Comments on: Back to Windows for 10 days http://www.silvermac.com/2007/back-to-windows-ten-days/ Wed, 14 Jul 2010 10:07:05 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: Rob http://www.silvermac.com/2007/back-to-windows-ten-days/comment-page-1/#comment-1344 Rob Mon, 18 Jun 2007 09:45:11 +0000 http://www.silvermac.com/2007/back-to-windows-ten-days/#comment-1344 I use windows alot and i have to agree, Its glitchy, counter intuitive and i usually find myself WASTING TIME with it. However being a network engineer I hate to say I use it alot. You say you wont go to Vista till SP4? I say ditch MS altogether and learn linux or go Mac, I just wish the rest of the world would follow suit....... Windows is installed too often...... ah thats better..... I use windows alot and i have to agree, Its glitchy, counter intuitive and i usually find myself WASTING TIME with it. However being a network engineer I hate to say I use it alot. You say you wont go to Vista till SP4? I say ditch MS altogether and learn linux or go Mac, I just wish the rest of the world would follow suit……. Windows is installed too often…… ah thats better…..

]]> By: trainwrecka http://www.silvermac.com/2007/back-to-windows-ten-days/comment-page-1/#comment-1195 trainwrecka Mon, 16 Apr 2007 03:13:47 +0000 http://www.silvermac.com/2007/back-to-windows-ten-days/#comment-1195 welcome back... we missed you... your mac missed you... :) welcome back… we missed you… your mac missed you… :)

]]> By: Steve http://www.silvermac.com/2007/back-to-windows-ten-days/comment-page-1/#comment-1190 Steve Sun, 15 Apr 2007 12:21:04 +0000 http://www.silvermac.com/2007/back-to-windows-ten-days/#comment-1190 Mike, I can relate. After years of Mac use (started with a Mac Plus in 1988) I switched to PC's in an effort to save some money. Recently, after the death of a second HP Pavilion within 5 years (2 IN FIVE YEARS!), I switched back. Now a 20" iMac Intel with a second monitor (19" HP LCD) graces my desk. Nice. My move back was smooth, but I did have to make a couple of adjustments. - Blogging software: I searched for days and couldn't find blogging software comparable to what I used on the PC. I settled for Ecto, which is a strong program for post management, but has some bugs. It's usable as long as as I stay in HTML mode. Switching from HTML to Rich Text does funny things to some of the code. I didn't have that problem with my PC editor. - Screen capture: On the PC, I was using a little utility called FastStone Capture that was great... and free. I haven't found anything comparabe on the Mac. I have settled on a utility called FlySketch (Flying Meat software), but it costs $24.95. I like free! Overall, though, I'm glad I changed back. On the Mac, things just work. Any time I'm tempted to "save some money," I'll try to remember the "Frustration Tax" I paid for using Windows. My time is worth too much to spend it on Windows eccentricities. - Steve Mike,

I can relate.

After years of Mac use (started with a Mac Plus in 1988) I switched to PC’s in an effort to save some money. Recently, after the death of a second HP Pavilion within 5 years (2 IN FIVE YEARS!), I switched back. Now a 20″ iMac Intel with a second monitor (19″ HP LCD) graces my desk.

Nice.

My move back was smooth, but I did have to make a couple of adjustments.

- Blogging software: I searched for days and couldn’t find blogging software comparable to what I used on the PC. I settled for Ecto, which is a strong program for post management, but has some bugs. It’s usable as long as as I stay in HTML mode. Switching from HTML to Rich Text does funny things to some of the code. I didn’t have that problem with my PC editor.

- Screen capture: On the PC, I was using a little utility called FastStone Capture that was great… and free. I haven’t found anything comparabe on the Mac. I have settled on a utility called FlySketch (Flying Meat software), but it costs $24.95. I like free!

Overall, though, I’m glad I changed back. On the Mac, things just work.

Any time I’m tempted to “save some money,” I’ll try to remember the “Frustration Tax” I paid for using Windows. My time is worth too much to spend it on Windows eccentricities.

- Steve

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