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I do all my software dev on my mac. It's very easy because all the tools I need come with the OS - perl, gcc, php, apache, x11, everything but a database; thanks to the bsd subsystem it takes me longer to download one of those than to install it. Applescript makes the system uber customizeable, for example it takes me two clicks and three keystrokes to upload an album from iphoto to my website. The keystrokes are only prompts in the script that I wrote. My music stealer (acquisition) automatically adds songs i download to my itunes library, which syncs to my ipod when I plug it in. Before, I went through keyboards and mice monthly from smashing them and localized gravitational disturbances (otherwise known as throwing them across the room) from my frustrations with windows. I haven't hit my powerbook for its entire life, almost 2 years now.
I could go on but I don't think anyone's really interested.
Who here besides me actually knows how to use an abacus? Or for more modern non-electric counting machines, a slide rule?
I could go on but I don't think anyone's really interested.
Who here besides me actually knows how to use an abacus? Or for more modern non-electric counting machines, a slide rule?
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From: FCUK
Originally Posted by Chazmo,Aug 4 2005, 11:45 PM
Do you guys find you need to do that a lot these days? It was surely necessary 5 years ago, but I haven't rebooted my laptop in weeks (I use it for work too)... In and out of standby mode, Linksys Wireless card in and out each day... Pretty solid. I'm running XP Pro with the latest patches, of course.
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From: Central Massachusetts
Originally Posted by The Unabageler,Aug 4 2005, 11:22 PM
I do all my software dev on my mac. It's very easy because all the tools I need come with the OS - perl, gcc, php, apache, x11, everything but a database; thanks to the bsd subsystem it takes me longer to download one of those than to install it. Applescript makes the system uber customizeable, for example it takes me two clicks and three keystrokes to upload an album from iphoto to my website. The keystrokes are only prompts in the script that I wrote. My music stealer (acquisition) automatically adds songs i download to my itunes library, which syncs to my ipod when I plug it in. Before, I went through keyboards and mice monthly from smashing them and localized gravitational disturbances (otherwise known as throwing them across the room) from my frustrations with windows. I haven't hit my powerbook for its entire life, almost 2 years now.
I could go on but I don't think anyone's really interested.
Who here besides me actually knows how to use an abacus? Or for more modern non-electric counting machines, a slide rule?
I could go on but I don't think anyone's really interested.
Who here besides me actually knows how to use an abacus? Or for more modern non-electric counting machines, a slide rule?
