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Better Control of My Sales and Inventory - 1 views

I did not imagine using a point of sale cafe system can be a turning point for my business. Everything is transparent and clear. I can track everything from how many glasses of wines I sold down t...

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Independent Identity: OAuth: Does it replace federation? - 0 views

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    Does OAuth replace existing federation deployments. Would OAuth, WS-Trust, and SAML work together? The answer is no. In fact, OAuth is built to use any authentication system, local or federated
John Lundin

Page 2 - Why Microsoft Windows 7 XP Mode Is a Major Advancement - 0 views

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  • Some companies still haven't upgraded to Windows Vista (or new hardware, for that matter) due to fear of losing Windows XP
    • John Lundin
       
      ...not for fear of "losing" XP, but for realizing that everything is fine with XP and that you don't have to spend $$ for new OS and even more $$ for new PCs. You are suggesting a solution to a problem that does not exist (although you are pushing hard to convince us!) One of my favorite comments to salesmanship like this is "if this is the answer, then what was the question?"
John Lundin

Why Microsoft Windows 7 XP Mode Is a Major Advancement - 0 views

  • free of charge to Windows 7 Professional, Enterprise and Ultimate users
    • John Lundin
       
      ...so, it is not really "free"... you gotta have a top tier W7 edition... again this hits the budget-minded XP user hard.
  • Even hardware that works with older operating systems and won't work with Windows 7 will work with Windows XP mode. It's a major advancement
    • John Lundin
       
      ...let me see if I have this right... the XP mode will run on hardware that W7 won't run on... then how the hell do you install W7 to get the XP mode?
  • With XP Mode installed, users will never need to worry about the compatibility of their software or accessories again -- everything will work.
    • John Lundin
       
      will work... provided you have a PC with the horsepower to run both W7 and XP mode... so will just leaving XP as your OS.
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  • application released for a Windows operating system over the past decade will work with Windows 7
    • John Lundin
       
      ...but not every PC manufactured in the past decade will be able to run W7... so budget wise, I gotta buy W7 *and* a new PC to run my XP apps. I don't see a need to change (other than to build MSFT's coffers... and that is not one of my business objectives).
John Lundin

Windows 7 alluring, but XP is the migration X factor - Network World - 0 views

  • Windows 7 will deliver on its promises
    • John Lundin
       
      ...what promises? Rather than test W7 I am quite likely to test Ubuntu or the like... If I gotta change, I might as well move to a platform that will give me both flexibility and support on hardware I already own!... Comments?
John Lundin

Hands On with Windows 7's XP Mode - News and Analysis by PC Magazine - 0 views

  • finally kills off XP by persuading XP users to switch to Windows 7 without fear of incompatibilities
    • John Lundin
       
      this still does not address the "no good reason to upgrade" from XP that is the biggest reason not to move to Vista or W7...
John Lundin

Windows 7's XP Mode and Security - 0 views

  • For business users who skipped Windows Vista, Windows 7's newly announced Windows XP Mode (XPM) must be intriguing. Yes, you will have to cough up some serious money for new hardware and software, but the really scary and disruptive stuff—whether your old software will work—is far less of an issue than it used to be.
    • John Lundin
       
      ...Tell me again why I want to upgrade to Vista or Windows7...?
  • I hope the crossover problems never materialize and that XP users take the opportunity to move on to modern software.
    • John Lundin
       
      Hoping is one thing... upgrading for today's SMB is entirely different. The risk, cost, disruption, aggravation of this upgrade is not justified by the benefits... I continue to experiment with the newer OSes, but all my professional production is done on XP... and I continue to tell my clients to wait for a *real* reason to wanna change... Change is painful!!
John Lundin

Windows XP to Windows 7: It's Going to Be a Bumpy Ride - Columns by PC Magazine - 0 views

    • John Lundin
       
      NO upgrade path from XP to W7???...and this is supposed to encourage XP users to upgrade to W7? It really gives those organizations looking at other OSes the time and motivation to switch to LINUX.
  • XP may be an old OS but it's widely used. Consumers, in particular, will be squeamish about installing a completely new OS. I think the word of mouth about Win 7 is so good—and rightly so—that users will finally want to upgrade. However, when they hear that they have to replace their operating system and, ostensibly, rebuild their relatively new PCs, they could balk.
    • John Lundin
       
      The users that have the W7 upgrade option from XP (lose everything and install a new OS) *will* balk at the option!
  • Microsoft is also ignoring the countless businesses that stuck with XP
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  • My IT department, like so many others, wanted nothing to do with Vista, or the headaches they assumed they'd encounter. Microsoft needs companies to feel comfortable about switching to Win 7. If they can't upgrade from the OS most are using, they'll wait, too.
  • this Microsoft strategy will certainly scare off many XP users who were considering an upgrade
  • wondering why they'd do anything to harm its chances in the marketplace
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