Comments on: To mac or not to mac? http://incsub.org/blog/2008/to-mac-or-not-to-mac Thu, 04 Feb 2010 12:15:39 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.3 By: Cait http://incsub.org/blog/2008/to-mac-or-not-to-mac/comment-page-1#comment-34632 Cait Wed, 25 Jun 2008 09:38:15 +0000 http://incsub.org/blog/?p=1212#comment-34632 Cool is what you make it. A custom incorporated subversion laptop skin... or edublogs? http://www.tekskin.com.au Cool is what you make it.

A custom incorporated subversion laptop skin… or edublogs? http://www.tekskin.com.au

]]> By: James http://incsub.org/blog/2008/to-mac-or-not-to-mac/comment-page-1#comment-34631 James Wed, 25 Jun 2008 04:10:58 +0000 http://incsub.org/blog/?p=1212#comment-34631 You know, I looked through all of the above, I went into stores and salivated a bit, I even did a whole heap of research into application, and I so much appreciate all the feedback but in the end... ... there is absolutely nothing that I could do on a Mac that I can't do on Windows ... I'd have to relearn literally dozens of applications inside out (to do exactly the same thing) ... there are a fair few small apps that I run that unfortunately just don't exist on Mac (i.e. MultiFTPsync) ... Why would I ever want to switch between OSs.. ... I can get myself (and actually just did get myself) a lovely dual core same proc as Macbook pro Vaio with 4GB RAM for over $1000 less. Bottom line is it'd just be too much pain, with too few benefits and for too much money to change. New plan is to get a cheapish old macbook for the family and play with that for fun to see if it's worth it. Utilitarianly (and still without a trace of cool), James You know, I looked through all of the above, I went into stores and salivated a bit, I even did a whole heap of research into application, and I so much appreciate all the feedback but in the end…

… there is absolutely nothing that I could do on a Mac that I can’t do on Windows

… I’d have to relearn literally dozens of applications inside out (to do exactly the same thing)

… there are a fair few small apps that I run that unfortunately just don’t exist on Mac (i.e. MultiFTPsync)

… Why would I ever want to switch between OSs..

… I can get myself (and actually just did get myself) a lovely dual core same proc as Macbook pro Vaio with 4GB RAM for over $1000 less.

Bottom line is it’d just be too much pain, with too few benefits and for too much money to change.

New plan is to get a cheapish old macbook for the family and play with that for fun to see if it’s worth it.

Utilitarianly (and still without a trace of cool), James

]]> By: Alan Levine http://incsub.org/blog/2008/to-mac-or-not-to-mac/comment-page-1#comment-34630 Alan Levine Wed, 25 Jun 2008 03:54:31 +0000 http://incsub.org/blog/?p=1212#comment-34630 Goodbye EditPlus, hello BBedit-- gotta love a sofrware company called 'Barebones' who's tagline is 'software that doesn't suck.' I have done web development for 15 years in it- only at the tip of its features is a powerful one- grep search and replace across multiple files-- I have literally made sweeping edits to thousands of web docs. Whether is is OS X or some open source flavor unix, you then have the ability to run every web service on your laptop. Goodbye EditPlus, hello BBedit– gotta love a sofrware company called ‘Barebones’ who’s tagline is ‘software that doesn’t suck.’

I have done web development for 15 years in it- only at the tip of its features is a powerful one- grep search and replace across multiple files– I have literally made sweeping edits to thousands of web docs.

Whether is is OS X or some open source flavor unix, you then have the ability to run every web service on your laptop.

]]> By: Sam Bauers http://incsub.org/blog/2008/to-mac-or-not-to-mac/comment-page-1#comment-34619 Sam Bauers Wed, 11 Jun 2008 14:06:02 +0000 http://incsub.org/blog/?p=1212#comment-34619 Get the Mac. Get 4GB - not Apple Ram, it's much cheaper from a third party vendor. Get iWork. Ditch Office you won't need it anymore. Get TextMate. Get VMWare Fusion for your XP jollies. That should cover you. Get the Mac.

Get 4GB – not Apple Ram, it’s much cheaper from a third party vendor.

Get iWork. Ditch Office you won’t need it anymore.

Get TextMate.

Get VMWare Fusion for your XP jollies.

That should cover you.

