[Technical] Notebooks for New Staff - DET needs to help

[Con Zymaris]

On Fri, Feb 24, 2006 at 08:59:46AM +1100, Jim Maunder wrote:
> At 07:17 AM 24/02/2006, you wrote:
> >On Thu, Feb 23, 2006 at 11:45:29PM +1100, David Rayment wrote:
> >> Macs consume more problems due to the fact everybody (including my 4
> >> year old niece) knows windows.
> [snipped]
> 
> >hmmm, now where do I begin with this one? ;-)
> >
> >1) Have you ever tried your niece on a Mac? I'd bet a 6-pack that she'd
> >   find it far more intuitive than Windows.
> 
> I've spent over 25 years developing my intuition for using 'pooters, 
> and none of them are intrinsically 'intuitive' IMHO!

Well, perhaps, not - none of them are truly intuitive. It's all a matter 
of gradation and Macs are probably the best of the bunch.

Having said all that, I don't currently use a Mac, nor do I have any 
intention to. For my needs and budget, nothing beats Linux on x86.


Cheers,

Con Zymaris

- CEO, Cybersource Pty. Ltd.
- Director, Open Source Industry Australia, Limited.
- Convenor, Open Source Victoria (A Government-funded industry cluster.)
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