thebillington
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I think Windows is excellent for a ground understanding in computing. After all I grew up in a windows household, and I seem to be doing okay with other OS
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I think Windows is excellent for a ground understanding in computing. After all I grew up in a windows household, and I seem to be doing okay with other OS
I think Windows is excellent for a ground understanding in computing. After all I grew up in a windows household, and I seem to be doing okay with other OS
Hey kids, when I grew up, we didn't have computers. Apples were hanging from the trees and windows were what the baseballs broke. If we needed to communicate we had to walk to the neighbor's house barefoot in ten feet of snow, uphill ... both ways
Tasmin
Well-Known Member
Hey kids, when I grew up, we didn't have computers. Apples were hanging from the trees and windows were what the baseballs broke. If we needed to communicate we had to walk to the neighbor's house barefoot in ten feet of snow, uphill ... both ways
LOL!
I'm 29; we didn't get a pc until I was in middle school, but apparently my brain was still malleable to learn it (good thing too, because my parents still struggle and call a couple times a month for support).
Anyway, rest assured that I spent more of my formative years running wild in the woods or with my nose in a book than starring at a screen ;-)
ElasticNinja
Android Expert
I run both Windows 7 And Ubuntu 11.04 (Natty Narwhal)
I don't need any Windows specific programs and prefer Ubuntu
However Ubuntu needs better driver support before I ditch Windows
I don't need any Windows specific programs and prefer Ubuntu
However Ubuntu needs better driver support before I ditch Windows
thebillington
Well-Known Member
Aha just because I grew up with tech doesn't mean I don't go outside
I live out on the moors three miles from my nearest supermarket. If I want to go out I get on my bike and pedal
Yup. Thread merged with the one further down the page with 262 replies.
we had to walk to the neighbor's house barefoot in ten feet of snow, uphill ... both ways
Walk??? You were lucky.... we had to crawl on hands and knees. And we lived in a hole in't middle of the M1!
Yup. Thread merged with the one further down the page with 262 replies.
I would have thought it would have been a lot higher, unless that isn't counting the deleted offensive ones
ElasticNinja
Android Expert
Fix the title
Fix the title
I'm not aware that it's broken....
ElasticNinja
Android Expert
A Linux or Mac or Windows thread was merged into this one
Hence the grounds for name change
Walk??? You were lucky.... we had to crawl on hands and knees. And we lived in a hole in't middle of the M1!
At least you had knees. We had to sell our knees to buy apples*, which made us walk like zombies. It wasn't too bad unless the villagers cought sight of us and then they'd chase us with pitchforks and torches.
* a futile attempt to keep it on topic.
Frankly I liked the look of the Adamo better than the 15z.
andruoid
Android Expert
ThinkPad W520 with an OCZ Vertex 3 SSD and Linux installed ;-)
baillou2
Well-Known Member
When I said drag and drop I meant something like it, for example the App Store! It's true I don't have much experience with Macs apart from owning an iPod touch once. But I do know that the OSX source code is locked down tighter than a fat man in a little coat. Or let's say I just want to move the top panel down to the bottom of the screen. I'm pretty sure I can name 20 types of customization off the top of my head that Macs don't offer.
OSX is Unix-based, but it ain't Unix in the nice way.
Vihzel
Destroying Balls Everyday
I actually had the Adamo for a while. I returned it due to screen defects and the fact the bottom plate wanted to come off. lol It's a nice notebook but the screen was horrible. It's nice that the 15z has a 1080p option. That's massive for a screen that size. Hopefully Apple will announce the MBA refresh tomorrow so I can make my decision soon.
A Linux or Mac or Windows thread was merged into this one
Hence the grounds for name change
A thread merge, when the two concerned deal with the same fundamental topic i.e. which OS platform is preferred, is not grounds for renaming.
BabyBlues
Trouble Just Finds Me!
I use both - Dell PC and iPad at home, Mac at work
I should say that the occasional times I get to work from home I have to run dual computers.....the PC because Outlook only works properly on Windows Explorer for me; and I can print from the PC - and the Mac runs the program for ordering and has all my work storage. It's quite amusing to watch I'm told
I should say that the occasional times I get to work from home I have to run dual computers.....the PC because Outlook only works properly on Windows Explorer for me; and I can print from the PC - and the Mac runs the program for ordering and has all my work storage. It's quite amusing to watch I'm told
rocknevious
Newbie
I suppose I'm a Mac. My everyday computer is a 13" MacBook Pro, and I absolutely love it.
I'm a moderate in the Mac vs. PC debate though. Both systems have their perks and drawbacks, and it truly comes down to your preference and how you allocate your needs into those perks and drawbacks. For me, Mac works great. For my wife, Windows is where it's at.
I'm a moderate in the Mac vs. PC debate though. Both systems have their perks and drawbacks, and it truly comes down to your preference and how you allocate your needs into those perks and drawbacks. For me, Mac works great. For my wife, Windows is where it's at.
Aatos.1
Android Enthusiast
I disagree. For over a decade I've used both PC's and Mac's. They are both good.
A properly maintained computer is quite reliable. Macs a are a bit simpler for the non technical people, but there are more limitations as well. This issue about viruses, crashes, malware etc, is way overblown and only an issue to the most absent of owners.
I've run XP/Vista/Win7 for over 48 months straight with not a single BSOD or crash of any kind. But then again, I work in the industry, use a computer to make my living and know how to maintain it. I use a Mac, as well as a Windows computer because I work in a cross platform environment. It's really more personal preference than anything.
About the only real difference as I see it, is there is something odd that comes over people who migrate from PC's to Macs. I think it's the ego and arrogance of Steve Jobs that causes them to fall in line like good fanboys and take up bashing PC's. It's good for their ego.
I really don't care, I enjoy the variety of using difference OS's. After all it's just a computer.
Amster_G
Member
I used have both. I've been with PC all my life but about two years ago I got myself a 27" iMac. For a long time there was just something about Apple hardware I liked, despite their brutal prices, so I needed to try it.
Unfortunetaly I sold it later down the road as I simply spent a lot more time building PC rigs and being more interested in that than the iMac. There wasn't a whole lot I couldn't do on a PC without the iMac so I saw no use in it anymore.
I do still remember how much I liked it, though. It's just so perfect and stable. The OS is simple, easy to learn and the hardware itself is pretty good in terms of speeds and processing. I am by no means an Apple hater. I'm good with both PC and Mac.
Unfortunetaly I sold it later down the road as I simply spent a lot more time building PC rigs and being more interested in that than the iMac. There wasn't a whole lot I couldn't do on a PC without the iMac so I saw no use in it anymore.
I do still remember how much I liked it, though. It's just so perfect and stable. The OS is simple, easy to learn and the hardware itself is pretty good in terms of speeds and processing. I am by no means an Apple hater. I'm good with both PC and Mac.
