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Airing out office dirty laundry about Vista
We had some choice words in the office yesterday after I read my blogmate's post about Vista upgrading. I think he was getting a little giddy about the new features and told him so. He made some comment about my parentage. I pointed to the lack of space between his knuckles and the floor. The conversation went downhill from there.
Yes, I'm joking. There was group of us and we're talking about the pros and cons. We talked quite a bit about techies vs. non-techies. In his blog he said:
"...has some features to detect phishing. This is great for small businesses that have sensitive information on their computers. So in my opinion small businesses should consider getting the Vista. Now upgrade or install?"
Woah! Hold on there Texas! Upgrade or install? Let's not get ahead of ourselves. "Will the sucker run on my machine?" is the first question. Unless the small business owner has his favorite nephew as a computer consultant, the cost to purchase, install/upgrade, and learn-to-use is gonna bury almost anyone. It's my opinion (and I let Rav know this,) that even if a business bought their machines in the last six months, changing to Vista is a questionable idea. Let me kick back to my original post about Vista where I quoted the Microsoft site:
"All Windows Vista Capable PCs will run these core experiences at a minimum. Some features available in the premium editions of Windows Vista—like the new Windows Aero user experience—may require advanced or additional hardware." - From Windows Vista Capable and Premium Ready PCs website.
Let's read that again (go ahead, I'll wait). A "capable" machine will run the core experience (read: stripped down version) and the features of the premium editions (read: the cool stuff you'd buy Vista for) will require the purchase of hardware.
So here's my advice again. If you bought a machine that came with XP. Keep both. The best way to upgrade to Vista is to run your XP machine into the ground, then when your ready and need a new machine (in 1, 2 or 3 years), buy one that has Vista.
Full disclosure: I'm writing this on a Mac and won't be upgrading to Leopard for all the same reasons above. They say it'll support G4s, but I know OSX 10.4 does the job just fine. Would I like a Bootcamp machine that I could play Windows games on? Hell yeah! But I don't want the headaches of a slow machine and wondering which apps will or will not run on Precious here.
Yes, I'm joking. There was group of us and we're talking about the pros and cons. We talked quite a bit about techies vs. non-techies. In his blog he said:
"...has some features to detect phishing. This is great for small businesses that have sensitive information on their computers. So in my opinion small businesses should consider getting the Vista. Now upgrade or install?"
Woah! Hold on there Texas! Upgrade or install? Let's not get ahead of ourselves. "Will the sucker run on my machine?" is the first question. Unless the small business owner has his favorite nephew as a computer consultant, the cost to purchase, install/upgrade, and learn-to-use is gonna bury almost anyone. It's my opinion (and I let Rav know this,) that even if a business bought their machines in the last six months, changing to Vista is a questionable idea. Let me kick back to my original post about Vista where I quoted the Microsoft site:
"All Windows Vista Capable PCs will run these core experiences at a minimum. Some features available in the premium editions of Windows Vista—like the new Windows Aero user experience—may require advanced or additional hardware." - From Windows Vista Capable and Premium Ready PCs website.
Let's read that again (go ahead, I'll wait). A "capable" machine will run the core experience (read: stripped down version) and the features of the premium editions (read: the cool stuff you'd buy Vista for) will require the purchase of hardware.
So here's my advice again. If you bought a machine that came with XP. Keep both. The best way to upgrade to Vista is to run your XP machine into the ground, then when your ready and need a new machine (in 1, 2 or 3 years), buy one that has Vista.
Full disclosure: I'm writing this on a Mac and won't be upgrading to Leopard for all the same reasons above. They say it'll support G4s, but I know OSX 10.4 does the job just fine. Would I like a Bootcamp machine that I could play Windows games on? Hell yeah! But I don't want the headaches of a slow machine and wondering which apps will or will not run on Precious here.
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