Comments on: Stupid technology http://www.noordinaryhomestead.com/dailiness/stupid-technology/ It's about Freedom Tue, 07 Feb 2012 19:41:31 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Tiffany http://www.noordinaryhomestead.com/dailiness/stupid-technology/comment-page-1/#comment-3140 Tiffany Mon, 05 Oct 2009 09:43:31 +0000 http://www.noordinaryhomestead.com/?p=4179#comment-3140 I am SO an "Electronics Wrecker." I try to touch electronics as little as possible to prevent somehow screwing them up. Thankfully that's really the only thing I break but it an be very expensive lol. We will definitely have to talk more about Macs. The whole never melting down issue is quite nice...and not being a victim to every virus on the block is also nice. I never realized you could partition them like that...and then you just install windows and everything in that partition? I'm sure it won't be more than 2 years before I'm in this situation again...maybe even sooner when it comes to my desktops. It's a crying shame how quickly this stuff breaks down...and I think windows has a lot to do with that too. I am SO an “Electronics Wrecker.” I try to touch electronics as little as possible to prevent somehow screwing them up. Thankfully that’s really the only thing I break but it an be very expensive lol.
We will definitely have to talk more about Macs. The whole never melting down issue is quite nice…and not being a victim to every virus on the block is also nice. I never realized you could partition them like that…and then you just install windows and everything in that partition? I’m sure it won’t be more than 2 years before I’m in this situation again…maybe even sooner when it comes to my desktops. It’s a crying shame how quickly this stuff breaks down…and I think windows has a lot to do with that too.

]]> By: Michelle http://www.noordinaryhomestead.com/dailiness/stupid-technology/comment-page-1/#comment-3139 Michelle Mon, 05 Oct 2009 08:00:16 +0000 http://www.noordinaryhomestead.com/?p=4179#comment-3139 Oh, and it's pretty hard to melt down a mac. :) It's made for people like me, formally known in the past as "The Electronics Wrecker" Oh, and it’s pretty hard to melt down a mac. :) It’s made for people like me, formally known in the past as “The Electronics Wrecker”

]]> By: Michelle http://www.noordinaryhomestead.com/dailiness/stupid-technology/comment-page-1/#comment-3138 Michelle Mon, 05 Oct 2009 07:59:19 +0000 http://www.noordinaryhomestead.com/?p=4179#comment-3138 Yes - next time you are considering it, let's have a chat! I program for work, but you can make any Mac windows-compatible (moreso than you used to be able to). You can even install a windows partition and/or emulator so that you can still do everything. That fact has always been my "safety" in case I can't do something with the Mac version of windows software, but so far, I haven't needed to. I've even got Microsoft Office and MSN on here. I won't say there wasn't a bit of a process to adopt the Mac way of doing things, but it's paid off. Yes – next time you are considering it, let’s have a chat! I program for work, but you can make any Mac windows-compatible (moreso than you used to be able to). You can even install a windows partition and/or emulator so that you can still do everything. That fact has always been my “safety” in case I can’t do something with the Mac version of windows software, but so far, I haven’t needed to. I’ve even got Microsoft Office and MSN on here. I won’t say there wasn’t a bit of a process to adopt the Mac way of doing things, but it’s paid off.

]]> By: Tiffany http://www.noordinaryhomestead.com/dailiness/stupid-technology/comment-page-1/#comment-3136 Tiffany Mon, 05 Oct 2009 05:22:16 +0000 http://www.noordinaryhomestead.com/?p=4179#comment-3136 @Michelle - I'm still so apprenhensive about Mac's. They seem cool but what if the PC in me causes me to do something to melt down the Mac? And I'm not sure about all my software either because I do tons of programming work and things like that which I fear would not be compatible on the Mac...I definitely consider it a little bit more after each meltdown, though. I guess with the next meltdown I'll do some further research about that. @Janet - My husband has a little Acer netbook that he adores. Extremely compact and runs quite well...you just have to get used to typing on the world's smallest keyboard ;) I ended up getting a new Samsung laptop. We had one before that lasted at least 2.5 years before it started to sound like it was coughing up a lung. It still works well, actually, just sounds very sickly which is when the Acer came along. @Michelle – I’m still so apprenhensive about Mac’s. They seem cool but what if the PC in me causes me to do something to melt down the Mac? And I’m not sure about all my software either because I do tons of programming work and things like that which I fear would not be compatible on the Mac…I definitely consider it a little bit more after each meltdown, though. I guess with the next meltdown I’ll do some further research about that.

@Janet – My husband has a little Acer netbook that he adores. Extremely compact and runs quite well…you just have to get used to typing on the world’s smallest keyboard ;) I ended up getting a new Samsung laptop. We had one before that lasted at least 2.5 years before it started to sound like it was coughing up a lung. It still works well, actually, just sounds very sickly which is when the Acer came along.

]]> By: Janet http://www.noordinaryhomestead.com/dailiness/stupid-technology/comment-page-1/#comment-3132 Janet Sun, 04 Oct 2009 13:35:22 +0000 http://www.noordinaryhomestead.com/?p=4179#comment-3132 I lost my laptop too....was a rush to get any files off while it was in its downward spiral. Using a desktop now, but lusting after one of those little notebooks. I lost my laptop too….was a rush to get any files off while it was in its downward spiral. Using a desktop now, but lusting after one of those little notebooks.

]]> By: Michelle http://www.noordinaryhomestead.com/dailiness/stupid-technology/comment-page-1/#comment-3125 Michelle Sat, 03 Oct 2009 18:05:56 +0000 http://www.noordinaryhomestead.com/?p=4179#comment-3125 I did notice that, after going through 3 laptops. I finally got an Apple and haven't looked back since! I wish i would have converted earlier. I did notice that, after going through 3 laptops. I finally got an Apple and haven’t looked back since! I wish i would have converted earlier.

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