Thursday, January 10, 2013

compare - linux, microsft, apple?

Q. essay.
Need good point about MS, apple, + linux
bad points abour: Ms (I know there are millions) , apple +linux

A. MS pros:. Preinstalled. lots of software. good support for most new hardware.
MS Cons: expensive, buggy, prone to worms/viruses/trojans/spyware ..etc, poor support of older hardware, very processor intensive, limited customizing capability, requires continual tweaking.

Linux pros: Stable, secure from most malware, tons of free software (often included), works with most PC hardware, including non intel and older intel processors, can runs some Dos and Windows software

Linux cons: Confusing to new users, must be installed, requires know-how to configure some hardware. cutting-edge hardware may not be supported. Popular commercial software such as games may not be readily available.

Apple pros: Excellent Turnkey system. Excellent stability. fairly low incidence of malware. Simple user interface.
Apple Cons: Somewhat pricey, poor backward compatibility between OS versions.

The focus of the Apple macintosh line has been to bring a computer to the masses as an appliance. So the user can work on their documents without haveing to fiddle with the configuration constantly.

Windows is positioned by MS corp to maintain a strong-arm monopolistic position on the computer software industry as a means of maximizing the value of it's stock.

Linux is the core of a concerted grass-roots approach (Open Source Initiative) that uses an ultra-democratic, ultra-competitive approach to produce software to compete against anti-competitive monopolies and their attempts to subvert everthing for profit legal or otherwise.

e-commerce shopping carts and payment gateways?
Q. I just set up my website now I need a shopping cart for my products does anyone know of any free shopping carts and payment gateways that accept Paypal? Or if there are any inexpensive ones out there?


thanks

A. Here are some shopping cart options you can check

Free

- OSCommerce http://www.oscommerce.com/ -- a free open source system based on PHP with tons of features. Easily customizable and works great for users with knowledge of programming.
- CubeCart http://www.cubecart.com/ -- a free software that runs on PHP platform. There is a fee of $55 if you remove the copyright notice of CubeCart

Under $100

- ClickCartPro.com http://www.clickcartpro.com/ -- easy to set up and offers great value for its $99 price. Its site has an active support forum for users with questions.
- LiteCommerce http://www.litecommerce.com/ - basic starts at $95, with additional fees for add-on features.

Shopping Carts for ASP systems

- CandyPress http://www.candypress.com/ -- storefront is free while store administration component is $49
- VP-ASP http://www.vpasp.com/ -- price ranges from $195 to $425, with additional fees for optional features
- SpiderSales http://www.spidersales.com/ -- price tag is $480.

Other Shopping Cart Systems

- Ecommerce Templates http://www.ecommercetemplates.com/ - price ranges from $105 to $165, with solutions offered for various server types (ASP/Windows Server or PHP/Unix or Linux Server)
- StoreFront http://www.storefront.net/ -- the set-up for basic system costs $99 while monthly fee ranges from $39-$99.
- X-Cart http://www.x-cart.com/ - A turnkey package based on PhP where web-based step-by-step wizard handles installation. Price is $185

How much does it cost to host a Joomla/Drupal site in Amazon AWS?
Q. I want to host a Joomla (or Drupal, haven´t yet decided) based website in the cloud. How much would it cost to do it with Amazon AWS or another cloud computing platform? I am very new to cloud computing, but I consider myself an advanced PC user, and I could, say, work a little harder in implementing the cloud on independent hosting sites in South America, where I´m based, I see there is the need for some queue. I'm pretty much padawan at this. My TLD is a .org. I very much unnapreciate RoR so heroku not an option.
Having faith that my question will be read and answered, I thank you in advance.

A. I don't know much about cloud computing, but 2 minutes after reading your question I happened to stumble across this guy who seems to be doing the same thing:

http://millwoodonline.co.uk/vpsnet-turnkey-linux-drupal




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