tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8957911.post1158704829347298110..comments2024-03-28T12:59:05.739-07:00Comments on Iron Tongue of Midnight: Further to PreviousLisa Hirschhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14014924958428072675noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8957911.post-78618762917326034462011-12-12T11:25:29.917-08:002011-12-12T11:25:29.917-08:00They're using the little MacBooks, not the MBP...They're using the little MacBooks, not the MBP? That's a surprise, actually. Yes, it is STILL possible to put together a high-power machine Win or Linux machine from inexpensive off-the-shelf parts.<br /><br />I am extremely impressed that you're running both DOS and Atari software in 2011, and I mean that in a good way. :)Lisa Hirschhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14014924958428072675noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8957911.post-29208960364067402582011-12-12T03:04:41.400-08:002011-12-12T03:04:41.400-08:00I'm constantly finding myself in groups of com...I'm constantly finding myself in groups of composers in which I'm the only one not toting a white Mac notebook. If that's their tool of choice and they can afford it, great, but for the amount of power and memory under the hood, I've never been able to afford a Mac myself. Instead, I've used machines I've assembled myself with both Win and Linux installed on them (my current desktop has parts going back up to 12 years in it), and have probably saved even more on the robust backwards compatibility of the machines, still running running some MSDOS and even Atari ST software while my Mac friends regularly go through periods of panic and resignation every time the OS upgrades.Daniel Wolfhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09093101325234464791noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8957911.post-82619738629748400192011-12-11T12:02:24.844-08:002011-12-11T12:02:24.844-08:00I believe Macs have fewer security vulnerabilities...I believe Macs have fewer security vulnerabilities than Windows machines have, but I would have to ask around to get details on why, other than that the more-used platform is definitely the target for more viruses.Lisa Hirschhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14014924958428072675noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8957911.post-36891302930342130542011-12-11T11:48:02.963-08:002011-12-11T11:48:02.963-08:00Personally, I've tended to avoid Macs because ...Personally, I've tended to avoid Macs because I hate the cultists, with their air of moral superiority and generally advanced coolness based on buying from one big corporation rather than another -- Tweedledee and Tweedledum, as far as I can see.Patrick J. Vazhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09279528648512493917noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8957911.post-56970522834523779442011-12-11T11:47:46.533-08:002011-12-11T11:47:46.533-08:00I remain amazed that Apple partisans continue to t...I remain amazed that Apple partisans continue to trot out 25-year-old usability advantages as though they are valid today. They find Macs more usable because they are used to the Mac and because they haven't seen a Windows computer in 15 years, if ever.<br /><br />I am currently struggling to figure out whether to buy a new computer and if so, what to get. I am on a nearly-nine-year-old Dell that works like a champ and is insanely underpowered, between the old processor and a half-gig of RAM only. <br /><br />I keep pricing iMacs and shaking my head. Yes, I can afford to buy one, but paying $500 over the price of a new Dell makes my thrifty self crazy. That's five SFS orchestra seats, several SFO seats, and a whole season of Old First seats!<br /><br />Are Google Docs presentations powerful enough for your needs?Lisa Hirschhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14014924958428072675noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8957911.post-57980034448296285192011-12-11T11:38:05.131-08:002011-12-11T11:38:05.131-08:00As a bi-platform person myself, totally agree with...As a bi-platform person myself, totally agree with you on everything here. Having to create fancy PowerPoint presentations that work on different platforms in different versions is my perpetual nightmare, and I find myself cursing the software engineers at both Microsoft and Apple just about equally.Civic Centerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12362422142667230626noreply@blogger.com