Posted on 02/04/2005 7:54:13 AM PST by SmithL
Sorry I was assuming the OS was pre installed but even so it only takes 14-15 minutes to do the base install on XP. This does not include configuring networks and other preferences but but even with I am pretty quick with it.
Given I do this every day.
Well that's what everyone else uses, and so must I. And if I don't, I'm gay.
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OK, I have looked this up and still don't exactly understand this program.
Can ANYONE explain what this program does in layman terms.
My own system consist of a fully protected network supporting five computers so I've been through it and it is a rel pain not to mention no little expense and effort to keep it secure.
Like Photoshop and Microsoft Office? Nope, available for both. How about Final Cut Pro? Sorry, Mac-only.
The times where there's a required app that's a pltaform killer are rare. Most commercial applications have Mac equivalents, especially if you're talking generic home and business use. But for those other instances, Virtual PC is able to run most Windows applications within a Mac.
You still can't justify the huge priced difference in the hardware platform, plus the higher price for software, plus the price for Virtual PC. The real world is dominated by the PC and it will continue to be so.
It cleans up temporary internet and similar files that IE leaves behind, which can bog down your system and goof up (not irreperable) your hard drive. They make your anti-virus software run for so long, you need an update for it before its done!
These files are difficult, if not impossible, to delete by hand. I'm not really sure why, but I did a thorough search on my desktop based on the file scans from my AV software, but was unable to find them manually.
First, the hardware isn't more expensive anymore if you look at all features rather than just megahertz. Second, the software costs about the same. Third, you'll probably save more in maintenance than the $130 for Virtual PC (that is if you didn't buy MS Office Pro, which comes with it). Add to that the generally higher user productivity on a Mac, and your costs go way down.
Those of us who know how to properly maintain a PC find that the cost to do so is negligible. As for productivity, I don't buy it. At one time the Mac was better for certain applications, buth those days are long gone. 96% of the market agrees with me.
Apple screwed up when they held their "design" close to the vest, and wouldn't let competitors make clones. They lost out initially on price, now they have lost the market almost entirely. And their attitude about repairs and warranties is worse than Microsoft. Just ask the many IPOD users who had problems with batteries.
directions to connect to SCB without their crappy software with Windows XP
http://disk919.com/bb/archived_learnins/install_sbc_yahoo_dsl_without_cd/
Finding people like you is a cost to companies.
At one time the Mac was better for certain applications, buth those days are long gone.
It's not about certain applications, but a superior user interface that's focused on you getting work done with a minimum of fiddling around with the OS.
96% of the market agrees with me.
Microsoft's marketshare is a freak of nature, caused by IBM licensing MS-DOS and using its power to push IBM PCs throughout the market. Microsoft then made Windows 3.1 compatible with MS-DOS to allow an easy upgrade path for people. Then in 1990 Gates decided to make Windows NT follow DOS-compatible Windows 3.1's API instead of using something more modern and unencumbered by backwards compatibility.
The above is the reason for both Microsoft's marketshare and Windows' inferiority. Most != best.
And their attitude about repairs and warranties is worse than Microsoft.
Microsoft makes computers?
The argument is that they have an attitude, but Apple has the same, if not worse, arrogant attitude.
True, but I don't mind arrogance so much when they actually have excellent products. Arrogance, but for a reason -- they're better.
Of course, that's not to excuse some of Apple's stupid corporate moves.
I found out yesterday the reason my mic didn't work was 'causa I had it on mute.
As your former flight student, I wholeheartedly agree!
At 499, the new mac is a bargain, and it does circles around typical PCs.
I have macs, PCs, a SUN, and even a DEC ALPHA (though these days the Alpha is just a coffee table).
Of all the computers I have, I use the macs for my daily work. they never EVER crash, work flawlessly, and exhibit none of the issue I find with the Windoze platform. For instance, I recently lost copious amounts on data on my XP machine, and anded up being forced to reformat and reinstall. I've never been faced with that on a MAC.
Andy
If 90% of the PCs were MAC, or Linux, 90% of the viruses would be directed toward them.
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