as i write the title of this tutorial, i can tell it might get long and/or complicated… i’ll try my best… here we go
FIRST, you’ll need the tools — download virtual pc (especially if you run windows vista) and then grab an image here — i would suggest getting the IE6 image, since that version of IE is the “worst” of them all
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so i’ve had this netbook for some time now, running ubuntu. i think i can bust a few pros and cons:
pros
cons
i think that’s it… at least the most important ones to me…
overall, i’m gonna switch back to winxp — tho i’d really like win7 on here… i don’t wanna get TOO used to it (it’ll only be free for so long)
so microsoft has this new online app thingy called mesh… it’s similar to dropbox in that you can share a folder/files with other people… buuut, it also has a cool remote desktop feature
this prevents the need to email files (or flash drive) so that you can access it from another computer — you just sync a folder that you want to access elsewhere and then sign on to mesh from that other computer — boom!
the coolest feature is remote desktop — you can actually connect to another computer and see the desktop (the other computer needs to have it installed, duh)… pretty neat-o
the coolest part about it is that it works well with vista… ha!
speaking of microsoft, there’s some talk about them buying out facebook… damn… that punk’s gonna be richer than rich (so you n*ggas come and get me) — i’m just jealous
many people knock it, but i actually like vista… sure, it has its downsides like the UAC, but it’s a visually pleasing OS
so there’s the sidebar thingy, which is pretty cool… the ones i currently use:
ben folds sayin' "whatup"
i just got the chirpr (twitter app), pandora, and php function finder gadgets… we’ll see how those work out — so far chirpr is pretty cool… it notifies me (with a sound) when a new tweet is posted by anyone i’m following…
pandora i think will be a mainstay — i haven’t compared the gadget vs. having it in the browser (resources), but i would think that having it in the sidebar would be a lot better
the php function finder is a wildcard at this point… i think it’ll come in handy when i mess with sites and stuff… but we’ll see
…that has to be one of the most annoying phrases in advertising right now
another annoying thing is the new microsoft “i’m a pc” commercials where they have kids doing different tasks: sending pictures via email, making a panoramic picture, or making a video — “i’m a pc and i’m seven years old!”
but the truth is… with any kind of technology, a seven year old is easier to train than a, say, 40-50 year old… the difference is that old people are stubborn jackasses
i HATED in tech support when an old guy would say, “i’m technologically illiterate” — which is bullsh*t… you just don’t want to learn
it’s just like that tech support video i posted previously… gawd
