My Windows Vista Experience

I think all of us as Christian gamers can agree this is a common stumbling point on our walk. If you have ever been to a lan party or been around the computer industry long enough, you will run into the situation of being tempted into using software you are not licensed to use. This is not an excuse, but the digital age has made copying licensed and copyrighted material extremely easy.

It is very important as Christians that we not get caught up in what the world does. Just because software sits out there on a torrent, ptp network, http, ftp or burned to a cd, does not make it free. Make sure you read and understand the license requirements or you maybe stealing. Stealing software rates right up there with porn as far as things that can hook Christians into sin while online.

Besides being morally wrong, there is a real legal liability in using unlicensed software. The recent prosecution of music swappers should make you think twice. If you copy software at work, you can open your business up to legal liability and cost you your job.

There are a lot of free and open source software solutions with more poping up everyday. If you don't have the money to purchase the software, look at alternatives or it may be God trying to teach a lesson in stewardship, responsability and patience.
 
Thank you Hawk and Plankeye for letting me know about these things...I suppose I just decided to get stupid and install the Vista beta. I'm really not the type to pirate like that. To my knowledge, all the music I have is legally downloaded (iTunes), all the software I have is fully licensed, all the DVDs I have I bought from a legit store, and so on. Anyway, I apologize for everything.

And with that, as nice as it may be, I am removing Vista from my system. :)
 
The last several posts (and of course their authors :p ) are what make our community so great :)

Thanks for being straightforward and yet still polite Hawk, and thanks for being cooperative, Tom. And of course Plankeye's input is always appreciated :) (not really - I just tell him that to be nice :p lol - just kidding!)
 
i'd still like to get a copy....JUSTKIDDING!!!!!!!!!! :D <3 for the wisemen

hawk, since u legally have it, are you allowed to talk about your thoughts on the new os? or does that go against the TOS?
 
This blog does a pretty good job of putting some meat to it ...
http://dotnetjunkies.com/WebLog/davidb/archive/2005/07/27/131518.aspx

In the end though, it is beta1, its another OS in a series of newer, better, faster operating systems but can I ask you a question (actually to anyone). Why does an operating system matter? When you are away from your computer, are you thinking to yourself, "Oh man, I can't wait until I get home so I can play with my OS" - well I do but something is wrong with me ;-)

My personal take (and its anticlimactic) is simply this, an operating system is a utility, its like electricity, we should expect to throw the switch and get light. What we really get excited about is what is attached which uses the electricity; fans, strobe lighting, track lighting, the list goes on. Who really cares about the actual electricity? I would dare say that it should be the same for operating systems, they are a means to an end. The end being the application. How can I get World of Warcraft to run better and faster.

Whew I'm long winded today, so to answer Beloved's actual question, yup you bet I can but have you ever spoken with a master electrician who starts to spout about 3 way wiring, inductance, multi phase transformers and delta/y configuations.
 
how can we get setup on being beta testers when the full public one comes out?
 
well i veiw the OS as something new, and it looks alot better than xp in terms of orginization, and it looks cool, plus this will give my parenst some motivation to get a new computer :D
 
I like electricity, it makes me feel all tingly when i touch the bare wires. :eek: But in all seriousness, I guess we look forward to a new OS cause we are craving stability like a man in the desert wants water. Nothing worse than having to deal with the mysterious issues that Windows can present you with ( for those of us w/o MCSE certs). Plus all the lovely security issues that make you think a terrorist is gonna jump thru your screen at any moment. You would think that somebody with a 95% of the market share would sell a complete product. I understand the evolving software issue that things will always change, but the core should be kinda like our Constitution. You know what it says and how its works, just build on that and your good. BUt this is coming from someone who is purely an armchair computer geek, so take it as what you will. Im just tired of the old "Plug and Pray". Not really sure of the legality of the screenshots, but I like to look at them, it keeps you interested for sure.
 
Atown: the second beta will likely be available from Microsoft's site, you won't have to be a beta tester to use it ... likely

Beloved: oh if they are looking to using this new OS, upgrades will definitely be in order.

Arkanjel: the problem won't resolve itself in a new release, they are placing stronger emphasis on the gui and the 3d engine so hope everyone has a decent vid card. Plus new released are never stable version 1 but MS has been good about giving us more each time and making things better. Every MS OS that I can remember has been better then the previous with the possible exception of Windows 98 to Windows ME. Windows ME, while laying the foundation of system restore and the like, was a piece of garbage :)
 
Man, new video cards, new mobo's, more memory, faster processor, bigger power supply. Im waiting for the day that we live in a communist society and all this is provided by the government...LOL....just kidding really, thats what the free market is all about right? But for all intents and purposes isnt MS a government monopoly of sorts? I know im getting into real contoversial waters, but im just babbling while at work, so PLEEZE just see it as humor. What ever happened to VR and living life thru a pair of goggles that make u look like part of the BORG collective? I guess those darn sci-fi writers spoiled the future for me. I fully expected to be living in a tube of gelatinous goo, with wires coming out of my head.....O wait I saw that in a movie. Can u tell its Friday and Ive had a long week? I hope everybody has a good weekend and is safe! I know Ill be enjoying the time away from work....unless I loose my electricity! LOL, there I brought my posts full circle!
 
[7F]Hawk said:
Beloved: oh if they are looking to using this new OS, upgrades will definitely be in order.
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i'm hoping a new computer will be in order... we could really use one... :rolleyes:
 
Bowser said:
The last several posts (and of course their authors :p ) are what make our community so great :)

Thanks for being straightforward and yet still polite Hawk, and thanks for being cooperative, Tom. And of course Plankeye's input is always appreciated :)
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I Agree. :D
 
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