I do the same...strip off the fancy interface, and set all the displays to 'Classic'. I also edit the registry to increase the simultaneous number of functions and network connections.
On Sat, Jan 9, 2010 at 12:27 AM, archytas <[email protected]> wrote: > I hated Vista (64), but I've cut out most of it over the months. Down > to barebones it's OK. Only use windows at all because students insist > on using MS Office. I'd still be on DOS with ten quid of WP-SP-DP > software given the chance. All this presentation malarkey reminds me > of Blair and I get nauseous. One uni I do visiting lectures at uses > Sun Rays - they are outstandingly piss and blind staff and students > can't access them at all. I've been developing some voice to text > software in this context for windows and find almost every update > screws this and screen reading up. Thought of going back to ROM! > This home machine is XP - so old my disk is pre-SP. I'd like to wipe > the hard drive and re-install, but hear this is a real pain. Is W7 > compatible with gas? > > On 6 Jan, 14:01, Chris Jenkins <[email protected]> wrote: > > *laughing* Well, I'm a fan of the CS4 suite, and it's interoperability, > and > > being able to seamlessly pass media through several different platforms > > makes up for whatever shortcomings Premier has over Final Cut. This is a > > production environment, not a film company, so the requirements are less, > > but the project deadlines are much faster. The Bridge is my friend. > > > > That being said, your final statement regarding Macs is the same argument > > I've heard in the iPhone vs Android dev debate. A proprietary hardware > > environment can be limiting in both scalability and cost, but it does > bring > > efficiency in development to the table. (I still prefer Android; am I > just > > contrarian?) > > > > > > > > On Tue, Jan 5, 2010 at 2:38 PM, Ian Pollard <[email protected]> > wrote: > > > > > Well, aside from your obvious software inadequacies (Premier not Final > Cut > > > Pro!!!) I think what you say confirms what I've always found to be > true: A > > > properly configured computer, with a well setup/maintained operating > system, > > > will usually perform fast and stable. > > > > > Macs, on the whole, perform better because Leopard is harder to screw > up > > > than Windows and it runs on hardware that it was specifically designed > for. > > > > > Ian > > > > > 2010/1/5 Chris Jenkins <[email protected]> > > > > >> Actually, I've been using Premiere and After Effects for video > > >> editing/effects/rendering, along with FLV conversion tools, photoshop, > > >> flash, etc. As noted, my performance is noticeably faster than the two > > >> Macbook Pros and regular Mac Pro tower. > > > > >> Here's the Macbook Pros we use:http://imgur.com/HKX95 > > > > >> <http://imgur.com/HKX95>Here's the Mac Pro tower: > http://imgur.com/myXPH > > > > >> <http://imgur.com/myXPH>Here's my Gateway box: > http://imgur.com/qgKca(Note > > >> the Apple sticker they jokingly stuck on my tower, with my own "I <3 > > >> Windows" text handwritten over it). > > > > >> For all the inefficiencies you cite, they don't seem to manifest in > > >> production. I smoke all of their machines, and have proven this in > > >> benchmarking, which is why I'm still allowed to have a PC box in a > room full > > >> of Macs. > > > > >> On Tue, Jan 5, 2010 at 12:52 PM, Ian Pollard <[email protected] > >wrote: > > > > >>> Chris, > > > > >>> Core inefficiency is the bugbear of rendering and multitasking. Often > > >>> (very often) you don't use all the cores, which means the computer's > > >>> potential power is sitting there untapped whilst one or two cores > bottleneck > > >>> and make you wonder why you bothered paying for four/six/eight of > them. Mac > > >>> Pros (workstations) recognise when this is happening and milk out > extra > > >>> clock speed for the busy cores (e.g. the 4 core Mac Pros dynamically > boost > > >>> busy cores to 3.6Ghz and the 8 core model boost to 3.33Ghz). > > > > >>> Bus speed on your RAM isn't everything, either. A Mac Pro's > architecture > > >>> is quite different to a PC, for example they have faster access to > data > > >>> stored in memory because the processor is connected directly to the > memory. > > >>> Thus the actual speed is about 40% faster when you compare > like-for-like bus > > >>> speeds. Also there's a direct pipeline between the two processors (on > the > > >>> eight core model), rather than running between an independent I/O > bus. > > > > >>> High clock speed and RAM on your video card won't help you unless > you're > > >>> rendering 3D. For Photoshop, Quark, etc, you can use a $50 graphics > card so > > >>> long as it outputs at the resolution you want and number of monitors > you > > >>> want. All your load is on CPU and system memory. > > > > >>> Mac Pros are pretty serious in terms of their spec if you're chasing > > >>> numbers (8 Xeon cores @ 2.93Ghz, 32GB RAM, etc), but even with a > common > > >>> Intel processor it's apples and oranges if you ask me. > > > > >>> Ian > > > > >>> 2010/1/5 Chris Jenkins <[email protected]> > > > > >>> Hey Ian, is