Windows 7 confirmed for 2010

[Nothinman]

You know I've always wondered about that, the AD's that are displayed is generally related to the content of the email. I wonder if they are logging our mails (indirectly maybe).......

I'm sure they do a lot of statistics on the email that they store. How much of it can be tracked back to an account I can't say but I still wouldn't risk putting anything in there that I couldn't deal with getting out.

 

[indigo196]

Originally posted by: BD2003

Competition from more user friendly OSes like OSX, that don't require several layers of security or dedicated IT personnel in order to ensure that a PC doesnt become compromised, for starters. Sure, they bolted on UAC, but its incredibly confusing to people that dont understand why they need it in the first place

Yet OSX has something worse than UAC -- it prompts you for your password and you have to click ok.

Also in response to your complaining about the UI of Vista -- the finder has been a part of Mac OS for how long?

http://hwspirit.com/news/images/1125218800-system1.gif

 

[XBoxLPU]

Originally posted by: indigo196

Originally posted by: BD2003

Competition from more user friendly OSes like OSX, that don't require several layers of security or dedicated IT personnel in order to ensure that a PC doesnt become compromised, for starters. Sure, they bolted on UAC, but its incredibly confusing to people that dont understand why they need it in the first place

Yet OSX has something worse than UAC -- it prompts you for your password and you have to click ok.

😕

The only time OS X asks for that is installing updates and software.. other than that it has no comparison to Vista's UAC

 

[ViRGE]

Originally posted by: XBoxLPU

Originally posted by: indigo196

Originally posted by: BD2003

Competition from more user friendly OSes like OSX, that don't require several layers of security or dedicated IT personnel in order to ensure that a PC doesnt become compromised, for starters. Sure, they bolted on UAC, but its incredibly confusing to people that dont understand why they need it in the first place

Yet OSX has something worse than UAC -- it prompts you for your password and you have to click ok.

😕

The only time OS X asks for that is installing updates and software.. other than that it has no comparison to Vista's UAC

Certain system preference changes (anything global) also require authentication. For all practical purposes it's exactly like UAC, except that UAC will give you the ability to do a few more things (e.g. work in directories that you aren't authorized for) if you have administrator credentials, OS X will just lock you out.

 

[indigo196]

In regards to UAC v. Mac Administrative functions...

If you go and try to modify settings in Directory Utility you will need to put in your password; there are many other 'settings' releated utilities that require you to 'unlock' them before being able to see advanced settings or modify them as well - both in certain utilities and in preferences. In addition when I wanted to modify (create a new file too) a file in certain protected directories I was prompted for my password as well.

With four weeks of using OSX 10.5 and eight of using OSX 10.4 in conjunction with a project to get 1200 Mac OSX machines to authenticate to Active Directory I have been amazed at just how similary UAC is to the Mac Admin Authentication, but in most cases I viewed UAC to be the easier of the two to use as it required less steps.

 

[Sunner]

Originally posted by: NothinmanGood, the OS shouldn't really matter. It's the apps that run on top of it that are important.

Funny, I thought I was the only one who still thought about OS's this way.
The OS should allow me to use my hardware to accomplish whatever task I have at hand, be it killing someone in Quake, or administering some big iron UNIX box.
Aside from that, the OS should get the hell out of my way, something pretty much all the mainstream OS's pretty much suck at these days.