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NOS2Go4Me,Feb 10 2009, 01:52 PM Wrote:Actually, the ideal PC is one running Ubuntu 8.04 or better (in my experience), although any recent version of Ubuntu makes you be a USER unless maintenance or installs force you to administrative on the box. The complete lack of software advertising on that setup keeps Ubuntu from being a business or home world threat to Mac or PC in the near term.

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The type of box (Mac/PC) and age have nothing to do with one another. All consumable parts will wear out eventually and replacements will be unavailable. Anything longer than 6 years is a lucky run, actually.
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I'm going to be the first to say this... a PC/MAC is just like a toaster. If you use common sense, such as not sticking a fork in it while it's plugged in, you'll be safe.

I used to be like this. When windows '95 came out, I still went to the OS level to use the DOS copy command instead of dragging and dropping.

but dragging and dropping is much more efficient... my boss at the time actually had to force me to drag and drop... and that helped me realize something... computers are supposed to make things simpler for us.

How many lines of assembler did you write this year? When's the last time you wrote your own malloc function? Because if you typed one line of code and didn't do either assembler or write your own memory allocation handler, then you're no better than the people you're making fun of.

Computers are supposed to be freeing up our time to do real productive work. Not provide engaging puzzles for people to overcome while they eat their cereal in the morning.

And every RedHat and AIX guy in the world would laugh at someone who even suggested using Ubuntu. Ubuntu is nice, but it isn't perfect, and people shouldn't need a degree to get it up and running.

And that's where the Mac OS is so brilliant. They closed the hardware from excessive variationss... they made a static platform and limited the number of variables that can be thrown into the mix. And they were able to build a bulletproof OS out of it. What's wrong with that?

People should be able to just do their work... and that should be the aim of every IT guy out there.

Of course, Apple has made missteps.. like their dithered professional displays (12bit colour depth does not jive with Pantone or Graphic designer's creed)... but the nerds at apple are making machines that make lives easier.

It's like when windows XP came out. I knew a lot of people that finally started using computers for doing things just because of the fluffier UI...

we IT guys are just janitors... we clean up messes, make sure the lights go on, and everyone else can do their work uninterrupted. At least we don't have to clean up vomit.