As some of you might remember, I happen to have very strong opinions regarding Windows Vista, and just when I started getting used to many of its idiosyncrasies, which I had a Microsoft technical support person tell me, makes it a better operating system, I received the Service Pack 1 update from Microsoft. Oh, hooray, for me. My computer now does not seem to know if it really wants to start Windows or just sort of sit there in a listless state for a minute or two. This is an improvement, right? I am sure Microsoft would silently coo in my ear that it is all for the best and that this release makes everything better, but from where I sit, it has basically downgraded my OS.
The other day, I went to a training with a bunch of attorneys. It required everyone to have their own laptop. It was here that I saw my very first Macbook Air. I did not really realize that it was anything special at first glance, but it was being discussed by everyone else in the room and the technical support person in attendance offered his two cents of derision for all things Apple. A few minutes later, the presenter's computer had a significant error, bringing down several key features of Windows and the programs running in it. The attorney looked over to him and said, "Want to borrow my Mac?"
I still am not sold on the whole Mac concept. My girlfriend has one and whenever I want to do something on it, I feel like I have to complete extra steps to accomplish anything and I do not fully understand its architecture with the installation and removal of programs. I assume if I took the time to learn about it, I would figure it all out, but that seems time consuming. In college, I worked as technical support help desk guy. The Macs were always the worst, until they upgraded them all and then everyone wanted to use a Mac. I still, however, did not experience the same joy with them. For example, it still bothers me that when I close a program in a Mac, it does not close the program because I have to quit the program to close it.
It is little things like that that can bug me. However, the Mac OS is probably still a superior operating system. After all, they originated the entire concept of Windows. All Microsoft did was make Dos look really pretty.
The other day, I went to a training with a bunch of attorneys. It required everyone to have their own laptop. It was here that I saw my very first Macbook Air. I did not really realize that it was anything special at first glance, but it was being discussed by everyone else in the room and the technical support person in attendance offered his two cents of derision for all things Apple. A few minutes later, the presenter's computer had a significant error, bringing down several key features of Windows and the programs running in it. The attorney looked over to him and said, "Want to borrow my Mac?"
I still am not sold on the whole Mac concept. My girlfriend has one and whenever I want to do something on it, I feel like I have to complete extra steps to accomplish anything and I do not fully understand its architecture with the installation and removal of programs. I assume if I took the time to learn about it, I would figure it all out, but that seems time consuming. In college, I worked as technical support help desk guy. The Macs were always the worst, until they upgraded them all and then everyone wanted to use a Mac. I still, however, did not experience the same joy with them. For example, it still bothers me that when I close a program in a Mac, it does not close the program because I have to quit the program to close it.
It is little things like that that can bug me. However, the Mac OS is probably still a superior operating system. After all, they originated the entire concept of Windows. All Microsoft did was make Dos look really pretty.
1 comments:
For starters, I really love my Mac. It has never done me wrong. Most people are one way or another, so I understand not loving them. However, when it comes to microsoft (which I use in my office) I prefer XP over Vista.
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