Mac or PC? Which do you use?
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From: Colorado Springs, CO
I just bought myself a Toshiba Satellite laptop. I wanted to get that titanuim MAC laptop, but the sticker price is too rich for my blood. Maybe someday thouhg,but for now this does the job.
More Turbo
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From: Fairbanks, AK
Mac users,
Check out Link to Konfabulator for a really neat free program. It is a Widget program that allows you to have little programs running (calendar, countdown timer, to do list, calculator, etc...) on your desktop. You can set them to run transparently or push a hot button to bring them all to the front. The Widgets are freeware applications that users create and their are about 650 different ones available for free download on the website.
My co-worker say these on my desktop and really like them. His comment was "I suppose it is only for Mac, right?". As far as I know, yes. Kind of like the Dock function. It was really neat and unique, but now there is a PC program that copies the dock feature. Konfabulator's widgets are like the Dashboard (http://www.apple.com/macosx/tiger/dashboard.html)feature which will be incorporated into Mac OS X v10.4 Tiger release next year.
Hope you enjoy
Check out Link to Konfabulator for a really neat free program. It is a Widget program that allows you to have little programs running (calendar, countdown timer, to do list, calculator, etc...) on your desktop. You can set them to run transparently or push a hot button to bring them all to the front. The Widgets are freeware applications that users create and their are about 650 different ones available for free download on the website.
My co-worker say these on my desktop and really like them. His comment was "I suppose it is only for Mac, right?". As far as I know, yes. Kind of like the Dock function. It was really neat and unique, but now there is a PC program that copies the dock feature. Konfabulator's widgets are like the Dashboard (http://www.apple.com/macosx/tiger/dashboard.html)feature which will be incorporated into Mac OS X v10.4 Tiger release next year.
Hope you enjoy
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The reason that Windows has virus & spyware problems is because of its success- what's the incentive to virus writters to write a program that only runs on 10% of the computers in the world such as the MAC and how would your virus spread well?
At work, my Windows 2000 platform works flawlessly day in and day out.
And my home built AMD 2400 with 160 gig Seagate with Sony DVD burner and windows XP is pretty powerful set up for around $500.
At work, my Windows 2000 platform works flawlessly day in and day out.
And my home built AMD 2400 with 160 gig Seagate with Sony DVD burner and windows XP is pretty powerful set up for around $500.
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From: Denton,TX
PC here. I can't see buying a Mac when the majority of software available is designed to run on PC. There hasn't been anything that I haven't been able to do an my PC that could have been done on a Mac. When you run PC software on a Mac it's also a pain. No easy left click function either, but according to a friend of mine it's simple: apple+ctrl+alt...
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From: Blue Hill Township
Originally Posted by kwyjibo
Home build. Amen. Build your own = save money, get what you want, and after learning how to build it, if you break it you can fix it yourself.
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From: Grove City, Ohio
I've built about eight PC (not all for me) each costing around $500 over the past 5 years and they all did there job just fine. I'm a computer programmer (mainly on UNIX/Linux systems and some Windows apps) and unless you're using a lot of graphics applications/rendering, my guess is that the average desktop PC would be between $500 and $900. I would like to play with the new Mac since they're underline OS is now unix based but I can't justify the cost.
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From: Colorado
Originally Posted by mistercmk
You can really only save money if you already own the software. If you need to buy Windows, Office, WinDVD, etc, the price of the machine goes through the roof.
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From: Spokane WA
Originally Posted by johnsdiesel
No easy left click function either, but according to a friend of mine it's simple: apple+ctrl+alt...
Its so user friendly that there is no need for it.........have you ever heard the statement "Its a jeep thing, you wouldnt understand"...ditto for Macs
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From: Port Jefferson, NY
Originally Posted by johnsdiesel
No easy left click function either, but according to a friend of mine it's simple: apple+ctrl+alt...
Last edited by dean58; Jul 19, 2004 at 05:54 PM.
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From: Port Jefferson, NY
Originally Posted by oldhalftons
speaking of Macs,
Do you need a Mac specific printer, or will a Mac print to any postscript printer?
Do you need a Mac specific printer, or will a Mac print to any postscript printer?
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From: Alhambra CA
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From: Port Jefferson, NY
Originally Posted by fn250
