poor > acceptance > > of > > Office 2007 whether or not that will change....hmmmmm. > > Food for thought. > > > ========07's been out for a long time and none of the publishers I write > for care whether I support it or not -- I am still writing for 03 and I > try to include 07 instructions were necessary, but I write from the 03 > point of > > view. I seldom get a "how do I do that in 07?" request if I forget to > include a parenthetical. > > A poll we took a while back showed that less than half of my Office > audience has upgraded to 07 -- 07 is a dismal failure if that's all you > consider. > > However, I know that "corporate" types have upgraded in large numbers. > So, > if MS is looking at only the hefty licensing, then yeah, they think it's > a success. > > I could really use a new system, but I can't even face the Vista > problem. I hate Vista and I would be miserable working on it, and danged > if I want to pay extra for a downgrade to XP! 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