The answer is really simple. To protect your own computer from damage, and to prevent your computer from being used to pass on infections to other machines without your knowledge.
Many people are reluctant to shell out the cash for decent antivirus software. I’ll agree that at roughly $50 for a decent antivirus program, it isn’t exactly small change. But, let’s look at the costs more closely for a moment:Computer –> $600-$4,000Monitor –> $250-$1000Software –> $500-$5000 Internet Connection –> $25+/monthPersonal/Business Data –> PricelessSo, on the low end of the scale we are looking at a computer investment similar in price to an older used car, on the higher end, similar to a newer used car.
Maybe I’m wrong, but I’m guessing that you wouldn’t buy a used car that had all the locks removed and didn’t need a key to start it, and comes with a free “STEAL ME” sign on it too.
Having a computer that does not have up-to-date antivirus protection is absolutely the same. You are simply asking for trouble.
And trouble WILL find you.
How can I be so sure? Simply because that is what viruses, worms, malware etc. are made to do. Their ONLY job is to find unprotected computers and attack and hijack them without your knowledge. These things are VERY good at what they are built to do, and they NEVER stop. If your computer isn’t protected, and you share disks or go online, it will get infected.
The top antivirus software programs cost as little as 2 months internet connection. They all include constant and unlimited automatic updates that keep your system safe and clean.
If you can afford $1500+ on a computer, $300+/year on internet connections, you can definitely afford another $50 once to make it safe (and prevent it from being used to spread viruses and Trojan horses behind your back).
Anything less would be uncivilized!
P.S. Some people have started to make claims that if you don’t use antivirus software you should be held legally responsible if your machine be used as part of an attack (even if you did not know about it).

As a digital camera owner you may not be surprised to learn that digital downloader software to automate image transfer from your camera or card-reader is important. Everyone needs to get their images from point A the camera to point B the PC and we need this task performed with the minimum of fuss and bother. As photographers we are all aware that there are occasions when we will need photographs rotated or some photographs may require a little resolution adjustment. Using professional digital camera downloader software like RoboImport to automate photo transfer and to perform some image adjustments easily manages mundane digital camera workflow tasks. When purchasing your new digital camera it may come with software that claims to be the “gift with your purchase”, some quaint little photo viewer. Usually this digital camera downloader software is offered on a trial basis or it is the bare minimum quality, if it’s any good at all. With the lower cost of digital cameras today many don’t even come with any digital camera downloader software at all, in fact if you’re lucky your camera package might come with a driver for your computer for digital camera communication but nothing else at all. Some new photographers may believe that since their new camera did not come with any special digital camera workflow software, it’s not required. Unaware that the uploading photographs from their camera does not require time consuming steps. They will begin by creating folders, then picking pictures out one by one and face the next process of cataloguing and arranging. This is simply unthinkable for professional photographers or even new photography enthusiasts who have thousands of picture to process and organize. Digital camera workflow software specifically developed to transfer your photographs from your camera to your PC does far more than automate the photo transfer process. Any program that would just perform just this task is really quite inadequate. Photographers require professional digital camera workflow software such as RoboImport. This recommended digital camera workflow software will detect the camera connection for us photographers that may not be seasoned computer experts. RoboImport will create the required folders to transfer the images into, and even rename it accordingly. Some less professional digital camera downloader software may present a problem during the upload process by duplicating filenames and sadly overwriting other treasured photographs that may be present in the computer. RoboImport takes the precaution of renaming pictures from the standard number your digital camera presets, by reading and recording the EXIF information of the photographs to create a unique code representing the date and time the photo was photographed. The complete EXIF information including your cameras make, model and settings will also be transferred with your pictures, retaining this information is absolutely necessary for professional photographers. RoboImport will also rotate images when required, correct image resolution (DPI) and add any further IPTC information to the photographs you would like to include. When managing hundreds of pictures this is an exceptional time saving feature. Travel and wildlife photographers are also considered with the added ability of RoboImport to include GPS coordinates of the photographs location. Professional photographers who do not have access to their RAW photos do not do their work any justice. JPEG images are not as good in quality and are prone to bleeding and blurring the photographer was not responsible for, and certainly their camera did not create, this is a result of the compression required to convert photographs JPEG pictures or other formats. RoboImport saves both the RAW image file and the JPEG image in separate folders giving the photographer the image they really took, as security and backup against format conversion damage. Excellent digital camera workflow software like RoboImport will also open your Picajet photo manager, or other available digital picture manager you might have on hand for further assessment of your photographs. The time and fuss saved by using software to automate image transfer gives the photographer back their time to spend on the tasks they want to be performing, like taking masterpiece photos. To learn more please visit RoboImport’s home page:http://picajet.com/en/index.php?page=Photo-Organizing-Software

