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Tools That Manage Both Macs and PCs
johannacw writes "Ryan Faas takes a look at nine tools that handle system management tasks in both Mac and Windows environments for both clients and servers. The tools span a range of tasks such as remote installation, license management, and helpdesk functions. The author gives opinions on each tool's strengths and weaknesses and does not pick an overall winner."
Actually, it does, but as usual the article's title is wrong. Somehow "Manage Macs and PC's" translantes to "Manages OSX and Windows", as if OSX runs on some different hardware - it doesn't - and Windows is the only non-OSX OS to also run on it - it isn't.
/. is even more embarassing.
This isn't the 90's. They're over, go listen to "Ace of Base" in iTunes while reading the PowerPC Assembly Manual to relive it, and stop with this "Macs and PC's" crap. OSX, Windows, Linux, BSD, etc all run on "PC's" now. What's more it's condescending to assume PC==Windows. Seing that in
This is insightful? Really?
You do realize the term "PC" has evolved to mean more than just "Personal Computer", right?
It even evolved beyond just being "IBM Compatible PC".
You do realize that context and usage can change the meaning of a word?
PC, in that context, means "Windows running machine".
Mac meant Mac OS running machine.
The usage is clear, it's concise, it's useful, it's obvious, it's not harmful.
Pedantry is not a good thing =-)
You're better off selling them, especially since they don't depreciate anywhere near as fast as generic PCs.
After all, I am strangely colored.
Macs aren't computers for personal use anymore?
"Altiris: Now Part of Symantec"
No thanks! After seeing how Symantec acquired, ruined and then discontinued other good products that at one time supported the Mac, I'll pass.
~Philly