I bought my PC back in 2002. It's a P4 overclocked to 2.4GHz, 512MB RAM and 80GB HDD. Components I have replaced since I bought it:
- graphics card (Radeon X800 XT) - didn't have to, but I like to play a game every now and then - TV card (Terratec 600) - again, didn't have to, my sister got the old one, it still works - motherboard - had to, the old one died due to a strange electrical discharge incident at my friend's house - DVD burner (the old one's motor died) - I could have bought a cheaper one, but I'm a Plextor fan
How much would these upgrades/fixes cost on a Mac?
Oh, and Windows XP on it have never been reinstalled (install date is August 23rd 2002, if we are to believe creation dates on system directories:-) Only once I had a trojan-related incident (late night and one click too many:-) and twice had to revert to a restore point because of a funky TV card driver that caused BSOD when running my TV app.
It's amusing to observe what was considered healthy throughout history. "Drinking donkey urine/bathing in virgin blood will grant you eternal youth!", "High-fiber diet reduces colon cancer risk!"
From the advertisment sample that I have: "RADIOACTIVE TOOTHPASTE - CREATES NATURAL FRESHNESS"
"Gentle rays of Radium are active for 4 hours after application. It will remove plaque and oral inflammations, strengthen blood flow, keep your gums pink and strong, and your teeth as white as snow!"
Developing good software (even if users don't have to pay for it) is expensive. Even if you're developing it yourself for the heck of it, it costs at least your time, knowledge and effort.
I worked for a small company where we had cubicles in middle-sized rooms. There were 6-8 of us per room. Noise levels were acceptable, unless two or more people started 'debating'. That's why we had a separate room for 'debates':-) After some time we moved into new office building, where we worked in open space rooms, with 4-8 people per room. Again, no problems, as long as people had loud discussions in a separate room. Soft floors helped, too.
IMHO, cubicles and open space are ok for mid-sized rooms with up to 10 people working there. In larger rooms it's hard to keep ambient noise down, simply because there are more people and room acoustics doesn't help either.
My current boss has a nice idea about offices: 4-2-1. 'Working class' - 4 people per office. Middle management - 2 people per office. Upper management - 1 person per office.
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Hm. I'm not your average Windows user, but...
:-) Only once I had a trojan-related incident (late night and one click too many :-) and twice had to revert to a restore point because of a funky TV card driver that caused BSOD when running my TV app.
I bought my PC back in 2002. It's a P4 overclocked to 2.4GHz, 512MB RAM and 80GB HDD. Components I have replaced since I bought it:
- graphics card (Radeon X800 XT) - didn't have to, but I like to play a game every now and then
- TV card (Terratec 600) - again, didn't have to, my sister got the old one, it still works
- motherboard - had to, the old one died due to a strange electrical discharge incident at my friend's house
- DVD burner (the old one's motor died) - I could have bought a cheaper one, but I'm a Plextor fan
How much would these upgrades/fixes cost on a Mac?
Oh, and Windows XP on it have never been reinstalled (install date is August 23rd 2002, if we are to believe creation dates on system directories
The system still runs fine.
I agree.
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It's amusing to observe what was considered healthy throughout history. "Drinking donkey urine/bathing in virgin blood will grant you eternal youth!", "High-fiber diet reduces colon cancer risk!"
One of the recent ones was sent to me by a dentist friend - a radioactive toothpaste (1940ies):
http://www.orau.org/ptp/collection/quackcures/too
From the advertisment sample that I have:
"RADIOACTIVE TOOTHPASTE - CREATES NATURAL FRESHNESS"
"Gentle rays of Radium are active for 4 hours after application. It will remove plaque and oral inflammations, strengthen blood flow, keep your gums pink and strong, and your teeth as white as snow!"
Developing good software (even if users don't have to pay for it) is expensive. Even if you're developing it yourself for the heck of it, it costs at least your time, knowledge and effort.
Don't forget product warning stickers :-)
IMHO, dual boot is a pain. I prefer coLinux http://www.colinux.org/ :-)
And I think it runs on Linux, too
Something like this: http://www.cygwin.com/ ? :-)
And there's a ports site, too: http://cygwinports.dotsrc.org/ KDE, Gnome, Xfce4 and many apps. Very nice
Power corrupts, and absolute power is even more fun!
4nt/bash + cygwin tools + python/perl.
I worked for a small company where we had cubicles in middle-sized rooms. There were 6-8 of us per room. Noise levels were acceptable, unless two or more people started 'debating'. That's why we had a separate room for 'debates' :-) After some time we moved into new office building, where we worked in open space rooms, with 4-8 people per room. Again, no problems, as long as people had loud discussions in a separate room. Soft floors helped, too.
IMHO, cubicles and open space are ok for mid-sized rooms with up to 10 people working there. In larger rooms it's hard to keep ambient noise down, simply because there are more people and room acoustics doesn't help either.
My current boss has a nice idea about offices: 4-2-1. 'Working class' - 4 people per office. Middle management - 2 people per office. Upper management - 1 person per office.
Something like a laser turntable?
Windowblinds is the most popular Windows skinning app, and Stardock has created a pretty strong skinning/customization community for Windows users.
I think they'll be ready for Longhorn.