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Discussion in 'General Discussion' started by DGD, Jan 20, 2006.

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Do you use Internet Explorer?

  1. No

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  1. bornagainpenguin

    bornagainpenguin DLP Archivist

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    Jan 28, 2006 #41
    Re: Ehh? Win95 you say??

    How computer literate are you? And are you on dialup or using IE? Because depending on your configuration there's a whole lot you can do even with Win98... That said I'd recommend trying to get Win98SE over the original edition of Win98.

    That's of course assuming you care? If its just a litle while until you buy a new machine... [shrugs] ..and you may already be quite happy with your current setup.

    --bornagainpenguin

    PS: I'm not trying to push penguin-love on you but have you considered trying to see if perhaps Linux or one of the *BSDs might meet your needs better than staying with Win98? What about BeOS (assuming it will run on your hardware?) or one of the other alternative OSes meant for low end machines? I'm assuming that you're on a lower-powered machine at the moment and aren't happy about it based on the tone of yout post.
     
  2. Xiph0

    Xiph0 Yoda Admin

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    What about 2000? I've been using it will relatively low effects on my other box for a good while now.
     
  3. Rahkesh Asmodaeus

    Rahkesh Asmodaeus THUNDAH Bawd Admin DLP Supporter

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    Jan 28, 2006 #43
    Meh, I'm all right in terms of computers, but only when it comes to using them. Hardware problems are way past me. I'm fine with this computer for the time being, I just can't put new songs on my ipod, that's the main thing that's bugging me. It's slow as hell too, like 600 mhz. I reallywant to get to college.
     
  4. bornagainpenguin

    bornagainpenguin DLP Archivist

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    So its mostly a money issue then? As in 'I'm trying to save all my free cash to get to college; I'll worry about Windows once I get there' is that it? Then in that case I'd recommend you check out Ubuntu Linux at this address:

    [ https://shipit.ubuntu.com/ ]

    They'll mail you a free (as in zero dollars cost to you, not even the shipping and handling scam) set of cds. One is a 'live' cd that you boot from and it'll tell you if your hardware is supported, the other one is used for installation. I'd recommend this only if you have DSL or some form of broadband tho' as I'd imagine it'd be a pain keeping the system up to date on dial up!

    Another option if you know how to deal with activation is to check out your local computer stores to see if you can snag the OEM edition of Windows Media Center Edition. I'd do this myself if I didn't already own both the FCKGW Edition and the Home Edition of WinXP, as my Home Edition is the 'upgrade' edition and I was foolish enough to buy it the day of release... I picked up the Corporate Edition so as to not have to phone home everytime I gave Linux a spin and went back to Windows...

    Point is, you can get the OEM Windows Media Center Edition 2005 (which is more or less Windows XP Pro with a nice shell for media playing) for under $100.00 easily if you know where to look-- and its a legal copy! I'd go for one myself if I thought it'd be worth it. The only thing is if you bump back up to 2K\XP you'll need to turn off some services and do some general tweaking to tune it.

    --bornagainpenguin

    PS: What hasppened to your hardcopy of XP install media?
     
  5. Midknight

    Midknight Middy is SPAI! DLP Supporter Retired Staff

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    Not sure, is it a plug in, extension, or a adsite you blocked?

    Also if you notice, my file knocks out goddamned FF.net ads as well, lol.
     
  6. bornagainpenguin

    bornagainpenguin DLP Archivist

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    Whitelisting is apparently a list of things you don't want to block... :O_O: I know--WTF was my reaction too! Block all the ads I say!!

    --bornagainpenguin
     
  7. Midknight

    Midknight Middy is SPAI! DLP Supporter Retired Staff

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    ah. I hadn't seen whitelisting on adblock before, so I'd had no clue.
     
  8. DGD

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    Excuse me for asking but. . . WTF does that have to do with browsers?
     
  9. Midknight

    Midknight Middy is SPAI! DLP Supporter Retired Staff

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    Looking back I think he meant that to go in the Rockstar thread and somehow it just got misplaced here.
     
  10. Xiph0

    Xiph0 Yoda Admin

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    Hahaha yah, oops, wrong thread. Can a mod/admin please delete it? I dont see a delete button..
     
  11. LINKed up

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    I use Safari. It kick @$$. Especially cause it is made by Apple. DOWN WITH WINDOWS!!!
     
  12. Antivash

    Antivash Until we meet again... DLP Supporter Retired Staff

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    Cant stand microsoft or Apple.. but i suffer Windows... used Opera and Firefox.. not used IE in YEARS... or a long time anyway... Prefer Firefox.. though Opera does have a kind of.. .exotic looking sort of appeal...
     
  13. bornagainpenguin

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    Hello, this is the KHTML Team, wanting you to know they'd like their browser back... do a little research please. Apple may have done some wonderful things with the code they turned into Safari but please don't forget that it was this same code that was the mjaority written by various open source and GPL coders...

    --bornagainpenguin (just giving credit where credit is due)
     
  14. bornagainpenguin

    bornagainpenguin DLP Archivist

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    I used to love Opera back in their 5.xx days but since they've made clear their firm intention to disallow adblocking and their active blocking of the one open-source (free software) developer who was working on it and their insistance on adding useless features to the browser has made them lose the shine they once had.

    Its quite simple for me really, now that I've been able to surf ad free for the last year and a half there's no way I'll willingly go back to it.

    --bornagainpenguin (who recalls the days when Opera really was the fastest browser on earth)
     
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