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Friday, February 1, 2002 |
Reader Jay Towslee comments on the idea of living on a laptop only:
living with a laptop (mac or otherwise (at least since win2k)) isn't that big a deal. Here's the problem with the idea that corporations should buy only laptops
The problem that doesn't get addressed here is that most corporations don't want you using corporate resources for personal use. Not to mention supporting little Timmy's school software, not to mention they don't want me bringing my personal laptop with out of date virus protection in, not to mention what happens when you quit that job and your tax returns are suddenly deleted - um, people, think this stuff through please...
***Jay
5:52:10 PM 
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David Coursey asked an interesting question this week: Can you live on a laptop only? I can't. Here's why....
I have lived on my PowerBooks, first a tiny PowerBook 2400, then a PowerBook 3400c and now a PowerBook Firewire 2000 (Pismo) for the last three years or more. But these are Macs. I get the feeling that living on a laptop only is a bit harder on the Windows side of the aisle.
Do you live on a laptop? Does it seriously limit what you do? Tell me.
4:45:33 PM
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Mac OS X for the Masses. Does Apple's Mac OS X Unix/Aqua blend make a good choice for the home family computer?
In my opinion, the Aqua UI masks enough of OS X's Unix underbelly to make it an ideal
operating system for even the most inexperienced home computer user. [osOpinion]
2:07:02 PM
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Dan Shafer on migrating from Mac OS 9 to X. [Scripting News] - This story offers a great perspective on the switch to OS X for a user who is far from being a rookie computer user. I often forget the learning curve with OS X because I have been using it full-time for more than a year...
11:05:44 AM
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I am easing back into the idea of doing more work in my office rather than sitting on the couch in the living room. And while I sit here working with an external monitor hooked to my PowerBook, doubling my screen real estate, I am also running my old Connectix Webcam hooked to the aging PowerComputing desktop. Heck, I have the cam...I may as well put it to use when I am working in here.
Now I just need to move my weather station, a Davis Weather Wizard III, over within reach of the desktop machine so that I can put current weather conditions up on the Web site. I have been wanting to do this for a while, but there simply isn't enough time in the day...
10:53:17 AM
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He Writes the Songs: Mac Songs. The Beatles sang about love, the Beach Boys crooned over the joys of surfing. Teacher John Swerdan has just cut an album about Macintosh computers. By Leander Kahney. [Wired News]
9:12:09 AM
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John H. Farr at Applelinks offers a summary of my OS X browser article and dubs it a rather depressing piece. Cool. It is great to see someone is reading and that they have criticisms of the article. And all-in-all, I agree with many of his comments. Especially the conclusion: If I didn't have to use a browser that handled the Java requirements of my specific workplace, I wouldn't be quibbling over that one thing in deciding my favorite browser either.
Applelinks also has an article today from Charles W. Moore, who reviews SweetMail 2.1. His conclusion: "This is one sweet piece of email software."
From my exposure to SweetMail 2.1, when I wrote a short e-mail client comparison for MacAddict a few months ago, I tend to agree. It looks like a good alternative e-mail client. I just opted to use PowerMail X 3.1 instead...
8:35:45 AM
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ResExcellence has a discussion topic going about Which browser is best?, and while it doesn't deal just with OS X, it has some interesting opinions about the browser choices for OS X.
8:19:17 AM
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Zoomify Photo Visualizer for iTunes looks like an interesting convergence product. The free application lets you view your favorite images while listening to music from iTunes.
8:15:18 AM
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A new day, a new version of OmniWeb. The latest update brings the browser to version 4.1sp36, and in case you didn't know, "sp" stands for sneaky peek...
8:01:17 AM
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© Copyright 2002 Rob McNair-Huff.
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