Comments on: 7 Reasons Why Computers Run Slower As They Get Older http://www.watchingthenet.com/7-reasons-why-computers-run-slower-as-they-get-older.html Computer - Internet - Technology Tips And Tutorials Thu, 29 Jul 2010 13:38:51 +0000 hourly 1 By: interested reader http://www.watchingthenet.com/7-reasons-why-computers-run-slower-as-they-get-older.html#comment-25630 interested reader Sun, 13 Jun 2010 21:12:27 +0000 http://www.watchingthenet.com/?p=1558#comment-25630 And so.... how do we clean up our aging computer...? And so…. how do we clean up our aging computer…?

]]> By: LL http://www.watchingthenet.com/7-reasons-why-computers-run-slower-as-they-get-older.html#comment-18815 LL Sat, 20 Jun 2009 01:29:18 +0000 http://www.watchingthenet.com/?p=1558#comment-18815 Switching to Linux would be a great solution -- IF the user had no prior learning. As a former Mac user, I switched over to Windows about eight years ago. The learning curve wasn't that steep, but I wouldn't want to do it again. I've tried a few Linux distros, and the fluency I've built up around XP is lost. It's frustrating that my existing knowledge doesn't allow me to do anything as quickly as I'm used to. This means that any speed increase from the OS is more than countered by the speed decrease in the user -- meaning me. Switching to Linux would be a great solution — IF the user had no prior learning.
As a former Mac user, I switched over to Windows about eight years ago. The learning curve wasn't that steep, but I wouldn't want to do it again. I've tried a few Linux distros, and the fluency I've built up around XP is lost. It's frustrating that my existing knowledge doesn't allow me to do anything as quickly as I'm used to.
This means that any speed increase from the OS is more than countered by the speed decrease in the user — meaning me.

]]> By: Mosh http://www.watchingthenet.com/7-reasons-why-computers-run-slower-as-they-get-older.html#comment-18075 Mosh Mon, 13 Apr 2009 03:51:28 +0000 http://www.watchingthenet.com/?p=1558#comment-18075 I'm surprised I'm not the first person to say this but: "Try Linux". I dual-boot between XP and Ubuntu on my laptop. MY main reason is that Ubuntu just boots so much faster than Windows after 3 years. You're right on so many points. Even if you reformat and reinstall (always a nightmare after this amount of time), by the time you've reinstalled all the software, patches, driver updates, security fixes etc etc you're right back where you started. Ubuntu, for me, is great for the day-to-day stuff. The only things I use Windows for now are Movie Maker and the freebie Image Composition program from MS (the one that stitches photos into panoramas etc). Everything else I can do faster under Ubuntu. I'm surprised I'm not the first person to say this but: "Try Linux". I dual-boot between XP and Ubuntu on my laptop. MY main reason is that Ubuntu just boots so much faster than Windows after 3 years.

You're right on so many points. Even if you reformat and reinstall (always a nightmare after this amount of time), by the time you've reinstalled all the software, patches, driver updates, security fixes etc etc you're right back where you started.

Ubuntu, for me, is great for the day-to-day stuff. The only things I use Windows for now are Movie Maker and the freebie Image Composition program from MS (the one that stitches photos into panoramas etc). Everything else I can do faster under Ubuntu.

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