Posts Tagged ‘Windows 7’
Why Windows 7 Still Isn’t Good Enough
I have been using Linux since Fedora Core 4, which was in 2005. I switched over from Windows XP quite simply for the reason that I was running a OEM copy which didn’t want to work on my computer as I had changed a broken motherboard. Apparently I would need the retail copy to work with a new motherboard as its technically a new PC. Out of disgust for Windows licensing I made a shift to a free alternative.
As a web developer I need to test websites on multiple web browsers and since Safari was made available for Windows, this meant that I could run every web browser within Windows. My current practice is to fire up Windows in a virtual machine to test IE and Safari but there was a chance this inconvenience could be over, I just needed to see if I could work with Windows as my main platform.
My current laptop came with an OEM disc of Windows 7 and 6 months ago I decided to install it. I thought that I could force myself to be happy with Windows, after all most of the software I use is cross platform so all I require Windows to do is be an operating system. I was wrong as I have found Windows to be a pain and very primitive in some cases. I could have forced myself to continue using it but I have decided to move back to using Linux (Ubuntu), not because I am a Linux geek/fan boy or a MS hater, just because generally I feel that its a better system, especially when using Gnome window manager.
There are many good and bad points about all systems, even though you will not hear OSX users admit to this. My writing here is not to be completely negative against Windows 7, just to point out the reasons why I decided to stop using it. This is not intended to be a Windows/Ubuntu comparison as that would be unfair. It’s just the issued I am raising with Windows are problems solved with Ubuntu. For the record, I was impressed by many aspects of Windows 7, and for use as a pleasure machine then this is the OS I would choose, but for business and productivity Ubuntu with Gnome wins in my opinion.
Read the rest of this entry »SOLVED: Missing MP3 album meta information (ID3 tags) Windows 7 & Vista
Having finally migrated my main computer over to Windows 7, due to issues with my graphics card I encountered with Ubuntu Lucid, I noticed an issue with Windows Media Player not being able to correctly identify some of my music in my collection.
This issue is also there when using Windows Explorer to view the music files. Its seems that some MP3′s and M4a’s (AAC) do not show any ID3 information. I know this information is there as its works perfectly with Rhythmbox on Ubuntu, or even Songbird on Windows but its seems that Windows has an issue with some files.
Read the rest of this entry »SOLVED: Installing MySQL Windows 7 (not responding)
Recently I had to install a WAMP server on my laptop running Windows 7. The downside to Windows, in my opinion, is there is no package management tools such as apt-get or yum, therefore all software has to be installed and maintained manually.
Installing MySQL seemed to be a headache. The installer would stop responding at Instance Configuration Wizard, however the solution to this problem is easy.
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