Alex Stanley wrote: > --- In [email protected], "bhairitu" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >> There are still parts of Linux that aren't ready for >> prime-time though it is still a good Windoze killer. >> > > For me, the ability to play *any* type of online multimedia is of > primary importance, and I don't trust Linux or even a Mac to handle > all Windows Media Player content. I recently switched from Win2000 to > XP only because I started encountering too many sites requiring WMP > 10, which is not available for Win2000. > > The way I deal with Windows security issues is to keep my machine > behind a hardware firewall, not use Outlook Express, and use Internet > Explorer as little as possible. > > Because I use robust hardware (all name brand components, not > cheap-ass proprietary crap from the big PC makers), I encounter very > few bug problems. FYI, I have 3 XP machines including one high-end with XP Pro. That is where I do my video work and if I want to see any WMP 10 stuff. OTOH, I am seeing more sites switch to Flash video since about 98% of machines (including) Linux run the Flash plug-in. I prefer Divx and MP4 for video encoding including hi-def as the Windows Media Encoder is as slow as sludge and results not as good as those two. The Linux box is running high end components two including a sexy X-Demension case.
And yup for years my machines are behind a hardware firewall plus software firewalls too. :) But I've been moving people who want a secure email and browsing machine over to Linux. It's an easy sell since they can try Linux live CDs. This happens to include some friends that even worked at Microsoft in development. To subscribe, send a message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Or go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FairfieldLife/ and click 'Join This Group!' Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FairfieldLife/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FairfieldLife/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
