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iMac vs. VAIO Showdown
paradesign writes "Citing both Apple and Sony's intentions to become the hub of the digital lifestyle, Popular Science has pitted an $1,800 800MHz flat-panel iMac up against a $3,400 1.7GHz Sony Vaio PCV-MXS10 to see which really comes out on top. The bottom line is that the Sony PC -- almost twice as expensive as the iMac -- just narrowly edged out the iMac, with an overall score of 42 to 40."
Why would anyone buy a PC when you can get a mac, with better std equipment, for half the price?! I know all the arguments about TCO being better on pcs than macs, but still.. you're paying twice as much for a flashy OS and trendy case-design. For shame!
What I'd really love is a Cinema Display on a G4. But I don't have the money. I could get the money, but I'd probably have to give up my wife to get it. So I'm going to be be home-building commodity PC hardware for a while I think...
-B
Ash and Hickory, straight-grained and true, make excellent bludgeons, dandy for the cudgeling of vegetarians.
Ah, yes -- the intuitive Apple interface. Command + q is so obvious! Now, where is the "Command" key -- I see "Control" and "Option", but I don't see any "Command"... Ahhh, so intuitive I could just shit.
When you go to do that, be sure to look for a handle on the toilet. The handle is most likely a metallic or plastic piece about 3-4 inches in length that juts out from the rest of the toilet. It makes a rattling sound when you jiggle it. Once you've located the handle, use the handle.
You'll hear a 'flushing water' sound -- don't be alarmed, this is normal.
Once the water sound has stopped, you should probably pull up your pants and, if you have a wife or girlfriend, make sure to put the toilet seat down.
I watched C-beams glitter in the dark near the Tannhauser gate.
Yeah, but how is he gonna upgrade his laptop's video card?!?
This is of no use to me, as I never consider buying a computer unless it is at least 45 points.
Karma: Good (despite my invention of the Karma: sig)
Actually, Command-Q is kinda legacy. Most of the new Mac folk call it Apple-Q. Thus, the Apple key is the direct equivalent of the Windows key, right down to the little picture of the Apple mirroring the little Windows logo.
But I degress...
Speaking to the intuitive-ness of the chosen keystroke, I suggest a comparison.
Apple: Apple+Q
As the Q obviously stands for quit, as you can see by looking at the Application menu of any program and seeing the Apple-Q written next to the Quit option, this makes a bit of sense. It is also consistent as most things done to windows in Apple-land are done via Apple-X combinations.
Windows: Alt+F4
This is incredibly intuitive as F4 is obviously code for F * 4. As F is the 6th letter of the alphabet, this makes the value of F4 equal to 24, or X. As X is the second letter in eXit, this should have been obvious to everyone.
Plus, I mean, F1 was taken for the obvious Help, F2 for the incredibly intuitive rename and F3 is left bare for the obvious reason that it's so damned hard to find.
I mean, F1, first F key, no problem. F2, right next to F1. F4, last of the first group of F keys, assuming they are in blocks of 4. But F3, good god, where the hell is it? Do I even have one?
Linux: ???
Due to Linux's deathly fear of standards and even defaults there is no global close window key. Several window managers have it bound to Alt+F4 though for the sake of Windows-compatibility. Other's have none. Others are pseudo-randomly generated and run-time it would seem, given how much sense they make.
I just use Ctrl+Alt+Backspace cause, I mean, what the hell is X doing running on my server anyway?
Justin Dubs