Posted by: Anonymous
[ip: 24.3.69.78]
on July 19, 2008 01:32 PM
Windows 2000 just worked, but I'm glad I finally got rid of it. While theres nothing wrong with you chosing to stick to old software, and the older I get(21 now) the less I feel the need to be on the cutting edge.. I still find it painful to run old software.
As a developer I tend to see software for what it could be just as much as I see it for what it is. It pains me to sit on say an old desktop system that still uses win95-style start menus as opposed to one of the many Quicksilver clones (GNOME-do or katapult for linux, launchy for windows, quicksilver on mac). The difference in ease of launching between typing a few characters of what you need vs scouring an ever-growing menu is immeasurable and just one of many examples of where sometimes new software is worth dealing with the occasional crash, just so you can keep up with the new and worth-while features.
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Posted by: Anonymous [ip: 24.3.69.78] on July 19, 2008 01:32 PMAs a developer I tend to see software for what it could be just as much as I see it for what it is. It pains me to sit on say an old desktop system that still uses win95-style start menus as opposed to one of the many Quicksilver clones (GNOME-do or katapult for linux, launchy for windows, quicksilver on mac). The difference in ease of launching between typing a few characters of what you need vs scouring an ever-growing menu is immeasurable and just one of many examples of where sometimes new software is worth dealing with the occasional crash, just so you can keep up with the new and worth-while features.
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