Singlespeed & Fixed Gear - Informal Poll re computers

Don't b*tch me out because it's not an actual bike-specific thing, more of a social experiment/question deal. If it bothers you than please just don't respond. I'm just wondering approx ratio of Mac folks vs Windows folks amongst SS & fixie riders. I'd bet Mac preference likely represents a higher percentage among us than among general population...which is something less than 10% in the USA. Chime in if you care or have a preference.

For the record, I have and use both, prefer Mac.

Don't b*tch me out because it's not an actual bike-specific thing, more of a social experiment/question deal. If it bothers you than please just don't respond. I'm just wondering approx ratio of Mac folks vs Windows folks amongst SS & fixie riders. I'd bet Mac preference likely represents a higher percentage among us than among general population...which is something less than 10% in the USA. Chime in if you care or have a preference.

For the record, I have and use both, prefer Mac.

Ahem.....Between my girlfriend and I, we have 12 computers: 10 Linux, 1 IRIX, 1 Solaris. I've never tried a MAC and have never done window$.

Jim

I'm a video editor and a motion designer, and have worked as a Mac Tech in the past... Mac all the way... always have been, always will be.

I work in the studio of an advertising agency and we are all Mac here...brand spanking new G5s too! Now if I could only convince the office to buy me one for home...

My PC at home is only for internet use. I wish I had a Mac at home so I could do some freelance work.

My use of Windows subverts your Mac/Linux plans! HA

i use windows, but have used linux in the past. i would use *nix in a heartbeat, if only i could get my sound card drivers to work properly!

(i recently "downgraded" from winXP pro to win2k. i like it much better now.)

In my office I use Windows, but on my fixed I use Mac. Its kinda hard to see around the monitor while I am riding, but with my wireless internet connection I can download music while pedaling.

:lol:

I use Windows at home, but am always jamming to my iPod when riding.

Mac Mac Mac Mac Mac Mac

Started out on dos, moved to windows, finally found a home with Mac. Never to leave.

fixedgearhead

I'm a video editor and a motion designer, and have worked as a Mac Tech in the past... Mac all the way... always have been, always will be.

You are pretty close to Avid HQ, right?

What kind of work do you do? Im looking to get into post production...editing, mostly....

randy

You are pretty close to Avid HQ, right?

What kind of work do you do? Im looking to get into post production...editing, mostly....

randy

Yeah, pretty close - they're up in Tewksbury - had a friend who used to work for them, actually a couple of friends. Though, I still have no experience on an Avid (thank you very much Emerson College)... my work is all Final Cut Pro and After Effects (+Illustrator, Photoshop, etc). I used to do trade show videos, now I work for the City of Cambridge with their government channel. I generally did more After effects and motion design, but at this job its more editing than the other. Unfortunately, being a government job, it doesn't pay very well... but its work for now hey. You?

That's right! This could be a private message, but I'm too lazy.

I dunno. Whatever operating system runs a Commodore 64.

New mac G5 w/ dvd burner. :D

I'm using windows 98se, i have tried linux but it cannot do the things that i want it to do-- games mostly. I give trangsaming 5 bucks a month even though i don't us elinux in the hopes that they will make linux games work. XP is a giant POS bloatware and I don't like it or the spyware that comes with it.

Why microsoft doesn't bother to ask if people just want a solid smaller footprint os i have no idea? Think XP shell pared to the bone. I might even buy that OS.