I’m sure you have heard this from a friend before, even some of your computer literate friends; but what I want to warn you of is that this is a dangerous question to be asking. You for sure know about viruses and that anyone today is vulnerable to them if they haven’t taken appropriate efforts to protect themselves, but other than that (if you are like most people you don’t really know what is out there (lots more than just viruses) and how to really protect yourself properly. In the next few paragraphs I want to tell you some critical information to save you lots of time and money and tears.
So viruses are, just like their biological counterpart, parasites in that they use a host to exist and more importantly to replicate. A virus is made up of computer code that is written in such a way as to insert itself into existing code of (most often) an executable file that already exists on the host computer. It uses the internet mostly to travel but can and has been transferred by removable forms of media like floppy disks, smart cards, etc. Like viruses, worms use the computer as a host, but only in order to use the hardware, as they do not need the host computers software to replicate. Trojan Horses are another example of malicious software or malware that use techniques that evade the natural and built up defenses on a computer. The point is that there is more than just viruses that you need protection from and not all anti virus software (especially free anti virus software) provide the comprehensive coverage that you need.
The sad thing about free anti virus software is that it lulls computer users into complacency and they end up as bad or worse off than when they were virus free. The companies that offer these freebies are doing it more or less as an advertising ploy, bringing more traffic to their sales page.
Now there is a caveat to this that I would like to explain and that is that free anti virus software is better than having nothing at all. So, if you are too poor to purchase your own security software package than by all means get it on your computer. However I seriously doubt that if you are able to purchase a computer you would not also be able to get anti virus protection. Consider it nothing more than a necessary maintenance cost, kind of like putting oil in your car every once in a while.

If we want to understand the reasons behind Firefox success we have to find the origins of the browser.
During, September 2002 the first version of the browser was released to the public called Phoenix. The browser was based on Gecko engine from Mozilla Suite. After, a number of releases the name was changed to Firebird but due to a legal dispute it was changed again to Firefox. This browser has received a great deal of publicity as an alternative browser to Internet Explorer.
There are many factors behind Firefox’s success but I think the added features and the marketing strategy make a whole lot difference in users’ adopting the software. Another thing, I want to add is that Internet Explorer after winning the battle with Netscape’s browser was left with no significant changes. Of course, this has changed with the upcoming new version of windows called Vista and a new version of Internet Explorer. I suppose Microsoft is trying to correct some omissions and bugs in various levels of the browser.
We are now going to explore the main features Firefox has at the moment. One of the main goal of the developers working in Firefox is enhanced usability and accessibility for the end user. Tabbed browsing, where you load many pages on the same window, is a valuable feature in Firefox as it can make your browsing a lot faster. Also, pop-up blocking eliminates those irritating ads and the user can easily find information on a particular page using the ‘find as you type’ feature. The built in search bar includes all the major search engines such as Google, Yahoo etc. and you can add more search engines if you want. People working on the accessibility of the browser have manged to make Firefox work with several screen readers, screen magnifiers and on-screen keyboards. These accessibility features can help people with impairments browse the Internet easier than before.
Another feature Firefox users like very much is that they can customize easily many aspects of the browser. Extensions such as the popular web developer or the Venkman debugger can be added to the browser and enhance the functionality of Firefox. Users, often like to have an appearance according to their preferences so they use different themes in Firefox. Therefore, themes are used to change the visual appearance of the browser.
Security is really important for end users and corporations. Both, want a secure browser that they can trust without the security holes of Internet Explorer and its ActiveX technology. Mozilla Firefox fulfills this requirement mainly by giving the opportunity to other developers to check the code for security bugs and using various successful security techniques and models such as the sandbox security model. In addition, the browser can be used in many different platforms and the source code is freely available for anyone to compile it and contribute to the project.
We have seen numerous features that Firefox has but I would like to talk a little bit about the marketing strategy that is used. The development of the browser is supported by search engines Google and Yahoo through partnerships and mostly by the open source community. Mozilla Foundation which is responsible for the development of the browser believes that community based marketing can be successful. They have proven their point by using a community based marketing web site called spreadfirefox.com. They were able to place an ad on New York Times through donations made by the community of developers and devotees during the release of Firefox 1.0.
The secret behind Firefox’s success is the valuable features available for the user and the enthusiastic community which helps financially through donations and spreads the word.

