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thatbox
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| extralife wrote: | | You could build yourself a desktop PC that is more powerful than the macbook pro for half the price, maxmimum. |
you are aware that the macbook pro is a laptop, right
Keep in mind that when you buy from Apple you're also paying for a legit version of a nice commercial operating system. That's not something I typically feel a need for when I build my own computers but it's the only way to get a Mac. Also, I got 200 bucks off my MBP with the student discount, and if you can convince them you're a developer of some sort you can get even more off.
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shnozlak
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| Posted: Mon Dec 04, 2006 1:13 pm Post subject: |
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| Mr. Business wrote: |
Out of curiosity, how long have you left your machine running in one go? This goes for any and all XP users reading this thread. I myself turn the damn thing off every night. My windows PCs seem to develop demons if I even let them sit still for a while. I never feel quite right on a Windows machine without a good, solid reboot. |
Mine has been up for about two weeks now. Its quite solid.
Are you using a lot of questionable software?
running virus scans?
Hello, hi, there are other boot loaders, bootcamp isnt some crazy new fangeld thing.
Also, Psiga, was this refurbished laptop a dual core becasue then victory would be complete.
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sawtooth
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this powerbook's been on for about a month now. I should probably restart it or at least log out or something to at least flush out the temp files.
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Nana Komatsu
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| Posted: Mon Dec 04, 2006 2:31 pm Post subject: |
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| sawtooth wrote: | | this powerbook's been on for about a month now. I should probably restart it or at least log out or something to at least flush out the temp files. |
Yes but Unix systems are designed to not need to be restarted often.
My windows desktop has gone a couple months without being restarted but it's usually inevitable if you are installing/removing software or installing security updates. |
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internisus
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| After checking out images of the Aero interface for Vista, I'm reminded of something I've always hated about Windows operating systems: the sense that it determines for me how I organize my files. All that My Documents, My Music, My Videos crap. I hate it. I hate the feeling that it represents an attitude that pervades all aspects of my computer. |
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oligophagy
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And on OS X 10.4, my home directory was automatically filled with Documents, Movies, Music, and Pictures folders. They're pretty optional (except Documents because so many applications write stuff there without asking; I typically make a separate folder for actual documents), but same mindset.
| internisus wrote: | | What do I do if I want the octopus? |
It doesn't exist, at least not in any commericial or practical form. |
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Joe
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| Posted: Mon Dec 04, 2006 7:08 pm Post subject: |
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| internisus wrote: | | After checking out images of the Aero interface for Vista, I'm reminded of something I've always hated about Windows operating systems: the sense that it determines for me how I organize my files. All that My Documents, My Music, My Videos crap. I hate it. I hate the feeling that it represents an attitude that pervades all aspects of my computer. |
Well, if you hate convenience, UNIX is right up your alley.
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