So after Vista comes out, we would talk about the technical here again & again?

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Hi, all. I just wonder that...Is it that new technology (OS) comes out for
humans' convinience,or human being sacrifice the time debugging and fixing
all the various technical problems that comes with the use of every new OS
produced by MS.

I have used Windows XP for several years and asked lots of questions that I
encoutered here on the newsgroups . And eventually I almost "master" how to
install the system, make the system work more smoothly and easily recovered
for me. But now Microsoft announced their new
cutting-edge..breakthrough..Operating System-Vista. So if I want to keep
pace, I must adjust myself to adapt to the new system, learn how to operate
it and fix all the new emerging problems\questions? I felt I was a servant
for my computer when I used it for the first time. And as the technology
updates, I felt that way stronger than before...perhaps not only for new
system, but also for the ever-updating versions of application programs?
What a headache! Couldn't the system be a servant for humans, not the vice
versa?
 
smith said:
Hi, all. I just wonder that...Is it that new technology (OS) comes
out for humans' convinience,or human being sacrifice the time
debugging and fixing all the various technical problems that comes
with the use of every new OS produced by MS.

I have used Windows XP for several years and asked lots of
questions that I encoutered here on the newsgroups . And eventually
I almost "master" how to install the system, make the system work
more smoothly and easily recovered for me. But now Microsoft
announced their new cutting-edge..breakthrough..Operating
System-Vista. So if I want to keep pace, I must adjust myself to
adapt to the new system, learn how to operate it and fix all the
new emerging problems\questions? I felt I was a servant for my
computer when I used it for the first time. And as the technology
updates, I felt that way stronger than before...perhaps not only
for new system, but also for the ever-updating versions of
application programs? What a headache! Couldn't the system be a
servant for humans, not the vice versa?
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Been alive long?
Ever seen a street name change? New stop lights? New neighborhoods?
Ever gone into a store you have been in a dozen time, only to discover they
have completely rearranged?
Have a lawn? Ever come out one morning and wondered; "Where'd that weed
come from?!"
Ever gotten into a television series, really interested - only to have it
cancelled?
Ever had a friend/family member pass on?

Doesn't matter what it is in life - things must change in order to stay the
same.
You are a servant to nothing. You may CHOOSE to learn Windows/Linux/OS X.
But you could just as easily curl up in a corner and starve.
 
smith said:
Hi, all. I just wonder that...Is it that new technology (OS) comes out for
humans' convinience,or human being sacrifice the time debugging and fixing
all the various technical problems that comes with the use of every new OS
produced by MS.

I have used Windows XP for several years and asked lots of questions that I
encoutered here on the newsgroups . And eventually I almost "master" how to
install the system, make the system work more smoothly and easily recovered
for me. But now Microsoft announced their new
cutting-edge..breakthrough..Operating System-Vista. So if I want to keep
pace, I must adjust myself to adapt to the new system, learn how to operate
it and fix all the new emerging problems\questions? I felt I was a servant
for my computer when I used it for the first time. And as the technology
updates, I felt that way stronger than before...perhaps not only for new
system, but also for the ever-updating versions of application programs?
What a headache! Couldn't the system be a servant for humans, not the vice
versa?
Click to expand...

Why worry about it? Upgrading to new technology is inevitable. But
one does have the choice of time and place to do so. And having once
"mastered" a system, it is no big deal to learn the new, additional
features that comes with the upgrade. This will be evident for the
experienced XP guru who transits to Vista, as was true for the old-
timers who started out with UNIX/DOS into the GUI with Windows and
then picked up the technological pace (rat race?) again with Windows
NT 4.0. Quite frankly, whether one wishes to be the "servant" to the
computer or not depends on how one actually uses the computer...that
is, the **right** computer with the right OS and applications.
 
In smith had this to say:

My reply is at the bottom of your sent message:
Hi, all. I just wonder that...Is it that new technology (OS) comes out for
humans' convinience,or human being sacrifice the time debugging and fixing
all the various technical problems that comes with the use of every new OS
produced by MS.

