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Windows 7? Don’t Upgrade, Buy A New PC – PC World

October 16, 2009 in Software with 0 Comments

I was reading this article over at PC world: Windows 7? Don’t Upgrade, Buy A New PC – Business Center – PC World:

Here is the very best advice for Windows XP users considering an upgrade to Windows 7: Don’t do it.

Windows 7′s biggest failing is that upgrading from XP requires reinstalling applications and moving personal data around. And who looks forward to doing that?

There are good technical reasons why Microsoft chose this path. However, for average XP users and many businesses, such a difficult upgrade makes Windows 7 a non-starter. Users that are more proficient will make the upgrade at their own peril, just make sure you have application install disks handy.

Yes, you can upgrade from XP to Windows 7, but is it really worth it?

No!

I totally agree that Microsoft really missed the boat by making it so difficult to upgrade from Windows XP to Windows 7.  I have an old XP machine I’d love to upgrade, but maybe I should just start looking at netbooks.

Do you plan on upgrading to Windows 7?

Microsoft Project Natal

June 3, 2009 in Gadgets with 0 Comments

I can’t say I’ve always been the biggest X-box fan (OK don’t hate me), but this looks pretty cool.  I wonder if they will ever really come out with it.  I’m still waiting for a Microsoft Surface to show up somewhere.

Apple, Microsoft, and Identity

September 23, 2008 in Featured, For Fun, Mac with 0 Comments

I’m watching TV a couple of nights ago and saw an ad for Microsoft that was interesting, and (I know this is hard to believe with the recent Seinfeld ads) showed off the real strength of Microsoft. This ad seems not to be merely a response, but an evolution beyond the Apple campaign (although not nearly as funny) because it is not focused on comparison.

Now, it may be that I’m a just a youth ministry geek, but the more I pondered the two ad campaigns (Apple’s “I’m a mac” and Microsoft’s “I’m a PC”)  I realized that they would be the perfect illustration for a talk about identity.  Each of these companies have their own unique set of gifts.  Apple is the hip guy on the block that is perfect for the creative crowd while Microsoft is the one-size fits all machine that is everywhere (I know I am over-simplifying here).

I think these ads display a truth that God has been saying for generations and that we are constantly trying to give breath to for our teens:  God has given us gifts and wants us to use them to reflect His light into the world.  You and I know we can’t do that until we see God’s craftsmanship in our own lives, but once we do… once we embrace who God has made us to be, we can stop comparing and start living out God’s desire for us.

Here’s the Microsoft PC ad that may make you remember why you’ve still got one, or as it is in my case, why you had one to begin with:

Seinfeld meets Gates

September 5, 2008 in Featured, For Fun, Software with 0 Comments

In case you missed it, here’s the new microsoft commercial with Jerry Seinfeld and Bill Gates. It wasn’t as bad as I thought it would be. In fact it was actually kind of funny.