http://tntluoma.com/technology/windows-migration-assistant-in-5-simple-steps/ Stuff I've Written Down Thu, 04 Mar 2010 19:19:44 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 http://tntluoma.com/technology/windows-migration-assistant-in-5-simple-steps/comment-page-1/#comment-2643 @TJ Tue, 02 Mar 2010 23:26:46 +0000 http://tntluoma.com/?p=1058#comment-2643 <ol> <li>I never said it was "sane"<br><br>2. That said, I think it is the <em>most</em> sane way of dealing with Windows migration. I'm not the only one who thinks that a regular reinstallation is the best way to live with Windows: <br><br>"Every couple of years or so, I format my PC's hard drive, reinstall Windows, and start again with a clean slate."<br><br>-- Gina Trapani<br><a href="http://smarterware.org/262/my-must-have-windows-software" rel="nofollow">http://smarterware.org/262/my-must-have-windows...</a><br><br>In fact I bet you'd find a bunch of people do this, or a variation of this known as "buying a new computer".</li> </ol>

I never said it was “sane”

2. That said, I think it is the most sane way of dealing with Windows migration. I'm not the only one who thinks that a regular reinstallation is the best way to live with Windows:

“Every couple of years or so, I format my PC's hard drive, reinstall Windows, and start again with a clean slate.”

— Gina Trapani
http://smarterware.org/262/my-must-have-windows...

In fact I bet you'd find a bunch of people do this, or a variation of this known as “buying a new computer”.

]]> http://tntluoma.com/technology/windows-migration-assistant-in-5-simple-steps/comment-page-1/#comment-2642 Guest Tue, 02 Mar 2010 22:36:12 +0000 http://tntluoma.com/?p=1058#comment-2642 <p>The title of your article is misleading. This is nothing remotely resembling a sane solution to the problem of migrating user state from one Windows computer to another. Personally, I'm having a look at Dan Cunningham's Migration Assistant today.</p> The title of your article is misleading. This is nothing remotely resembling a sane solution to the problem of migrating user state from one Windows computer to another. Personally, I'm having a look at Dan Cunningham's Migration Assistant today.

]]> http://tntluoma.com/technology/windows-migration-assistant-in-5-simple-steps/comment-page-1/#comment-1955 ronbailey Thu, 11 Dec 2008 10:37:49 +0000 http://tntluoma.com/?p=1058#comment-1955 <p>If you use Firefox, the Foxmarks add-on allows you to store your bookmarks and passwords in the cloud (128 bit encrypted, your server or theirs). Must have, in my book.</p> If you use Firefox, the Foxmarks add-on allows you to store your bookmarks and passwords in the cloud (128 bit encrypted, your server or theirs). Must have, in my book.

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