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Old June 24th, 2005 #21
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Mac uses a Mac? Oh, that's just too pat.
All Bill Gates has to do, to ruin R. Mac's life, is to rename the product "Kike O'SEX" with a big K on the package

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Old June 24th, 2005 #22
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Do you use Dashboard?...
If she's actually so overweight, as she tells us, this could have been the result of using an unpadded one, during a car accident.
A re-arranged face usually causes depression which leads to overeating

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Old June 24th, 2005 #23
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I looked at it when I first installed Tiger, but I never really used it, and I'd actually forgotten that it was there until you mentioned it...
If the topic were to be changed from this one to man-woman relationships, I would say this quote would originate from many women, regardless of if he's called "Tiger" or not
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Old June 24th, 2005 #24
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Have you upgraded to Tiger yet? If not, consider it. I loved Panther, and I love Tiger even more.
Nope... still on panther.
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Old June 25th, 2005 #25
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I looked at it when I first installed Tiger, but I never really used it, and I'd actually forgotten that it was there until you mentioned it. The calculator might come in handy once school starts back up though.

The only widget I've really made much use of so far is the translation tool, which is pretty cool. Yeah, I guess the calculator could come in handy, too. There are lots of new widgets coming out, though, so maybe it'll become more useful.
 
Old June 29th, 2005 #26
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1) Been using Mac OSX for about 3 years... Restarts due to a crash? ZERO!

2) On the fly automatic logout encryption of my HD is a nice touch too!



1) Same here - Windows XP and onward is rock solid. It also tends to function on the software level without constantly quitting apps, and a well-made Windows box seems to outlast any Mac in the book.

Of course, Mac fanatics also claimed this about older Macs, which makes them from my experience insane. And plenty goes wrong with OS X, as my friends who work Apple tech support can tell you in abundance.

2) Try PGPdisk or similar program.
 
Old June 29th, 2005 #27
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What is your opinion on Mac recently announcing their upcoming switch to Intel chips? Do you think that could compromise OS X's reputation as the most secure OS?
It's actually not all that secure. When you have 2% market share, no one's gunning for you.

Re: Apple's switch - oh, you mean those years of "the PPC chips are faster" propaganda was lies? From Apple? Shocked, I am.

I don't like supporting Apple for the following reasons:
1) Scumbag consumer policies
2) Scumbag cultural policies
3) Tendency to lie about performance
4) Cultlike attitudes

Anyone who remembers what happened to the Amiga because of #4 won't be surprised at Apple's coming transfer from hardware maker to software seller.

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Old June 29th, 2005 #28
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1) Same here - Windows XP and onward is rock solid.


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It also tends to function on the software level without constantly quitting apps,
Yeah, 'cause it's the OS that quits.

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and a well-made Windows box seems to outlast any Mac in the book.


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Of course, Mac fanatics also claimed this about older Macs, which makes them from my experience insane.
I used to replace my Windows boxes every two to three years. My PC from five years ago wouldn't run XP if you fed it MHz for breakfast. I bought a five year old iMac (Rev A) on eBay, updated the firmware, added a little RAM, and it runs OS X 10.4 with ease.

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And plenty goes wrong with OS X, as my friends who work Apple tech support can tell you in abundance.
Interesting you should say that. I run an IT consulting firm -- strictly as a side business, mind you -- and I hold both MS and Apple certifications. I accommodate customers who want to go with either platform, but I tell them that if I design them a system, network, or "solution," I'll provide two year's on-site tech support for free if they go with Apple. No such offer with Windows; it's pay or pray. I can do this because I know that they're far less likely to call me for trouble with Apple products, and if they do it'll be less headache for me to fix.

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2) Try PGPdisk or similar program.
Why should I have to purchase a third party app when OS X has the Filevault function built into the OS? It will also allow you to encrypt your home directory and save it as a disk image file for ease of backup.
 
Old June 29th, 2005 #29
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It's actually not all that secure. When you have 2% market share, no one's gunning for you.
This myth has been debunked time and again. As a matter of fact, it was effectively debunked in some of the links I posted earlier in this very thread.

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Re: Apple's switch - oh, you mean those years of "the PPC chips are faster" propaganda was lies? From Apple? Shocked, I am.
Nope. IBM either wasn't able or wasn't interested in producing a lower-temperature G5 chip for Apple's laptops, which are one of its hottest sellers right now outside the iPod. Their line of laptops is now running on G4s, but the desktops have gone to G5s, which give most x86 chips a run for their money. They wanted to keep making competitive laptops, so they went with a manufacturer who could produce a competitive chip that wouldn't burn the hell out of you when you touch that sweet titanium case.

