Comments on: One Year Appleversary http://www.variousandsundry.com/2005/09/28/one-year-appleversary/ Wii, iPod, DVD, TV, and So Much More Thu, 04 Dec 2008 02:47:29 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.0.4 by: Augie De Blieck Jr. http://www.variousandsundry.com/2005/09/28/one-year-appleversary/#comment-10960 Fri, 30 Sep 2005 15:44:12 +0000 http://www.variousandsundry.com/2005/09/28/one-year-appleversary/#comment-10960 Beau - Don't know about CITY OF HEROES. I'l have to keep an eye out for it on my next trip to the Apple Store. Otherwise, I was in the same boat as you -- my main programs were Thunderbird for e-mail and Firefox for web browsing. Heck, I was even using OpenOffice instead of Word at the time. (Sadly, the OO for Mac stinks on ice, so I went back to Word.) That was a big part of making the transition so easy. OS 9.2? Ouchie. That's like using Win95 these days. George -- the Intel computers are scheduled for June or July 2006 right now, according to the rumor mills. We'll see what Apple uses to enforce its hardware monopoly on the OS. Those are a whole 'nother set of rumors. For now, I'll stick with my PowerPC chip. It's only a year old. I know I'll have to switch eventually, but hopefully that won't be for awhile. Another thing I've noticed about the Apple - I don't feel the need to be constantly upgrading its hardware. I did upgrade a few parts in the past year, but I'm fine with it right now. I'm not trying to figure out what the next generational shift is going to be -- video card? Sound card? etc. In my PC days, I was always searching through the new Best Buy circulars for new parts. Now, I'm just happy with my computer and the way it works. Feels good. Beau - Don’t know about CITY OF HEROES. I’l have to keep an eye out for it on my next trip to the Apple Store. Otherwise, I was in the same boat as you — my main programs were Thunderbird for e-mail and Firefox for web browsing. Heck, I was even using OpenOffice instead of Word at the time. (Sadly, the OO for Mac stinks on ice, so I went back to Word.) That was a big part of making the transition so easy. OS 9.2? Ouchie. That’s like using Win95 these days.

George — the Intel computers are scheduled for June or July 2006 right now, according to the rumor mills. We’ll see what Apple uses to enforce its hardware monopoly on the OS. Those are a whole ‘nother set of rumors. For now, I’ll stick with my PowerPC chip. It’s only a year old. I know I’ll have to switch eventually, but hopefully that won’t be for awhile.

Another thing I’ve noticed about the Apple - I don’t feel the need to be constantly upgrading its hardware. I did upgrade a few parts in the past year, but I’m fine with it right now. I’m not trying to figure out what the next generational shift is going to be — video card? Sound card? etc. In my PC days, I was always searching through the new Best Buy circulars for new parts. Now, I’m just happy with my computer and the way it works. Feels good.

]]> by: Beau http://www.variousandsundry.com/2005/09/28/one-year-appleversary/#comment-10943 Wed, 28 Sep 2005 19:58:08 +0000 http://www.variousandsundry.com/2005/09/28/one-year-appleversary/#comment-10943 I've thought about making The Switch, since all the software I use -- Firefox, World of Warcraft, Word, Thunderbird, Dreamweaver, iTunes -- is all Mac-compatible. But I'd need to spend some time with the new OS, because we're still using OS 9.2 here at work (don't ask) and, let me tell ya, it's a great advertisement for Windows. But more stable, more secure, faster ... unless I start buying and playing a lot more PC games than I've played for several years, I'm running out of arguments to stay with Windows. (Well ... is City of Heroes Mac-compatible?) I’ve thought about making The Switch, since all the software I use — Firefox, World of Warcraft, Word, Thunderbird, Dreamweaver, iTunes — is all Mac-compatible. But I’d need to spend some time with the new OS, because we’re still using OS 9.2 here at work (don’t ask) and, let me tell ya, it’s a great advertisement for Windows.

But more stable, more secure, faster … unless I start buying and playing a lot more PC games than I’ve played for several years, I’m running out of arguments to stay with Windows. (Well … is City of Heroes Mac-compatible?)

]]> by: GeorgeC http://www.variousandsundry.com/2005/09/28/one-year-appleversary/#comment-10939 Wed, 28 Sep 2005 18:09:06 +0000 http://www.variousandsundry.com/2005/09/28/one-year-appleversary/#comment-10939 Darn... I really have to upgrade from my old pre-OS X Mac one of these months! I'm kind of on the fence right now because of the Intel announcement. It also seems the code for the Intel chips OS X-compatibility was distributed illegally over the Internet and some guys have already figured out how to get OS X to work on regular vanilla PCs. I tell ya -- Apple will probably get out of the computer hardware when it figures out the only profitable hardware it has is the iPod and that it can challenge MS's dominance with a more stable OS-platform that can run on two different chipsets. Assuming the rumors about Intel-compatibility and its impact on OS X functionality are true. The rumors were saying that OS X was also running FASTER on the Intel chipset! Darn…

I really have to upgrade from my old pre-OS X Mac one of these months!

I’m kind of on the fence right now because of the Intel announcement.

It also seems the code for the Intel chips OS X-compatibility was distributed illegally over the Internet and some guys have already figured out how to get OS X to work on regular vanilla PCs.

I tell ya — Apple will probably get out of the computer hardware when it figures out the only profitable hardware it has is the iPod and that it can challenge MS’s dominance with a more stable OS-platform that can run on two different chipsets. Assuming the rumors about Intel-compatibility and its impact on OS X functionality are true.

The rumors were saying that OS X was also running FASTER on the Intel chipset!

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