Have you ever wonder (I’m sure you have at least about other similar words) where a word like software comes from. I mean were floppy disks soft and malleable at one time. Or were the protective sleeves for the old hard diskettes made of some velvety material that made them “soft”ware. Well I love this sort of thing and would like to explore with you in the following several paragraphs the origin of this word and why it is so commonplace in our computer software age.
In order to understand the derivation of the term software, as in computer software, you must first understand that there is hardware as well. The meaning of hardware probably has a lot of levels of meaning and most were probably serendipitous over a lunch or other social gathering.
Hardware refers to the “guts of the computer machine, the actual physical reality of a disk drive and a hard disk and a monitor and the like. These are actual physical entities that make them “hard.” You can hold them, carry them, etc. Software on the other hand is more theoretical than physical. Sure the code is “hard” composed of 1’s and 0’s for bits and bytes but it is not hard in the sense that you can actually touch the ones and zeros with your hand, chew on them, and anything else that you might be able to do with hardware.
Software is the program that does things in more of a virtual or abstract level. It will save information as something that is unseen but totally retrievable and capable of with the help of hardware, produce an image that can be seen with the eyes.
There are two points to be made here. First the sensation of site does not make something hard or soft. Never has. It is touch that determines this description and this is a useful way to determine the hardness or softness of computer software and hardware.
A good example of this test is the phrase hard copy or soft copy of a document. The hard copy is on the document in actual paper page form and the softcopy is all of the ones and zeros that make up in a theoretical sense (more representative than actual) the writing on the page. Thinking about it this way may help you to sort out what is computer software and what is computer hardware.

Every day more and more businesses of all sizes and types are developing or refining their strategy to transmit, store and retrieve their business documents electronically. And while the majority of all electronic document transmission is primarily conducted via email, or downloaded from the internet, smart organizations realize a critical part of this strategy also involves the handling of their inbound and outbound fax traffic. Every company needs a fax server for the following reasons:
1. Competitive necessity. The faster business documents transmitted by fax, either sent or received, reach the proper destination the higher probability of increased organizational efficiency.

2. Increase employee productivity. Fax Servers allow users to send/receive faxes from their computers without leaving their desks. These faxes can be sent either from thin, thick or internet based fax client (Microsoft Internet Explorer) or email application such as MS Outlook/Exchange, Lotus Notes, Novell Groupwise. The most common operating systems used are Microsoft Windows XP and Microsoft Windows 2000.

3. Minimize consumable costs such as paper, toner. The typical fax transaction first requires the document to be printed to a printer and delivered to a fax machine via sneaker net. Documents that are transmitted via fax server start electronically as word processing documents and end electronically as digital images at the recipients’ destination.

4. Documents transmitted via fax server are recognized as legal documents in a court of law. Once a document has been transmitted by fax, information about the fax transmission is recorded during the process, including date/time of transaction, duration and total # of pages.

5. Improve Customer Relationships and Find New Opportunities. Fax documents are always read or at least perused. If the information on the fax properly addressed to a particular recipient or addresses an immediate business need, there is a good probability of some sort of response. Many fax savvy organizations use fax for newsletters, press releases, billing, product announcements and expedited contract delivery.
Try the following: Go into your existing customer database and choose an existing client. Send a fax concerning a new product release or update directly to his or her attention. In addition, within the fax, provide multiple methods of return correspondence i.e. email, website, telephone and a deadline for response. Chances are you will receive some level of response faster than email!

