A Different World
The world is a wonderfully different place today. I'm having trouble figuring out what to do with all my new-found time. That's not true... But I am enjoying a chance to take a weekend easy without thinking "I have to do A, B, C, and D because I wont have time to do it during the week."
I should be picking up my new iBook Monday or Tuesday. I'm a little scared still, as one of the Mac users in the office had to use Windows for something the other day and after a few hours, she said "Wow, it's so much easier to use!" Not encouraging, since the biggest weakness I see with Mac is it's un-intuitive interface. But I'm hoping that the new version is better as everyone seems to say, and also that it's not really as un-intuitive as it seems, it's just that I'm not used to it. But I don't want to keep talking about that crap, so I'll try to make this one of my last posts on the topic.
It looks like somebody screwed something up this weekend, and I didn't get many of my emails, Mfop was down as well. Sorry 'bout that as usual.
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UPDATE:
Looks like the Stop Design guy just went through the same decision I made regarding switching from Windows to a Mac. It's not encouraging... from what he writes, and from the comments, it looks as though there is little benefit in switching other than the screen looks "cooler".
Comments
Don't worry, there are lots of benefits to using the Mac. I'm just in the early stages, so it takes a little getting used to. But I can already appreciate lots of things about it.
Sure, there are a few things you and I will miss about Windows, like certain shortcuts, or the way I think Microsoft did a really good job of optimizing the space at the bottom of the screen for all kinds of things (start, quick launch, task bar, custom toolbars, system tray). But each day (only three so far) I'm finding cool features and things which make the Mac a really enjoyable (and powerful) experience.
Posted by: Douglas Bowman | November 2, 2003 05:32 PM
"I should be picking up my new iBook Monday or Tuesday. I'm a little scared still, as one of the Mac users in the office had to use Windows for something the other day and after a few hours, she said "Wow, it's so much easier to use!" Not encouraging, since the biggest weakness I see with Mac is it's un-intuitive interface. But I'm hoping that the new version is better as everyone seems to say, and also that it's not really as un-intuitive as it seems, it's just that I'm not used to it. "
Troll.
Posted by: james | November 2, 2003 06:46 PM
???
Posted by: kevin | November 3, 2003 07:05 AM
??????
"..since the biggest weakness I see with Mac is it's un-intuitive interface"
"Windows sucks, that evil bastard bill gates is just stealing our money and handing it over to spammers".
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troll /v.,n./ [From the Usenet group alt.folklore.urban] To utter a posting on Usenet designed to attract predictable responses or flames. Derives from the phrase "trolling for newbies" which in turn comes from mainstream "trolling", a style of fishing in which one trails bait through a likely spot hoping for a bite. The well-constructed troll is a post that induces lots of newbies and flamers to make themselves look even more clueless than they already do, while subtly conveying to the more savvy and experienced that it is in fact a deliberate troll. If you don't fall for the joke, you get to be in on it.
-http://www.dspguru.com/comp.dsp/useterm2.htm
Posted by: james | November 5, 2003 06:29 AM
Oh. I thought I said that I am hoping it is not as un-intuitive as it seems and that it is actually my problem because I'm just not used to it yet. I think it is pretty obvious that I am most used to Windows, so the Mac interface feeling unintuitive to me is natural.
Besides, I didn't know I could troll my own blog.
And it didn't fit the defenition totally
induces lots of newbies and flamers
I don't have any flamers, and the newbies would be my paretns who don't really care and would never bite anyway.
But there's no use continuing this 'cause I already went out and spent the money on a Mac.
:-)
Posted by: kevin | November 5, 2003 06:45 AM
Kevin,
In case there is any misunderstanding here, the last several comments were meant as humour. In fact, put a stupid smiley emoticon behind everything i write.
Except this-
I check your blog every couple of days because i think you are a fukin genius with the camera. Your pix are beautiful. Thanks for taking them, thanks for sharing them with me, thanks for putting them in a place where i can share them with my friends and family.
j
Posted by: james | November 5, 2003 07:30 AM
I Know James. (about the humor bit)
That's why I put a smily by mine too. :-)
Thanks for your compliments on my photos too. I'll try not to disapoint.
Posted by: kevin | November 5, 2003 07:41 AM