Comments on: Shiny New Things http://www.drinkingsoundtrack.com/blog/2006/10/shiny-new-things/ even if yor gramma chews her way out, we're still going to eat her. Fri, 23 Dec 2011 20:38:02 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2-bleeding By: Joe http://www.drinkingsoundtrack.com/blog/2006/10/shiny-new-things/comment-page-1/#comment-207 Joe Fri, 03 Nov 2006 21:17:13 +0000 http://www.drinkingsoundtrack.com/blog/2006/10/shiny-new-things/#comment-207 Hey, both of you are right. And speaking of hard drives: it's mostly luck when yours will fail next. Most folk (myself included) don't prepare for it, because they don't believe it will happen to them, until it happens to them. <a href="http://www.2brightsparks.com/syncback/syncback-hub.html" rel="nofollow">SyncBack</a> is a solid freeware backup application...however, it's PC-only... Hey, both of you are right. And speaking of hard drives: it’s mostly luck when yours will fail next. Most folk (myself included) don’t prepare for it, because they don’t believe it will happen to them, until it happens to them. SyncBack is a solid freeware backup application…however, it’s PC-only…

]]> By: tom http://www.drinkingsoundtrack.com/blog/2006/10/shiny-new-things/comment-page-1/#comment-206 tom Fri, 03 Nov 2006 19:22:58 +0000 http://www.drinkingsoundtrack.com/blog/2006/10/shiny-new-things/#comment-206 i rescind my earlier insult but still say this: i'm not so much recommending a mac as unrecommending a pc. i've lost SO much data and had so many problems with each of the last 4 pcs i've owned (including two dells) that i can't recommend with good conscience anyone use one. in total, i lost about half of my honors thesis, 30 gigs of music files, and two years of my journal (some was backed up but was a bitch to put back together) and spent way too much time virus checking and spyware tracking (and obviously failing at this task). two separate hard drives have completely failed. the blue screen of death became like a brother to me. i think niles recently had a complete crash as well. pcs take way too much effort and provide way too few results for me. my mac has not been without problems (i had to get the logic board replaced right off the bat, and dealing with apple was not the most pleasant experience) but i've had NO software problems. there's no right mouse button, which is stupid, but i've gotten used to it. jj (almost?) exclusively uses PCs and windows, from what i gather, and he definitely knows his way around a computer. when shit breaks, he knows how to fix it. and while i'm not a complete novice, i definitely yield to him when it comes to computer knowledge...but that's what leads into my final point: unless you're an extremely knowledgeable and patient user, the windows operating system is a drag to productivity. for the most part, os x lets you do your work with fewer maintainance interruptions. i rescind my earlier insult but still say this: i’m not so much recommending a mac as unrecommending a pc. i’ve lost SO much data and had so many problems with each of the last 4 pcs i’ve owned (including two dells) that i can’t recommend with good conscience anyone use one. in total, i lost about half of my honors thesis, 30 gigs of music files, and two years of my journal (some was backed up but was a bitch to put back together) and spent way too much time virus checking and spyware tracking (and obviously failing at this task). two separate hard drives have completely failed. the blue screen of death became like a brother to me.

i think niles recently had a complete crash as well.

pcs take way too much effort and provide way too few results for me. my mac has not been without problems (i had to get the logic board replaced right off the bat, and dealing with apple was not the most pleasant experience) but i’ve had NO software problems. there’s no right mouse button, which is stupid, but i’ve gotten used to it.

jj (almost?) exclusively uses PCs and windows, from what i gather, and he definitely knows his way around a computer. when shit breaks, he knows how to fix it. and while i’m not a complete novice, i definitely yield to him when it comes to computer knowledge…but that’s what leads into my final point: unless you’re an extremely knowledgeable and patient user, the windows operating system is a drag to productivity. for the most part, os x lets you do your work with fewer maintainance interruptions.

]]> By: jj http://www.drinkingsoundtrack.com/blog/2006/10/shiny-new-things/comment-page-1/#comment-205 jj Fri, 03 Nov 2006 19:02:44 +0000 http://www.drinkingsoundtrack.com/blog/2006/10/shiny-new-things/#comment-205 Damn - i wasn't logged in when i posted the first time - and didnt' see that "comment awaiting moderation" tag. Here's the item 'A' that i referenced: A. http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-1189432741672174507&q=macos+x+demo Damn – i wasn’t logged in when i posted the first time – and didnt’ see that “comment awaiting moderation” tag.

