Heaven in a touch screen pad!

[mtlhddoc2]

Ugh. People with a little knowledge....

http://www.apple.com/server/

this is not a server. As much as they spin it.

windows can run on a Mac, sure. windows was made to run anywhere. But try connecting a Unix server to a Mac, or, god forbid, a Windows server to a Mac. Have fun kids.

[Peter Ahlstrom]

The company I worked for ran Apple XServes, running Mac OS X Server, and the Windows PCs in the office never had problems connecting to them in the 4 years I was there. And I worked on a Windows 2000 or XP machine connecting to those servers every day.

It's clear you've had a bad experience with Macs for a long time, but a lot of people and a lot of companies make it work.  Many of your statements sound prejudiced and downright ignorant. I think you've lost credibility with many people in this thread.

[ryos]

Yeah, mtlhddoc2, I'm getting tired of you making inaccurate claims as though they were fact, then, when called on it, redefining the world to fit your claims. I think I'm through here.

[Miyabi]

Definition:
Server - a computer that makes services, as access to data files, programs, and peripheral devices, available to workstations on a network.

Computer - Also called  processor.  an electronic device designed to accept data, perform prescribed mathematical and logical operations at high speed, and display the results of these operations.



So technically anything that processes data electronically that connects to other things is a server. . . . Whether you like it or not.

Also I have used things many times that go between Mac and Windows that work more than fine.

[mtlhddoc2]

Finally back. Super Bowl was pretty awesome, even if I did have to work in the belly of the stadium during it. Really sucked working it though, since it is a TV production, there was a lot of MAC crap that kept breaking down. But the two weeks off after the fact were really nice.

[Patriotic Kaz]

I think I have figured out when mtlhddoc2 is happy.... the surest sign is that he is complaining about apple products.

[mtlhddoc2]

oh no, not even close. I am happiest when they work, because that means I dont have to fix them.

But you know what works really really well. the I-Pod touch. Never had a problem with mine. The zune sucks though. I always give credit where credit is due. If this was 1992, I would be praising Apple up and down and disparging IBM. As a matter of fact, I was very upset with my company at the time when they removed the old apples and Commodores and installed IBMs - took me months of programming to get them right. But slowly and surely, apple dropped itself into a pit of self-riteous indignation and they now make computer which may suit a complete moron just fine, but anyone that has any really working knowledge hates.

[Pogi Dave]

I hate that everyone compares Windows to Apple.  Apple is a computer company, meaning it controls the hardware.  Windows is an operating system.   It has to deal with 1000's (or more) of different hardware configurations.

My experiences with Leopard and Snow Leopard (The two latest Apple OS's) are worse than my experiences with Windows. 

[Renoard]

If the Ipad ran OS-X it would be worth the hype.  If it ran Windows 7 it would be equally cool.  The hardware is nice, but face it, Ipod OS is intended for smartphones.  It just isn't realistic for the Ipad niche.  EEE's new offering with Windows 7 or Ubuntu 4 is a better more cost effiective option in the same niche.

If PC-BSD didn't have to fight gnu just to get apps made available it would be a great option without the big corporate heavy trying to force you into a distributed computing model that loses you control over your data, apps and privacy.

[Miyabi]

speaking of smart phones and Linux. Have you seen the ELSE?

[Renoard]

No.  Where cell phones are concerned, I'm abstaining because of GPS chips and texting.  One is just too much power for big brother and the other is just too much power for overly needy friends.   But what I meant was that the new Eee PC is a convertible netbook/tablet with the same screen realestate as an IPAD with a 60GB drive and Win7 or Ubuntu and a 5-8 hour battery life depending on usage.  The screen and the mouse pad both support gestures.

It's only about twice as thick as the Ipad and only about 2lbs.  It's more powerful, more economical and still gives you the ability to use it for EBooks.