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From: William Clark on 4 Aug 2010 21:03 In article <alangbaker-6521B9.17213504082010(a)news.shawcable.com>, Alan Baker <alangbaker(a)telus.net> wrote: > In article > <wclark2-844601.19523304082010(a)charm.magnus.acs.ohio-state.edu>, > William Clark <wclark2(a)colnospamumbus.rr.com> wrote: > > > In article <8bubbkF1hnU1(a)mid.individual.net>, > > "dene" <dene(a)remove.ipns.com> wrote: > > > > > "R&B" <none_of_your_business(a)all.com> wrote in message > > > news:2010080417332279531-noneofyourbusiness(a)allcom... > > > > On 2010-08-04 13:24:05 -0400, Alan Baker said: > > > > > > > Yes, I'm well aware of all the options that allow running Windoze on my > > > Macs. > > > > > > > > I would rather sleep with Greg Schoenberg than put Windows on any of my > > > > Macs. In other words: That ain't gonna happen. > > > > > > Amen....cutie. > > > > > > So...my kid is about ready to go to college and he has Mac on the brain. > > > $1200 for a 13 in. Mac Book when he could pay half that much for a souped > > > up > > > Toshiba with a larger screen. > > > > > > His money....but I don't understand the reasoning. > > > > > > -Greg > > > > Nonsense - the basic 13" MacBook that I bought my daughter last Fall is > > currently selling at $949, in the campus computer store, given the > > student discount. She also got a wireless HP printer/scanner thrown in, > > and this is also part of the current deal. > > > > That includes iSight camera, bluetooth, 802.11n wifi (most of the campus > > has wifi access), DVD player/burner, and on-campus repair service. Given > > that students can get Office for ~$50 - none of the PC nickel and diming > > to set up a usable system. > > > > Oh, and the best part of all? No Windoze ;-) > > And higher resale values. > > :-) Amen. Plus operating systems with much longer lifetimes (Windows 8, anyone?).
From: William Clark on 4 Aug 2010 21:04 In article <8bubjkF32bU1(a)mid.individual.net>, "dene" <dene(a)remove.ipns.com> wrote: > "R&B" <none_of_your_business(a)all.com> wrote in message > news:2010080413102254129-noneofyourbusiness(a)allcom... > > On 2010-08-03 18:26:45 -0400, dene said: > > > If there's one thing I'm certain of, it's this: > > > > You can stay "old skool" if you wanna...but if you don't embrace > > emerging technology, you will render yourself irrelevent to the modern > > world. > > > > I see it all the time in my business. Guys I know who are my age who > > have resisted the move away from tape to digital audio were swept away > > and are no longer working. I'm *so* glad I've always been something of > > a gadget freak and have embraced all-things-computer. > > > > Randy > > I'm on the 12th hole, 145 yd. par 3. My 4 hdcp. golfing buddy hits a nice 8 > iron shot for his 2nd lifetime hole in one. > > I missed the whole thing. Why? > I was messing with my new I-Phone and had my back turned to him. > > There is a lesson here..... > > -Greg Yes, don't take bloody cell phones onto the golf course. Aaaargh!
From: bknight on 4 Aug 2010 21:39 On Wed, 04 Aug 2010 17:21:35 -0700, Alan Baker <alangbaker(a)telus.net> wrote: >> > >> > -Greg >> >> Nonsense - the basic 13" MacBook that I bought my daughter last Fall is >> currently selling at $949, in the campus computer store, given the >> student discount. She also got a wireless HP printer/scanner thrown in, >> and this is also part of the current deal. >> >> That includes iSight camera, bluetooth, 802.11n wifi (most of the campus >> has wifi access), DVD player/burner, and on-campus repair service. Given >> that students can get Office for ~$50 - none of the PC nickel and diming >> to set up a usable system. >> >> Oh, and the best part of all? No Windoze ;-) > >And higher resale values. Talk about nonsense. Who ever resold a computer???? :-) I think the chronic criticisms of PCs is bullshit. I've had only Dells since '95, in fact we still have one in my home office that I bought in '98 that's still going strong. I've had 5 desktops and only one blew up...because of a virus. We've bought new ones for other reasons though. The rest are still alive. There was the one that the FBI had me testify about....bought it from a store in Dallas. When I needed some support from Dell I found out that it was stolen. The two laptops are in great shape, and I never had a problem with Vista. IMO the Mac is a fine computer, but the ballyhoo and owner rants about PCs isn't merited as far as my experience goes. BK
From: Howard Brazee on 4 Aug 2010 21:44 On Wed, 04 Aug 2010 10:24:05 -0700, Alan Baker <alangbaker(a)telus.net> wrote: >Randy: you can get a number of different virtualization products >(Parallels, VMware Fusion, etc.) that allow you to run Windows at the >same time as Mac OS X on your Mac. It's a perfect solution to the "I >have one program that I have to use Windows for" issue. While I have Parallels, I am running Forte Agent right now under CrossOver. -- "In no part of the constitution is more wisdom to be found, than in the clause which confides the question of war or peace to the legislature, and not to the executive department." - James Madison
From: Howard Brazee on 4 Aug 2010 21:46
On Wed, 4 Aug 2010 17:33:22 -0400, "R&B" <none_of_your_business(a)all.com> wrote: >Yes, I'm well aware of all the options that allow running Windoze on my Macs. > >I would rather sleep with Greg Schoenberg than put Windows on any of my >Macs. In other words: That ain't gonna happen. > >I don't even like having Microsoft Office for Mac on my Macs. I never understood that. I'm a Mac convert, but it's not a religion for me. It's easier to understand why people don't like Apple than why they don't like Microsoft. But I didn't pick my Mac because of the company image, I picked it because I prefer the way it works. -- "In no part of the constitution is more wisdom to be found, than in the clause which confides the question of war or peace to the legislature, and not to the executive department." - James Madison |