CowGal
06-02-2010, 09:40 PM
How many people bought a PC and wished they had bought a Mac? I go both ways, but I heard Macs were too slow now and it's hard to find compatible software.
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Debunker
06-02-2010, 10:40 PM
How many people bought a PC and wished they had bought a Mac? I go both ways, but I heard Macs were too slow now and it's hard to find compatible software.
People say all sorts of erroneous, weird things. Macs use Intel processors, and you can run Windows on them if you want, though I have no idea why anyone would willingly subject themselves to Windows when they can use the extremely stable and elegant Mac OS, without all the viruses and innumerable problems of Windows.
People say all sorts of erroneous, weird things. Macs use Intel processors, and you can run Windows on them if you want, though I have no idea why anyone would willingly subject themselves to Windows when they can use the extremely stable and elegant Mac OS, without all the viruses and innumerable problems of Windows.
davidsims
06-02-2010, 10:55 PM
I completely agree with Debunker. I switched to a Mac about three years ago and haven't had the desire to switch back to Windows. My Mac occasionally suffers from minor errors (maybe twice a month), but no where near the amount of errors Windows generates. I haven't ran into compatibility problems with Applications personally, and for the most part strictly Windows software has an equivelent for the Mac. If it doesn't you can always run a dual boot or use Cross Over which allows you to run Windows applications on Mac OS X.
CowGal
06-02-2010, 10:57 PM
I work with someone who has a Mac and she cannot do a lot of the same stuff as I can because she has a Mac. There's certain stuff I can't do because I have a PC, but that is more graphically related (graphic arts, like putting text in a slanted line on the x or y axis of a chart). I am tired and I don't remember exactly what software she can't use and the rest of our group uses. It puts her at a disadvantage and the reason I chose a certain database program was becuase she couldn't use the best and most appropriate database program on the market.
People say all sorts of erroneous, weird things. Macs use Intel processors, and you can run Windows on them if you want, though I have no idea why anyone would willingly subject themselves to Windows when they can use the extremely stable and elegant Mac OS, without all the viruses and innumerable problems of Windows.
People say all sorts of erroneous, weird things. Macs use Intel processors, and you can run Windows on them if you want, though I have no idea why anyone would willingly subject themselves to Windows when they can use the extremely stable and elegant Mac OS, without all the viruses and innumerable problems of Windows.
Debunker
06-02-2010, 11:00 PM
HELLO, she can run exactly the same programs you are. It's an Intel processor, when you install windows it's a PC.
Having said that, there's almost no software that doesn't have an equivalent for the Mac platform, it's been that way for a decade now.
I work with someone who has a Mac and she cannot do a lot of the same stuff as I can because she has a Mac. There's certain stuff I can't do because I have a PC, but that is more graphically related (graphic arts, like putting text in a slanted line on the x or y axis of a chart). I am tired and I don't remember exactly what software she can't use and the rest of our group uses. It puts her at a disadvantage and the reason I chose a certain database program was becuase she couldn't use the best and most appropriate database program on the market.
Having said that, there's almost no software that doesn't have an equivalent for the Mac platform, it's been that way for a decade now.
I work with someone who has a Mac and she cannot do a lot of the same stuff as I can because she has a Mac. There's certain stuff I can't do because I have a PC, but that is more graphically related (graphic arts, like putting text in a slanted line on the x or y axis of a chart). I am tired and I don't remember exactly what software she can't use and the rest of our group uses. It puts her at a disadvantage and the reason I chose a certain database program was becuase she couldn't use the best and most appropriate database program on the market.
CowGal
06-02-2010, 11:03 PM
Okay, I need to know how to do a dual boot on my PC so I can use Linux or Unix on my PC. Someone suggested it earlier tonight, but it sounded too complicated for my female, left side of the brain thinking.
So I need to know if there is a programmer out there that can do this for me, for a trade. I have some very nice tools that some man or woman would like to have. I am consolidating and trying to downsize the amount of stuff I have (which is way too much). So let's make a deal, somebody please.
