General Mac hardware discussions: What do you love most about your Mac?
I'm evil?
by grimgraphix - 8/19/07 5:57 PM In reply to: My true stripes...Wha??? by XPonMacHey bud, you threw the first stone...
Ask yourself and others these questions:
1) What is a so-called "Microsoft Computer"
2) Where are "Microsoft computers" manufactured
3) Who manufactures them (If indeed they exist)
If you can answer these two question...
I took this as if it was intended to be humorous and tried to answer in the same vein rather than be offended.
You, on the other hand pursued a sour tone with your next post and wondered why I was so stupid as to not get your sarcasm...
Sir, your useless reply is...well...useless.
Apparently you missed my sarcasm completely.
Apparently, you've been reading Wikipedia too much.
NOR is the current Apple Macintosh Operating System a computer.
Got it yet, stud?
Your precious little Mac...
Stop confusing the two, MaccieBoi.
P.S. If I have an "obsessive compulsion" at all, it is to CORRECT idiots like you with the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth.
P.P.S. Something tells me you are NEVER an "obedient servant", never have been a servant, obedient or not, and never will be, even at the cost of your life. But that's usually the way it is with MacIdiots. They hate the truth even if it's shoved in their pimple-covered faces over and over. Heck, man you won't even listen to your guru, Mr. Jobs, and have refused to take HIS advice to "think differently [I corrected his English grammar, by the way.]
Your bio shows you making 27 posts since 2006. If you have been here longer and made many more posts then I suspect it has been under a variety of other names. Have you been banned previously? It wouldn't surprise me if this was the case.
In any case, you have proven to be vile when there was no reason... and seeming can't keep track of a thread at all, either. Witness the fact that I have not posted any sort of vitriol against windows users anywhere on this thread, as you have accused me of.
I suspect you of being an MPD and certainly know you for a troll. Take it somewhere else or collect your wits, gain some manners, and start acting like the adult your bio says you are.
I agree with grimgraphix, but I'll add a bit more
by boya84 - 7/30/07 5:10 PM In reply to: What do you love most about your Mac? by metanoya"perspective"...
A previous gig I had was an IT manager. My department - me plus 6 people - was responsible for the care and well being of the end-users and their computing environments. Across 13 offices throughout California, networked and standalone printers, remote access and security, file servers, email servers, productivity applications (i.e., MS Office), hard drives, RAM, data recovery, whatever... on about 500 Windows based PCs and about 500 Apple Macintoshes... laptops and desktops.
For the most part, everyone was cross trained but there were areas of expertise... Basically, 1 person did mostly Network Admin; 1 person did mostly Mac support; EVERYONE did Windows support because we had to, and there were not enough of us for that. For every 1 Mac problem, we had 5-6 Windows problems.
The last thing I felt like doing when I got home from work was troubleshooting computers for my family. My house was - and continues to be - full of Apple gear on which I spend my own hard-earned money.
The Mac is a brilliant multi-media computer
by Dan Filice - 7/31/07 2:40 PM In reply to: What do you love most about your Mac? by metanoyaI like the fact that the Mac is setup, from the box, to do what I want to do with it: Ingest camcorder video, edit it, burn DVDs, work with music. It's a terrific multi-media computer. The iLife set of programs is brilliant. All the programs communicate with each other. So, when I'm editing a video in iMovie, it communicates with iTunes, iPhoto, etc. without ever needing to leave the program. And, for 5 years I've done this without EVER having my Mac crash or freeze. When I read the forum here on Camcorders, I read the zillions of posts from the poor souls who own PCs who have all sorts of trouble doing the same. Reading their posts is like reading a horror story.
