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        <title><![CDATA[Enlightenment E17 !!!]]></title>
        <link><![CDATA[http://www.techrepublic.com/forum/discussions/102-391527-3684549]]></link>
        <description><![CDATA[XFCE maybe ???There is a trend now a days to make &quot;beautiful&quot; interfaces.The programmers that code them, all work on state of the art boxes with the end result that their stuff don't work on half of the PCs out there.That they are unusable, who cares... the end users... tcho them!Personally, I don't need pretty pictures, I need things to operate.KDE4, Gnome3, Unity and others... Like Linus Torvald said: &quot;Crazy&quot;.An OS, including it's interface, is not a fashion statement nor is it designed by programmers.When Gnome 3 came to Fedora, I reinstalled with nothing else than LXDE, then added Xfce.I don't need to spend my money buying more powerful computers because somebody else said so.MotherDawgI do RPMsI own crappy boxesGNU/Linux 3.4.4-5.fc17.i686]]></description>
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        <dc:creator><![CDATA[Netweezurd]]></dc:creator>
        <pubDate>Thu, 12 Jul 2012 09:10:07 -0700</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[WEI &gt; Advanced Tools]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[Look in:System &gt; Windows Experience Index &gt; Advanced ToolsThere may be links at the top of the page listing performance issues.]]></description>
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        <dc:creator><![CDATA[lehnerus2000]]></dc:creator>
        <pubDate>Sat, 19 May 2012 18:23:20 -0700</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[E17 and Pantheon]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[E17 works best for me and am very happy with it. Very customizable, flashy, light etc. I also like what the elementary guys are doing with Pantheon DE, it's clean, light, well integrated with the apps, nicely themed....E17 and Pantheon for me]]></description>
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        <dc:creator><![CDATA[mknoorani@...]]></dc:creator>
        <pubDate>Mon, 14 May 2012 08:19:49 -0700</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[Blade Runner is one of my all-time favorite movies, but . . .]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[That is not the perfect universal interface, by any stretch of the imagination.  Most users would find that some tasks have become much more difficult with such an interface than they would be with a more &quot;traditional&quot; desktop interface -- and most of the tasks I have to accomplish on a given day would be even more damaged in terms of my efficiency and comfort accomplishing them than that, in part because I write code, write for publication, and have a working environment setup that is far more efficient even than the traditional WIMP model most people use.]]></description>
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        <dc:creator><![CDATA[apotheon]]></dc:creator>
        <pubDate>Fri, 11 May 2012 10:54:06 -0700</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[LXDE - I am blue no more]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[I used to appreciate the new start buttons and themes of Microsoft. Now I just want an operating system that does everything I want, as fast as possible.... enter LXDE. Microsoft issues that drove me to the penguin;-Updates that broke my browser or other software which did not include an uninstall feature. -Driver updates that caused my hardware to stop working (there's a reason for the rollback button)-Anti-piracy technology that caused legal installs to break and otherwise wasted my time with resource usage.-Ever slowing file copying operations since XP.-Last but not least, DRM technology that told me I didn't have a license for my home video off my camcorder to be recorded to DVD.In conclusion, I now have an operating system that does what I want without wasting my time.]]></description>
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        <dc:creator><![CDATA[Per4mer001]]></dc:creator>
        <pubDate>Fri, 11 May 2012 08:56:00 -0700</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[Fine, if you want to brag]]></title>
        <link><![CDATA[http://www.techrepublic.com/forum/discussions/102-391527-3667853]]></link>
        <description><![CDATA[My Windows 95 boots in 20 seconds as well.  Including logging in (who logs in on a windows 95? lol)And that's only a 200mhz processor and a hard drive from 1997.]]></description>
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        <dc:creator><![CDATA[Slayer_]]></dc:creator>
        <pubDate>Fri, 11 May 2012 06:22:18 -0700</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[I suspect it is just hard drive bottleneck]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[Once it pushes through the long start up, my system is extremely fast.]]></description>
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        <dc:creator><![CDATA[Slayer_]]></dc:creator>
        <pubDate>Fri, 11 May 2012 06:21:02 -0700</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[Eh?]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[&quot;I can ignore the 10 minute boot time (no exaggeration, I press power button and go have my morning BM and still get back before its at the login screen) because the system is so fast once its ready to be.&quot;I don't follow.]]></description>
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        <dc:creator><![CDATA[lehnerus2000]]></dc:creator>
        <pubDate>Thu, 10 May 2012 23:28:48 -0700</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[That's a Long Time]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[Mines at login in 20 seconds and functional with about 2-3 seconds of logging in.That's an 18 month old system.]]></description>
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        <dc:creator><![CDATA[dogknees]]></dc:creator>
        <pubDate>Thu, 10 May 2012 23:14:36 -0700</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[Usage Patterns]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[I don't really agree that a significant number of people are working in the &quot;standing up with a tablet&quot; position. My personal observation is that the vast majority still work at a fixed desk or workstation. While management level employees may be making this change, they are a small minority of all those that use a computer at work.Given the relative size of the &quot;standup&quot; group, why are so many articles written about them, and so few about the majority of workers?]]></description>
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        <dc:creator><![CDATA[dogknees]]></dc:creator>