there anything in the Mac world which sports real high > end > > >>>> specs? I ask out of ignorance, as I haven't seen any true high end > systems, > > >>>> but they could certainly exist. For instance, I'm writing from my > x64 Vista > > >>>> box which has an Intel Quad Core (2.66 on a 1333 Mhz bus), with 8Gb > of DDR3, > > >>>> a 1.5Gb Nvidia video card, and dual 1Tb HDD's. I'm doing a lot of > multimedia > > >>>> rendering, so I need the juice. I'm the only PC box in a room full > of new (> > > >>>> 6 mos) Macbook Pros, and none of them have anywhere near the > performance as > > >>>> my Vista box when running intensive apps, multitasking, or just > straight > > >>>> "from click to production" tests. > > > > >>>> On Tue, Jan 5, 2010 at 7:09 AM, Ian Pollard <[email protected] > >wrote: > > > > >>>>> Why go for Windows at all? > > > > >>>>> If you're a writer, a Macbook Pro running Snow Leopard is an > excellent > > >>>>> choice. From a hardware perspective there's some things you'll > probably > > >>>>> appreciate: > > > > >>>>> - The screen is LED not LCD, so text and images are much crisper. > > >>>>> - Backlit keys with an automatic low light sensor. > > >>>>> - By far the most tactile keyboard. > > > > >>>>> From an operating system/software perspective: > > > > >>>>> - Time Machine< > http://www.apple.com/macosx/what-is-macosx/time-machine.html>... > > >>>>> the best backup system, bar none. > > >>>>> - A built-in research tool that pools results from multiple sources > > >>>>> (dictionary, thesaurus, Wikipedia, and translations) in a single > window<http://images.appleinsider.com/leopard-preview-071004-7.png> > > >>>>> . > > >>>>> - Much better writing software< > http://www.marinersoftware.com/sitepage.php?page=127>than you can get for > Windows. > > >>>>> - If you're heavy on research, Spotlight< > http://www.apple.com/macosx/what-is-macosx/spotlight.html>will save you > days. > > >>>>> - When you combine Spotlight with Exposé< > http://www.apple.com/macosx/what-is-macosx/expose.html>, > > >>>>> you'll wonder why you put up with Windows for so long. > > >>>>> - No need for anti-virus software. > > > > >>>>> I use Vista 64-bit on my development machine at work, but only > because > > >>>>> we're a .NET software developer. I run Windows 7 Ultimate on my > MacBook > > >>>>> (dual-boot with Snow Leopard using Bootcamp) and, whilst it is a > little > > >>>>> faster than Vista, the performance increases have been greatly > exaggerated. > > >>>>> It is also significantly slower than Snow Leopard on the same > hardware. > > > > >>>>> Ian > > > > >>>>> -- > > >>>>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google > > >>>>> Groups ""Minds Eye"" group. > > >>>>> To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > > >>>>> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > > >>>>> [email protected]<minds-eye%[email protected]> > <minds-eye%2bunsubscr...@googlegroups .com> > > >>>>> . > > >>>>> For more options, visit this group at > > >>>>>http://groups.google.com/group/minds-eye?hl=en. > > > > >>>> -- > > >>>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google > > >>>> Groups ""Minds Eye"" group. > > >>>> To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > > >>>> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > > >>>> [email protected]<minds-eye%[email protected]> > <minds-eye%2bunsubscr...@googlegroups .com> > > >>>> . > > >>>> For more options, visit this group at > > >>>>http://groups.google.com/group/minds-eye?hl=en. > > > > >>> -- > > >>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google > Groups > > >>> ""Minds Eye"" group. > > >>> To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > > >>> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > > >>> [email protected]<minds-eye%[email protected]> > <minds-eye%2bunsubscr...@googlegroups .com> > > >>> . > > >>> For more options, visit this group at > > >>>http://groups.google.com/group/minds-eye?hl=en. > > > > >> -- > > >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google > Groups > > >> ""Minds Eye"" group. > > >> To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > > >> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > > >> [email protected]<minds-eye%[email protected]> > <minds-eye%2bunsubscr...@googlegroups .com> > > >> . > > >> For more options, visit this group at > > >>http://groups.google.com/group/minds-eye?hl=en. > > > > > -- > > > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google > Groups > > > ""Minds Eye"" group. > > > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > > > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > > > [email protected]<minds-eye%[email protected]> > <minds-eye%2bunsubscr...@googlegroups .com> > > > . > > > For more options, visit this group at > > >http://groups.google.com/group/minds-eye?hl=en. > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > ""Minds Eye"" group. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected]<minds-eye%[email protected]> > . > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/minds-eye?hl=en. > > > >--
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