I love Mac
by Hateworm - 8/2/07 5:32 AM In reply to: What do you love most about your Mac? by metanoyaI agree with the previous poster when he said that a Mac comes ready for use right out of the box. I'm a big user, although I am no IT Programmer. I bought a powerbook G4 back in early 2004 after owning a PC for years before. Historically I could count on my PC being outdated in about 2-3 years, leaving me in need of some sort of upgrade (if not a whole new machine). I'm going on 3 1/2 years and I do not even foresee myself "needing" any upgrades in the foreseeable future. Also, I have a girlfriend who is completely computer illiterate and can not even set up a free e-mail account who with extremely minimal instruction, created a photo slideshow DVD using Iphoto and IDVD, she even put in a video menu screen using Imovie!
I can't recommend a Mac enough, I am with them for life! Superior hardware + Superior out of the box software = an easier life.
Everything!
by TheCrowing - 8/3/07 11:58 PM In reply to: What do you love most about your Mac? by metanoyaEverything! But seriously, after being a PC user for years, using a Mac was like upgrading from a bicycle to a Ferrari. Congrats on your new mac.
What I love about my Mac
by 3rdalbum - 8/4/07 3:18 AM In reply to: What do you love most about your Mac? by metanoyaI love the fact that very nearly every part of the computer works out-of-the-box on Xubuntu 7.04, even the drop-shadows and semitransparent windows. The only thing that doesn't work is the softmodem - I'm sure it could be made to work, but I don't have any need for it anyway.
It's also good that the Mac is 8 years old and still running well; a little slow, but still performing its duties honourably.
I hope
by mrmacfixit
- 8/4/07 6:18 AM
In reply to: What I love about my Mac by 3rdalbum
that is your Mac that is 8 years old and not a reference to something else.
Mac's do tend to continue on for a lot longer than the average WinBox.
P
What I like about Mac
by dan1000 - 8/5/07 4:28 AM In reply to: What do you love most about your Mac? by metanoyaI have recently eclipsed 20 years as a mac user. Most of it was for personal use but I did have a remodeling company in the 90's which used macs for accounting and design work. I just answered a cnet poll about how many times i had to reformat a disk. The answer was never. I also don't have to refrag the hard drive or spend countless hours debugging, erasing spyware, malware or other junk from my computer. I love those things about the Macs. I also love the fact that it just works and it has always been easy to use. I have had some problems over the years but it was almost always because I was over working the RAM available at the time. Those problems ended with OSX but I suggest buying as much RAM as possible. I applaud your choice and am sure you will never regret it.
Intuitive!
by stoney_nb - 8/18/07 6:19 AM In reply to: What do you love most about your Mac? by metanoyaThe most intuitive thing on the planet!
Ever since my first machine, a second-hand 68k Mac ll I bought in 1990. That plus two original iMacs and a G4 Mini are up and running in my house. Looking to get a Macbook here as well.
Save your money until you can get the fastest processor option and the most memory stuffed in your Macbook. And don't be disappointed if Apple comes out with a faster Macbook the day after you buy yours. Stuff happens! Sometimes they let you trade up if you catch it soon enough.
"I think, therefore iMac"
Why I love Macs
by RobbHadley - 8/18/07 8:57 AM In reply to: What do you love most about your Mac? by metanoyaThe thing I love about all the Macs I have ever owned is also the thing I hate.
I am able to do work that is clearly superior to that which is produced on Windows boxes. It should be obvious why I love that.
The reason I hate that is that when people see my work, they want me to show them how to do it...on their Windows boxes. Somehow, despite my protestations to the contrary, they think I am a computer guru. They also believe the line of baloney that there are 10 ways to do something on a Windows machine for every one way of doing it on a Mac. Frustrating!
If I were you I would go straight to the bank...
by yoon shay choo - 8/18/07 2:05 PM In reply to: What do you love most about your Mac? by metanoyaIf I were you I would go straight to the bank and ask for a $1500 loan and get your MacBook, pro or not, right away. My son gave me a Mac Mini after he got his MacBook and decided to do his graduate work in Europe. No crashes and freezes, and that's the best part. I can honestly tell you whatever Window PC can do, Mac can in the most part do better. Do put as much rams as possible like one writer has suggested. I'm sure you will love it.
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