…a great way to stay on top of the dynamic field of Opticianry and make some friends in the process.
…a great way to stay on top of the dynamic field of Opticianry and make some friends in the process.
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I am inclined to believe that the root of the problem lies with Vista and I know I am not alone. Despite the economy, MSFT shot themselves in the foot. This is the situation I am in. I can’t update my website because Vista is extremely temperamental. Some of the site is powered by Java beans and JSP which is run through Caucho’s Resin. After some really bad experiences, I can’t program any updates to my modules that would otherwise improve my site.
I also love gaming. The only games that run OK are Warhammer Online, Halo 2 (and that only runs well with a Xbox 360 wired game pad and also jams LIVE down your throat), and Supreme Commander which is a real-time strategy game. I’ve purchased about 4 others that crash to desktop or cause the computer to commit seppuku. So what”s a PC gamer to do? In the case of Vista, switch to a console. Fortunately, having a Wii or Playstation 3 will get you out of that bind. Sadly there are a lot of great games I want to play, but my computer [AMD Phenom x4 2.6 Ghz chip with 2 Gigs of RAM ] has been reduced to a word processor/browser. Sony and Microsoft have been competing heavily. Now that I can’t use my computer the way Bill Gates thinks I should, looks like I’ll be playing Dead Space into the wee hours of the night on my PS3.
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September 16th, 2009 at 5:24 pm
Hi there!
I just wanted to say that I have not experienced such problems programming Java and running JSP under Vista (although I run Tomcat instead of Caucho’s Resin).
I’ve installed MSFT Flight Simulator X, Fall Out, Bioshok, Command & Conquer Tiberium Wars, Assasin Creeds and some more without any problem in my Dell laptop with preinstalled Vista. Don’t you think that part of the problem may be that people is reluctant to any operating system change?. I remember how traumatic It was to upgrade W98 to XP for some of my “clients”. They were always complaining about XP as they do now about Vista. Anyway, let me say that, although I love gaming too, I don’t usually play in the PC but in my Wii or Xbox360.
If you don’t mind, let me tell you something your system (doesn’t matter if It runs Vista or XP) can be useful for apart from word processor/browser: SKYPE.
I turn it on some nights hoping you are goin’ to be there (It’s afternoon -6pm or 7pm- in your timezone) 
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Ok Al… I think I’ll love this site from now on and I’ll try to read it mor often.
Iván