tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31986108.post8636703041697465157..comments2023-09-27T14:44:54.248+02:00Comments on Andy Hadfield: Oh dark day. Giving up on Vista and going Mac?Andy Hadfieldhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00887844054562829807noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31986108.post-20667000126844884662008-02-01T15:10:00.000+02:002008-02-01T15:10:00.000+02:00i currently dual boot vist and ubuntu. hows THAT f...i currently dual boot vist and ubuntu. hows THAT for a combo.<BR/><BR/>Ubuntu is great if you leave it alone. Try get fancy and ishoes.Andy Hadfieldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00887844054562829807noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31986108.post-83983215644563102552008-02-01T04:05:00.000+02:002008-02-01T04:05:00.000+02:00Get Ubuntu. It's free and more stable. Good commun...Get Ubuntu. It's free and more stable. Good community support also.<BR/><BR/>Cheer!drizadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06234093267266279262noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31986108.post-86070785335473996002008-01-30T13:01:00.000+02:002008-01-30T13:01:00.000+02:00Your change of heart about Vista has been particul...Your change of heart about Vista has been particularly interesting. A lot of people I work with, who come from large organisations, are refusing to upgrade from XP and one or two who bought hardware delivered with Vista (mostly laptops) have decided to downgrade to XP.<BR/><BR/>Apples new OS, based on Unix, is highly thought of but PC architecture is still the de facto standard outside the graphic arts and similar industries. The Mac doesn't meet critical needs in many applications as essential software is not available for the Mac OS or doesn't work properly when run under a Mac's simulated PC environment. Specialised software designed for the Mac is also generally a lot more expensive than the equivalent software for use with a PC.<BR/><BR/>XP is still the most widely used OS but there are some very serious moves toward deploying Open Source software running under Ubuntu, particularly in organisations where word processing, spreadsheets and presentation software meets almost all routine needs and most documents are only used internally or are interchanged in HTML of PDF formats.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31986108.post-58770978874226069352008-01-30T10:41:00.000+02:002008-01-30T10:41:00.000+02:00Btw, Mr Roger Saner - tried to leave a comment on ...Btw, Mr Roger Saner - tried to leave a comment on your blog - got bombarded with pages of Wordpress errors :)Andy Hadfieldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00887844054562829807noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31986108.post-63075160281113288122008-01-30T10:19:00.000+02:002008-01-30T10:19:00.000+02:00Now the question on my lips... Will a MacBook do i...Now the question on my lips... Will a MacBook do it? (for fairly power users). Or do you HAVE to get a MacBook PRO?Andy Hadfieldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00887844054562829807noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31986108.post-64469692168338155362008-01-29T21:59:00.000+02:002008-01-29T21:59:00.000+02:00Generally Mac's "just work". I haven't had any iss...Generally Mac's "just work". I haven't had any issues with them over 4 years of using them in SA, but earth-touch is right: local support is a bitch, especially hardware. Laptop warranties are worldwide, though.<BR/><BR/>I haven't had any problems using Macs with Microsoft system, although admittedly I haven't upgraded to Leopard yet...still happy with Tiger!<BR/><BR/>If you have issues/questions about your Mac, the cool thing is there is a rabidly loyal user community who usually goes out of its way to help. So, <A HREF="http://www.macgeek.co.za" REL="nofollow">pick me!</A>Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31986108.post-40559880162103574402008-01-23T12:09:00.000+02:002008-01-23T12:09:00.000+02:00ah. the voice of reason.How buggy is buggy?I thoug...ah. the voice of reason.<BR/><BR/>How buggy is buggy?<BR/><BR/>I thought the whole mac thing was - IT JUST WORKS!Andy Hadfieldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00887844054562829807noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31986108.post-47305040801471881452008-01-23T11:34:00.000+02:002008-01-23T11:34:00.000+02:00I'm very pro Apple, and Apple is the way to go - b...I'm very pro Apple, and Apple is the way to go - but beware the new Leopard OS is still a bit buggy and does not play too well with Microsoft servers and systems. Also support in South Africa is non-existent - you're going to end up fixing a lot of your problems yourself!earth-touchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03594452594645373172noreply@blogger.com