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| 03-07-12 11:16am - 4673 days | Original Post - #1 | |
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Cybertoad (0)
Disabled User  Posts: 2,158 Registered: Jan 01, '08 Location: Wash |
Question for the Mob ! So guys, I am after along time deciding to modify my Operating system uses. I have my drivers in place and my back ups well ? backed up ! I am switching to dual boot XP3-PRO and Unbuntu ( which is linux based ). I have used Unbunto in the past and well it was not even close to anything I would want 9 years ago. However vast improvements have occurred to name a few, huge amounts of free comparable software. Compatibility with Firefox and Crome and finds drivers for just about any PC built after 2005. And 64 bit versions And for some reason graphics on HD porn look fantastic on my screen ! I was wondering if anyone here has been using or plans to use Unbunto OS for porn use? I tested it today and WOW was it fast compared to my XP-Pro ! The useability was far superior to any windows I have used even windows 7. Only reason I am even dual booting as I have some software that is windows based only and I use it for film and audio. I am looking for suitable replacements for them but for now staying on a dual boot. Thoughts ? Since 2007 | |
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| 03-07-12 11:19am - 4673 days | #2 | |
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Capn (0)
Active User  Posts: 1,740 Registered: Sep 05, '09 Location: Near the Beer! |
I always stick to the system offering the best software choice. I am quite content with the performance of XP Pro 64. Cap'n.  Admiral of the PU Hindenburg. 2009 PU AwardHilarious Post of the Year 2010 PU Award ( I would have preferred it to be Helpful Post of the Year for Guys who Hate 'Retail Therapy' ) :0/ Sanity is in the eye of the Beholder! | |
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| 03-07-12 11:54am - 4673 days | #3 | |
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BadMrFrosty (0)
Active User Posts: 124 Registered: Mar 05, '10 Location: Prague (Czech Republic) |
A year or so ago I ditched Windows and installed Unbuntu which I used exclusively for 3 months or so. While it is a fine OS there were certain things that were still unnecessarily complex or hidden away so much that it felt like it was deliberately trying to be obtuse. Love it or hate it Windows has a certain logic to it and usually if you are reasonably tech savy you can hazard a guess at where a certain setting or feature would be. With Unbuntu I had to constantly jump on google to find out how to do what I considered simple tasks. Long story short, I switched back to Windows. The problem with the world is stupidity. Not saying there should be capital punishment for stupidity, but why don't we just take the safety labels off of everything and let the problem solve itself? Frank Zappa | |
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| 03-07-12 12:27pm - 4673 days | #4 | |
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Cybertoad (0)
Disabled User Posts: 2,158 Registered: Jan 01, '08 Location: Wash |
I think that may be why I am going dual boot. I too like XP-pro Capn, and being an old tech guy I too like tinkering around Badfrosty. I guess my porn is the same  . I like nice pretty girls and naughty girls too.  Since 2007 | |
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| 03-08-12 11:27am - 4672 days | #5 | |
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Ed2009 (0)
Suspended Webmaster  Posts: 509 Registered: Sep 12, '09 Location: Wales, UK |
Having a fair bit of dual boot experience, I wouldn't bother with it in future. I'd much rather just go down the dual PC route (ie one for each OS). Having said that I find Windows 7 to be excellent (I don't know if Linux has file-filters, RDC, media streaming etc.) and it easily beats a higher specced PC I've got that still runs XP, in terms of speed (1.8GHz Dual Core Win7 against 2.4GHz Quad core XP). I tried briefly tried a copy of Win98 on one of my old laptops a few months back (just for fun) and that was insanely fast - just a shame the compatibility was none existent with current peripherals and software. Webmaster of StripGameCentral and A Measure of Curiosity. | |
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| 03-08-12 02:21pm - 4672 days | #6 | |
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RagingBuddhist (0)
Disabled User  Posts: 893 Registered: Jan 23, '07 |
That made me think about my beloved Win2000 Pro. I never wanted to give it up! They no longer make motherboards with 2000 drivers but I tried to install it on my last build anyway. It didn't fly at all. I don't understand why you'd be against a dual-boot, though. I had a 2000/XP dual-boot on my last PC and the 2000 side definitely seemed a lot faster than the XP side. But I did get the advantages of both operating systems on one computer. Sarcasm is a body's natural defense against stupidity. | |
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| 03-08-12 02:44pm - 4672 days | #7 | |
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Cybertoad (0)
Disabled User Posts: 2,158 Registered: Jan 01, '08 Location: Wash |
