wow... uh... macs. where to start?

they're cool :D

I've got a powerbook g4... works great!

Re: 4 get all this imac, linux, apple blah blah stuff...
 

Dude, Ill save a lot of money and build it myself! :D

Re: Re: 4 get all this imac, linux, apple blah blah stuff...
 

Oh yea i 4 got. We shouldn't make fun of "Steve". He has Hyperactive Face disorder:rolleyes: :D
If anybody seen snl last night, they know it was halarious!

Re: Re: Re: 4 get all this imac, linux, apple blah blah stuff...
 

HA HA HA, That guy (seth meyers) went to my high school, so did Adam Sandler

Why make the switch?

Because Macs are easy and people are ignorant and to lazy to learn.

People who are not retarded dont have windows crash on them.

Lets run 3 copys of Kazaa at the same time, it will download faster!
Thats not a cupholder?
You mean I don't just flip the switch on the back to turn it off?
The worst and prolly most common:
Antivirus software? Whats that?

Win2k dosn't crash, until pain is infected upon it by the (l)user.

>SELECT * FROM users WHERE clue > 0
0 rows returned

Dosn't anyone take the time to RTFM?


I happly show people how to use their system better, and fix things when they break them.


Wetzel
~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Prolly end up a tech somewhere, fixing Joe Smiths computer because the porn pop-ups that showed up when he went to 'google' won't go away.
Repeatly.

This is true in a sense, people are looking for something "easy to use." However, with OSX, the UNIX factor is thrown in. There is a console in OSX for hardcore Unix/BSD/Linux people out there to play with, and because of it's BSD roots/source, Linux people can have fun playing with differant GUI's, customizing kernels, etc. While on the surface it's easy for even a monkey to play with, the core of OSX is capable of providing fun for hardcore enthusiasts.

This is true as well, most people will do whatever they want and think "system resources? wtf is that? can i get those from a library?" I have seen people use CD-ROM's as cupholders (intentionally mind you, it was a non-functioning unit, and was actually pretty cool). I work for a computer service center, and 90% of the average users out there don't even know there is a switch on the back. If the computer freezes, they unplug it. As for Antivirus software, most people do know what that is. The problem is, they think "more is better." I once serviced a system that "freezes whenever you try to do anything." I turned on the computer, and saw the spashscreens for Norton Antivirus, Norton SystemWorks, McAfee Antivirus, and Trend Micro's PC-Cillin, all on the same machine, a K6-2 400mhz with 64 megs ram. Tell me why it's freezing? As far as viruses go, 95% of the viruses out there have no affect on Mac's at all. Most are win32 based, and therefore will have no bearing on any version of MacOS.

This is also true. Win2k is a great operating system, still my personal favorite of all the Windows OS's. Even though WinXP literally is the same kernel as Win2k, I feel Home Edition is just WinME with a new kernel, and while more stable, it's far from perfect. Pro is better, but still, for an older system (e.g. my laptop, with a 2.1 gig hard drive) 2 gigs is too much for an operating system to occupy. (In perspective my Win2k installtion of literally a year and a half now takes up a mere 750mb). However, a few issues: Windows can only run as stable as the machine it's on. If you have unreliable memory in the system, poom! Down goes windows. (In many cases Win2k or XP won't even boot with unreliable memory, just hang at a blue screen on startup). Also, it is possible to crash 2000 and XP. Maybe not running 3 kazaa's to "download faster," but chatting on AIM, while attempting to render a 3ds Max scene, while creating a new texture map in Photoshop, while running SolidWorks to create the 3d mechanism to import into 3ds Max. Combine this with one minor exception in any given program, and down goes windows, not because of the novice user trying to get more speed out of his 28.8k connection on kazaa, but a hardcore user trying to get work done.

Personally, I'm happy with my PC. It's been operational without a crash-related restart in over a week. (Prior to that it was a month or so, but I rebuilt my system with a new motherboard/CPU) But, I have very much respect for Mac, and in a few more paychecks, will look into a Powerbook G4, or just a G4 in general. Not to "make the switch," but to run 3 different O/S's, simultaneously, to make use of them for what each is generally meant for- Windows for general use/gaming, Linux for servers/fun, Mac for Video Editing/Graphic design.

/me is done ranting for now

I'll probably get an outdated ibook when I go to college provided there is a wireless network available. Laptops are expensive so I'll just get a mediocre one to take notes on or mess around in class with. People say not to get them because they get stolen...but if people are stupid enough to leave them around so they _can_ get stolen, then it's their own fault. I plan on locking mine to my body :P (or possibly a pipe in the dorm room...sleeping with a computer...uhm...hmm)

Nice ones are comming out soon, so stay tuned!

Does nice mean cheap? :) If not, then I'm not getting one of those...hehe. (My PC will be an incredible machine...flat screen, surround sound *drools over klipsch speakers in best buy*, mad graphics card :), and sweet case/proc/other stuff) I don't want to spend over $3000 on all my computer crap. (Hehe...I just got a computer for free...a 486! wow...now all I need are 2 cat5 cables, a power supply for my hub, a PCI graphics card, and some 72pin SIMM's :P...all of which I should be able to get for free. The cat5 cables shall be from the government...hehe)

Re: Yet another reason to make the Switch...
 

Might help us Apple folks if all the school districts and teachers in the entire universe didn't use god forsaken PC's. Hard to do power point on an OSX... :mad:

Re: Yet another reason to make the Switch...
 

Wow, way to revive an old, dead thread!

-dave

p.s. We use PowerPoint with OSX every day, with no problems. I don't mean to say that we enjoy it, but it is useable.