The Ranting Room

This isn't ranting - this is arcane advice for those to whom the insides of a computer aren't a complete and utter mystery!



Away to the 'Tech Talk' forum, the lot o' ye, or you'll feel the back of my hand!

Well, firstly, I play too many computer games that require Windows (although there are Linux versions of some of them around, but I don't really want to re-purchase them).

I could maybe in the future make a dual boot, but I've heard problems with such things and I don't know how much time and patience I have to actually get Linux and x-windows working.

For browsing on the Internet, Linux is fine.  I have a lot of Microsoft-based software though that I can't do much about.

As you're a Linux user yourself, how severe is the portability issue with Windows software?  Bearing in mind I don't just play games (I have a lot of different software for different things).

Windows 2000 SP4

XP has caused so many problems on my mother's computer and I don't like all the features, so I'm sticking to 2000 for now.

Firefox 2.0 worked, but the tabs didn't work how I wanted them and there was an issue with the URL Bar that annoyed me too.

Tabs: I open a new tab, go to a site and it opens the page in my current tab, not the new one... very annoying!  Also, it doesn't let me close tabs for some odd reason

URL Bar: I cannot scroll down the list of websites on the arrow keys or use the page up/page down keys with it either.  It's apparently designed for a 3-button mouse, which I do not use.

I managed to find the install file for 1.5* and now I'm happy again.  Plus they seem to still be updating 1.5*, as I had an update for it a few days ago, much to my surprise!


Edited by Geck0 - November 16 2006 at 13:42

Now now Heavyfreight!  I never plan on going back to Micro$oft Internet Explorer.  It seems Mozilla are still updating 1.5 as well as 2.0, so I'm happy for now.  Hopefully they'll sort out the issue with 2.0 soon.

Hands up who hates "RnB" and "Bling" and the whole status and respec' through possessions thing

Syzygy wrote: mystic fred wrote: Oyster Cards work ok if you do a straightforward trip, but if you go to Notting Hill Gate via zone 1 because of those bloody line closures you have to pay double!!   also...    'Chelsea tractors', many of which are responsible for some of the highest CO2 emissions of any cars on our roads, have to be dealt with.         I use an Oyster card and in general I'm pretty happy with it - BUT - if you want to use the Croydon tramlink (I work in Croydon at the moment, for my sins) you're OK with a 4 zone card, but if the tram breaks down you either have to take a replacement bus (which takes hours) or buy an extra ticket because East Croydon is in zone 5.   Even more frustrating is the fact that none of the overground rail companies accept Oyster prepay, and some don't even accept it if you've got a pass on your Oystercard. Just try travelling from Paddington to Southall and see how far you get -   AND THE @#$%ING PRIVATISED RAIL COMPANIES GET @#$%ING MASSIVE SUBSIDIES FROM THE @#$%ING TAXPAYER AND CLAIM THAT THEY CAN'T @#$%ING ACCEPT OYSTER BECAUSE THE @#$%ING TECHNOLOGY'S TOO @#$%ING EXPENSIVE . MY @#$%ING ARSE!!!!!!   Which is something that I find fairly irritating.

I hate not being able to talk to girls, it's reall-.....oh wait...wrong room 

Mozilla Firefox: it's an "alternative" Internet Browser, just like that one you're using (probably Micro$oft Internet Explorer), only usually better (except in the case of the new version, which annoys me).

I also get annoyed by people who use the word genre and do those silly little quote marks with their fingers when talking about genres.

The new Firefox.

It's horrible!  I went back to the old version and now as soon as I shut down the browser and re-open it, it's going to automatically update and I don't want it too!  Very annoying.

Geck0 wrote: I am happy and don't have anything to moan about.