For the Mac Users
Nov 22nd 2004, 2:56 pm
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Re: For the Mac Users
Originally Posted by SirTainly
I'm not actually from Cambridgeshire, but I went to school in Lincolnshire. Yes I did play rugby for my school (Stamford School).
so, you're not a fen-person
... good for you!!! try to stay that way!
Nov 22nd 2004, 4:22 pm
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Re: For the Mac Users
Originally Posted by Deadmeat
Charming. 
Nov 22nd 2004, 4:23 pm
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Re: For the Mac Users
Originally Posted by SirTainly
I really don't want to know about your wind problems!
Nov 22nd 2004, 4:25 pm
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Re: For the Mac Users
[QUOTE=SirTainly]Well I wasn't...did you want me to ?? ?
Come on now - you did say that you had given up on women and went to cross-dressing clubs. This seems to be the next logical progressive step.
Come on now - you did say that you had given up on women and went to cross-dressing clubs. This seems to be the next logical progressive step.
Nov 22nd 2004, 4:28 pm
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Re: For the Mac Users
Originally Posted by willmore
Well I wasn't...did you want me to ?? ?
Come on now - you did say that you had given up on women and went to cross-dressing clubs. This seems to be the next logical progressive step.
Come on now - you did say that you had given up on women and went to cross-dressing clubs. This seems to be the next logical progressive step.
I'm too unfashionable to be gay!
Nov 22nd 2004, 4:29 pm
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Re: For the Mac Users
Originally Posted by SirTainly
Having a long chat with the Mac guy at work, (who spent all night sleeping outside the new Mac store in London, so he could get to buy goodies at a discount prices when it opened) the honest answer is Windows/Linux/Mac/Solaris are no easier to use. What does matter is what you get used to. For example I always type "ls" when I want a directory listing, because I am so used to unix type command shells, having to type "dir" in DOS is no longer obvious for me. Likewise I always miss the Explorer file manager (not the internet browser) from Windows when working on a Linux desktop. Also the point of Apples being faster, not much use when there aren't as many top lines games for the Mac that can use that speed, nor are Apples designed as Servers so again that speed is wasted. For example my laptop is a 800Mhz Sony, quite old now, but runs Windows fine, can play DVDs send emails etc, so speed is not important as long as it's fast enough for purpose.
Last of all the pricing point for Apples is high, as they are better built, and because they are produced in smaller quantities than PCs you don't get the economies of scale.
Willmore: trying to find an up to date photo to scan, didn't get a chance yesterday as I was putting my PCs back together after building one for my step father, and having to use parts from mine.
Last of all the pricing point for Apples is high, as they are better built, and because they are produced in smaller quantities than PCs you don't get the economies of scale.
Willmore: trying to find an up to date photo to scan, didn't get a chance yesterday as I was putting my PCs back together after building one for my step father, and having to use parts from mine.
Don't forget that picture - I want to find out the real truth.
14 more days till I get my new Mac....I can hardly wait!!!
Nov 22nd 2004, 4:47 pm
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Re: For the Mac Users
Originally Posted by willmore
Good to know that at least you associate with Mac people at work. I'm really amazed that London never had an Apple store before. We have 3 in Victoria, 2 selling nothing but apple products, and our population is about 300,000.
Don't forget that picture - I want to find out the real truth.
14 more days till I get my new Mac....I can hardly wait!!!
Don't forget that picture - I want to find out the real truth.
14 more days till I get my new Mac....I can hardly wait!!!
London has Apple "branded" stores, but not one run directly by Apple. They are looking to open more in Europe apparently, it's all on their website, if you want to read it, or search for Apple Store on Regent Street.
Nov 22nd 2004, 7:25 pm
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Re: For the Mac Users
Originally Posted by SirTainly
hahaha
I'm too unfashionable to be gay!
I'm too unfashionable to be gay!
Nov 22nd 2004, 7:27 pm
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Re: For the Mac Users
[QUOTE=SirTainly]I can't avoid him, he shares half my desk
Keep digging that hole for yourself. First avoiding women, then cross-dressing and now sharing a desk with a male!!! By, the way how do two people share a desk? Is this a cost cutting measure, because of the lack of interest in the PCs?
As long as I get my Mac by Dec 6/04 I'll be a happy little biologist.
Keep digging that hole for yourself. First avoiding women, then cross-dressing and now sharing a desk with a male!!! By, the way how do two people share a desk? Is this a cost cutting measure, because of the lack of interest in the PCs?
As long as I get my Mac by Dec 6/04 I'll be a happy little biologist.
Nov 22nd 2004, 8:23 pm
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Re: For the Mac Users
What Mac are you getting Willmore??
Originally Posted by willmore
As long as I get my Mac by Dec 6/04 I'll be a happy little biologist.
Nov 22nd 2004, 8:41 pm
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Re: For the Mac Users
Originally Posted by willmore
hehehe...I don't know that that's a particular criteria in whether you're gay or not.....I've seen hippies dressed in 60s' clothing who are gay.
All my gay friends are very stylish, some of them have even suggested I need to go on "Queer Eye for the Straight Guy"!
