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As someone who's with a person who could make use of the hardware in a Mac Pro but isn't willing to pay the premium for the hardware (not with Apple, HP, or anyone else), I have to agree totally. The eight cores, the slick mainboard layout, and other stuff with the hardware make it a sweet piece...

I'm a relative n00b myself-- I got a used iBook about a year ago, and this past November I got a Macbook Pro (2.5 Ghz, 4GB RAM)-- but I can assure you that you shouldn't run into many problems. Now, granted, I still use my Windows desktop and I have Win 7 64-bit Boot Camped, but I now switch...

If the hardware can take it, it's always a good idea to grab more RAM. More stuff the OS can load for you quicker and more stuff that you can do at once without lag.

I agree with both of these statements. Vista is a solid OS. Win 7 looks like a new version of the OS-- they were built from similar or the same code-base-- which looks to be a plus when Win 7 comes out. Since it isn't out yet, if you're looking for an OS now then Vista 64-bit is a good choice.

I know it's after-the-fact now, but the success I had installing Win 7 on my MBP involved me starting with the Boot Camp driver pack (using the Vista 64 version) and making sure the networking was up and going as quickly as possible. The airport and video drivers from the Boot Camp pack weren't...

I don't know where you got the idea that Win 7 uses less RAM than Vista. It has improvements that allow the OS to run faster-- in fact it runs faster on my Macbook Pro than OS X-- but its RAM and VRAM management is built off the same codebase that Vista was. It pretty much works at utilizing as...

Here's a rule of thumb to go by in modern computing: if RAM is not being used for something, it's being wasted. The more efficient OS uses the RAM more efficiently without creating waste. This is so for Vista, for <distribution name> Linux, for Leopard (OS X), and any other modern OS...

I use the Dock in OS X (I have a G4 iBook and a 2.4 MacBook Pro), and from what I can tell looking at the the new UI for Win 7 [linky] it looks like some of the concepts will be similar to those in Leopard's dock (like the stacks), but overall in terms of how programs or windows are accessed...

You can still have programs installed with SteadyState, but if you do it make sure that the other person either uses online e-mail or is storing the e-mail on a separate drive. If not SteadyState will constantly restore the mail DB to its pre-snapshot state along with everything else. Any...

That reminds me: someone I know who uses a Mac recently reported to me that they've got something going on with their computer where the browser constantly has random pop-ups going on when she's using it. Sounds like spyware/adware is starting to make the transition.

To be perfectly and frankly honest with you, have your friend use a limited user account for her web-surfing. That is the first and cardinal rule for users who seem to have repeat problems with malware-- remove the obvious vector (the user privs) and you'll see dramatic changes right away. This...

Just wanted to agree with this post. Most government apps I've seen here in the US were either text-based front-ends to databases-- throwbacks from the days of using thin clients-- or they're very retro Win3.1.1-looking programs with very little in the way of graphic niceness to them running...

There's no need to be defensive, I responded not only to your post but to many before and after it, and it seems to have continued by plenty others. The thing is, I think what you are doing is mixing up administrative or system tasks with regular use in your comparison, hence my focus in my...

And if I want to update or change a driver? Look, I understand and use the GUI most of the time, but in terms of comparison saying that you can do all of the things in CLI that you can do in GUI in Windows is just incorrect. Microsoft is actually aware of this, hence the advent of PowerShell and...

Repeating this because it's close to how I feel. There are still some things that annoy me from time to time, but considerably less than XP and I actually dig the easier interface on a lot of things. Oh, and snipping tool r0x0rz my s0x0rz.

Only when you cherry-pick statements. Look, I could supply you with packet sniffing sessions and you still seem to be unwilling to be convinced that you are tilting at windmills with this. With all the genuine controversies about the behavior of Microsoft and the genuine complaints about...

No offense, but I think that last line is a cop-out. There is a distinct difference between wanting to know how something works and assuming the worst. The gossip (FUD) you mentioned in your first post all assumed the worst, and unnecessarily so. When I said to just go ahead and use the OS...

There are programs you can deny access to with the Windows Firewall now. As for WGA, just don't. If your copy is legit you have no problem anyway, and you won't experience any performance issues. Paranoia is just going to cause problems. That's BS. Absolute BS. I can't believe people stil...

