POLL: Mac or PC?

[Happytime]

Hey SoCalers, are you primarily on a Mac or PC?
(I'm on a Mac)

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[Entropy906]

I use both. A G4 iBook for internet surfing in front of the TV and PC desktop for games, work, bedroom TV, and media server.

[Gretzky]

Mac :beer:

[mkadam68]

Mac, baby.

(Okay, I do use a PC at work...they won't give me a Mac like the science teachers get :( )

[spingineer]

Mac ... and I'm not even the creative type!

[Happytime]

Poll just added...

[efficiency]

Mac at home, PC at work. Software I use for work is not developed for Mac.

[spingineer]

My primary machine is a PC, but find every opportunity to use my Mac. Mac rules ... PC sucks!

[Mo'Phat]

Well...I work on PC, as the schmoes at Autodesk don't make AutoCad for MAC. But about 4 years ago, I got one of those R2D2 iMac's for the house. Thinking, "I work on PC all day, I want to come home and dork around in style." I didn't like not having a bunch of buttons and wheels on my mouse...just one big button wasn't enough for me. I also didn't like the OS...it was like trying to relearn how to ride a bike, but with your arms crossed in front of you and pedaling backwards.

I partitioned the drive and tried to install Linux on one partition, but I'm teh suk when it comes to computer tubes and technopronicarily functionalitiness...so I failed at that.

About 2.5 years ago, I thought it would be awesome to have a portable DVD for my kids on trips and such, so instead of a normal person who just gets a portable DVD, I got a Dell laptop with a DVD drive.

Of course, now that computer is our main computer...we've never taken it on any trips, and the iMac is just an old hard drive that has over 2,000 pictures in it.

Does anybody want to buy an iMac off me?...better yet, tell me how to install an operating system that's compatible with my work network and can run Autocad, because my computer here sucks too.

[DaveSANYYZ]

PC rulez. :D

I like Mac's too.

[Mo'Phat]

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[Psydotek]

PC because i play waaaaay too many computer games to use a Mac. And i like to build my own computers. :D

[dangerman]

Hey SoCalers, are you primarily on a Mac or PC?
(I'm on a Mac)

http://images.appleinsider.com/ads-get-a-mac-110706.gif

MacOS has the terminal for unix types. Very handy for VFX work.

Apple's pro imaging apps are strong

[spingineer]

MacOS has the terminal for unix types. Very handy for VFX work.

Apple's pro imaging apps are strong

It also has some very powerful tools for networking, and it comes with the iMac. Things like tcpdump, snmp, ssh, web server (apache), nmap ... that'll take you a couple of hours of downloading on the PC, where you have it at your disposal on the mac. Plus, I find that neooffice (open source app, meaning you can download it free! :D )can open just about any office document, without needing any conversion tool. Some toy, eh?

[efficiency]

I hate NeoOffice. I don't like MS Office much either though. I like TextEdit.

[jschen]

I am comfortable using Macs and PCs, but my personal computers are Macs.

[voltman]

Pc.

[Haufigga]

Mac + PC. Best of both worlds. I'm using MacBook with Paralles/BootCamp.

[Scootcore]

pc for home, mac for work...its just the way it is.....

[ronjon10]

I use PCs because:

- Macs in fact, aren't better looking
- this link crashes Macs but works fine on PCs >> Toporoute (http://www.toporoute.com/cgi-bin/getSavedRoute.cgi?routeKey=BOYDGPNSPCNKPKG) <<
- I like software support
- I like Thinkpad notebooks, at least until Lenovo completely ruins them

[roadfix]

I'm a PC user but I know it doesn't my the typical poser image.

[chimivee]

I use PCs because:

- Macs in fact, aren't better looking
- this link crashes Macs but works fine on PCs >> Toporoute (http://www.toporoute.com/cgi-bin/getSavedRoute.cgi?routeKey=BOYDGPNSPCNKPKG) <<
- I like software support
- I like Thinkpad notebooks, at least until Lenovo completely ruins them
You ba$tard. What was I supposed to do? NOT click it?!

[ronjon10]

You ba$tard. What was I supposed to do? NOT click it?!

No, you're supposed to go buy a real computer :p

[spingineer]

I HATE VISTA! Can't telnet from it.

[Jaguar27]

Macs (Laptops) at home, PC's at work for running Catia, 3D Modeling and CNC Programing etc.etc.etc. and Blackberry in between....

Glad I read your post before clicking that Link James...thanks ;-)

[Mo'Phat]

- this link crashes Macs but works fine on PCs >> Toporoute (http://www.toporoute.com/cgi-bin/getSavedRoute.cgi?routeKey=BOYDGPNSPCNKPKG) <<


You ba$tard. What was I supposed to do? NOT click it?!

Well, you both should go on that ride, and see the route for yourself. It's magnificent.

[Mo'Phat]

ps...which bike route mapping sites don't crash Mac's?

[spingineer]

ps...which bike route mapping sites don't crash Mac's?

routeslip.com, bikely.com

[badfishgood]

Both ways... plus blackberry addict.

