Tag Archives: xp

Then Again, Maybe Not

Posted on March 4, 2009 by ehurst

I suppose my earlier suspicions about MS killing their own products via “update” is one incident closer to proven. I had Win2K all properly installed, and I was trying to find a WPA Supplicant package for it, since the drivers … Continue reading →

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XP: Give Me Control

Posted on February 21, 2009 by ehurst

One of the virtues of Linux is total user control, at least in most situations. If you want to delete a critical file, by all means delete it. Linux will allow it. Just remember it probably won’t restart if you … Continue reading →

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Stuff I Miss on XP

Posted on February 20, 2009 by ehurst

While playing with XP on my system, I’ve picked up the usual Open Source stuff most people know about: Firefox, Thunderbird, Open Office, etc. I’ve tried to find a few other things, but it seems some are just not available. … Continue reading →

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