Comments on: How I Use My Dell http://nullisnotanobject.com/2008/11/how-i-use-my-dell/ Fri, 12 Mar 2010 06:04:41 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 By: Dave Johnson http://nullisnotanobject.com/2008/11/how-i-use-my-dell/#comment-726 Dave Johnson Wed, 03 Dec 2008 00:14:04 +0000 http://nullisnotanobject.com/?p=308#comment-726 @mike everyone has a story about a crap computer from some manufacturer I guess! @geof in the past I have used SmartFTP and CuteFTP. both free (from what I recall) and pretty good. @mike everyone has a story about a crap computer from some manufacturer I guess!

@geof in the past I have used SmartFTP and CuteFTP. both free (from what I recall) and pretty good.

]]> By: Geof Harries http://nullisnotanobject.com/2008/11/how-i-use-my-dell/#comment-725 Geof Harries Tue, 02 Dec 2008 21:41:54 +0000 http://nullisnotanobject.com/?p=308#comment-725 Dave, what Windows software do you use for FTP? That is, if you even need to connect via FTP. Dave, what Windows software do you use for FTP? That is, if you even need to connect via http://FTP.

]]> By: Mike Stewart http://nullisnotanobject.com/2008/11/how-i-use-my-dell/#comment-715 Mike Stewart Sun, 16 Nov 2008 17:57:17 +0000 http://nullisnotanobject.com/?p=308#comment-715 Hi, How I use my Dell? Over the past three months I would have loved to have used it as a frisbee or a hammer. I am thinking of switching to a Mac after a having a HORRIBLE experience with a Dell Laptop. I am a <a HREF="http://www.mikestewart.ca" rel="nofollow"> realtor in Downtown Vancouver </A> and I bought a new Dell laptop to replace an older Gateway laptop that was getting a bit overwhelmed and unreliable. The new Dell ended up being SLOWER than the old Gateway!!!! I will spare you all the gory details, but I lost literally 4-5 workdays because of this garbage latop. Should I switch to Mac? I really don't want to take the time to learn a new OS and I have heard that for business PC's are better Does anyone have any suggestions for a reliable and fast PC Laptop for my next purchase? Hi,

How I use my Dell? Over the past three months I would have loved to have used it as a frisbee or a hammer.

I am thinking of switching to a Mac after a having a HORRIBLE experience with a Dell Laptop. I am a realtor in Downtown Vancouver and I bought a new Dell laptop to replace an older Gateway laptop that was getting a bit overwhelmed and unreliable. The new Dell ended up being SLOWER than the old Gateway!!!! I will spare you all the gory details, but I lost literally 4-5 workdays because of this garbage latop.

Should I switch to Mac? I really don’t want to take the time to learn a new OS and I have heard that for business PC’s are better

Does anyone have any suggestions for a reliable and fast PC Laptop for my next purchase?

]]> By: Shell Daemon http://nullisnotanobject.com/2008/11/how-i-use-my-dell/#comment-714 Shell Daemon Sun, 16 Nov 2008 14:30:38 +0000 http://nullisnotanobject.com/?p=308#comment-714 you know, the Mac does actually not have a maximize button. The green one is called a zoom button which switches the windows size an position between a default and a user defined state. Thanks for the entertainment, anyway. you know, the Mac does actually not have a maximize button.

The green one is called a zoom button which switches the windows size an position between a default and a user defined state.

Thanks for the entertainment, anyway.

]]> By: d http://nullisnotanobject.com/2008/11/how-i-use-my-dell/#comment-713 d Sat, 15 Nov 2008 22:58:38 +0000 http://nullisnotanobject.com/?p=308#comment-713 "Or God forbid you press the eject button on the side of the laptop… Which is faster than all software solutions." Your laptop has an eject button for USB hard drives? "Macs are great for non-technical people, since they dont care about choice. But if you want choice, windows is still the place to be." Oh yeah, those Macintoshes, everyone knows luddites incapable of navigating Windows' intricacies use UNIX and we all know that Windows is the real platform of freedom and choice. Cancel or Allow? “Or God forbid you press the eject button on the side of the laptop… Which is faster than all software solutions.”

Your laptop has an eject button for USB hard drives?

“Macs are great for non-technical people, since they dont care about choice. But if you want choice, windows is still the place to be.”

Oh yeah, those Macintoshes, everyone knows luddites incapable of navigating Windows’ intricacies use UNIX and we all know that Windows is the real platform of freedom and choice. Cancel or Allow?