6. Email Alternative. While sending emails is extremely reliable and common practice, it has its draw backs when dealing with loan applications, purchase orders and signed contracts. Business conducted with these types of documents typically occurs via fax machine or fax server.
Technically, what do Fax Servers do?Fax Servers compliment all business units in one form or another. They convert documents from their native format into Black and White Tiff G3 or DCX format. These tiff documents are then sent over the PSTN (Public Switched Telephone Network) or IP (Internet Protocol). Fax Servers can integrate into any application, Email system, ERP, CRM or operating system in the world. They can interrogate raw text from any AS400 or Host based output system and convert it into a legible formatted document (either PDF or Tiff). Some Fax Servers can also send email, act as middleware, fax enable websites, operate as a back office application or be used in an ASP service bureau model. SummaryFax Server technology has been around since the late 1980’s. Even though all fax servers are not created equal, there are fax servers available for every platform i.e. Microsoft Windows, Unix, Linux. The most reliable fax servers primarily support intelligent fax cards such as Brooktrout, Eicon, Pika Technologies or Natural Microsystems. Depending on your organizations needs, infrastructure and budget, there is a fax server solution out there for you. If you are entire organization is sending or receiving more than 20 pages of fax per day, ROI cost justification can be 3 months or less.

Can Easy To Use Software Also Be Secure
—————————-Anyone who has been working with computers for a long time will have noticed that mainstream operating systems and applications have become easier to use over the years (supposedly). Tasks that use to be complex procedures and required experienced professional to do can now be done at the push of a button. For instance, setting up an Active Directory domain in Windows 2000 or higher can now be done by a wizard leading even the most novice technical person to believe they can “securely” setup the operating environment. This is actually quite far from the truth. Half the time this procedure fails because DNS does not configure properly or security permissions are relaxed because the end user cannot perform a specific function. If It’s Easy To Develop, Is It Also Secure
————————————————–One of the reasons why operating systems and applications “appear” to be easier to work with then they use to is developers have created procedures and reusable objects to take care of all the complex tasks for you. For instance, back in the old days when I started as a developer using assembly language and c/c++, I had to write pretty much all the code myself. Now everything is visually driven, with millions of lines of code already written for you. All you have to do is create the framework for your application and the development environment and compiler adds all the other complex stuff for you. Who wrote this other code? How can you be sure it is secure. Basically, you have no idea and there is no easy way to answer this question. Secure Environments Don’t Exist Well With Complexity
—————————-The reality is it may look easier on the surface but the complexity of the backend software can be incredible. And guess what, secure environments do not coexist well with complexity. This is one of the reasons there are so many opportunities for hackers, viruses, and malware to attack your computers. How many bugs are in the Microsoft Operating System? I can almost guarantee that no one really knows for sure, not even Microsoft developers. However, I can tell you that there are thousands, if not hundreds of thousands of bugs, holes, and security weaknesses in mainstream systems and applications just waiting to be uncovered and maliciously exploited.
How Reliable and Secure are Complex Systems?

———————————————————-Let’s draw a comparison between the world of software and security with that of the space program. Scientists at NASA have know for years that the space shuttle is one of the most complex systems in the world. With miles of wiring, incredible mechanical functions, millions of lines of operating system and application code, and failsafe systems to protect failsafe systems, and even more failsafe systems to protect other systems. Systems like the space shuttle need to perform consistently, cost effectively, and have high Mean-Time-Between-Failure(MTBF). All in all the space shuttle has a good record. One thing it is not though is cost effective and consistent. Every time there is a launch different issues crop up that cause delays. In a few circumstances, even the most basic components of this complex system, like “O” rings, have sadly resulted in a fatal outcome. Why are things like this missed? Are they just not on the radar screen because all the other complexities of the system demand so much attention? There are million different variables I’m sure. The fact is, NASA scientists know they need to work on developing less complex systems to achieve their objectives. This same principal of reducing complexity to increase security, performance, and decrease failures really does apply to the world of computers and networking. Ever time I here associates of mine talk about incredibly complex systems they design for clients and how hard they were to implement I cringe. How in the world are people suppose to cost effectively and reliably manage such things. In some cases it’s almost impossible. Just ask any organization how many versions or different brands of intrusion detection systems they have been through. As them how many times the have had infections by virus and malware because of poorly developed software or applications. Or, if they have ever had a breach in security because the developer of a specific system was driven by ease of use and inadvertently put in place a piece of helpful code that was also helpful to a hacker.
Can I Write A Document Without A Potential Security Problem Please
———————————————–Just a few days ago I was thinking about something as simple as Microsoft Word. I use MS-Word all the time, every day in fact. Do you know how powerful this application really is? Microsoft Word can do all kinds of complex tasks like math, algorithms, graphing, trend analysis, crazy font and graphic effects, link to external data including databases, and execute web based functions. Do you know what I use it for, to write documents. nothing crazy or complex, at least most of the time. Wouldn’t it be interesting that when you first installed or configured Microsoft Word, there was an option for installing only a bare bones version of the core product. I mean, really stripped down so there was not much to it. You can do this to a degree, but all the shared application components are still there. Almost every computer I have compromised during security assessments has had MS-Word installed on it. I can’t tell you how many times I have used this applications ability to do all kinds of complex tasks to compromise the system and other systems further. We’ll leave the details of this for another article though.
Conclusion
———-Here’s the bottom line. The more complex systems get, typically in the name of ease of use for end users, the more opportunity for failure, compromise, and infection increases. There are ways of making things easy to use, perform well, and provide a wide variety of function and still decrease complexity and maintain security. It just takes a little longer to develop and more thought of security. You might think that a large part of the blame for complex insecure software should fall on the shoulders of the developers. But the reality is it is us, the end users and consumers that are partially to blame. We want software that is bigger, faster, can do just about everything, and we want it fast. We don’t have time to wait for it to be developed in a secure manner, do we? You may reprint or publish this article free of charge as long as the bylines are included. Original URL (The Web version of the article)
————http://www.defendingthenet.com/NewsLetters/WhyEasyToUseSoftwareIsPuttingYouAtRisk.htm