To reiterate on the dual boot and why. Reasons why Ubuntu/Linux is better than Windows 1) Security Windows 7 is no more secure than Windows has ever been. Is it better than Vista? Sure. Is it faster than XP? Not so much. Does it run a ton of popular applications? You betcha. But is Windows 7 still prone to an endless array of malware programs and stuck with a pre-Internet security model? Yes � yes, it is. 2) Expenses ! I use older computers until they fall apart ( mine is 4 years old a and quadcore). I could no more get a decent version of Windows 7 (Home Premium ) to run on that box than I could get my old Toyota RAV-4 to break 100 MPH on the highway. Hardware is not compatible ruined any chance to do the upgrade cheap! 3) Easy upgrade This is how I will upgrade to Ubuntu: I downloaded and burned a CD, booted up my Ubuntu system with it, and install the new version. I am done. Total time, just short of an hour. The upgrade path from Vista is much easier, but it's still time-consuming: Microsoft itself estimates that it can take up to 20 hours to go from XP to Windows 7. 4) Hardware compatibility There is a persistent delusion that Linux only supports a limited set of peripherals. Wrong. Ubuntu Linux supports pretty much every piece of hardware out there. ( mine tested fine was on the internet in 10 minutes) Yes, there are some items, especially graphic cards and chipsets, for which you may need to download a driver to get the most out of your graphics. What does this have to do with comparing Windows 7 and Ubuntu? A lot. Even though Microsoft did a much better job of supporting hardware with Windows then they did with Vista, it still has gaps in supporting commonplace devices. For example, there's the already infamous iPhone synchronization problem, which seems to be a combination of 64-bit Windows 7 and certain high-end motherboards that use Intel's P55 Express chipset. Or how about this one, which I find hard to believe but it's true: many HP printers still don't have Windows 7 drivers. How can this be!? The last time I checked with IDC, HP still had 54% of the U.S. printer market. Amazing. Simply amazing. 5) Applications Conventional wisdom is that Windows has the software advantage because it has more polished applications than Linux does. And it does. But how many of those do you use? Sure, if nothing but Adobe Photoshop will do, then you're not going to want to run Linux. Of course, my question to you then is why aren't you running Snow Leopard on a Mac � but that's neither here nor there. But, with the exception of games, I don't see any reason to favor Windows. Ubuntu Linux comes with a free office suite, OpenOffice. If you want an office suite for Windows 7, you're going to be paying extra for it. Want an e-mail program? Outlook Express doesn't come with Windows anymore. Ubuntu has Evolution, the best e-mail and groupware client on the planet as far as I'm concerned. Need to back up your system? Both can do that, but only Ubuntu has its own online back-up service, Ubuntu One, with 2GB of storage. Want a program that doesn't come with the operating system? Easy. Use the Ubuntu Software Center, Ubuntu's new one stop application "store." I put store in quotes because it's all free. With Windows, you know the drill. Go to your local store, poke around what's available on Download.com and Tucows, etc. etc. Just be sure to have your credit card ready since a good deal of Windows software isn't open source or free. I don't expect really to convince any Windows fans out there to switch. What I do hope for though is to give you some food for thought. There are many easy ways to try Linux without changing anything on your Windows PC. You may just fine that Ubuntu or another desktop Linux will do everything you want to do on a computer with a lot less trouble and money. I for one will be going dual boot, and Ubuntu or Linux use the hardware on a PC the way windows never could. Just wondered if anyone else has used it for porn ? And how thats may have turned out. Oh and fast, I mean really fast and that was running the cd-boot test version can not imagine how fast it will be on a harddrive ? CT Since 2007 | |
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| 03-09-12 10:07am - 4671 days | #8 | |
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Ed2009 (0)
Suspended Webmaster Posts: 509 Registered: Sep 12, '09 Location: Wales, UK |
I've experimented with various incarnations of Linux, but not been impressed by any of them. Lack of compatibility is a major annoyance, and most of the ones I've tried seem to require more manual tweaking and setup than I want to waste my time on. My personal experience is that Windows 7 is considerably more secure than Windows XP. However I would never rely on that for any OS, and always use security software on top. One more thing: I've been using Windows 7 for 17 months now, on my main work PC. It's usually in use for 8-15 hours per day and it's crashed a total of 5 times in the whole of that time. Apart from that the only reboots have been for operating system updates. My Windows XP machine is only used for a fraction of that workload and crashes several times per month (and reinstalling it + latest drivers had no effect). Webmaster of StripGameCentral and A Measure of Curiosity. | |
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| 03-09-12 01:34pm - 4671 days | #9 | |
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RagingBuddhist (0)
Disabled User Posts: 893 Registered: Jan 23, '07 |
I know it isn't on topic for the thread, but I have to say that that's the biggest reason I miss 2000 Pro. I think I had maybe 4 or 5 blue screens in over 10 years. Damn shame Microshaft can't come up with something that bulletproof again! Sarcasm is a body's natural defense against stupidity. | |
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| 03-10-12 06:54pm - 4670 days | #10 | |
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Cybertoad (0)
Disabled User Posts: 2,158 Registered: Jan 01, '08 Location: Wash |
So Installed UNBUNTU, along side Windows XPPr03. On separate partitions. Flawless and recognizes all movie formats even FLV found my sound card and found my wireless all without me doing a thing. I have heard since version 10 things improved I have 11.10 Version 12 is in beta. PS it found new drivers for my new video card I installed at the same time. And shrunk my main drive like Windows7 does to allow a partition. It's different but for speed and graphics wow. O think I will use it for my messing around OS. PS lots and lots of great free programs. I'll keep everyone posted. Questions let me know~! Since 2007 | |
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