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I forgot that Mac’s were built with magical hardware that never becomes out of date. In case you haven’t noticed, all hardware becomes out of date eventually. Hard drives get bigger, more memory becomes available. I never have had a part on my Lenovo laptop break, but I have upgraded hardware as previously mentioned. I run all the newest software…[Read more]

That’s because Macs don’t break down and why upgrade when the Mac you originally purchased is already superior? That’s why you pay more for upfront cost on a Mac and save later. Less overall upgrades!!!
So you buy 2 or 3 Windows based machines and say it cost you less than 1 Mac? Beautiful.

I don’t know computer viruses by name. So I can’t argue against your arbitrary numbers. But if you doubt my grad student story I seriously question if you were ever in a LA program… ALL of the grad students used ArcMap GIS products at my school. Plus every undergrad has to use it for one studio as well. All I’m saying is that getting a Mac can…[Read more]

You do realize that Autocad is now in Mac version?

Also, PC’s are easier to upgrade. I was able to buy a laptop and use it through my 5 years by simply upgrading my RAM and hard drive. Parts for PC’s are easy to find and cheap compared to buying Mac parts.  Which also leads to being able to have a more powerful machine if you buy the right parts.

Oohh really? These were the very same arguments from PC users when I was in school from 1993 to 1998. Name at least “2” computer viruses for Macs while I give you 10 for PCs. I seriously doubt your grad student story. Again, you are the misinformed about the cost of Macs. You pay more upfront, but save in the long run.There’s also this theory…[Read more]

Spend a third or a quarter of the money on a nice PC that way you are not paranoid about scratching it or having it stolen etc… and you will be able to run… AutoCAD!

AutoCad being available for Mac’s is a huge benefit.  The other bonuses of getting a Mac are: you get to be part of an elitist mentality, your coffee gets served quicker at coffee shops, boot time is faster (not by much), programs start quicker, and printing is a little bit quicker which can be huge during final product time.  But after that t…[Read more]

Jon,
Most Graphic design and advertising shops use Macs. You have the rare PC that is still running after 5 years without any hiccups. How many times has it been infested with a computer virus? That’s the problem with the PC, you have to “build a top of the PC” to equal a pre-packaged Mac. Compare oranges to oranges and most people do not know how…[Read more]

Thanks to everyone who made suggestions here. I’m heading out tomorrow and very much looking forward to seeing the city. The weather forecast looks cloudy with rain likely one day. Hopefully it will stay nice enough to walk about.

…. “no entrepreneurs”.  …. at least it is good font.

Good article, Roland.  Mostly anecdotes, but it echos my perceptions–not fancy jobs, but jobs nonetheless..

I completely agree about espresso. Another point for technology like Trace was saying. And yet another point for home espresso machines, since I can’t afford to buy espresso at coffee shops.
I found this article about green jobs on treehugger: http://www.treehugger.com/files/2011/06/green-revolution-working-for-people-not-publicity.php

Sheesh.  My bad people. We’re good. But who wants to run AC when they can run Vectorworks anyway, right?

but it seems to me that we trade one human oppression for another, except that now we know how to make real money off of it.

 
Exactly.  Those sewage systems and vaccines allowed a LOT more people to survive into adulthood, creating the population explosion.  Got to credit improved farming techniques, modern fertilizers and pesticides as wel…[Read more]

… and it would only be available in a little corner of the world if there were know entrepreneurs charging exponentially more for it. The US harnessed the wheel of personal gain and now we have been brainwashed to hate everything about it without thinking it over.
 
There is bad out there, but most of it is good.

can’t disagree with anything you said, Rob…Reading Glenn Greenwald of Salon and Andy Revkins DotEarth  is a recipe for complete depression, until you read the comments on their blogs, and that really pushes you over the edge..
How about the new state of the Oceans report….Altho the news of stopping the dam in Patagonia is a temporary…[Read more]

worth every penny (or k)

COMPLETELY FALSE:  AUTO CAD IS AVAILABLE ON A MAC!!
 
http://usa.autodesk.com/adsk/servlet/pc/index?id=15421056&siteID=123112
 
 

i “built” my mac as well.  I got to chose the specs to fit me.  It is not off the shelf by any means.
I dont like pc’s because of the clunky chargers, heafty weights (see mac book air), un appealing ctrl alt delete commands, arialness, blue screen of death, annoying start up sounds, traditionalist-ness, GIS-ness, slowness, virusness, association w…[Read more]