MacOSX – When the Tiger bites- Linux+Windows=MacOSX
Friday, October 21, 2005
I am writing this entry on a new Mac Mini. I have a week with it – and then I give it back to RawSugar testing team.
My first impression is that it is the perfect operation system for people like me:
- It's like buying at prada's but for geeks
- BSD based – I got my unix inside. I can easily open up ssh to my linux server, and reportedly install/compile all BSD based software. Rather then a simple ssh connections I have still not checked this thoroughly. Theoretically I can do all of my development (I strongly believe in linux based development – when possible)
- A modern Desktop – comparison with WindowsXP is ridicules – OSX’s desktop just rocks:
- Visuals: It has all the right visually pleasing gems
- Productivity: The iLife suite of programs builds music/ digital photography/ audio/ video right into your desktop. The OS also includes all other productivity tools you need. I guess that as a programmer, you could also tap into all of those BSD based programming utilities which are the common effort of millions of people for over 30 years of R&D. You can’t beat that.
So – why would anyone stick to his Windows box?
I can think of many reasons. The first and foremost is that all of my current life is in windows format. My email, documents, finances, oh… the list is so long. Moving onto a Mac requires effort and might still look risky to many.
It is time that we, the people, should own all of the information we create and collect, regardless to the format it is saved with.
Recent mega-wars between Google, Yahoo, and Microsoft will create the business reason for software companies to make all generated data format-independent. You will own all of your text files, contact lists, song lists and pictures regardless of where and how they are stored. That’s the future. More on this in an upcoming entry on Microsoft.
Tags:technology,OSX,Macintosh
I am writing this entry on a new Mac Mini. I have a week with it – and then I give it back to RawSugar testing team.
My first impression is that it is the perfect operation system for people like me:
- It's like buying at prada's but for geeks
- BSD based – I got my unix inside. I can easily open up ssh to my linux server, and reportedly install/compile all BSD based software. Rather then a simple ssh connections I have still not checked this thoroughly. Theoretically I can do all of my development (I strongly believe in linux based development – when possible)
- A modern Desktop – comparison with WindowsXP is ridicules – OSX’s desktop just rocks:
- Visuals: It has all the right visually pleasing gems
- Productivity: The iLife suite of programs builds music/ digital photography/ audio/ video right into your desktop. The OS also includes all other productivity tools you need. I guess that as a programmer, you could also tap into all of those BSD based programming utilities which are the common effort of millions of people for over 30 years of R&D. You can’t beat that.
So – why would anyone stick to his Windows box?
I can think of many reasons. The first and foremost is that all of my current life is in windows format. My email, documents, finances, oh… the list is so long. Moving onto a Mac requires effort and might still look risky to many.
It is time that we, the people, should own all of the information we create and collect, regardless to the format it is saved with.
Recent mega-wars between Google, Yahoo, and Microsoft will create the business reason for software companies to make all generated data format-independent. You will own all of your text files, contact lists, song lists and pictures regardless of where and how they are stored. That’s the future. More on this in an upcoming entry on Microsoft.
Tags:technology,OSX,Macintosh
