The Ubuntu 10.10 thing was in July? Where have I been these past three months?! :blink:
EDIT: Didn't see Orb's post. So I'm not losing my mind after all. :lol:
EDIT: Didn't see Orb's post. So I'm not losing my mind after all. :lol:
I believe there's incorrect month here. I remember setting this title like 2 weeks ago.
You do realize that all Macs since 2006 have *been* PC's, right?
Correct me if I'm wrong, but you can reinstall windows while keeping your personal data can't you?The downside to running Windows is that it is actually Windows, with all of the security issues. I keep my Orbiter installations on an external drive, so that I can wipe and reinstall Windows without disturbing my favorite Orbiter configurations.
Not particularly, no. Macs can get viruses just like PCs, it's just a lot less common. Running a mac without antivirus is still asking for trouble.So I be looking into getting a Mac, in hopes that the operating system is more "Self-healing" and "auto-maintained".
Not exactly a fair comparison, given that's showing an all-in-one mac versus a standard desktop PC.And perhaps this pic says it best -- http://techhaze.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/01/e8o55l1.png
Granted they coiled the Mac's mouse wire perfectly and made the pc's an un-even mess more or less.
you mean with intel chips?
Correct me if I'm wrong, but you can reinstall windows while keeping your personal data can't you?
This isn't exclusive to Windows, it's good practice no matter what OS you use. Many Linux distro's ( but not all - and the trend seems to be going to the "one partition" model) do this by default during the initial installation, I'm not sure with a Mac.
Not exactly a fair comparison, given that's showing an all-in-one mac versus a standard desktop PC.
One of the beautiful things about PCs is that you get choices. They make all-in-one PCs, too: HP TouchSmart - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Just run a search for "all-in-one pc" and you'll get plenty of machines made by several different manufacturers.
It depends. You can "repair" a Windows install without losing data, but sometimes you simply have to re-format the partition and start over. Since most "store-bought" PC's have everything on one partition, that's a problem.
If you're smart, you will will have re-partitioned your hard drive, with the OS and applications (at least the ones that use the registry since you'll have to re-install them when you re-install the OS anyway) on one partition, and all your data (and app's that don't use the registry, such as Orbiter) on another partition.
This isn't exclusive to Windows, it's good practice no matter what OS you use. Many Linux distro's ( but not all - and the trend seems to be going to the "one partition" model) do this by default during the initial installation, I'm not sure with a Mac.
As a general rule, Macs allow you to repartition your hard disk anytime you want as long as you have free space,
and most Mac apps (those that don't deal directly with the hardware, are OS maintenance and utilities, or interact with other software) are just drag and drop folders.
And if push comes to shove, we always have Time Machine (think of it like Windows Restore on steroids), which makes totally restoring a system (or transferring your entire system to another Mac) a matter of just plugging in your TM drive, dropping the Installer DVD in, and going for a walk for a couple of hours. As long as you don't have any virus, of course.
Since most "store-bought" PC's have everything on one partition, that's a problem.
Not really a problem, and that's not a feature specific to Macs--Windows 7 can shrink the partition it's on and make a new one, as long as you have the free space.As a general rule, Macs allow you to repartition your hard disk anytime you want as long as you have free space...
Not particularly, no. Macs can get viruses just like PCs, it's just a lot less common. Running a mac without antivirus is still asking for trouble.
TOS=True OS?The only true operating system is Atari TOS
Come on, think a little and you'll see that this entire conflict is useless.