For every person with a convert story to the Mac, there's another person who is quite happy to stick with Windows. I'm not sure why so many people consider the prospect so crazy.
Jem
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cached 26 days ago
...and I had to use a Mac at work for 12 months and hated every minute of it.
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cached 26 days ago
Well, it's been a while, but let's see what I can remember! I think, the fact that:
* I had to re-map certain keys on my keyboard just to get a usable # key/'real' British keyboard layout - it ultimately meant I had keys labelled as one thing that did another (thankfully I touch type) * Pressing Apple + C or Apple + Z meant forcing my hand in to uncomfortable, unnatural positions - I prefer the spacing on a standard PC keyboard between Ctrl + C/etc * Single button mouse - ew! First thing I did was buy another mouse. * Navigating with the keyboard was all but impossible in many apps because the tab did nothing, or didn't behave in a logical way. Same with backspace. * I had constant problems with crashing. It was an old G5 IIRC but my older VAIO laptop performed better. These were just some of the things that annoyed me and reduced my productivity daily. Asking me for reasons why I wouldn't buy a Mac of my own would be another list on top of that, hehe. Anyway, I knew I was doing the right thing getting a PC in when my boss complemented my increased speed at my next annual review. Don't get me wrong, I'm a strong believer in picking something that suits your own needs/requirements. If someone thinks that a Mac is the better option, more power to them... I just don't like the stereotype that standard PC users are awaiting some sort of holy intervention from the God of Macs. |
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cached 26 days ago
And this is why I said 'These were just some of the things that annoyed me' - emphasis on the me, if you will. What I find annoying, another may find bliss, and vice versa. Such is life.
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cached 1 day ago
Campaigns like this always seem to miss the biggest problem: some of the most common users of IE6 and even IE5 are browsing through corporate or educational networks where upgrading would be a nightmare or nigh-on impossible for the techies.
I don't use IE6, I don't like IE6, I even run an IE "hatelisting" - but the reality is that IE6 is not going anywhere any time soon. |
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cached about 1 month ago
I didn't think mqt's response was remotely condescending, and I'm the queen of "I'm just trying to help" bitchiness.
I think you need to be aware that not everyone who disagrees with you or fails to kiss your ass is trolling. Or, in true trolling style: stop whining. |
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cached 13 days ago
Clearly this one wins:
http://www.havelaptopwilltravel.com/biggestRSS.html
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cached about 13 hours ago
I have the benefit of having enjoyed the best (and worst) of both worlds.
When I was 13 I had a crappy old PC that I used to take apart and fiddle with. When it bust altogether, I pretty much forgot about computers. I reached 14, I lost my brother, and as I watched my family crumble I turned to drinking and smoking weed. Yes, at 14. I hung out with the wrong crowd, I did things I shouldn't have and I spent my school time living up what was deemed the "ideal" social life by my peers. A year or so later I got really in to computers again. I started making web pages; I got a new (old) desktop which I tweaked up and geeked out on. I progressed from HTML and CSS to PHP (and yeah, I know that PHP has a bad rap amongst most hackers here, but I like it), spent all my time in IT at school etc. I gently progressed in to a real computer nerd. Looking back now, I can honestly say that the time I "wasted" messing about with computers, teaching myself how to code, etc.. they were the best of my teenage years, and I have no regrets on how I spent my time. It is who I am, I enjoy doing what I do. I wouldn't change for anyone. |
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cached 29 days ago
I love this part: "Don't treat women stereotypically" ...and yet further up the article: "since they have low self-confidence to begin with".
Total crap. I can't believe this was written by a woman. |
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cached 24 days ago
This person didn't invent the term CRAP to define good design; it's been around for longer than I can remember.
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cached 24 days ago
Oh, I only wish I was still running my style switcher.
11 totally different layouts, all using the same mark-up, all with their own unique stylesheet. Just because some people find it hard, doesn't mean it can't be done. |