]]> By: Tim http://incsub.org/blog/2008/to-mac-or-not-to-mac/comment-page-1#comment-34618 Tim Sat, 07 Jun 2008 14:58:25 +0000 http://incsub.org/blog/?p=1212#comment-34618 "Since the move to OSX, Mac OS has had an ongoing loss in keyboard navigation, which is no longer acceptable to me." I've used a Mac since 1985 and the keyboard options have only gotten better, not worse. On top of that, OS X allows the user to add or alter almost any keyboard shortcut in the Finder AND in most programs. On the other hand, I guess I can live without an MDI interface (unless you mean MIDI, which I certainly have on my Macs). “Since the move to OSX, Mac OS has had an ongoing loss in keyboard navigation, which is no longer acceptable to me.”

I’ve used a Mac since 1985 and the keyboard options have only gotten better, not worse. On top of that, OS X allows the user to add or alter almost any keyboard shortcut in the Finder AND in most programs.

On the other hand, I guess I can live without an MDI interface (unless you mean MIDI, which I certainly have on my Macs).

]]> By: Cait http://incsub.org/blog/2008/to-mac-or-not-to-mac/comment-page-1#comment-34617 Cait Sat, 07 Jun 2008 06:30:09 +0000 http://incsub.org/blog/?p=1212#comment-34617 I switched from the Mac to Windows Vista, it's the first Windows I've been willing to put up with at home, it's not so freaking ugly for starters. The number one reason to stay with Windows is if you are a keyboard navigator. Since the move to OSX, Mac OS has had an ongoing loss in keyboard navigation, which is no longer acceptable to me. Also, for non-Mac users, make sure you can live without an MDI interface (see Wikipedia). Some people can, some people can't. They're both good, for now, Windows Vista suits me best, on a 17" high performance gaming Dell laptop. I switched from the Mac to Windows Vista, it’s the first Windows I’ve been willing to put up with at home, it’s not so freaking ugly for starters.

The number one reason to stay with Windows is if you are a keyboard navigator. Since the move to OSX, Mac OS has had an ongoing loss in keyboard navigation, which is no longer acceptable to me.

Also, for non-Mac users, make sure you can live without an MDI interface (see Wikipedia). Some people can, some people can’t.

They’re both good, for now, Windows Vista suits me best, on a 17″ high performance gaming Dell laptop.

]]> By: leighblackall http://incsub.org/blog/2008/to-mac-or-not-to-mac/comment-page-1#comment-34616 leighblackall Sat, 07 Jun 2008 06:19:20 +0000 http://incsub.org/blog/?p=1212#comment-34616 I revived an old Toshiba with Ubuntu 8.04 and LOVE it. No command line. Easy add and remove software. And I feel super cool when the African drums on start up get everyones attention. Improve your credibility James. Spare the world of the electro waste. Get with the play. If you're gunna learn a new OS, make the right OS. I revived an old Toshiba with Ubuntu 8.04 and LOVE it. No command line. Easy add and remove software. And I feel super cool when the African drums on start up get everyones attention.

Improve your credibility James. Spare the world of the electro waste. Get with the play. If you’re gunna learn a new OS, make the right OS.

]]> By: Dr. Mike Wendell http://incsub.org/blog/2008/to-mac-or-not-to-mac/comment-page-1#comment-34612 Dr. Mike Wendell Thu, 05 Jun 2008 13:50:59 +0000 http://incsub.org/blog/?p=1212#comment-34612 Couldn't interest you in donating the old Vaio? :) Couldn’t interest you in donating the old Vaio? :)

]]> By: asiaman http://incsub.org/blog/2008/to-mac-or-not-to-mac/comment-page-1#comment-34611 asiaman Wed, 04 Jun 2008 16:13:13 +0000 http://incsub.org/blog/?p=1212#comment-34611 I made the switch, it was hard for 3-4 months, now I can't go back to W any more. I made the switch, it was hard for 3-4 months, now I can’t go back to W any more.

]]> By: John http://incsub.org/blog/2008/to-mac-or-not-to-mac/comment-page-1#comment-34609 John Wed, 28 May 2008 19:41:39 +0000 http://incsub.org/blog/?p=1212#comment-34609 If you switch you might like TextMate as a text/html/php/css etc editor. If you switch you might like TextMate as a text/html/php/css etc editor.

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