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bronwynrhNot that I'm going to get one anytime soon, but I'm itching for a new computer. The Inspiron I bought aways back in aught-one became my husband's work computer almost a year ago. Since then, we've been sharing* the heftier Inspiron he bought in aught-three.
I've pondered tablet PCs galore, but recently settled (hypothetically, as no purchases have been made) for a more sensible Dell D630. I planned to run XP when I had to and Ubuntu the rest of the time, to liberate myself from Microsoft and avoid like the plague the behemoth that is Vista.
Today though, for no reason I can discern, I'm looking at returning to the Apple fold. I have a long history with Mac, you see. The then eye-catching Powerbook 145 was my constant companion at boarding school, and signified my graduation from the Apple IIc of my childhood. A Performa carried me through college until it became too impractical for my mobile grad school needs, prompting my ibook purchase - a blueberry ibook that committed suicide two weeks before my grad school preliminary exam. It is worth noting that the Performa, apparently depressed over its demotion to Mom and Dad's Secondary Computer also committed suicide shortly thereafter. Embittered and angry, I switched to PC and the previously noted Dell Inspiron 4100 of aught-one.
A Dell desktop graced my cubicle in Iowa and I write to you now from an Optiplex here at work.
Why the sudden Apple urge? I don't understand it. What do you think? Should I, when the money gods smile on me again, jump back to Apple? Is the OS switching as seamless and simple as Apple promises it to be?
* by which I mean I have a user profile. The thing isn't configured to my computing style, so I don't use it for much more than surfing with Firefox and photo editing in Picasa. It's also painfully slow. Using someone else's computer is like using someone else's car - workable, but uncomfortable.
I've pondered tablet PCs galore, but recently settled (hypothetically, as no purchases have been made) for a more sensible Dell D630. I planned to run XP when I had to and Ubuntu the rest of the time, to liberate myself from Microsoft and avoid like the plague the behemoth that is Vista.
Today though, for no reason I can discern, I'm looking at returning to the Apple fold. I have a long history with Mac, you see. The then eye-catching Powerbook 145 was my constant companion at boarding school, and signified my graduation from the Apple IIc of my childhood. A Performa carried me through college until it became too impractical for my mobile grad school needs, prompting my ibook purchase - a blueberry ibook that committed suicide two weeks before my grad school preliminary exam. It is worth noting that the Performa, apparently depressed over its demotion to Mom and Dad's Secondary Computer also committed suicide shortly thereafter. Embittered and angry, I switched to PC and the previously noted Dell Inspiron 4100 of aught-one.
A Dell desktop graced my cubicle in Iowa and I write to you now from an Optiplex here at work.
Why the sudden Apple urge? I don't understand it. What do you think? Should I, when the money gods smile on me again, jump back to Apple? Is the OS switching as seamless and simple as Apple promises it to be?
* by which I mean I have a user profile. The thing isn't configured to my computing style, so I don't use it for much more than surfing with Firefox and photo editing in Picasa. It's also painfully slow. Using someone else's computer is like using someone else's car - workable, but uncomfortable.
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Date: February 14th, 2008 07:43 pm (UTC)I think if you're serious about doing any sort of photo editing or graphic manipulation, that a Mac is really the best way to go.
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Date: February 18th, 2008 04:06 pm (UTC)Ah well, I don't have to buy it, so I'll shut up and be grateful!
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Date: February 14th, 2008 11:14 pm (UTC)I only use macs now.....to the point I'm even using the $100 a year .mac account to make life simpler (it keeps everything synchronized beautifully between computers).
I have to use windows occasionally....so i have several macs with windows installed. It runs perfectly....even managed to install drivers to get some fancy firewire CCDs working with PC software.
Yeah, they are expensive....at least in terms of the initial purchase, but, hmmmmmmthe just work. And they don't crash. And Apple pages means I never ever have to use microsoft word again! Or powerpoint (I use keynote instead).
Go mac. You won't regret it.
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Date: February 14th, 2008 11:42 pm (UTC)And if you buy a mac you can use 'papers'....singularly THE best piece of software out there for organizing folders full of pdfs, papers, etc.
If you can get your paws on a mac, try the free download, its stunning
http://mekentosj.com/papers/
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Date: February 18th, 2008 04:05 pm (UTC)For better or for worse, it now appears that I'll be getting a hand-me-down laptop from our Marketing VP... can't recall if he has a Dell or a Lenovo.
Alas, no Mac for me. Beggars can't be choosers, I realize that, but now that I know what I'm missing, it's made me very sad.
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Date: February 18th, 2008 04:24 pm (UTC)Thats sad.
The stunning thing about 'papers'.....it was written by two graduate students. Yet its as slick as any software from even Apple. Its one of those few occasions where I've used a piece of software and thought, 'wouldn't it be neat if it....' and it does!
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Date: February 18th, 2008 04:39 pm (UTC)I've got so many blasted papers on my hard drive right now, and I have the damnedest time finding anything. Grrr!