Nov 22nd 2004, 8:45 pm
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Re: For the Mac Users
Originally Posted by willmore
Keep digging that hole for yourself. First avoiding women, then cross-dressing and now sharing a desk with a male!!! By, the way how do two people share a desk? Is this a cost cutting measure, because of the lack of interest in the PCs?
As long as I get my Mac by Dec 6/04 I'll be a happy little biologist.
For his sins we make him use a PC at work bwahahahaha! If more women could grasp the complexities of Software Engineering I'd gladly share a desk with one. Sadly they prefer to work with animals and do soppy things like becoming Biologists.
Nov 22nd 2004, 9:36 pm
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Re: For the Mac Users
HHEEYYYYYYYY
SirTaintly and K, way to technical for us dafties, who are not linux trained etc.
Lets just stick to Macs with large fries.
I agree that it is down to ones own preference. maybe if I used a MAC on a daily basis I would argue that they were better, but as we all know Bill Gates is the modern Dick Turpin, robbing all of us dafties silly by bringing in newer operating systems every few years.
We have only got used to Windows XP and now we have the new OS from Microsoft called Longhorn, being tried just now in its beta version, WHAT NEXT, will we have to buy a newer office suite, change our burning software as Gates says it will not work on Longhorn. I can see it all happening !!!!!!!!, every new PC will have Longhorn on it and the users will have to fork out hundreds to get the Longhorn equivalent of Nero, Roxio, MGI Photsuite, Norton, MacAfee, etc etc.
I may be wrong, but going by past stings by Bill Gates, we will all be shafted again.
Eddie
SirTaintly and K, way to technical for us dafties, who are not linux trained etc.
Lets just stick to Macs with large fries.
I agree that it is down to ones own preference. maybe if I used a MAC on a daily basis I would argue that they were better, but as we all know Bill Gates is the modern Dick Turpin, robbing all of us dafties silly by bringing in newer operating systems every few years.
We have only got used to Windows XP and now we have the new OS from Microsoft called Longhorn, being tried just now in its beta version, WHAT NEXT, will we have to buy a newer office suite, change our burning software as Gates says it will not work on Longhorn. I can see it all happening !!!!!!!!, every new PC will have Longhorn on it and the users will have to fork out hundreds to get the Longhorn equivalent of Nero, Roxio, MGI Photsuite, Norton, MacAfee, etc etc.
I may be wrong, but going by past stings by Bill Gates, we will all be shafted again.
Eddie
Nov 22nd 2004, 9:53 pm
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Re: For the Mac Users
Originally Posted by Voyager970
HHEEYYYYYYYY
SirTaintly and K, way to technical for us dafties, who are not linux trained etc.
Lets just stick to Macs with large fries.
I agree that it is down to ones own preference. maybe if I used a MAC on a daily basis I would argue that they were better, but as we all know Bill Gates is the modern Dick Turpin, robbing all of us dafties silly by bringing in newer operating systems every few years.
We have only got used to Windows XP and now we have the new OS from Microsoft called Longhorn, being tried just now in its beta version, WHAT NEXT, will we have to buy a newer office suite, change our burning software as Gates says it will not work on Longhorn. I can see it all happening !!!!!!!!, every new PC will have Longhorn on it and the users will have to fork out hundreds to get the Longhorn equivalent of Nero, Roxio, MGI Photsuite, Norton, MacAfee, etc etc.
I may be wrong, but going by past stings by Bill Gates, we will all be shafted again.
Eddie
SirTaintly and K, way to technical for us dafties, who are not linux trained etc.
Lets just stick to Macs with large fries.
I agree that it is down to ones own preference. maybe if I used a MAC on a daily basis I would argue that they were better, but as we all know Bill Gates is the modern Dick Turpin, robbing all of us dafties silly by bringing in newer operating systems every few years.
We have only got used to Windows XP and now we have the new OS from Microsoft called Longhorn, being tried just now in its beta version, WHAT NEXT, will we have to buy a newer office suite, change our burning software as Gates says it will not work on Longhorn. I can see it all happening !!!!!!!!, every new PC will have Longhorn on it and the users will have to fork out hundreds to get the Longhorn equivalent of Nero, Roxio, MGI Photsuite, Norton, MacAfee, etc etc.
I may be wrong, but going by past stings by Bill Gates, we will all be shafted again.
Eddie
Just make sure those fries have ketchup.
Nov 22nd 2004, 9:56 pm
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Re: For the Mac Users
[QUOTE=SirTainly]The desk unit seats two people, one opposite the other, fortunately with a screen in between. For his sins we make him use a PC at work bwahahahaha!
His sins of having to work with you? That poor man, you mean your company is SO cheap it can't afford to buy the guy a Mac........
Soppy in more ways than one....but at least I'm good at what I do. You software engineers don't even realize a good thing (a Mac) when you see one)....... his sins
For his sins we make him use a PC at work bwahahahaha! His sins of having to work with you? That poor man, you mean your company is SO cheap it can't afford to buy the guy a Mac........
Soppy in more ways than one....but at least I'm good at what I do. You software engineers don't even realize a good thing (a Mac) when you see one).......
his sins