WindowsSeven Forum

dusty · Post by **dusty** » Thu Sep 01, 2011 3:19 pm

This Shopsmith forum has, for years now, been one of the most helpful collections of woodworking talent that I have found. I never come here with a problem that does not get solved. I think I see that same thing happening for others.

I just found another forum that is equally helpful. It is not a woodworking forum but it certainly a collection of knowledge that can not be surpassed.

It is a forum for Windows 7 users. I like the format of the forum as well.

moose · Post by **moose** » Thu Sep 01, 2011 4:37 pm

Thanks Dusty......you're right on with that one especially with computer illiterates like myself.

dusty · Post by **dusty** » Thu Sep 01, 2011 6:51 pm

ashbury wrote:Thanks Dusty......you're right on with that one especially with computer illiterates like myself.

I just upgraded my newest (more capable) computer to Windows 7. It turned out to be a real chore. I most probably would not have managed except for the guy on that forum and the assistance they provided.

I not only got this puppy up and running but I learned a lot. Only one of the moderators got impatient with me and all of my technical shortcomings (many of which I no longer have).

JPG · Post by **JPG** » Thu Sep 01, 2011 9:07 pm

FWIW, Look what I found(looked as a result of your post).

http://www.xpforums.com/

Much smaller user base, and probably much less useful.

robinson46176 · Post by **robinson46176** » Thu Sep 01, 2011 9:42 pm

http://ubuntuforums.org/

I don't really spend time there, I haven't had to...

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roy_okc · Post by **roy_okc** » Thu Sep 01, 2011 11:05 pm

+1 on Linux

Ubuntu at home for now. Ubuntu, CentOS, and Red Hat at work.

I get so frustrated when I have to use Windows for general computing tasks.

Roy

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rlkeeney · Post by **rlkeeney** » Fri Sep 02, 2011 4:57 am

+1 For Linux
Fedora at home and at work with one Red Hat 7.2 server that hasn't been down for years and has rolled the clock over several times.

roy_okc · Post by **roy_okc** » Sat Sep 03, 2011 2:14 pm

Rolling a Linux clock is impressive.

My first real foray into Linux, around 98-99, was on a older computer that just wouldn't run Windows without crashing/rebooting--no matter how fresh the install was. We knew it had some serious hardware issues--untraceable--but I put probably Red Hat 4, 5, or 6 on it and ran it without hiccup for a couple years as a classroom web server before it finally died.

Many years ago I read of some guy who'd had some crazy up time on his home system. When he moved, he hauled the case--still running on UPS--to his car then to his new place to continue his up time.

rlkeeney wrote:+1 For Linux
Fedora at home and at work with one Red Hat 7.2 server that hasn't been down for years and has rolled the clock over several times.

JPG · Post by **JPG** » Sat Sep 03, 2011 2:40 pm

roy_okc wrote:Rolling a Linux clock is impressive.

My first real foray into Linux, around 98-99, was on a older computer that just wouldn't run Windows without crashing/rebooting--no matter how fresh the install was. We knew it had some serious hardware issues--untraceable--but I put probably Red Hat 4, 5, or 6 on it and ran it without hiccup for a couple years as a classroom web server before it finally died.

Many years ago I read of some guy who'd had some crazy up time on his home system. When he moved, he hauled the case--still running on UPS--to his car then to his new place to continue his up time.

And some folks think us SS freaks are nutty!:D

rlkeeney · Post by **rlkeeney** » Mon Sep 05, 2011 11:11 am

One place I worked I kept a chart on my door with the up time of all my servers. There were 36 Linux,2 Free BSD, and 40 Windows servers. The only thing that ever got the Linux boxes of the top of the list was hardware failures, kernel updates or human error. The Linux box that stayed on top of the list wasn't a server class machine. It was an old Dell desktop that ran for close to ten years. The only time it was ever down was when someone unplugged it accidentally.

Some of the Windows servers got rebooted one or more times a day.

roy_okc wrote:Rolling a Linux clock is impressive.

My first real foray into Linux, around 98-99, was on a older computer that just wouldn't run Windows without crashing/rebooting--no matter how fresh the install was. We knew it had some serious hardware issues--untraceable--but I put probably Red Hat 4, 5, or 6 on it and ran it without hiccup for a couple years as a classroom web server before it finally died.

Many years ago I read of some guy who'd had some crazy up time on his home system. When he moved, he hauled the case--still running on UPS--to his car then to his new place to continue his up time.