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I don't like supporting Apple for the following reasons:
1) Scumbag consumer policies
Such as? I've never been displeased with service, and I've even gotten free stuff.

Microsoft, on the other hand...

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2) Scumbag cultural policies
Such as? Are you implying that the megalithic Windows "culture" isn't just as bad?

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3) Tendency to lie about performance
Actual evidence of this?

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4) Cultlike attitudes
You mean like the geeks who see a Mac and say, "That thing looks like a toy. Windows is the only real operating system, dude. How else am I gonna play friggin' Medal of Honor, dude!?!?!?!"

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Also, Steve Jobs is Jewish
Are you telling me no one at Microsoft is jewish? Personally, I'm more concerned about some net-weirdo who flirts with two or three little buddies in a group called ANUS than I am Steve Jobs being jewish.
 
Old June 29th, 2005 #30
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Conspiracy theory of the day.

Does that box send the subliminal message? Macom X perhaps?

Anyway I use Windows 98 and it crashes around 3 times per day. Many times it crashes right in the middle of a download. On the average it crashes about once every three hours or thereabouts. Sometimes it will crash 4 times straight before I can get it running properly.

My windows 95 was a bit more stable but it crashed a lot also.

I know it is time for a change.


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Old June 29th, 2005 #31
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If the topic were to be changed from this one to man-woman relationships, I would say this quote would originate from many women, regardless of if he's called "Tiger" or not
Why would you think women would say things like that?
 
Old June 29th, 2005 #32
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I don't like supporting Apple for the following reasons:
1) Scumbag consumer policies
2) Scumbag cultural policies
3) Tendency to lie about performance
4) Cultlike attitudes
At least when Apple releases an OS you don't have to go through the process of activating it. Also, I can install OS X on any of my Macs, and then put that harddrive in a different Mac and have it work just fine, with the exception being that I might need to update some drivers. With any Microsoft OS after 98, you cannot do that. Trust me, I know this, because I've tried it before. Sure, I know it's to prevent piracy , but it's still annoying. Even if I had a legitimate copy of Windows that I obtained legally, if I were to get a new motherboard for my computer, my currently installed copy of Windows won't work, and I'll have to reinstall. That's just a pain in my ass that I don't need, especially I tend to switch my hardware around when I'm bored. And now that Microsoft has their nice little activation system in place, that can make it even more of a hassle.

Thanks, but no thanks. I'll keep my Macs.

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Also, Steve Jobs is Jewish
And Bill Gates isn't?

Either way, that doesn't matter. If it comes down to buying an unstable/unsecure OS from Bill Gates or buying a stable/secure OS from a jew, I guess I'll be buying from the jew.
 
Old June 30th, 2005 #33
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Why would you think women would say things like that?
Not all women, but unfortunately, too many.
Here, anyway.
They seem to have gotten brainwashed into thinking only Shitskins are capable of giving them good sex, that they avoid Humans altogether. Except when they choose to hook up with a Viagra-pumped meal ticket who never got distracted by scantilly dressed sluts in college seminars
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Anyway I use Windows 98 and it crashes around 3 times per day.
I really hope you get that fast internet connection.

Then you can download the free version of Windows XP, which is not only free, but also cannot be switched off by Bill Gates when he feels like it.

Buying Windos XP is like buying a car with a remotely controlled bomb in it, where the guy with the remote control is saying he promises not to blow up your car.

If I would be rich I would buy an Apple computer, but I am not.
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Old July 1st, 2005 #35
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If I would be rich I would buy an Apple computer, but I am not.
You don't need to be rich to get an Apple computer. There are plenty of good deals on them on Ebay. I myself have gotten 4 from there, and they all work great.
 
Old July 1st, 2005 #36
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...I myself have gotten 4 from there, and they all work great.
If they're so good, how come you have such a high turnover in computers? What are you using them for that you've managed to croak 3, already?
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If they're so good, how come you have such a high turnover in computers? What are you using them for that you've managed to croak 3, already?
I didn't croak any of them, they all still work perfectly. I just use different ones for different things, and I have some at my apartment and some in my room at my mother's house.
 
Old July 1st, 2005 #38
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Do you and your mother have computers in front of your toilets?
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Do you and your mother have computers in front of your toilets?
Can't say that we do. My mother has only one computer, and it is not a Mac. She's also rather computer illiterate. However, should I really feel the need to be online when I'm on the toilet, I can just take my laptop with me.
 
Old July 1st, 2005 #40
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...should I really feel the need to be online when I'm on the toilet, I can just take my laptop with me.
What?! Now you've got a laptop? How many computers do you really own?
Give me numbers.
Give me names
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