I completely agree with Debunker. I switched to a Mac about three years ago and haven't had the desire to switch back to Windows. My Mac occasionally suffers from minor errors (maybe twice a month), but no where near the amount of errors Windows generates. I haven't ran into compatibility problems with Applications personally, and for the most part strictly Windows software has an equivelent for the Mac. If it doesn't you can always run a dual boot or use Cross Over which allows you to run Windows applications on Mac OS X.
So I need to know if there is a programmer out there that can do this for me, for a trade. I have some very nice tools that some man or woman would like to have. I am consolidating and trying to downsize the amount of stuff I have (which is way too much). So let's make a deal, somebody please.
I completely agree with Debunker. I switched to a Mac about three years ago and haven't had the desire to switch back to Windows. My Mac occasionally suffers from minor errors (maybe twice a month), but no where near the amount of errors Windows generates. I haven't ran into compatibility problems with Applications personally, and for the most part strictly Windows software has an equivelent for the Mac. If it doesn't you can always run a dual boot or use Cross Over which allows you to run Windows applications on Mac OS X.
davidsims
06-02-2010, 11:17 PM
You're not really looking for a programmer, you're looking for an IT specialist. I've done a dual-boot system before with Windows and Fedora, but I had trouble with the disk partitions after I installed Linux. Dual-booting Unix would be pointless unless you're a computer genius and plan to do everything through command-line.
I don't personally have the time to futs around with this, but I'm sure someone would be willing to take the job.
BTW- If you try it yourself, make sure you back up Windows and make sure you have Windows installed first before you install Linux, otherwise you will have problems with the disk partitions.
I don't personally have the time to futs around with this, but I'm sure someone would be willing to take the job.
BTW- If you try it yourself, make sure you back up Windows and make sure you have Windows installed first before you install Linux, otherwise you will have problems with the disk partitions.
CowGal
06-02-2010, 11:21 PM
Sorry, but that's not true. Kadient software based in New Hamshire only runs on PCs. She cannot run it on her Mac. Otherwise it would have saved me about 12 months in development. I had to design a web interface and search engine to handle our specific requirements. This entailed going through two consultants that both screwed around and still have not completed the job. I have an action item list that is three pages long. We started out with a simple web publishing method and then went on the Custom web publishing-I'm not even going to tell you the software that it was based on because you will laugh. It's not a true RDBMS. But I had to use it because of this one person who insists on using a Mac. We had the vendor from Kadient come in and do a custom demo for us. They wanted the sale so badly but couldn't deliver because it wouldn't run on the Mac. The previous tool I developed had Shipley software at the base, but they couldn't deliver because of the version of Oracle we were on. So frustrating.
HELLO, she can run exactly the same programs you are. It's an Intel processor, when you install windows it's a PC.
Having said that, there's almost no software that doesn't have an equivalent for the Mac platform, it's been that way for a decade now.
HELLO, she can run exactly the same programs you are. It's an Intel processor, when you install windows it's a PC.
Having said that, there's almost no software that doesn't have an equivalent for the Mac platform, it's been that way for a decade now.
Debunker
06-03-2010, 01:09 AM
I'll say it one last time.
You simply don't understand.
The Mac IS a PC when you partition the drive and install Windows. PC'S ARE COMPUTERS WITH INTEL PROCESSORS AND WINDOWS INSTALLED. Macs have Intel processors and you can install Windows on them. The computer doesn't know it's a Mac when you boot Windows. For ALL INTENTS AND PURPOSES IT'S A PC.
If your Mac user doesn't want to run Windows, she can use the utility mentioned earlier in this thread to run any app that needs Windows.
That you don't know what you're talking about is okay, but obstinately refusing to learn when people are helping you for free is a serious impediment in life. I'm not surprised you wasted a year on this.
Sorry, but that's not true. Kadient software based in New Hamshire only runs on PCs. She cannot run it on her Mac. Otherwise it would have saved me about 12 months in development. I had to design a web interface and search engine to handle our specific requirements. This entailed going through two consultants that both screwed around and still have not completed the job. I have an action item list that is three pages long. We started out with a simple web publishing method and then went on the Custom web publishing-I'm not even going to tell you the software that it was based on because you will laugh. It's not a true RDBMS. But I had to use it because of this one person who insists on using a Mac. We had the vendor from Kadient come in and do a custom demo for us. They wanted the sale so badly but couldn't deliver because it wouldn't run on the Mac. The previous tool I developed had Shipley software at the base, but they couldn't deliver because of the version of Oracle we were on. So frustrating.
