One of the main reasons the idea of a netbook has been ruined for me is the boot time.
I really don't get this mentality. My first gen Asus 701 took all of 30 seconds to fully boot. I've since put UbuntuEee on it an it now takes about 40 seconds. IS your life that full that you just can't wait less than a minute?
Netbooks aren't meant to be whipped out for quick searches. They're meant to be an ultra portable that surfs, does email, word processing and other work. Pretty much what you would use a back breaking laptop for.
Setting the same thing up in Linux is practically impossible, don't ask me to use Wine. And UI stuff in Linux are generally slower. And having to edit config files in vim or help debug things in the console too many times for what supposedly is working, or should be done in a GUI, isn't fun.
Now, let's see Mac:
You probably have not used Linux in a long time. You don't have to edit config files as you describe anymore. There are many GUI tools available, depending on your distribution.
Also, everything you list for your Mac setup is easily doable and freely available on a Linux setup, with the exception of Quicktime. And there are plenty of us who think Quicktime is a steaming pile, so we use other, more accessible formats.
I can't speak for Mac use, but I've used Linux pretty much full time for the last few years. I am a freelance translator, and have, for the most part, been able to function fine without any Microsoft products. There is one program that is fairly industry-standard though: Trados. It only runs on Windows. There *ARE* viable alternatives, however, agencies insist on assigning/receiving projects in that format.
It sucks that I am sometimes forced to use it, but I lose a sale if I don't.
That's my reasoning for needing a Windows instance, and I bet my situation is not that uncommon.
You've never played in a large concert hall then. You absolutely NEED some sort of cue (visual, in this case) to keep in line. The acoustics of a large concert hall would play havoc on your sense of space and timing.
As for small ensembles, they also have a "leader". You normally are just not aware of who that person is.
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Don't worry about click tracks, real musicians with real talent probably don't have any need for them.
Actually, yes, most musicians need some sort of "click track" if they're playing in any sort of ensemble. It's just that in an orchestra or band setting, they're called conductors. In modern rock/pop bands, they're called drummers.
Not by a long shot. Netbooks run full desktop OSes and pretty much any desktop application available. I've not seen an iPod Touch come even close to what you can run on your desktop (regardless of whether its Mac OSX, Linux or Windows).
I use UbuntuEEE also. Never had a problem with it on my 701.
I think most wireless problems come down to differences in models. I have zero problems with wireless, including WPA2, which some people seem to have problems with.
Depending on what type of art, if it's an image for instance, watermark it. You would be CRAZY to put an unwatermarked image anywhere online and wanted to sell it.
When there are replacements for everything they use on Windows that run on both Windows and Linux Joe Sixpack _might_ give a shit.
There pretty much is an equivalent to most things, excepting games and very specialized software. Joe Sixpack doesn't know about any of them (well, maybe a couple). But good office apps? Yes. Good browsers with plugins? Yes. Good email? Yes. Good multimedia? Yes. And they run on both platforms without any problem.
BeOS is easily the most pleasant-to-use operating system I've ever seen.
I actually went to Haiku's site and poked around a little bit. Aside from the very 90's looking screen shots of a couple of apps - mail, contacts, media prefs., what is actually available to run under Haiku?
The apps are what make an OS usable, really. The OS itself should just get out of the way and let the (hopefully) plethora of apps do their job.
Just because something is printed on a flier doesn't mean it's any more trustworthy than some random site you found through googling.
Most people have by now been taught to no click willy-nilly on the screen, but people get fliers and other handouts with URLS on them all the time. We've been conditioned that to be sure you are going to the sight you really intend to go to, you have to manually enter the full URL.
Because the longer that XP is around, the closer Wine is to replicating the environment, and Linux is to overtaking it in usability.
And in some cases, Wine has already become more usable. Take WineASIO, for instance. I get incredibly low latency using Wine/WineASIO and Windows VSTs under Linux that I never got under XP.
Then I got a blackberry with GPS. Never knew I wanted it, but once I had it, I found it very useful. Tie that with Beyond 411/Superpages and google maps, and you've got some pretty powerful portable internet.