I have used Windows XP for several years and asked lots of questions that
I
encoutered here on the newsgroups . And eventually I almost "master" how
to
install the system, make the system work more smoothly and easily
recovered
for me. But now Microsoft announced their new
cutting-edge..breakthrough..Operating System-Vista. So if I want to keep
pace, I must adjust myself to adapt to the new system, learn how to
operate
it and fix all the new emerging problems\questions? I felt I was a servant
for my computer when I used it for the first time. And as the technology
updates, I felt that way stronger than before...perhaps not only for new
system, but also for the ever-updating versions of application programs?
What a headache! Couldn't the system be a servant for humans, not the vice
versa?
Click to expand...

In addition to what everyone else has said - all the invention of the vacuum
cleaner did was make it so that there was more time to do more housework -
it didn't actually lessen the load, liberate, or make things much cleaner.

--
Galen - MS MVP - Windows (Shell/User & IE)
http://dts-l.org/ http://kgiii.info/

"Chance has put in our way a most singular and whimsical problem, and its
solution is its own
reward." - Sherlock Holmes
 
Multiposting this topic on various dates says to me that you would like to
talk about the technical here again & again. Isn't it great that we'll have
a new OS to discuss??!!

Hmmmm.......speaking of television shows that have been cancelled, wasn't
"smith" one of them?
I do recall how cheesed off I was when they cancelled Profit 10 years ago.



Regards,
 
smith said:
Hi, all. I just wonder that...Is it that new technology (OS) comes
out for humans' convinience,or human being sacrifice the time
debugging and fixing all the various technical problems that comes
with the use of every new OS produced by MS.
Click to expand...


New technology comes out for a very simple reason: Microsoft (or any
company, in any field) can not continue to make money unless they have new
products to sell you. You can see that as good or bad, as you choose, but to
me, it's neither; it's simply a fact of life.

I have used Windows XP for several years and asked lots of questions
that I encoutered here on the newsgroups . And eventually I almost
"master" how to install the system, make the system work more
smoothly and easily recovered for me. But now Microsoft announced
their new cutting-edge..breakthrough..Operating System-Vista. So if I
want to keep pace, I must adjust myself to adapt to the new system,
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No, not at all. There's no need to "keep pace." A change of operating system
should be driven by need, not just because there is a new version available.
Are you having a problem with Windows XP that you expect Vista to solve? Do
you have or expect to get new hardware or software that is supported in
Vista, but not in XP? Is there some new feature in Vista that you need or
yearn for? Does your job require you have skills in Vista? Are you a
computer hobbyist who enjoys playing with whatever is newest?

If the answer to one or more of those questions is yes (and your hardware is
adequate for Vista), then you should get Vista. Otherwise most people should
stick with what they have. There is *always* a learning curve and a
potential for problems when you take a step as big as this one, regardless
of how wonderful whatever you're contemplating moving to is. Sooner or later
you'll have to upgrade (to Vista or its successor) because you'll want
support for hardware or software that you can't get in XP, but don't rush
it.


learn how to operate it and fix all the new emerging
problems\questions? I felt I was a servant for my computer when I
used it for the first time. And as the technology updates, I felt
that way stronger than before...perhaps not only for new system, but
also for the ever-updating versions of application programs? What a
headache! Couldn't the system be a servant for humans, not the vice
versa?
Click to expand...


Over and above everything I say above, it's also important to realize that
new technology also means improvements in technology (if not in every case,
in most of them, and over time, everywhere). How many of us would be
willing to go back 100 years to 1906 and live with the technology that
existed then? Not me.
 
Thanks, ALL.
Working with computer does make myself from a non-computer-literate person
,to a new hand, to an almost geek eventually..:)
 
Thanks, ALL.
Working with computer does make myself from a non-computer-literate person
,to a new hand, to an almost geek eventually..:)
 
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