02-27-2008, 07:17 PM
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That is so 2003
In 2003 I switched to Mac OS X. Now, that's too fashionable a thing to do in my book, so I had a ceremony in which I burned my turtleneck and I switched back to a dress shirt and WinXP.
All kidding aside: both OSes are a far cry from the consumer friendly experience I'd like to have. Both have third party support issues. Both have crashes. Both can be used to perform everyday tasks. It's like using a diesel or a benzine engine in your car: each has its advantages, some prefer the one, others the other, but I've driven both and they both bring me from A to B.
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02-27-2008, 09:13 PM
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Originally Posted by Marlof Bregonje
All kidding aside: both OSes are a far cry from the consumer friendly experience I'd like to have. Both have third party support issues. Both have crashes.
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Wait, wait, I think you're confused - I'm talking about OS X, the Apple operating system. According to what Apple users tell me, it's perfect and never crashes - so you can't possibly be right. 
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02-27-2008, 11:10 PM
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Originally Posted by Jason Dunn
never crashes
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It does, but if it does, it does it in style. After all, this:
is much prettier than this:
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02-28-2008, 01:27 AM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Marlof Bregonje
It does, but if it does, it does it in style. After all, this:
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True, it is prettier, but the BSOD gives you hints as to the reason for the crash (just Google the error code).
I'm wondering, is there a way to see the MacOSX crash log?
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02-28-2008, 01:32 AM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Marlof Bregonje
It does, but if it does, it does it in style...
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If you call that style, I call that vauge and unhelpful and doesn't give me any starting point for figuring out what caused the crash in the first place. At least with a BSOD, while ugly, gives me an idea of what went south and why... but maybe I'm alone in actually wanting to fix a problem instead of admiring how pretty the problem can be  
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02-28-2008, 08:43 AM
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Hmmm, it seems I post too little here for people to grasp my irony. Although I figured that after my previous comment, this one would be easy to spot. My main issue with Mac OS X is that it's so darned stylish, that sometimes function follows form.
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02-28-2008, 06:14 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Marlof Bregonje
My main issue with Mac OS X is that it's so darned stylish, that sometimes function follows form.
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I don't have much experience working with Macs, but every time I have worked on them, I encounter some sort of error - and I'm always mystified at how little detail the error contains. Quite often it amounts to "That didn't work" and there's no explanation as to why. Quite baffling, really.
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02-28-2008, 06:11 PM
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Originally Posted by Rocco Augusto
If you call that style, I call that vauge and unhelpful...
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Heh, guys, Marlof was being sarcastic.
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02-28-2008, 06:44 PM
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I was being sarcastic as well! Reading back on it it did not as playful as I meant it to be and I apologize for that, but I did include silly faces at the end of my post that I hoped would get the playfulness across 
Sorry Marlof! 
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03-07-2008, 10:03 PM
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Is there a yawn icon available? Mac vs Windows debates were boring in the 90's and they're even less relevant now. If Chris wants to use a Mac, then he should use one. If I want to use Windows, then I will and I'll certainly not waste my time debating the reasons why.
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