Smelly feet? I always thought people who don't wear shoes have generally better foot hygene.

Are we derailing the thread?

I was raised on macs by my parents. They're graphic designers and have been using them since the first one showed up in the mid 80's. In grade school everyone would go out of their way to tell me that they hated macs. Now that every pc home has an ipod, people are all changing their opinions on mac, and I think that is the reason for the larger mac boom. that and the iphone. I've loved using a mac and I could never switch to a pc, but recently i've been a bit disappointed. My ipod video that I got about a year and a half ago broke, and my white macbook has been having problems since the day I opened it. I don't know if this is because they are shooting out macs faster and not being more careful with quality, but it makes me wonder if I would have so many problems when there was such a small market.

He should have clipped his toenails.

A thread about computers on a bike forum. I think it was derailed from the start.

PC + XP pro at home/work.

Just never got into the mac thing, used to run Slackware, but now get my *nix fix at work and don't play with it at home anymore.

Their computer QC has definitely deteriorated, but I'd chalk up the iPod Video death to it being a portable device and having a physical hard drive. Friends of mine who work at the Apple store see far fewer problems with the Nanos and whatnot.

Their Macbooks and iBooks have always had more problems than their professional lines, too. I bet it's a calculated risk of lower quality to hit lower margins.

Hey, we've done this before at least twice...it is interesting to see the increase in Mac use. Oh, and since my poll of '04 I ditched my backup PC and am 100% Mac now. Anyway, take a look at 04 and 05 polls:

https://www.bikeforums.net/showthread...&highlight=mac

https://www.bikeforums.net/showthread...&highlight=mac

Dear internets and its inhabitants: PC stands for personal computer. Windows computers and Macintosh computers are both PCs. The proper question to ask in such situations is "Windows or Mac?" This also gives room for Linux/BSD users to ***** about the lack of options.

As for me, ex-Microsoft (DOS 5.0 - Windows 2000), ex-Macintosh (System 7.5.5 - OS X 10.3.9, though I may pick up a Macbook at some point), currently Linux (Red Hat 6.2 - various versions of Debian and currently Ubuntu).

I once tried fighting that battle... heck OS X is more PC then Windows.. but until the internets stops calling them "MACS" and using "Ipods" with "Itunes" I think you will be fighting an uphill battle.

Heck even "URL" is in most situations used incorrectly and should be "URI"

Symbian series 80! (EAT IT)

Poserbook G4

In that same vein, a fixed gear bike is a single speed, technically. But in bicycle land the terms are understood to mean two different things. So...words are often ***** of their original meaning and used anyway. I wouldn't worry about it.

The phrase "PC" in reference to a Windows (or MS-DOS) based computer is a widely acknowledged and understood colloquialism. Only nerds recognize the distinction, but even they understand what it means.

windows at work, linux at home.

mac is for girls, 4real.

mac

Windows XP here...and it runs flawlessly. I have three workstations on my home network, including a wireless laptop. It was a piece of cake to set up and I have none of the mysterious problems that all you Mac users cite.

(namely, a vagina/ovaries)

i don't believe you - about windows running flawlessly, it sounds like an exaggeration. what anti virus software do you use?. i am a mac user i don't use any anti virus software.

mac(s) here. i'm a designer, and i like things to work properly.

although from a style standpoint, i miss the days when pulling out a white laptop was a huge contrast: it was de rigeur in the studio or at a creative job, but very atypical in a cafe or other public setting. i love apples being popular (because from my immediate social experience, user satisfaction is much higher) and i'm glad people are able to make a real choice rather than defaulting to a windows/x86 machine.

now let's figure out a way to hack OSX to run on a non-apple clone.

https://wiki.osx86project.org/

EDIT:
Computer use:
Originally, dos/windows guy.. but have since progressed through various flavours of linux (slackware/redhat/gentoo/debian), and still use debian for work/scientific computing. My own computer is now a mac -- all the power of linux/unix, but with the "shiny" GUI.

wtb wap.bikeforums.net

Riding a bike the wrong way on the sidewalk is widely considered the right way to ride a bike. Nothing wrong with trying to educate people.

I mean, unless you're the type who is deeply offended when someone dares to correct your spelling and/or grammar.

The problem is that you're not correcting anyone's grammar. The manner in which people use words creates their definitions. Therefore, when everyone says and understands that "PC" and "Windows-based home computer" are synonyms, then using "PC" in this manner is grammatically correct.

As I said, it's a widely used and commonly understood colloquialism. The more you push this, the more ignorant you're going to look.

Right now I'm posting on my laptop which is running Xubuntu GNU/Linux. I dual boot my desktop with XP and Xubuntu and at work I use XP. I spent a couple years in college using nothing but Debian GNU/Linux but my job requires Windows and I'm also into PC gaming.

I've been considering getting a Mac book which I will probably triple boot with Windows and Xubuntu.

I've also considered setting up a GNU/Hurd system for a couple years now but have yet to get off my lazy ass.

I didn't mean to imply that I was, that was just an aside referring to the types of people who get really upset if anyone corrects them about anything. It's an attitude I just don't get, but oh well. Also, I wasn't referring to you specifically, but the generic "you".

Mac OS/Darwin/Kubuntu.

I'm a Mac admin at a University, that photo with all the students with Apple laptops could have been taken on our campus.

I'll admit to an occasional yearning for VAX/VMS 'cause it was magical back in those days.