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Nice opinion
It's nice to see an opinion that does not need to trash everybody else to get their point across.

I agree with your opinion on Windows Explorer, as that to me is the best "not behind the scenes" improvement to Windows that came out of Vista. It is miles ahead of its predecessors. But I would like to ask if you compared it to Konqueror, the KDE file manager. You make comparisons to OS X but not the Linux file managers, so I'm just wondering if you have experience with it. Konqueror can do not only the things you listed that Explorer can do, but it can do things like synchronize your iPod (with the proper plugin); directly manage your printer, cameras, scanners, and removable drives; and it even has a built in bash prompt (if selected) which can come in handy if you want to open a program with switches activated (for instance, to open Outlook in safe mode without a shortcut, you have to open a prompt and type in the WHOLE directory location followed by outlook.exe /safe).

I also agree that security has improved dramatically. I can see room for minor (and I mean minor) improvements, but they are certainly on the right track and I hope to see this commitment to security continue.
Posted by: Michael Kelly   Posted on: 11/26/08 You are currently: a Guest | Members login | Terms of Use
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