        <pubDate>Thu, 10 May 2012 23:11:51 -0700</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[I'm not sure it matters]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[My laptop has windows 7, and has over 100 processes after bootup, and boots in roughly 45 seconds.  Including my various programs in startup like steam, pidgin, etc.]]></description>
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        <dc:creator><![CDATA[Slayer_]]></dc:creator>
        <pubDate>Thu, 10 May 2012 17:34:41 -0700</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[Useless Services?]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[Try purging the &quot;useless&quot; services that software creators insist on adding with their programs.Ignoring the programs that I have allowed to run at startup, my W7 runs ~28 services.All of the laptops I've looked at run &gt;60 services (before user programs are included)My W7 still boots in about 45 seconds (from off to usable desktop).]]></description>
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        <dc:creator><![CDATA[lehnerus2000]]></dc:creator>
        <pubDate>Thu, 10 May 2012 07:37:08 -0700</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[Come on Jack:]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[A desktop should be able to be used by everyone, which means it has to be extensible.  Throw your little laundry list from this article away; it's incomplete.  And it's the wrong list.  What you want is a list of the types of people using the desktop: from developers to elderly spinsters: as many people as there are on the planet.  Isn't that in the original spirit of Linux?  In following Windows as it spirals down we're losing sight of the big picture on desktops.  On the other hand we've nailed it on hardware.  Linux works on everything from cellphones to super computers.  Now it just has to work for everyone.  And that's what a designer should be designing for.]]></description>
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        <dc:creator><![CDATA[retiredSoftwareFlunky]]></dc:creator>
        <pubDate>Wed, 09 May 2012 18:58:35 -0700</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[Gnome 3 and MGSE!!]]></title>
        <link><![CDATA[http://www.techrepublic.com/forum/discussions/102-391527-3667418]]></link>
        <description><![CDATA[&quot;MGSE&quot; (Mint Gnome Shell Extensions), makes Gnome 3 the best choice for me!! Easy and clean interface!! nice work!!!]]></description>
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        <dc:creator><![CDATA[mauricio0s-techrep@...]]></dc:creator>
        <pubDate>Wed, 09 May 2012 11:33:31 -0700</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[Desktop from Blade Runner...]]></title>
        <link><![CDATA[http://www.techrepublic.com/forum/discussions/102-391527-3667431]]></link>
        <description><![CDATA[Remember when Deckard comes back to his apartment and slides a photointo a slot on his &quot;computer&quot;?  He never touches a keyboard or mouse andviews/enhances the picture all with voice commands.  There was never a need to click on a application menu, or icon, nor type a command. The act of inserting the photo was enough input for the correct application to be run.     That's a perfect desktop!]]></description>
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        <dc:creator><![CDATA[cerealdud@...]]></dc:creator>
        <pubDate>Wed, 09 May 2012 10:44:58 -0700</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[tenet]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[It's a tenet, not a tenant.  A tenant is someone who lives in the building.  A Tenant is a member of the Pet Shop Boys.]]></description>
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        <dc:creator><![CDATA[apotheon]]></dc:creator>
        <pubDate>Wed, 09 May 2012 09:50:49 -0700</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[XFCE is my preference.]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[XFCE Not on Jack's list, but no worries.  XFCE keeps the original tenant of a low resource full function desktop.  I plug in 2 monitors and I get a fully customizable second desktop.  I can pin icons or menu bars anywhere I choose and I can connect securely to clients or resources through the file manager as if they are local; all built in.  Is Linux a great OS or what!  We are actually talking about what desktops we prefer; you will not see this type of discussion on the Windows or Mac forums.I have used Windows since V3.11 and Mac since their roll over to 64bit &quot;Power Macs&quot;, but I still prefer Linux for its attention to detail.The two &quot;comercial&quot; OS s still don't get it.  Its the little things that just work and are built in that matter.  First thing I do when I install Windows is load up the application software to actually get work done; normally putty and some other utilities.  First thing I do on my Mac is try and use Finder to ssh to a server to get some work done... Doop. they don't have that functionality yet even though you can ssh from their terminal.Who knows, one day maybe Mac and Microsoft will offer multiple choice on their desktops too; probably no time soon though.  As far as tablets; well thats another discussion.]]></description>
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        <dc:creator><![CDATA[george@...]]></dc:creator>
        <pubDate>Wed, 09 May 2012 09:05:40 -0700</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[Ah I'm doomed]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[I have A LOT of stuff installed, so its bound to happen.To Compensate, I stuck nearly all my daily programs in my startup folder, so at least my computer truly is good and ready when I get back.]]></description>
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        <dc:creator><![CDATA[Slayer_]]></dc:creator>
        <pubDate>Wed, 09 May 2012 06:30:28 -0700</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[desktop]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[desktop comes closest to perfection, when it is almost free from shell commands]]></description>
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        <dc:creator><![CDATA[abuamnas@...]]></dc:creator>
        <pubDate>Wed, 09 May 2012 05:35:54 -0700</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[Reinstall, not upgrade]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[Since I boot 4 OS's (can't decide which is best) I keep a data partition for all and when update time comes for any, I just reinstall and everything is clean and shiny and works.]]></description>
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        <dc:creator><![CDATA[james.vandamme]]></dc:creator>
        <pubDate>Wed, 09 May 2012 05:35:39 -0700</pubDate>
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