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Why Change To Windows Vista: Part 4 of 4It is the opinion of the Tennessee Mountain Man that in the final analysis, most people and businesses would be better served to stay with whatever operating system they currently run assuming the have not already “upgraded” to Windows Vista.
MS#76. “Because all the relatives want a copy of that special shot”Some things are just so simple, true and obvious that remote online computer repair helpdesk cannot argue with them.
MS#77. ” Capture a moment in an instant. Now release it just as quickly”O.K. The more things change, the more they stay the same….especially with Microsoft.
MS#78. “Because you’ve got more ways to take your music with you wherever you go”Not new…just new designs, increased size, and improved access times.
MS#79. “Let your music collection grow with you”Load up on Gerber’s? What?
MS#80. “Because you’re a media master”Computerman is master of nothing, dacomputerman is married! Computer man runs nothing but his mouth.
Watch the disclaimer Microsoft snuck in on this baby!
MS#81. “Because it makes your TV smarter”Tennessee Mountain Man has been watching TV since before the Amos and Andy Show (sorry kids, don’t worry about it), and while TVs have gotten smaller and their screens larger and colorful they have not gotten smarter.
In fact, the case can be made they have been really dumbed down since the Huntley and Brinkley Report (I know I did it again). They need something to make them smarter, but this is decidedly not it.
MS#82. “Presenting your new home entertainment hub: your PC”Could be, I suppose. But, really…online computer repair has more important uses for computers than to be used as expensive hubs and switches and pleasure routers.
MS#83. “It makes your desktop come alive”What did I do with number for Ghost Busters? I don’t need it? What I don’t need is something to eat up more memory on an already exceedingly slow operating system.
Better load up on that USB RAM.
MS#84. “Sit back, relax, and pass the remote”And, use it on the equipment it was made for not the computer.
MS#85. “Your PC can be multilingual”Sounds like Windows XP to dacomputerman.
MS#86. “Archive your media library”Back up….back up…back up. Haven’t we covered that a few times already?
MS#87. “Play the hottest new games”On XP if you don’t want to spend the money to move on…which Microsoft plans to eventually try to force you to do so.
MS#88. “Take your game beyond the next level”Can you say “Treckie”?
MS#89. “Take your games to go”Sorry, the first thing that comes to mind is the miffed child taking his ball and stumping home.
You can do nothing here that you could not do before.
MS#90 “Check your e-mail without booting up your PC”Remember this: “Some product features are only available in certain editions of Windows Vista and may require advanced or additional hardware”?
That’s right it haunts these halls like a bad dream you can’t escape. Caveat emptor is the rule for Windows Vista more than any other operating system released to date by Microsoft.
MS#91. “Take your fun with you”There is plenty of free online back up and storage accessible from anyplace with a computer connection.
MS#92. “Showing is more powerful than telling”Yes, I am afraid it is all down hill from this point. Like remote online helpdesk 1 said before, it does not appear Microsoft has bumped into an original though since Win 95 and Win NT…if then.
MS#93. “Work your own way”Since Microsoft could not or at least did not produce anything new here maybe they could do like The Tennessee Mountain Man (da computerman has been diagnosed with CHF and Colon Cancer) and leave a request that “I Did It My Way” be sung at their funeral.
MS#94. “Because you want your wireless connection to be more secure”Good Luck! Someday…maybeMS#95. “Take network files and folders with you”Dйjа vuMS#96. “Access your desktop wherever you go”Oh, this is sooo coool, soooo neeeew, we have only been using it a few years now.
MS#97. “Because your business doesn’t need more than one scanner”schhhhhhh! It’s toooooooo easy…..let it lie.
MS#98. “Make your presentations more professional”Like Microsoft’s reasoning?
MS#99. “Because you get more out of information when you share it”Then why has Microsoft always fought sharing everything?
MS#100. “Because your network is the backbone of your business”Alright. Sure it is true, but it still doesn’t change anything! tmm

