What Operating Systems do you use daily
Re: What Operating Systems do you use daily
Windows 7 at home, at work my desktop is Red Hat and my laptop is Vista.
Blizzard Entertainment Software Developer - All comments and views are my own and not representative of the company.
-
RyaNtheSlayA
- Next-Gen
- Posts: 9201
- Joined: Fri Mar 14, 2008 4:56 pm
- Location: Denver CO, USA
Re: What Operating Systems do you use daily
Ill repost what I said earlier but putting more though into it, every day would be:
Windows XP
Windows Vista
OS 9.2
OS X Leopard
OS X Snow Leopard
Mandriva 2009
Windows XP
Windows Vista
OS 9.2
OS X Leopard
OS X Snow Leopard
Mandriva 2009
Older. Not wiser.
Re: What Operating Systems do you use daily
Vista 64 and Windows 2000.
My contributions to the Racketboy site:
Browser Games ... Free PC Games ... Mixtapes ... Doujin Games ... SotC Poetry
Browser Games ... Free PC Games ... Mixtapes ... Doujin Games ... SotC Poetry
Re: What Operating Systems do you use daily
girlracer wrote:64bit Windows 7
Re: What Operating Systems do you use daily
I just moved to Windows 7 64 bit. I was using Ubuntu.
Windows 7 has been great so far. First worthwhile upgrade from XP IMO.
Ubuntu was a giant POS. I have been using Linux distros on and off for at least 14 years now and it is by far the worst. Lots of file corruption and bugs. Very disappointing.
Windows 7 has been great so far. First worthwhile upgrade from XP IMO.
Ubuntu was a giant POS. I have been using Linux distros on and off for at least 14 years now and it is by far the worst. Lots of file corruption and bugs. Very disappointing.
-
fastbilly1
- Site Admin
- Posts: 13775
- Joined: Tue Apr 17, 2007 7:08 pm
Re: What Operating Systems do you use daily
Now I guess the question is why do you run that OS?
I know XP inside and out, enough that Ive "hacked" a terminal at a McDonalds (they left the shift key available) and have rebuilt the driver hives by hand. Eight years of using something for several hours a day does that.
Work is obvious. Mandated by the boss.
The netbook got EEEbuntu since I wanted a linux variant that would allow me to not worry about errant programs running in the background. I could nlite an xp install and run it in a limited account, but it was just easier to run linux. My Eee only has 4 gigs built in so space is a premium.
The Imac is a 400mhz G3, so OSX runs like a dog on it, and so does the last version of OS9. UbuntuPPC was simple enough to install and get up and running, but sadly it does not support flash. I wanted it to do two things - show the inspiration image(s)/images I am working on, and run Pandora. It does one of those really well... If I could get flash to work on it, or on OS9 for that matter, it would do everything I would hope it could do. I may just gut it and throw in a ION pc.
I also use Knoppix like a fiend. It is my favorite Linux build.
Actually does anyone have any experience with Linux MCE? I have had no luck installing it on one of my test boxes.
I know XP inside and out, enough that Ive "hacked" a terminal at a McDonalds (they left the shift key available) and have rebuilt the driver hives by hand. Eight years of using something for several hours a day does that.
Work is obvious. Mandated by the boss.
The netbook got EEEbuntu since I wanted a linux variant that would allow me to not worry about errant programs running in the background. I could nlite an xp install and run it in a limited account, but it was just easier to run linux. My Eee only has 4 gigs built in so space is a premium.
The Imac is a 400mhz G3, so OSX runs like a dog on it, and so does the last version of OS9. UbuntuPPC was simple enough to install and get up and running, but sadly it does not support flash. I wanted it to do two things - show the inspiration image(s)/images I am working on, and run Pandora. It does one of those really well... If I could get flash to work on it, or on OS9 for that matter, it would do everything I would hope it could do. I may just gut it and throw in a ION pc.
I also use Knoppix like a fiend. It is my favorite Linux build.
Actually does anyone have any experience with Linux MCE? I have had no luck installing it on one of my test boxes.
Re: What Operating Systems do you use daily
Debian Sid with an XFCE desktop on AMD64.
Windows XP at work, with Cygwin installed, a Terminator terminal emulator, and VirtuaWin for virtual desktops. It still sucks.
There are definitely things Windows is better at, but I like the UNIX workflow so much better. Just pop open a terminal and move files around from there, or launch apps, etc.
Fastbilly, have you tried Sidux? I like it a lot more than Knoppix.
Windows XP at work, with Cygwin installed, a Terminator terminal emulator, and VirtuaWin for virtual desktops. It still sucks.
There are definitely things Windows is better at, but I like the UNIX workflow so much better. Just pop open a terminal and move files around from there, or launch apps, etc.
Fastbilly, have you tried Sidux? I like it a lot more than Knoppix.
We are prepared to live in the plain and die in the plain!
-
fastbilly1
- Site Admin
- Posts: 13775
- Joined: Tue Apr 17, 2007 7:08 pm
Re: What Operating Systems do you use daily
I havent even heard of Sidux. Giving it a Google now. I may add it to the "oh shit" tool set.
Edit:
I mostly use Knoppix for data recovery and other such screwups that others have caused to their windows box. Sidux looks to be a better OS for general use. Though I may be missing something.
Edit:
I mostly use Knoppix for data recovery and other such screwups that others have caused to their windows box. Sidux looks to be a better OS for general use. Though I may be missing something.
Re: What Operating Systems do you use daily
I use Win 7 because it came on my computer and it is easy to use, though it is taking me a little bit to get used to after using XP for so long.
I also use Android 2.0 on my phone if mobile OSes count...Of course that came on my phone. I tend to use whatever is there I guess.
I also use Android 2.0 on my phone if mobile OSes count...Of course that came on my phone. I tend to use whatever is there I guess.