I think that's the point of a lot of posts: until you actually use the service(s), you're not going to see their usefulness.
but not about Yahoo. Of course, it could be due to how I use the two accounts. I use GMail *ONLY* for friends and family. I use Yahoo for all my purchases.
Yahoo by far gets more spam, and frankly, I don't think their filtering is nearly as good as GMail's.
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I really don't get this mentality. My first gen Asus 701 took all of 30 seconds to fully boot. I've since put UbuntuEee on it an it now takes about 40 seconds. IS your life that full that you just can't wait less than a minute?
Netbooks aren't meant to be whipped out for quick searches. They're meant to be an ultra portable that surfs, does email, word processing and other work. Pretty much what you would use a back breaking laptop for.
OmegaT is completely free, opensource and quite stable. I currently use Heartsome Translation Studio (not free, but opensource).
You probably have not used Linux in a long time. You don't have to edit config files as you describe anymore. There are many GUI tools available, depending on your distribution.
Also, everything you list for your Mac setup is easily doable and freely available on a Linux setup, with the exception of Quicktime. And there are plenty of us who think Quicktime is a steaming pile, so we use other, more accessible formats.
Just sayin'.
It sucks that I am sometimes forced to use it, but I lose a sale if I don't.
That's my reasoning for needing a Windows instance, and I bet my situation is not that uncommon.
As for small ensembles, they also have a "leader". You normally are just not aware of who that person is.
Actually, yes, most musicians need some sort of "click track" if they're playing in any sort of ensemble. It's just that in an orchestra or band setting, they're called conductors. In modern rock/pop bands, they're called drummers.
Are you talking about the Nokias? They do have bluetooth built into them, so you can easily tether to your GSM/3G phone.
Add "inter" to net tablet, and you get a Nokia N800/N810.
Not by a long shot. Netbooks run full desktop OSes and pretty much any desktop application available. I've not seen an iPod Touch come even close to what you can run on your desktop (regardless of whether its Mac OSX, Linux or Windows).
I think most wireless problems come down to differences in models. I have zero problems with wireless, including WPA2, which some people seem to have problems with.
A LOT of sites still in "start up" mode (it still is in start up mode, despite what anyone may think) rely on these types of tactics.
Depending on what type of art, if it's an image for instance, watermark it. You would be CRAZY to put an unwatermarked image anywhere online and wanted to sell it.
So what do you call the taxes levied on alcohol and cigarettes? Those have state taxes slapped on them too.
There pretty much is an equivalent to most things, excepting games and very specialized software. Joe Sixpack doesn't know about any of them (well, maybe a couple). But good office apps? Yes. Good browsers with plugins? Yes. Good email? Yes. Good multimedia? Yes. And they run on both platforms without any problem.
Here's a good place to start: http://www.m-w.com/
I actually went to Haiku's site and poked around a little bit. Aside from the very 90's looking screen shots of a couple of apps - mail, contacts, media prefs., what is actually available to run under Haiku?
The apps are what make an OS usable, really. The OS itself should just get out of the way and let the (hopefully) plethora of apps do their job.
It's this way now with these two examples on Windows. Neither are installed by default.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/YaST
Yast is far more than a package manager. If you are looking for a smaller, faster package manager for RPM-based systems, have a look at smart.
It's OK to not like a company, but give them credit where they actually deserve it.
Do these people have any less right to get support from their representatives? There's a reason the vote took place. People talked to their reps.
Most people have by now been taught to no click willy-nilly on the screen, but people get fliers and other handouts with URLS on them all the time. We've been conditioned that to be sure you are going to the sight you really intend to go to, you have to manually enter the full URL.
And in some cases, Wine has already become more usable. Take WineASIO, for instance. I get incredibly low latency using Wine/WineASIO and Windows VSTs under Linux that I never got under XP.
I think that's the point of a lot of posts: until you actually use the service(s), you're not going to see their usefulness.
Yahoo by far gets more spam, and frankly, I don't think their filtering is nearly as good as GMail's.