Friday, July 16, 2010

What happens at "end of life"

I would like to know... Can ou get the last security update?

I am still even running a NT server bundled up behind the firewall because it simply works.

Wonder if it is upgradable to win2008. I doubt it.

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update: Read about Samba a few posts after this.
NT is more intuitive than Samba. Samba is more intuitive, in general, than Win 2008. Can they all work together? So Far yes.. that is so long as Win2008 connects to the Samba Domain and not the Windows NT Domain itself. Don't ask me why. Just the way it is.

Pay or Play Software. Likely Play (we do that anyway)

I was just here, "surfing" and decided to make a blog of "whatsups". http://www.computerperformance.co.uk/vbscript/index.htm ... I think I am over w/ commercial software offerings. We will see if that plays out. I was reading the following and got all, I'm not sure, put off by wanting to "pay attention even!"

I highly doubt that Msoft will continue to suport VBscript as they have not supported Intradev (I can't hardly remember the name of the system I invested thousands into).... what about Front Page.... what is the new name? Oh, and then there is Office... can't even write a ".csv" file correctly... my god. Microsoft.... they used to own the world... now they own some property in Seattle.

Possibly very interesting but at what "cost' and when will it not be supported any more by "msoft" (not sure why I didn't't even want to write it)... we spend a lot of time keeping these going so we can throw them away. Not like a normal tool, like a chissel or saw that will work for more than a decade.

Software is changing. MS has some systems like "domains" that lock you in. Linux has some systems like SSH that throw you off (but MS has the same).. then Apple locks you in, full system not a part.

I am seeing the "open path" forward ... an open path marked mostly by "virtual machines' in "VMWARE" or similar.... not sure how it will work out but time not inclusive I am sure it will be less than upgrading from Windows 2000 server x 6..... To be quiet to the point you can do quite a bit with a $2.00 a month hosting system if you spend some time workng through it. You will get a web site in the deal as well (look for cpanel.... softalacious... fantastico (less so)...

reading time.