General Discussions

**Karl89.co.uk** · 07-31-2006, 10:52 AM

What do you prefer?

**scribble** · 07-31-2006, 10:57 AM

In terms of productivity I find Mac OS X to be the best. PC has advantages over Mac in a few areas such as gaming, but when it comes to developing, designing, and general use— I love my Mac. Thankfully you can run Windows for those times you need it in Mac OS X at full speed now thanks to Parallels software.

Hosting is a different story. I usually use a flavor of Linux or FreeBSD here.

**Karl89.co.uk** · 07-31-2006, 11:00 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by scribble

In terms of productivity I find Mac OS X to be the best. PC had advantages over Mac in a few areas such as gaming, but when it comes to developing, designing, and general use— I love my Mac. Thankfully you can run Windows for those times you need it in Mac OS X at full speed now thanks to Parallels software.

Yeah, there are pros and cons with each of them, you just have to find the best one for you.

I think a small problem with the Macs is the price.

**codeism** · 07-31-2006, 11:04 AM

Price is definitely a barrier for me getting a Mac. I have fallen in love with my fiancee's PowerBook, and I have a feeling I'm going to end up getting one.

There is some getting used to making the jump from PC to Mac, user interface wise -- but I think most will like the changes.

I do most of my hosting on the *nix side of the house - it just feels better. Running Apache on Windows is a lesson in trying to drive a nail through steel with a counterfeit Nalgene bottle...

**Kacy** · 07-31-2006, 11:12 AM

I use Mac for my primary OS and Windows as my secondary.

I usually do all my design stuff on my windows however i do some on Max OS too. I love my mac for videos, music, video editing etc..

**scribble** · 07-31-2006, 11:49 AM

Slightly off topic but if any of you are using Macs, here are some great tools that I've found to vastly increase my productivity.

Quicksilver - Essential!! quicksilver.blacktree.com

Textmate - If you do any programming or HTML etc.

VirtueDesktops - Multiple desktops

SSHKeychain - If you do SSH to many servers, saves you from typing passwords

NetNewsWire or NewsFire - RSS Reader

Adium - For chat on any/multiple protocols -- msn, aim, etc.

Parallels - Can be handy if you need to access Windows

iTerm - Terminal

Quicksilver - Thought I'd mention it again!

That's a quick list off the top of my head. I'm sure there are more.

**sitedesigner** · 07-31-2006, 12:57 PM

I love Windows XP

**peterk** · 07-31-2006, 01:29 PM

Windows - only used it and it is fine, as for Linux I've got the disk but not yet used it.

**ymcd** · 07-31-2006, 05:44 PM

Windows XP is the only operating system which I'm used to

**Lpspider** · 07-31-2006, 07:10 PM

Someone else mentioned this as well, but price is really the barrier for a Mac for me too.

I'm using Windows, though I'd like to move to Mac.

**Tran** · 08-01-2006, 12:04 AM

It really depends on what I'm doing

Windows: Primary

Linux: Servers

Mac: Graphics

**coonman** · 08-01-2006, 12:37 AM

i use both mac os x an windows xp

**obenix** · 08-01-2006, 12:38 AM

It'll be Mac for me..

Ease of use and stunning graphics..

**AHA7** · 08-01-2006, 05:37 AM

Win XP all the time!

**imported_Henry** · 08-01-2006, 05:41 AM

Win XP. The rest :thumbdown:

**breakpoint** · 08-09-2006, 07:11 PM

Windows, Mac doesnt appeal to me, never tried linux

**Vi5** · 08-09-2006, 11:20 PM

Windowx XP, can do everything a Mac does and more.

**cruzader** · 08-11-2006, 07:59 AM

linux is more safer than other OS

**Elemak** · 08-11-2006, 10:26 AM

I think linux is probably the most stable if properly configured. But it's a pain in the *** to get right =)

I use Windows most of the time

**imported_Fritz** · 08-11-2006, 11:25 AM

I prefer to use Linux, but it doesn't have the productivity tools that I need (Adobe and Macromedia mostly).

As others have said, Macs are too expensive to be practical. They have less available software, and I don't find that they're faster or more stable, in general.

So I begrudgingly use Microsoft.