Here’s the item ‘A’ that i referenced:
A. http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-1189432741672174507&q=macos+x+demo

]]> By: jj http://www.drinkingsoundtrack.com/blog/2006/10/shiny-new-things/comment-page-1/#comment-204 jj Fri, 03 Nov 2006 18:54:46 +0000 http://www.drinkingsoundtrack.com/blog/2006/10/shiny-new-things/#comment-204 I provided A and B - two frames of thought -- if you watched A, you'd have hard facts about the subject and if you read B you'd see the social stigma that comes with being a 'fan' and not a 'user' - that is the mac experience. And sorry for the double post. I provided A and B – two frames of thought — if you watched A, you’d have hard facts about the subject and if you read B you’d see the social stigma that comes with being a ‘fan’ and not a ‘user’ – that is the mac experience.

And sorry for the double post.

]]> By: tom http://www.drinkingsoundtrack.com/blog/2006/10/shiny-new-things/comment-page-1/#comment-203 tom Fri, 03 Nov 2006 18:06:53 +0000 http://www.drinkingsoundtrack.com/blog/2006/10/shiny-new-things/#comment-203 also, CAAAANNNNNOOOONNNBAAAAAALLLLLLLLLL also, CAAAANNNNNOOOONNNBAAAAAALLLLLLLLLL

]]> By: tom http://www.drinkingsoundtrack.com/blog/2006/10/shiny-new-things/comment-page-1/#comment-202 tom Fri, 03 Nov 2006 17:59:52 +0000 http://www.drinkingsoundtrack.com/blog/2006/10/shiny-new-things/#comment-202 you must be a republican, jj. rather than argue with facts, you make fun. here's an article (admittedly almost 2 years old) that has this nice fact in it: dell has 18% market share but about 57% of all consumer complaints. the numbers have probably changed a bit. eat it, rushbo. http://www.consumeraffairs.com/computers/computer_complaints.html you must be a republican, jj. rather than argue with facts, you make fun. here’s an article (admittedly almost 2 years old) that has this nice fact in it: dell has 18% market share but about 57% of all consumer complaints. the numbers have probably changed a bit. eat it, rushbo.

http://www.consumeraffairs.com/computers/computer_complaints.html

]]> By: jj http://www.drinkingsoundtrack.com/blog/2006/10/shiny-new-things/comment-page-1/#comment-201 jj Fri, 03 Nov 2006 14:20:45 +0000 http://www.drinkingsoundtrack.com/blog/2006/10/shiny-new-things/#comment-201 Relax Hipster...we'll tell you when it's ready... <img src="http://www.mattandnancy.org/images/iProduct-thumb.gif"> Relax Hipster…we’ll tell you when it’s ready…

]]> By: jj http://www.drinkingsoundtrack.com/blog/2006/10/shiny-new-things/comment-page-1/#comment-200 jj Fri, 03 Nov 2006 14:19:05 +0000 http://www.drinkingsoundtrack.com/blog/2006/10/shiny-new-things/#comment-200 A. http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-1189432741672174507&q=macos+x+demo or B.<img src="http://www.geocities.com/mitya000/iproduct.GIF"> A. http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-1189432741672174507&q=macos+x+demo

or

B.

]]> By: B3 http://www.drinkingsoundtrack.com/blog/2006/10/shiny-new-things/comment-page-1/#comment-196 B3 Wed, 01 Nov 2006 15:29:36 +0000 http://www.drinkingsoundtrack.com/blog/2006/10/shiny-new-things/#comment-196 p.s. Thanks for all your help. I seriously look at those websites and all the features on the computers and I think "PC load letter, what the fuck does that mean?" p.s. Thanks for all your help. I seriously look at those websites and all the features on the computers and I think “PC load letter, what the fuck does that mean?”

]]> By: B3 http://www.drinkingsoundtrack.com/blog/2006/10/shiny-new-things/comment-page-1/#comment-195 B3 Wed, 01 Nov 2006 15:28:30 +0000 http://www.drinkingsoundtrack.com/blog/2006/10/shiny-new-things/#comment-195 I would actually like a Mac (I used them all through college). My only concern is that I will lose all my software. Friends got me copies of Dreamweaver, Illustrator and Photoshop and I can't fathom a computer without them. It would basically translate into being a jukebox at that point. One guy told me there is a site where you can download a lot of that stuff Kazaa-style, I just am not aware/saavy enough to know it for a fact. If I can find a way to get those applications for a Mac, that is the direction I will take. Otherwise....Dude, I'm getting a Dell... I would actually like a Mac (I used them all through college). My only concern is that I will lose all my software. Friends got me copies of Dreamweaver, Illustrator and Photoshop and I can’t fathom a computer without them. It would basically translate into being a jukebox at that point. One guy told me there is a site where you can download a lot of that stuff Kazaa-style, I just am not aware/saavy enough to know it for a fact.

If I can find a way to get those applications for a Mac, that is the direction I will take. Otherwise….Dude, I’m getting a Dell…

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