Why Change To Windows Vista: Part 1 of 4Microsoft has published an extensive list of 100 reasons why the Tennessee Mountain Man and you should make the switch to Windows Vista. Microsoft should have outsourced it’s brain storming of reasons to switch to Vista, but then it may not have received such favorable reviews. ‘Remote help desk 1′ will take a brief look at their reasoning.
‘Remote helpdesk 1′ has said before, in it’s humble opinion, Microsoft has had no new thoughts since Windows 3 and Windows NT. To understand the thought process of the online helpdesk…perhaps we will explore the issue one day next week.
Outsourced IT Services having gotten that off the chest one more time, let us peek inside the reasons Microsoft thinks there is no place for those like Martha Stewart and Lyle Waggoner of 1965 Tareyton Ads who had rather fight than switch.
MS#1. “It makes using your PC a breeze.”So says Microsoft. The Tennessee Mountain Man says it sure makes the computer slow enough for most to keep up. Probably preferred by the turtles who had rather fight than switch from DSL. We’ll give them credit for this, it sure runs more like a breeze than a good head wind which is preferred whether sailing or surfing.
MS#2. “Because all of your music is just a remote control click away”Most people use remote controls on their TVs, DVDs, etc…not computers with the exception of the online remote computer repair techs who still must use a computer to reach out and perform computer examination and surgery over the internet. MS#3. “It’s the safest version of Windows ever”The Tennessee Mountain Man acknowledges we have all been assaulted by Microsoft, no less, however, by Vista operating systems. Microsoft touts Vista’s “new security tools like Windows Defender, anti-spam and phishing filters, and Parental Controls. Automatic backups, Performance Self-Tuning, and built-in diagnostics”…Really? Those tools have been available for years! It may be a good thing that Microsoft found them. On the other hand they significantly slow down the PC for the turtles.
MS#4. “See your world in a whole new light”"The breakthrough design of the Windows Aero user interface brings new clarity to your PC experience.” Sorry the Tennessee Mountain Man can’t see it…not even with his new glasses. It does, however, require significant computer upgrades which your computer repair shop is sure to love.
MS#5. “It can find your stuff”Hello! Ever hear of the built in search option in all windows versions? Besides, what can one possibly lose in that little plastic box known as a computer that cannot be found unless the hard drive disintegrates? In which case neither an oline computer repair service nor Microsoft can’t help you anyway. Back to the appreciative computer repair shop!
MS#6. “Because you’re always on the run”Sorry, The Tennessee Mountain Man, even with the assistance of online computer repair services, could find nothing new here either. It was all available with earlier, faster, less expensive, and less intrusive operating systems.
MS#7. “Because you can freeze time”Uh!!!!! No!!!!!!! I know Microsoft and Bill Gates think they are God and insist on being worshipped by all geeks, but not since Joshua has anyone accomplished that little trick. Sorry Mr Copperfield. By the way, do you need an oline computer repair service that can take care of your needs anywhere in the world? You seem to travel a lot!
MS#8. “Your PC can take care of itself: Performance Self Tuning, Self-Healing”Reminds me of the TV Ad where the doc is telling a patient over the phone how to perform surgery on himself. Again your local as well as remote computer repair docs thank you. The average user who has ever tried to use restore disks or those built in technologies would love to strangle you. It has cost them a lot of extra dollars trying to repair the repair and unfix the fix. Microsoft knows how this goes. They are always releasing fixes to repair their fixes.
MS#9. “Unchain your mobile PC”"Network and Sharing Center lets you set up a wireless network at home so you can experience the freedom of working from your living room, backyard, or anywhere in your home.”I’m sorry, maybe I am a little slow, maybe I missed something, but just what can you do here that you can’t do in Windows 95 or NT and subsequent Microsoft operating system versions?
MS#10. “Surf more safely”#!&%? Really? Or does it just allow Microsoft greater intrusion into our business? It is time Bill Gates learned to mind his own!
