http://disqus.com/people/6a428e7327cb0864e48fa11c32dc3a9e/enWed, 28 Jan 2009 16:50:21 -0000http://shootingatbubbles.disqus.com/vista_copymove_the_service_pack_1_rc1_follow_up/#comment-44272I do have 15+ solid years of experience in I.T. and much of it was spent working with MS-DOS and WIndows based PCs. Guess what. Today, all of my home computers (desktops and laptop) are Macs. People like "Jack Bling" will always be out there, trying to make themselves feel good about their loyalty to Microsoft-centric systems. But the fact is - Microsoft is rapidly heading down the proverbial toilet, while Apple has been on a meteoric rise.<br><br>Yes, current Mac hardware uses Intel processors and is essentially "the same" as any other PC hardware. The difference is, you get the superior OS X operating system bundled with it. It's not even legal to install OS X on anything that's not real Mac hardware. The two are supposed to be purchased as a hardware/software combo (which isn't SO different from what Microsoft already does anyway with these OEM Windows licenses you can't legally separate from whichever PC they came with).<br><br>If I buy a Dell, I get crappy phone support from India or Romania, and 45 minutes on hold just to do the "song and dance" of unplugging the PC, plugging it back in, telling the "tech" on the phone that yes, a green light does still come on when I press the power button, etc. etc. - before I can even RMA a bad monitor or something. With Apple, they're consistently top-rated for their level of customer service and satisfaction. Yes, I've had things go bad on my Macbook Pro. But it was handled in 10 minutes on the phone, and the repaired machine was shipped off, repaired, and returned in under 48 hours total! Apple even went above and beyond what was required, replacing a loose display hinge that wasn't covered as a "warranty" item to begin with.<br><br>And all in all, the Apple computers I've owned are ALL built to better standards than any other Windows PCs I've used, barring perhaps a "server class PC". The "fit and finish" is above-average, and attention was paid to all the details. (EG. Slot loading DVD drives on laptops so you have no annoying tray that slides out and can break off or get in your way on a cramped desk.)<br><br>Lastly, if I really feel the *need* for Windows (XP or Vista), the current Mac OS X version lets me dual-boot into either of them on my Mac anyway! So far, except for a few games though, I avoid doing that. OS X is just far more pleasant to use.Tom WFri, 21 Dec 2007 15:12:45 -0000http://sffmedia.disqus.com/httpsffmediacomtvscience_fiction_tv283_were_all_cylons_battlestar_galacticas_last_dayshtml/#comment-16294995I may be in the minority here, but I think B5 suffered from some lousy acting and too much of a "low budget" feel.<br><br>Granted, it may have been a pioneer in taking sci-fi the direction it tried to go with it -- but I never found the show "gripping" and sucking me in to watch more of it, the way a better-scripted and acted series like BSG has done.<br><br>I had a g/f who was a huge B5 fan, back when it was a new series, and I just couldn't really get into it. I tried to revisit it about a year ago, thinking maybe I misjudged it -- but no, same thing. It wasn't a "bad" series, but just didn't do anything for me either.Tom WWed, 28 Jan 2009 16:50:21 -0000