Gotta love ignorant people

Rant on

Voting:

http://www.majorgeeks.com/Microsoft_Windows_OneCare_Live_d4868.html

as 1 stars. Would LOVE to hear why it is a 1 star program. If you voted it 1 star, allow me to slap you like a red headed stepchild for voting something low because its from Microsoft, just like you might vote anything from AOL a 1 because its AOL. Case in point, AOL browser, while not something I use, is based off of Firefox and pretty damn cool, probably not a 5, but certainly not a 1. Should have never allowed ratings at all.

I have been using it for 24 hours, it needs some work, as a beta, I would rank it about a 3.5-4. But its a great program for the millions who dont take care of, or back up, their PC.

Prove me wrong.

Rant off.

 

No, NO way we could allow comments here. Too many people like to blame others for their own ignorance, hold on, let me show you my emails from today...

 

Favorite 1 from today:

thanks for sending crap,
indentified as coming from your site,
somethings i can do.
consider yourself on blocked list

 

Favorite #2: This one is tough, the grammar makes completing these sentences into something legible close to impossible....

unsure how to activate,i am better at building computers than operating whats a forum jump?

I reply
"Hi,
You should have received an email to activate, if you used your valid email address."

think you are taking the p*** as i have entered correct details dont bother to reply as i am no longer interested,you and people like seem to think everybody is born computer literate they are not.

 

Im getting really annoyed, he deserved a response.

Welp, you got me, even if your not computer literate, what the hell is this supposed to mean:

"unsure how to activate,i am better at building computers than operating whats a forum jump?"

I mean, so I am computer literate, so this means I have to figure out horrible grammar and punctuation and figure out what exactly it is your asking?

Finally, I attempted to help you, but in your own world, there is some problem that simply isnt your fault, so I guess it MUST be ours. If you want help, try telling me what you need, thats why we are here, but at least give me the courtesy of making it understandable. I try and help you and you re-respond with more crap I cant understand.

If I can help, I GLADLY will, but dont blame me for your grammar as an excuse.

 

Nice, if he writes back, I will offer it for a Xmas present. And I will send it if he gives me his address.

 

Hahahha, you made a funny I must disagree, though. It has an improved drive cleaner, and anti-virus built in. The improved drive cleaner was needed and anti-virus is a big thing. It should not conflict with ZA, assuming you have Windows Firewall off. I used to use ZA, but I use my router as a firewall now and leave Windows on for kicks.

People are not understanding its purpose. It is intended to take care of the computer for those less savvy then us. Drive clean, defrag, anti-virus, back-up all with automation as well. Add in AntiSpyware in Vista and it should add huge protection for the massive, MASSIVE amount of people opening email attachments and infecting the rest of us.

 

Oh, I would not call it the best, but people dont take into account what its designed for and that it is in beta. I love it for what it does, depending on the final price. The antivirus market, inparticular, is pretty overcrowded, so to have their product hold up to AVG, Avast, Norton, Mcafee, Trend, or at least people perceptions of these programs, is no easy feat. Maybe thats why there are so many negatives. Got me.

 

This is the worst thing about the highspeed broadband age, they have made it too easy and cheap for every smart cookie to get onto the internet, then predictably they follow the flock like sheep and hate both Intel and Microsoft with avengence... why WHO KNOWS, a need to conform with the rest of the flock!! and never listen to reason as they know best.... until,

The Windows OS they have from a company they hate crashes and need help to fix, they curse and swear its all Bill Gates fault... they could try Linux as they hate MS so much but they cannot work linux out as it would be too much hassle to try.

They get a virus or spyware and again blame Bill Gates, Microsoft and everyone else, weird somehow I dont think it was Billy Gates el al that was clicking through the warez, porn sites and downloading illegal mp3s off p2p!! then when asked do you have an AntiVirus, AntiSpyware and Firewall they go HUH or Yes but its not upto date.... herein lies the problem

Its better to blame someone else, rather than take ownership of your own failings.

and as MA said below, at least Microsoft have decided to take a duty of care to its users and produce some nice programs to help combat virii/spyware and do basic maintanence jobs all in one package, for new and less savvy users of PCs this must be welcomed as a big step forward ( ok savvy users will still use their favorite 4-5 apps ( including me ) to do the same but so what ) if this one app can cut the number of virii that spred over the net because of poor or non-existant security then GREAT

IF you dont try it then dont knock it just because its from microsoft, I have not tried OneCare live but have tried its sibling Safety Live out and its a good step forward imo, may not be for everyone, especially confident PC users but OneCare will be superb for new and less confident users

If we also while I'm in typomode, think back to when MS Antispyware came out, the same comments came out OH NO MS have bought Giant and all darkness decended on the internet world as if it was the devil rising... guess what, now, MS Antispyware is one of the better apps emerging and getting some superb reviews, even still in its beta phase!




As for that Email MA recieved, dont think I'd want them building a PC for me I'm afraid

 

Wouldnt imagine you can Lev as that is how they will pay for the bandwidth and maintanence of running a free email service.

I'm testing the newer Hotmail service Windows Live Mail and that has same advertising banner down right side and top... at least they are MS adverts on the beta but I will hazard a guess when it goes live they will be from 3rd part advertisers a-la Gmail.

 

Yes i to would go along with this

 

Yeah, but your ignorant too Dunno, its all good here, runs perfectly, no issues, no problems really, especially for a beta.

 

SugarBritchs from Maxwells linkage above you need to be looking under Graphical component in computing

Konfabulator and Samurize are two of the more widely known widget/gadget apps available, they just allow you to add small toys to your desktop screen, be that weather, news reports to a clock, to-do list etc.

both available from here @ Majorgeeks
http://www.majorgeeks.com/download.php?det=4513
http://www.majorgeeks.com/Samurize_d2162.html


Microsoft have also decided to enter this but in a slightly different way, with a say home page which can be taylored to your own layout and with your favortite widgets/gadgets, this is a good easy way to play with toys of this ilk, rather than install a software app like Konfabulator, if you like the MS one then you could then progress to Konfabulator!?

http://www.live.com/ Microsoft Live webpage ( if you have a Passport account use that as it will save all your settings... if you have an MSN account its the same user/pass ) and some gadgets to play with on that page http://microsoftgadgets.com/gallery/

my basic page, with Email, fav News etc, you can pick the topics up and move them around to your own liking as well as change how many columns their are....
http://img393.imageshack.us/img393/4435/untitled3yl.th.jpg

 

No one here shakes their head at anyone, were here to help you in any way. You would be ignorant if you asked us what a widget was, then procedded to tell us we were wrong, or that widgets are evil and we trashed your computer See what I mean?