[WhiteCarbonDude]

No, you're supposed to go buy a real computer :p

I don't buy computers, I build masterpieces.
http://www.3dvelocity.com/reviews/wavemaster/pics/illuminated.jpg

[Mo'Phat]

routeslip.com, bikely.com

Edit: What route planning sites actually do the Toporoute thing of following roads, so you don't have to click 487 times to hit every single curve in the road...that don't crash Macs?

[urodacus]

Mac, of course. when i need to run some code that MS has perverted the standard version of in order to piss off Mac users, i cross boot windoze.

I like my mac as i can run full on Unix protein modelling software in realtime on my iBook. can you do that on your Lenovo?

games, well, i use a Wii or a PS2. or ride my bike.

[ronjon10]

Edit: What route planning sites actually do the Toporoute thing of following roads, so you don't have to click 487 times to hit every single curve in the road...that don't crash Macs?

Not sure about it's Mac crashing capabilities, but Bike Route Toaster also has the follow roads option
Bike Route Toaster: http://bikeroutetoaster.com/


However, toporoute is really the best for ease of use for those of you that can actually use it.

[Brian Sorrell]

Linux. Current preferred flavor: Debian. Uses for the computer: email, Internet. My eight year old cobbled together clunker would make most cringe, but it's a screamin' demon with my exactly-what-you-need-and-nothing-more OS and window manager. Ahh, the simple life.

[spingineer]

Edit: What route planning sites actually do the Toporoute thing of following roads, so you don't have to click 487 times to hit every single curve in the road...that don't crash Macs?

It's probably the browser. I use Firefox, and no problems with the toporoute link, or bikely.com or routeslip.com. I did try with Safari, but it did not crash the box. It just took up most of the CPU. Just kill the process using top, and you'll be ok.

[Mo'Phat]

For you Mac shlubs...I bikely'ed it (http://www.bikely.com/maps/bike-path/Ronde-de-Valley-Center)

[DaveSANYYZ]

I HATE VISTA! Can't telnet from it.I like Vista more than XP. All the eye candies!!! And my games still works! :D

I haven't really used a Mac in a long time, but the slow mouse click'idy response time in Apple store demos are quite annoying to me.

[spingineer]

I like Vista more than XP. All the eye candies!!! And my games still works! :D

I haven't really used a Mac in a long time, but the slow mouse click'idy response time in Apple store demos are quite annoying to me.

Vista is not compatible with anything. A friend of mine had to use some software specific to auto sales. When he bought a new PC, it came with Vista, and software didn't work. He had to find a used PC, that still had XP, and it finally worked.

[merider1]

Crap. I voted Mac, when I meant to vote PC. Subtract one from Mac, Joy.

[UmneyDurak]

Couple of PCs running XP Pro, laptop dual booting XP Pro and Linux. Mac laptop running Linux in VMWare.
Hey SoCalers, are you primarily on a Mac or PC?
(I'm on a Mac)

http://images.appleinsider.com/ads-get-a-mac-110706.gif

[UmneyDurak]

Vista is not compatible with anything. A friend of mine had to use some software specific to auto sales. When he bought a new PC, it came with Vista, and software didn't work. He had to find a used PC, that still had XP, and it finally worked.

VMware is his friend. ;)

[bitingduck]

- this link crashes Macs but works fine on PCs Toporoute (http://www.toporoute.com/cgi-bin/getSavedRoute.cgi?routeKey=BOYDGPNSPCNKPKG)


Didn't crash mine.

I use both. Primarily mac, but PC for various stuff, too. I've been spending a lot of time in the terminal window and using text editors on the mac lately, and like the UNIX stuff that's in there, plus the minimal amount of maintenance it takes for doing normal day to day things. And that when I take advantage of a lot of the unix features it doesn't break the GUI apps.

[markg]

My brain says Mac, but my bank account always says PC. Bank account usually wins....

Linux PC (Fedora Core) plus XP Pro laptop for work. A couple of XP machines at home.

[Drew12]

You ba$tard. What was I supposed to do? NOT click it?!

Whats the problem...
Worked fine for me..
And a nice Satellite image too!!

But then, I use a PC at work and Home.
I've never actually used an apple..
( besides, iTunes sucks :D)...

[Mo'Phat]

Oh how I wish I wasn't such a sucker for elegant design.

[nacy333]

Oh how I wish I wasn't such a sucker for elegant design.

I know exactly what you mean as I only buy IBM/Lenovo Thinkpad laptops. :D

[Shprung]

Using PCs, Mac, and few Unix boxes (mostly Solaris,and Linux)
When it comes to web developement and surfing I recomand PC. I can say that I am using PCs 80% of the time but 30% of that is in ssh terminal to a unix box. On the Mac for specific programs (like Final cut) and testing to see if it actuall works on it.
The pool shows, and any stats with large sample will, PC are by-far out number Macs.

[chimivee]

http://images.apple.com/imac/images/gallery/imackeyboard_4_20070807.jpg

[ronjon10]

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/8/8b/07imac_iphoto.png/260px-07imac_iphoto.png

All that wasted space at the bottom of the screen. I really hate that. The cabling is nice, but I don't see any more cables on my home setup.

[tblendell]

mac, which is terrific, unless i want to get full usage from my garmin or polar...