I'm a sysadmin here trying to make the "switch" over to OSX, and I'm having quite a bit of difficulty. I believe that Microsoft intentionally hampers their software so that it will not work as well on the Mac as it does on the PC. For Example:
1. Entourage + MS Exchange server = Crap. Has anyone actually had a good experience doing this? I'm just about to switch my entire mailbox over to POP3 just because it is so bad compared to Outlook for the PC.
2. Remote Desktop Client. Yes I know other clients exist, but the Microsoft client only allows one instance of their (buggy) RDP client to run at a time. Very Annoying. It's also the only app (besides firefox ocassionally) that consistently crashes
3. Office documents aren't the same on the Mac versions. A lot of password protected Excel and Word docs will not open with Office 2004.
This is not a flame. Has anyone else out there had similar experiences? How have you solved them besides switching back to the PC?
I don't really care what name/logo is on the ThinkPads... Looking at the bottom of the ThinkPad I'm working on now says "Made in China" so I doubt the MFG process will be changed all that much.
But what I'm worried about is the support. I had to call IBM today to replace a motherboard, and I had someone in "Atlanta Georgia" on the phone in about 30 seconds. They're sure to tell you that the call center is in Atlanta also. I told the guy basically that the VGA connector is loose, and needs to be replaced. He had me a box in the mail after about 5 minutes on the phone with him.
Every call to IBM, (and I support about 30 IBM computers) they impress me. That's what I'm worried about with the whole Lenovo buyout. How long until support gets moved to the third world where it is soooo much cheaper for them? Let's hope that Lenovo keeps support the same. If they do, I won't have any problems buying their stuff.
It'll be good to see firefox improve with the upcoming releases... I get a lot of weird/stupid crashes especially with things like PDF and Java apps which I wouldn't get in IE. At least 2 firefox "converts" I've spoken with have all but completly switched back to IE because of little quirks like these.
I think the quality of firefox needs to keep improving to see the numbers continue to grow.
Over the last 2 years we've adopted IBM as our computer vendor. The hardware is super tough, and support is really good (read: not out of country). So now that IBM is selling (especially to Lenovo), who is the best PC manufacturer left. Gateway? Hah! Seems like Dell and HP are the only 2 major players.
We have a P4 3GHz box at work (for our arcade system) with an ATI 9200, and DOOM3 is barely playable - I'm talking like 15-20 FPS, and even that dropping down to 0 sometimes.
Pacman and Street Fighter II turbo no problem, but for Doom3 we need to upgrade.
This is music to my ears, as it seems that most of my drives die at 3 years, 1 month - one month past the warranty period. WD, IBM and others should follow suit, which will benefit everyone who buys hard drives.
I too have CCNA and also MCSE, and while I don't use it much, it still think it's a valuable thing to have. Not that I use the intricate specifics required to pass the exams in real life, but I think the groundwork that the exams and studying provide are valuable.
The bottom line for CIOs hiring is to look for experience first, but to also look for certification. If someone is serious about their IT career, and wants to make a living in it, I think they'd be serious enough to go and get the certs. While my knowledge from experience well outweighs what I learned from my certs, they both still compliment one another, and make me even better at my job.
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The current build is a very primitive release
And how is that any different than the current XP SP2 release?
Wouldn't an ear piece prevent those radioactive death-rays from getting close to one's ears/eyes?
I'm a sysadmin here trying to make the "switch" over to OSX, and I'm having quite a bit of difficulty. I believe that Microsoft intentionally hampers their software so that it will not work as well on the Mac as it does on the PC. For Example:
1. Entourage + MS Exchange server = Crap. Has anyone actually had a good experience doing this? I'm just about to switch my entire mailbox over to POP3 just because it is so bad compared to Outlook for the PC.
2. Remote Desktop Client. Yes I know other clients exist, but the Microsoft client only allows one instance of their (buggy) RDP client to run at a time. Very Annoying. It's also the only app (besides firefox ocassionally) that consistently crashes
3. Office documents aren't the same on the Mac versions. A lot of password protected Excel and Word docs will not open with Office 2004.
This is not a flame. Has anyone else out there had similar experiences? How have you solved them besides switching back to the PC?
holy crap! forgot to check anonymous.
ahhhhhh bf2 blew me up!
The guy has his plans posted on how he built this thing.
Now is see why it weighs 65Kilos.
I don't really care what name/logo is on the ThinkPads... Looking at the bottom of the ThinkPad I'm working on now says "Made in China" so I doubt the MFG process will be changed all that much.
But what I'm worried about is the support. I had to call IBM today to replace a motherboard, and I had someone in "Atlanta Georgia" on the phone in about 30 seconds. They're sure to tell you that the call center is in Atlanta also. I told the guy basically that the VGA connector is loose, and needs to be replaced. He had me a box in the mail after about 5 minutes on the phone with him.
Every call to IBM, (and I support about 30 IBM computers) they impress me. That's what I'm worried about with the whole Lenovo buyout. How long until support gets moved to the third world where it is soooo much cheaper for them? Let's hope that Lenovo keeps support the same. If they do, I won't have any problems buying their stuff.
Lenovo, are you listening?
Game over.
Ahhhhhhhhh!
Hasn't this already been done? C'mon, HELLO? Jurassic Park?
Will it run on my PC?
In other words, "Top 10 reasons for believing in creationism."
Just like Sim City!
Oprah Lays Down Acid2
Wow. I've been staring at this screen just a little too long.
It'll be good to see firefox improve with the upcoming releases... I get a lot of weird/stupid crashes especially with things like PDF and Java apps which I wouldn't get in IE. At least 2 firefox "converts" I've spoken with have all but completly switched back to IE because of little quirks like these.
I think the quality of firefox needs to keep improving to see the numbers continue to grow.
Did anybody else read that as "University Launches Symantec Web Interface"?
ok, ok, ok back to my hole.
I'll keep this in mind next time I do Trading Spaces.
Over the last 2 years we've adopted IBM as our computer vendor. The hardware is super tough, and support is really good (read: not out of country). So now that IBM is selling (especially to Lenovo), who is the best PC manufacturer left. Gateway? Hah! Seems like Dell and HP are the only 2 major players.
Look how fast I can calculate pi:
3.1415927
wow, that was fast.
We have a P4 3GHz box at work (for our arcade system) with an ATI 9200, and DOOM3 is barely playable - I'm talking like 15-20 FPS, and even that dropping down to 0 sometimes. Pacman and Street Fighter II turbo no problem, but for Doom3 we need to upgrade.
I see all this discussion for and against guns.... How about just getting a dog?
This is music to my ears, as it seems that most of my drives die at 3 years, 1 month - one month past the warranty period. WD, IBM and others should follow suit, which will benefit everyone who buys hard drives.
Way to go Seagate!
isn't FUD usually just speculation and half-truths.
I don't know. Ask Michael Moore.
I too have CCNA and also MCSE, and while I don't use it much, it still think it's a valuable thing to have. Not that I use the intricate specifics required to pass the exams in real life, but I think the groundwork that the exams and studying provide are valuable.
The bottom line for CIOs hiring is to look for experience first, but to also look for certification. If someone is serious about their IT career, and wants to make a living in it, I think they'd be serious enough to go and get the certs. While my knowledge from experience well outweighs what I learned from my certs, they both still compliment one another, and make me even better at my job.
holy crap! The PHP web server is faster than slashdot. Maybe slashdot should look into this for their site...