You ain't kidding. Hey man. By the way, I actually have a few questions for you about the very stuff you've been a part of at work. Mind if I shoot you a PM for info, or would you suggest I stick them here or in one of the other subforums?

Seq24 is poorly documented and doesn't quite seem to be working right on Vista. :(

Ever consider running the Virtual CD applet? All you need to do is create ISOs of the CDs you use, mount them when necessary (there is a "persistent mount" feature to keep them present after reboots), and then run your software with zero fuss and no need for questionable cracks. Problem solved...

Awesome links. Makes me kind of wish I had a *nix partition. Going to check out the Seq24, though. Just curious, but what search criteria did you use? When I searched, I looked for "sequencer" and "loop editor" and "music editor" and don't recall seeing Seq24 (I did see some *nix ones, but...

Audacity is just a sound recorder. I already checked it. My old version of SoundForge (4.5) is the same thing. I'm looking for something that can do the sequencing that Fruity Loops did.

The other day I was feeling like trying to fiddle around with some sequencing and looped track editing on my computer. I haven't done anything with that kind of stuff for years (I have ACID v3 if that dates me). I remember hearing about Fruity Loops a while back and decided to look for it to...

Guys, take it easy. Not everyone who isn't in a hurry to move to Vista thinks it's crap. I use it at home and I love it. The more stuff I find while using it, the more I find myself liking it. It's slick, it's had nearly no problems (and none that that aren't a result of old programming)...

I appreciate (and just may patronize) such an offer some time, Brian, but I don't see how "let's see you do better" means much. Eight is a much more concrete answer. :) Honestly, though, I'm well aware of my tendancy with writing to place me more in the role of polemicist than most else...

If this thread was about a blog, which is basically an online diary, then that is cool with me. However, it's not. This is a major difference between real journalism and the vast majority of online diary or blog posts. The [H] Consumer section, if I assume correctly, isn't a forum for what is...

Perhaps it wasn't expected because you still don't seem to be understanding that you aren't simply saying that in the article. This is now the third time that you are being told by people you have misrepresented some things, you colored your words with recognizable bias, and your conclusions are...

Well, at least you're admitting it now. Seriously, I don't see how this article or the other two add anything new, refreshing, or insightful to the tons of articles out there already playing operating systems against each other for readers. I won't even get into the formatting-- I've...

I'm going to concur, in order of the level I agree it would work: 1. Linux live CD 2. Vista with parental controls and GP restrictions 3. XP with Shared Computer Toolkit

That would require a script in the e-mail, so the answer is "doubtful." However, you could write yourself a little script to send out the same e-mail n times and only change the salutation and recipient address, if you use a little fancy footwork. I'm not sure how it would be done with an...

444 - What you are doing is technically piracy. To the OP: Some manufacturers (like Dell) can now send you an install CD with just the OS. The trick is that you need to call and order it. It's between 10-20 bucks, but since you already have the license on the sticker that is on the computer...

Really? Holy crap that would be awesome (as long as they keep the same abilities as Evo on *nix).

Well, if Windows (and all operating systems) worked the way you wanted them to work, then perhaps you would have more relevance in your assessment of the symptoms. Unfortunately for you, though, this is not the case. From your very brief and detail-sparse description, I can tell you with...

I already know what the problem is: that pesky PEBKAC virus going around. Identification: 10T

I did it when I had a problem with their OneCare firewall in Vista. the support was included with my OneCare license, and the dude solved my problem quickly. Even followed up to verify the next day. It's not always horror stories or mission critical problems, and their products like OneCare...

Seconded with great fervency.

I have a burning desire to point out two threads in particular that I felt meet this criteria, but in the spirit of letting them drop I'll leave them nameless... However... When threads are started based on articles that are rife with misinformation, outrageous claims, and/or blatant...

I think I'll skip the multiple pages of predictable arguments, and just quote this: ++ I agree with this on so many levels it isn't even funny. I'd even go so far as to say that it is even more viable in the workplace, depending on the apps being run. Anecdotally, I'm working on an Ubuntu...

Dude, and this applies to every damned one of us here, but I'd wager that the people on this forum who have actually "built" a computer are few and freaking far between. We aren't discussing putting together PCBs using leads and solder to make logic boards. Pretty much everyone here is an...