I haven't used Windows in years. About the only time that I know the difference is tax return software or a streaming audio that uses one of the old Windows codecs. Looking at Windows 8, the way it keeps steering me to msn, bing or Windows live is annoying.
On Wed, Nov 28, 2012 at 2:47 PM, James E. LaBarre <[email protected]>wrote: > On 11/28/2012 02:09 PM, Mark Wallace wrote: > >> It looks great. It makes it look like Mate. Only, why don't I just run >> Linux and not bother trying to make a silk purse out of a sow's ear? >> > > If you have to run a Windows application that can't be used under Wine. I > have this problem with LeapFrog Connect (a toy management utility, > http://www.amazon.com/review/**R3PUKEQVAFP535/ref=cm_cr_rdp_**perm<http://www.amazon.com/review/R3PUKEQVAFP535/ref=cm_cr_rdp_perm>) > Of course, I run it inside a VM, as I never leave Windows as the host-OS > on my home systems. But since Win8's UI is normally such a disaster to use > without touch, you might as well hack it so it behaves in your VM > environment. > > Granted, I'd be using XP or a super-cheap Win7 Basic (if they made such a > thing) in *my* VM. Still have another 16 months before MS drops support > for XP, and it will be a little while past that before anything I need to > run under it drops XP support. After that, hopefully USB support in Wine > will be working. > > ______________________________**_________________ > Mid-Hudson Valley Linux Users Group http://mhvlug.org > http://mhvlug.org/cgi-bin/**mailman/listinfo/mhvlug<http://mhvlug.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mhvlug> > > Upcoming Meetings (6pm - 8pm) Vassar College > Dec 5 - SysAdmin Panel > Jan 9 - High Performance Computing > Feb 6 - Raspberry Pi > -- Robert Mark Wallace PO Box 11144 Newburgh, NY 12552 (845) 541-7396
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