View Poll Results: Do SS/Fixie riders prefer Mac, PC, Linux, or ?
Mac
6
25.00%
PC/Windows
15
62.50%
Linux
3
12.50%
Other
0
0%
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Informal Poll re computers
03-11-04 | 12:45 PM
#1
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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.
For the record, I have and use both, prefer Mac.
03-11-04 | 12:53 PM
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Originally Posted by dabern
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.
For the record, I have and use both, prefer Mac.
Jim
03-11-04 | 01:03 PM
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Bikes: Raleigh Twenty, Puch 3 speed road conversion, lookin' into a Karate Monkey for a cruiser
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.
03-11-04 | 01:12 PM
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Mac all the way!
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 PC at home is only for internet use. I wish I had a Mac at home so I could do some freelance work.
03-11-04 | 02:14 PM
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From: Center City Philadelphia
Bikes: 2003 Fuji Track Bike,Pink Univega, Mixed part BMX, Early 70's Columbia Tandem, Orange and Cream Fixed gear Pursuit bike (Puig), random bikes made from spare parts
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.
03-11-04 | 03:12 PM
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From: Fredericktown Ohio
Bikes: Panasonic,Peugeot Px10,Cinelli super corsa, Cinelli Olympic Pista, Bianchi Pista, Gitane Tandem, all fixed Gear
Started out on dos, moved to windows, finally found a home with Mac. Never to leave.
fixedgearhead
fixedgearhead
03-11-04 | 03:47 PM
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oh..so...crusty..
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From: chicago
Bikes: bianchi pista
Originally Posted by robertsdvd
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.
What kind of work do you do? Im looking to get into post production...editing, mostly....
randy
03-11-04 | 03:58 PM
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Originally Posted by crustedfish
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
What kind of work do you do? Im looking to get into post production...editing, mostly....
randy
That's right! This could be a private message, but I'm too lazy.
03-11-04 | 07:20 PM
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I bet
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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.
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.
