Re: Experiences with VISTA

["Jim Franz" <franz400@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

The problems in the MS Office 2007 Roadshow demo all looked like 
communication issues between desktop and Sharepoint Server and their 
"workflow" software (don't know official name).
I was impressed with the concepts, just not the stability.
I'm also watching the war between MS & IBM & others for the standardized 
file formats. IBM is pushing ODF and MS is pushing their version which  thay 
want to be as the standard. They kept showing and talking about their own 
xml like file standard XAML (pronounced "zaml").
As other threads recently indicated, it will be possible to write a file 
that Word or Excel or other products could read, with full formatting, etc. 
and not need the actual Word or Excel to "save" the file. Writing a .doc 
from an iSeries today is not easy.
jim franz

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Lukas Beeler" <l.beeler@xxxxxxxxxxx>
To: "Midrange Systems Technical Discussion" <midrange-l@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Saturday, February 17, 2007 5:54 AM
Subject: RE: Experiences with VISTA


> If your windows machines crashes three times during a day, then the
> problem is most likely NOT windows.
>
> a) Faulty Hardware (most likely your RAM, memtest86)
> b) Virus/Spyware (check your security strategy)
>
> Security Fixes once per month isn't that bad. And Microsoft Word is a
> tool you will need to learn how to use it. You can't use it the same way
> as an 8 year old Lotus Office Suite, or like OfficeVision/400. You will
> need to learn on how to use such a tool to your advantage.
>
> Save for some special circumstances, there's no real alternative to
> Windows as a Desktop, and even Server OS for managing your Desktops. I
> suggest you to learn to work with this platform, and learn to workaround
> all those quirks.
>
> Every platform has it's fair share of problems. i5/OS can't change the
> link speed of an ethernet card while the interface is up, it can't do
> full saves while the system is operating, and so on.
>
> Just learn to deal with it.
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: midrange-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx
> [mailto:midrange-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Mark Allen
> Sent: Saturday, February 17, 2007 8:52 AM
> To: Midrange Systems Technical Discussion
> Subject: Re: Experiences with VISTA
>
> Windows XP and Office 2003 are the last MS products that will be put on
> any
> computer of mine, I tracked my time yesterday at work (slow day) and I
> lost
> approx 1 hr total of "productive" time due to:
>
> 1.  The lovely I am MS Word I will reformat you document as you type
> cause I
> know all including what you want to do.
>
> 2.  Window focus changes as your typing
>
> 3.  3 reboots/lockups
>
> 4.  Install updates (AGAIN!!!!!)
>
> Sorry MS is total BS, why does anyone even consider it a multi tasking
> OS,
> its still a single user OS with a windows front end, so it "looks" like
> its
> doing more than 1 thing
>
> On 2/16/07, Paul Nelson <nelsonp@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> > I rest my case.  :-))
> >
> > Paul Nelson
> > Cell 708-670-6978
> > Office 708-425-4198
> > nelsonp@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: midrange-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx
> > [mailto:midrange-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Jim Franz
> > Sent: Friday, February 16, 2007 8:18 PM
> > To: Midrange Systems Technical Discussion
> > Subject: Re: Experiences with VISTA
> >
> > The December svc pack for latest iSeries Access has the Vista support.
> > IBM has an apar on it in the iSeries Access home page.
> > http://www-03.ibm.com/servers/eserver/iseries/access/
> > btw - i went to the MS Roadshow - 4 hours - we averaged 1 crash/reboot
> per
> > hour for what they were trying to demo. But did get a cd good for free
> > download of Office 2007.
> > jim franz
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Paul Nelson" <nelsonp@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> > To: "'Midrange Systems Technical Discussion'"
> <midrange-l@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
> > Sent: Friday, February 16, 2007 7:45 PM
> > Subject: RE: Experiences with VISTA
> >
> >
> > > Have you got a 5.4 box? You can reach inside and upgrade your PC
> from
> > > there:
> > >
> > > /QIBM/ProdData/CA400/Express/Install/Image/setup.exe
> > >
> > > You will have a version with the service packs applied up to where
> your
> > > System i machine is at in terms of PTF's. Good luck. I'm going to
> wait a
> > > year for a Vista machine
> > >
> > > Paul Nelson
> > > Cell 708-670-6978
> > > Office 708-425-4198
> > > nelsonp@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > >
> > > -----Original Message-----
> > > From: midrange-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx
> > > [mailto:midrange-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of derhamj
> > > Sent: Friday, February 16, 2007 6:35 PM
> > > To: MidRange-L
> > > Subject: Experiences with VISTA
> > >
> > > Got a new laptop yesterday with Vista and Office 2007. Has loaded
> all my
> > > business applications and WDSC just fine but it did not like iSeries
> > > Access
> > > V5R2. Is there a new download available or does anyone know of any
> other
> > > solutions to this problem.  Just feel I absolutely need iSeries
> Access.
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > Jack Derham
> > >
> > > Direct Systems, Inc
> > >
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