And, Better not miss the last paragraph, i.e. “Some product features are only available in certain editions of Windows Vista and may require advanced or additional hardware”.
MS#11. “Help protect your kids online”Oh, yes! Drop your kid off in front of that computer, trust Microsoft and Bill Gates and see how long it takes that child to get approached by an abuser or solicited or get into some kind of trouble.
Parents you brought them into this world. You take care of and protect them. The state can’t do it, and Microsoft sure can’t and has little if any incentive too.
MS#12. “Schedule showtime on your time”The only thing The Tennessee Mountain Man is finding in Microsoft’s top 100 reasons to upgrade to Vista is more costs, slower response, and more of the same issues which have contributed significantly to the destruction of the American family.
MS#13. “Because you need to know who the bad guys are”Would someone please give Microsoft a mirror? Those who live in glass houses should not throw stones.
MS#14. “Make any room a media room”Scraping the bottom of the barrel now, and still have 86 important reasons to upgrade to Vista to go. This is nothing more than a little disguised ad for the Xbox 360 and a recommendation to shuffle the kids off to another room and leave them alone to surf the worst of the web unsupervised.
Does Outsourced IT Services really need to go any further? Oh, not to worry. The Tennessee Mountain Man will cover all of the so called reasons to upgrade to Vista.
MS#15. “Because your PC remembers to back up for you”So has everything including DOS if the owner set it to do so.
MS#16. “Get your new computer up and running in no time”What is the definition of “no time”. It is still not a MAC!!! You don’t just open the box (sorry in this case it is boxes), plug it up, turn it on and go. No. No. Microsoft Computers don’t work like that!
MS#17. “It’s like having your own personal anchorman”Say What? What is Microsoft smoking? What are they watching? The Naked News? How dumb do they think we are?
MS#18. “Create your own personal archive: Scheduled and network backup”Apparently the author’s head was so smoked, he or she forgot they had just essentially covered this in point 15, just a couple of minutes before.
MS#19. “Watch live TV on your PC”Don’t know about you, but The Tennessee Mountain Man was doing that on Windows 95 when desk space was a premium and there was no space in the room for a TV and a computer. Duh!!!!!!!!!!!
MS#20. “Set up your home network in a flash”Vista does nothing in a flash short of a good power surge! And, setting up a network appears to be no easier nor more difficult than in any other windows version. Of course if you want a network in a flash, The Tennessee Mountain Man recommends the Debian derived Linux-based Ubuntu Operating System. When it installs and boots, the network is done!!!! Try that, Vista!!
Another warning to not miss Microsoft’s last paragraph here. It appears they have proudly locked you out of some versions to increase their profits and reduce your options.
MS#21. “Put more playtime in family time”Does Microsoft really expect that, if we like playing games on the computer, we have not been doing that since DOS and Windows 3 via the internet and LAN when the boss wasn’t watching? Come on!
MS#22. “See everything you’re working on at a glance”With a simple click of the mouse, huh? Well if that is true as in single click (I haven’t tried that one), then it might make Vista almost as fast at that trick as it’s predecessors were with a couple of clicks to do the same thing….impressive? ….really?
MS#23. “Because it’s like a digital candy store”What more can I say? We all know about the candy man!!
MS#24. “Because you don’t want to worry about spyware”Why? Because as always Microsoft Windows installs trial programs to get you hooked, then requires you to purchase them after a short trial period from Microsoft or their vendors if you wish to keep a functioning program.
The Tennessee Mountain man never worried about such things. There are too many free superior ways to prevent and cure such infections.
MS#25. “It works with the software, hardware, and services you want”The Tennessee Mountain Man says: “Yep, as long as you want what it works with…..and are willing to wait for the rest”.
Sorry……laughing too hard to continue….we will continue tomorrow with “Why Change To Windows Vista: Part 2″ on both The Tennessee Mountain Man Blog and Remote Helpdesk 1′s Online Computer Repair Service Blog ….. “Why Change To Windows Vista: Part 1″ is getting too long any way.
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