I finally got a hold of a pre-release copy of Windows 2000.
I’m running it right now. I must say that it’s a great OS.
It’s got the stability and features of Windows NT, with the
usability. To tell you the truth, Win2K runs better and boots
faster than Windows 98 or Windows 2000 Beta ever did on my Dual
Celeron rig. I also tried Windows 2000 out on an aging Pentium
Pro 210Mhz machine, and in my honest opinion, Windows NT runs better
on it than Windows 98. That is more than likely due to the fact
that the Pentium Pro is optimized for total 32bit operation, while the
standard Pentium and Pentium MMX is designed for 16 and 32 bit
operation. Still that fact remains, that Windows 2000 is on my
machine, and will continue to stay on my machine until the next business
operating system comes out, or another manufacturer makes a total GUI
OS comparable to Windows NT. Expect a review of Windows 2000
coming from PC Mechanic very soon!
State of the Internet
We’ve all heard the hype about the internet being the biggest
thing in the world, ever. We’ve all heard that it’s grown the
faster than anything else in history. How did it grow this
quickly? Well conveniently, during the past week, after I
already decided to write about the state of the internet, many major
websites were hacked into by a group, or just one, user. It’s
now obvious why the internet has grown so quickly. It has made
our lives so much easier, we have simply let it grow without
bound. The security measures on 100% of the web servers out
there are too little. There are two ways to get around such
things we have been seeing. We can either log the activity of
every user (via the ISP) and have programs that alert the authorities
when a suspicious program, such as illegal software, or a virus, is
sent out. We could also have programs which scan for viri on the
e-mail servers across the world. That would cut down on
malicious attacks by at least 80%. Of course these precautions
would cost money, but think of it in terms of heath care. Over
the years, the human race has spent millions upon billions of dollars
on advancements in health care. Why can’t the same thing be done
for advancements in the heath of computers, which store our vital
information? The user can always just protect themselves by
getting a virus scanner and using common sense. But what
percentage of users have a virus scanner, and what percentage use
common sense all the time? I might use mine 80% of the time to
tell you the truth.
All I can say is just watch out
people. The government is soon to intervene is we don’t’ do it
ourselves. Our vital information is at risk…why keep it that
way?
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