Not even close. The volume of "are you SURE you want to do this?" prompts that I get on Vista far, far outweigh the number I get on my Mac. I can get upwards of a dozen per day on Vista (heck, I don't even use it *that* much) and maybe once a week I'll get interrupted on OS X.
Let not even discuss the sheer volumes of the little balloons that pop up in the bottom right. It feels like both XP and Vista always want my attention. Hey, no security is installed. Hey, you need to activate. Hey, you have new updates to install. Hey, are you sure you want to do this? Are you really, really, really sure????
For me, a good OS gets out of the way and lets me work...I don't need something yapping at my ankles all day.
I used Linux as my primary desktop for years and years (started on Caldera), but I must confess that my Mac with OS X leaves all of 'em in the dust. XP was okay, but all the virus noise kept me at bay. Vista was an improvement, but all the constant interrupting was annoying.
As it looks, it'll be along, long time before I switch OSs again. Sure I'll keep trying the new ones as they come along, but I don't see anything on the horizon..say 3-4 years, that'll make me move.
I want a desktop that with a browser that supports all the major video streams, right out of the box. I don't want to install, tweak or jack with shit.
Ever since I got my TiVo my Proscan HD decoder just collects dust....
I did use it a little last month when I tried out HDNet, but sadily I'm addicted to TiVo (dual tuner no less) and promptly cancelled HDNet and turned the Proscan off.
Ha! That is good enough for me too. I found ls, df, ps, ssh, mkdir, rmdir, find and everything else I needed. As a long time UNIX CLI person I found I was right at home.
For any MS/Linux apps I fire up RDP or the X server to get to them. But as I found when I moved from Windows to Linux years ao, I'm needing less of Linux as I adapt to OSX.
As for day in day out usage it is perfect. So was Linux, but in a less polished way.
I just *love* my iMac, the only thing that keeps me from replacing all my Linux boxes with 'em is--price. Even if you can scarf one off eBay they are still costly.
With that said, that is a fat 17" 1ghz out there is is looking pretty good (chop, chop).
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Not even close. The volume of "are you SURE you want to do this?" prompts that I get on Vista far, far outweigh the number I get on my Mac. I can get upwards of a dozen per day on Vista (heck, I don't even use it *that* much) and maybe once a week I'll get interrupted on OS X.
Let not even discuss the sheer volumes of the little balloons that pop up in the bottom right. It feels like both XP and Vista always want my attention. Hey, no security is installed. Hey, you need to activate. Hey, you have new updates to install. Hey, are you sure you want to do this? Are you really, really, really sure????
For me, a good OS gets out of the way and lets me work...I don't need something yapping at my ankles all day.
I used Linux as my primary desktop for years and years (started on Caldera), but I must confess that my Mac with OS X leaves all of 'em in the dust. XP was okay, but all the virus noise kept me at bay. Vista was an improvement, but all the constant interrupting was annoying.
As it looks, it'll be along, long time before I switch OSs again. Sure I'll keep trying the new ones as they come along, but I don't see anything on the horizon..say 3-4 years, that'll make me move.
Can I buy either one of these? I'd like to get my hands on them to see what they are all about.
I was getting SO excited until I got the the DRM part.
Meh. Keep it.
I want a desktop that with a browser that supports all the major video streams, right out of the box. I don't want to install, tweak or jack with shit.
Heck, that setup will cost 'ya over a grand and maybe closer to a grand and a half.
Why not get a HD-TiVo?
-mb
I would really, really like two (hell, I'd settle for one) DirectTV satellite decoder(s) on the card.
Just having over the air HD signals ain't gonna cut it.
-mb
Give me a frigging break! Had "google.com" sucked rocks you wouldn't be saying a word.
Now that google.com is just about to IPO you come crawling out of the wood work.
Go back home...
-mb
Heh, last time I visited my parents my mom complained about all the porno pop-ups. I was like *holy shit* when she showed me what was going on.
:>)
:>)
Ran ad aware and she had about 280 spyware/crapware programs on her PC (goddam elf blowling program
After we ran that and Search and Destroy, installed Mozilla and ZoneAlarm her system runs much better.
I can see a shred of thruth in this guy's story, but all my porno is placed on my system on purpose (and no, no kiddie stuff
-mb
Me either...I've done about 90% of all my coding since '96 in Perl. I spend about 40-50% of my day coding, so that is a buttload of Perl code.
:>)
I really, really doubt I'll move over to 6 unless they have some really cool OO fixes or I'm *forced* to move over to 6 (wich *will not* happen
Still, it is good to see progress!!
-mb
Good! Looks like they kept Perl5 in mind and it will flip into a special mode to execute older Perl5 code.
Nice!
-mb
I would think that is a remote shower head with a light under the holder (that is bolted to the wall).
-mb
Ever since I got my TiVo my Proscan HD decoder just collects dust....
I did use it a little last month when I tried out HDNet, but sadily I'm addicted to TiVo (dual tuner no less) and promptly cancelled HDNet and turned the Proscan off.
-mb
Then get to work and quit farking around on slashdot :>)
M.B. - working from home
Isn't this the same as MS calling Windows2003 Windows .NET Server?
.NET on everything.
SUN sticks Java on everything and MS sticks
Seems like SUN would have learned from MS on this one....
Color everyone confused!
M.B.
I still have an old BSDI box (and CDs) in the closet.
That was back in the day when Solaris/X86 2.5 just wouldn't load on any PC that I had.
The app I needed only ran on BSDI and Solaris PCs (wahh, they now support Linux though).
Ahh, those were the days. I even coded up all the CGIs I needed in C (blech).
M.B.
Ha! That is good enough for me too. I found ls, df, ps, ssh, mkdir, rmdir, find and everything else I needed. As a long time UNIX CLI person I found I was right at home.
For any MS/Linux apps I fire up RDP or the X server to get to them. But as I found when I moved from Windows to Linux years ao, I'm needing less of Linux as I adapt to OSX.
As for day in day out usage it is perfect. So was Linux, but in a less polished way.
M.B.
I just *love* my iMac, the only thing that keeps me from replacing all my Linux boxes with 'em is--price. Even if you can scarf one off eBay they are still costly.
With that said, that is a fat 17" 1ghz out there is is looking pretty good (chop, chop).
M.B.
I want them held liable for their security issues.
M.B.
Where is coverage for security issues?
M.B.
You need an AirStepper:
j pg
http://www.airstepper.com/image/Exercise_Partner.
M.B.
Here 'ya go:
-> http://www.50cent.com/
M.B.
PS - You need some teenage kids, they will keep you in the loop...
Jeebus, if I hear another one of fiddy-cent's songs...
Check out http://mbuzzy.com if you have a SprintPCS phone.
Hrm, why the space in my ebay link? Try this one:
IBM Netvisat case
M.B.
I threw it in a case like this:
m =2729698897&category=3669
-> http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&ite
I got 2 cases for $25 (including shipping), got a 80gig HD, wireless adapter and IR keyboard.
The s-video out leave a little be desired, but it is probably my TV.
M.B.