]]> By: d http://nullisnotanobject.com/2008/11/how-i-use-my-dell/#comment-707 d Sat, 15 Nov 2008 16:18:26 +0000 http://nullisnotanobject.com/?p=308#comment-707 "“Good luck not using the taskbar, like when you want a quick way to eject an external drive.” Find drive in explorer, right-click, press eject. No taskbar needed. But I love the taskbar and start menu; it’s a much better interface than the dock. Of course, I hear that Windows 7 will turn the taskbar into something new and probably worse." "quick" ““Good luck not using the taskbar, like when you want a quick way to eject an external drive.”

Find drive in explorer, right-click, press eject. No taskbar needed. But I love the taskbar and start menu; it’s a much better interface than the dock. Of course, I hear that Windows 7 will turn the taskbar into something new and probably worse.”

“quick”

]]> By: tom http://nullisnotanobject.com/2008/11/how-i-use-my-dell/#comment-706 tom Sat, 15 Nov 2008 13:49:57 +0000 http://nullisnotanobject.com/?p=308#comment-706 The funny part is, the "How I use my Mac" article talked about how the guy used his Mac. This is just a flame bait on why you switched back to a PC. I use both, and was hoping to find some useful apps for the PC that I don't use. All I got was you trying to sound superior. The funny part is, the “How I use my Mac” article talked about how the guy used his Mac. This is just a flame bait on why you switched back to a PC. I use both, and was hoping to find some useful apps for the PC that I don’t use. All I got was you trying to sound superior.

]]> By: Brushfire http://nullisnotanobject.com/2008/11/how-i-use-my-dell/#comment-705 Brushfire Sat, 15 Nov 2008 08:17:27 +0000 http://nullisnotanobject.com/?p=308#comment-705 Or God forbid you press the eject button on the side of the laptop... Which is faster than all software solutions. Nice honest review. Although your coding tools make me a little sad -- Eclipse and Rad Rails.. ugh. Notepad++ and E-Editor all the way for me. I suppose it depends on what you are coding. I do python and ROR, and rad rails makes me a very sad panda. Everything else I'm in agreement with. Macs are great for non-technical people, since they dont care about choice. But if you want choice, windows is still the place to be. Or God forbid you press the eject button on the side of the laptop… Which is faster than all software solutions.

Nice honest review. Although your coding tools make me a little sad — Eclipse and Rad Rails.. ugh. Notepad++ and E-Editor all the way for me. I suppose it depends on what you are coding. I do python and ROR, and rad rails makes me a very sad panda.

Everything else I’m in agreement with. Macs are great for non-technical people, since they dont care about choice. But if you want choice, windows is still the place to be.

]]> By: Wayne http://nullisnotanobject.com/2008/11/how-i-use-my-dell/#comment-703 Wayne Sat, 15 Nov 2008 04:43:39 +0000 http://nullisnotanobject.com/?p=308#comment-703 "Good luck not using the taskbar, like when you want a quick way to eject an external drive." Find drive in explorer, right-click, press eject. No taskbar needed. But I love the taskbar and start menu; it's a much better interface than the dock. Of course, I hear that Windows 7 will turn the taskbar into something new and probably worse. “Good luck not using the taskbar, like when you want a quick way to eject an external drive.”

Find drive in explorer, right-click, press eject. No taskbar needed. But I love the taskbar and start menu; it’s a much better interface than the dock. Of course, I hear that Windows 7 will turn the taskbar into something new and probably worse.

]]> By: Andy http://nullisnotanobject.com/2008/11/how-i-use-my-dell/#comment-702 Andy Sat, 15 Nov 2008 04:04:41 +0000 http://nullisnotanobject.com/?p=308#comment-702 Yeah, total maximizing of windows, powerful explorer (that doesn't force the methods Apple thinks I should use). I'm glad that the f*cking brushed metal is gone, but just switched back as well. Vista is actually great! I switched back to XP after half a year... for about 2 hours. Then back to Vista. And don't get me started on tabbed explorer windows: http://qttabbar.wikidot.com/ Yeah, total maximizing of windows, powerful explorer (that doesn’t force the methods Apple thinks I should use).

I’m glad that the f*cking brushed metal is gone, but just switched back as well. Vista is actually great! I switched back to XP after half a year… for about 2 hours. Then back to Vista.

And don’t get me started on tabbed explorer windows:
http://qttabbar.wikidot.com/

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