Apple Watch: News and Rumors

Comment by Jen (Guest)

Jen (Guest) — Fri, 12 May 2006 21:27:35 +0000

You know what bothers me, though? That IBM-compatible personal computers are called "PCs". I mean, Macs are PCs, too, aren't they?

Also, do you remember the elementary school joke: "What kind of computer do you have?" "IBM." "Ha ha ha! He BMs! Hee hee hee!" I think it shows that we Ann Arborites were pretty technologically advanced, actually... those were the late 70s/early 80s, after all... not many people had a computer at home so the joke didn't work that often. Not that that was a bad thing.

Comment by Jen (Guest)

Jen (Guest) — Fri, 12 May 2006 19:01:15 +0000

Perfect response, Jenn! I also cannot stand the debate! I could use both, I just prefer the look and feel of my Thinkpad. I also prefer it over Dell, Sony, Alienware, etc. They all do the same things (unless you are a specialized user, which I am not), so I just buy the smallest one that feels good to me. That happens to be a PC - a Thinkpad.

Don't get me started on vi vs emacs, though.

Comment by Jenn (Guest)

Jenn (Guest) — Fri, 12 May 2006 10:36:50 +0000

For some reason, I can't stand the new Apple ads, I will dive for the remote to mute the tv or change the channel when it comes on. I think it's that I really hate the Mac vs. PC debate, I've always found it tiresome. I use both. I like both. Everybody be quiet now.

Comment by Crouching Hamster (Guest)

Crouching Hamster (Guest) — Wed, 10 May 2006 21:49:44 +0000

Fluffy??!!!

(My thrifty Republican brother who lives in Hicksville, WI recently bought a Mac. It is his first home computer. And he loves it.)

Comment by minty (Guest)

minty (Guest) — Wed, 10 May 2006 11:51:32 +0000

The guy playing the PC in these ads is John Hodgman, who may look "uncool" but is really a hipster in disguise, and I bet he uses a Mac too. His book (The Areas of My Expertise) is great, and he's recently become the "Resident Expert" on The Daily Show. He has better glasses in real life.

Comment by Jen (Guest)

Jen (Guest) — Tue, 09 May 2006 07:17:39 +0000

I will never switch back to Mac. I'm too in love with my Thinkpads. Macs are a little too fluffy for me, these days. All rounded and light colored. What's wrong with a sharp-cornered black box? That's technology! Mmm... Thinkpad.

Turns out that my video problem was that I was using a USB cable instead of Firewire. Who knew? Firewire is working great.

Macs are fun and all, but I don't see any reason to switch back. It would take time that I don't have and money I don't care to spend for little benefit, if any. Also, then we'd be a PC-Mac household, because my husband will never switch, and that would suck. We don't want to be maintaining more than one type of OS. All the good Mac software becomes available for the PC reasonably quickly, anyway, if that's what you want.

Besides, I am an old geek. Not a young hipster.

Comment by John C (Guest)

John C (Guest) — Mon, 08 May 2006 22:58:31 +0000

Yeah seriously... plus as Jen is a hardcore UNIX-head, doesn't she realize that she can do everything she wants fro ma command prompt? Seriously.. Jen needs a mac in the worst way.

Comment by olafandyjon (Guest)

olafandyjon (Guest) — Mon, 08 May 2006 20:56:05 +0000

I LOVE iMovie and iDVD!!!! I just need faster processors to compress my movie files quicker.

Oh, and the Beatles winning the suit wouldn't George back either. :(

Apple Watch: News and Rumors

Ken — Mon, 08 May 2006 18:47:57 +0000

Court case; new laptop rumors; new ads.