You simply don't understand.
The Mac IS a PC when you partition the drive and install Windows. PC'S ARE COMPUTERS WITH INTEL PROCESSORS AND WINDOWS INSTALLED. Macs have Intel processors and you can install Windows on them. The computer doesn't know it's a Mac when you boot Windows. For ALL INTENTS AND PURPOSES IT'S A PC.
If your Mac user doesn't want to run Windows, she can use the utility mentioned earlier in this thread to run any app that needs Windows.
That you don't know what you're talking about is okay, but obstinately refusing to learn when people are helping you for free is a serious impediment in life. I'm not surprised you wasted a year on this.
Sorry, but that's not true. Kadient software based in New Hamshire only runs on PCs. She cannot run it on her Mac. Otherwise it would have saved me about 12 months in development. I had to design a web interface and search engine to handle our specific requirements. This entailed going through two consultants that both screwed around and still have not completed the job. I have an action item list that is three pages long. We started out with a simple web publishing method and then went on the Custom web publishing-I'm not even going to tell you the software that it was based on because you will laugh. It's not a true RDBMS. But I had to use it because of this one person who insists on using a Mac. We had the vendor from Kadient come in and do a custom demo for us. They wanted the sale so badly but couldn't deliver because it wouldn't run on the Mac. The previous tool I developed had Shipley software at the base, but they couldn't deliver because of the version of Oracle we were on. So frustrating.
CowGal
06-05-2010, 12:04 AM
Why are you so negative and antisocial?
I'll say it one last time.
You simply don't understand.
The Mac IS a PC when you partition the drive and install Windows. PC'S ARE COMPUTERS WITH INTEL PROCESSORS AND WINDOWS INSTALLED. Macs have Intel processors and you can install Windows on them. The computer doesn't know it's a Mac when you boot Windows. For ALL INTENTS AND PURPOSES IT'S A PC.
If your Mac user doesn't want to run Windows, she can use the utility mentioned earlier in this thread to run any app that needs Windows.
That you don't know what you're talking about is okay, but obstinately refusing to learn when people are helping you for free is a serious impediment in life. I'm not surprised you wasted a year on this.
I'll say it one last time.
You simply don't understand.
The Mac IS a PC when you partition the drive and install Windows. PC'S ARE COMPUTERS WITH INTEL PROCESSORS AND WINDOWS INSTALLED. Macs have Intel processors and you can install Windows on them. The computer doesn't know it's a Mac when you boot Windows. For ALL INTENTS AND PURPOSES IT'S A PC.
If your Mac user doesn't want to run Windows, she can use the utility mentioned earlier in this thread to run any app that needs Windows.
That you don't know what you're talking about is okay, but obstinately refusing to learn when people are helping you for free is a serious impediment in life. I'm not surprised you wasted a year on this.
kpage9
06-05-2010, 09:28 PM
why is your "from" space a blank?
Why are you so negative and antisocial?
Why are you so negative and antisocial?
Barry
06-06-2010, 02:25 PM
why is your "from" space a blank?
"Cowgirl" has resigned her membership.
"Cowgirl" has resigned her membership.
Valley Oak
06-10-2010, 04:34 PM
Linux is the best OS. And of all the distros, Ubuntu is clearly number 1.
LenInSebastopol
06-10-2010, 07:47 PM
Linux is the best OS. And of all the distros, Ubuntu is clearly number 1.
I agree but one has to wait until a driver is made for the more exotic chipsets one may have. Popular legacy stuff is great on Unbuntu, but the drivers are most often written for FreeBSD, Debian and other distributions. Pound for pound Ubuntu is great.
I agree but one has to wait until a driver is made for the more exotic chipsets one may have. Popular legacy stuff is great on Unbuntu, but the drivers are most often written for FreeBSD, Debian and other distributions. Pound for pound Ubuntu is great.