My computer aggravation comes from my daughter asking how to do something on her mac. it's like it has a different word for everything. I have to google "how to" a lot. Oh I had a breakdown trying to get it to wirelessly network to a lexmark printer. Wound up telling her to "use the damn usb cable." Other than that the only aggravation I get is from my wife asking how to do stuff on her iphone. sigh. computer aggravation that is... I work in a windows shop. I'm surprised they don't use linux (the free and easy cousin of OS X) but I guess old habits die hard.
I'm looking forward to it because my computer is so old, and Windows 10 makes it run like new again. My system is an AMD Athlon 64 X2 (2.66Ghz), with 3 GB of RAM. Back when it was still new, I bought an ATI Radeon 4670 HD (1 GB VRAM). Everything on my system is at least 6 years old, save for my 1 TB HDD which I bought to store all of the media I stream to my Roku box.
Why would I want to? Macs are for people who want to do stuff with their computer, not to their computer.
What I love about adding printers in Windows: not having to do it. My tablet finds any printers on the network and configures everything automagically.
Yeah, I don't have to add printers. Windows notifies me there's a new printer and do I want to add it to the network? Yes? Done. Lanzman, as someone who stays current with Linux, OS X, and Windows builds, I can honestly tell you that I haven't had to do anything to my Windows 7 computer in years. It's not like it used to be. Also, let's not pretend OS X hasn't shit the bed. It can, and it has before. No OS is perfect. None. They each have their strengths and weaknesses.
Windows 8 shit I hope doesn't carry over to 10 is a password everytime you boot, and them getting rid of gadgets in favor of apps you have to pay for. I'd best be able to keep my fucking virtual post-its.
Adding it and getting it to work wirelessly was minor. Getting it to persist was the problem. Probably user error. Yes the printer has a fixed IP. No, no other machine has trouble using it.
I'm getting ready to see how Ubuntu 14.04 64 bit plays out on the replacement family PC I just got. It has an AMD 64 bit (2 Ghz) processor, 3 GB of RAM, a 40 GB HDD, and a DVD-ROM drive. Doesn't sound like much, but it looks great, and it only cost me $20. Now the family can use it without having to use my already way overtaxed system. It came with an XP license, but quite frankly XP is too open to security issues, and no system on my network gets to be the swiss cheese security PC, so it's getting Ubuntu. I could have went with a more lightweight option like Lubuntu, Puppy Linux, or Slax, but Ubuntu will be easiest for the little ones when they come to visit. Also, I use a wireless USB for its network connectivity, and Ubuntu gives me the least pain in the ass in setting it up, so that factored heavily into the decision too. So far it's still installing, and it looks very good. I'm hopeful that this ends up working out. Here's a picture of it (I already had a monitor from the old PC):
How is ubuntu with printers and scanners? I know the WiFi is easy enough, since I did put it as a dual boot option on one of my laptops a while back. But I didn't tinker with peripherals because I didn't have to. But I'm thinking about it now for my old XP box, and it will need to print, etc.
I'm currently associating this PC with my printer (Canon All-In-One MP495), and there hasn't been an issue as of yet.
. . . and I just ordered a Windows PC so that I can play Mechwarrior Online. I hope my Macs don't leave the house in protest.
I used to run a dual boot Mac OSX Leopard and Windows XP on an iMac 17. The universe didn't collapse. I miss that computer.
Just play games on the PC and the Macs shouldn't get too upset. (Games=not serious machine to the other machine). If you more, do not let the Mac see or know it.
Yeah, I thought of going this route. But MWO is very, very graphics intensive and current players already complain about lag when their internet connections aren't quite hot enough. So I'm going with a dedicated windows box.
I spent a little more than that, but it's under $1.5k. I splurged a little on a special mouse, keyboard, and headset. And my strategy when buying computers is to max out the performance so it won't be obsolete in six months.
mmmm $1.5K doesn't compute. What processor, video card did you get? If you don't know, turn in your geek card.
It's a lot of money for a PC. I was thinking of an I5 with discrete graphics for around $500 including the OS with a bit of fiddling. Without any fiddling it can be had (in a geeky form factor) for $800 without breaking a sweat. 2 minutes effort and get an I7, similar graphics, for $610. ($559 after rebate!)
In theory, it'll remember everything, however, if it doesn't you can rollback the install with 1 click. For a detailed discussion on it, I recommend this podcast.
