I'm getting ready to invest in a new mac mini. Does anybody have experience with this one? I've been mac-ing since 1988, but use a pc at work. I have two ancient macs at home that aren't worth upgrading. Does anybody have any experience with the Goldtouch ergo keyboard Mac now shows on their site. I really need an ergo keyboard. Years and years of typing have really taken their toll. Also, what kind of mouse to go with? Also, besides $$$, what about iWork instead of mac versions of Word, Excel, etc? Louise
List-Post: [email protected] Date: Thu, 29 May 2008 01:27:00 -0500From: [email protected]: [email protected]: [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected]: Re: [ot_caving] computer news - Vista relatedCharles -Is the 'buffer overflow' vulnerability still an issue or is that ancient history? I never quite understood how it could be exploited - I cannot imagine how such an attack could make it past a firewall or even a router anyhow...It was one of my former IT bosses big excuse for not using implementing Linux anywhere.And can you guide me to an up-to-date ISO image for a "live BSD Unix"? [The BSD logo is the little demon (my guess - a visual acronym for 'daemon')?] The only repositories I could find were at least two years old.I think it would be cool to eventually make a PC work "just like a Mac". (It brings to mind an image of the stuffy PC guy in the Mac commercial being moved around like a puppet by the Mac guy).-WaV On Wed, May 28, 2008 at 11:18 PM, Charles Goldsmith <[email protected]> wrote: As Quitna stated, her new computer came with Vista, and most computermanufacturers aren't developing XP drivers anymore. So with somecomputers (especially laptops), you can't even downgrade to XP.Work gave me a laptop with Vista, I haven't had any problems with it,just having to learn where things are. Wireless support (for my job)is a pain, I've been fighting the security for its wireless all week.I have a mac here at home, I love it. I also have an XP box too, butI use my mac more. I love not having to worry about spyware, rootkitsand anti-virus for the mac. It's possible that we'll get that stuffin the future, but I doubt it. Mac OSX is based on BSD UNIX, andusing the UNIX file security, it should be pretty virus proof.Charles On Wed, May 28, 2008 at 11:10 PM, Don Cooper <[email protected]> wrote:> Hmmm - maybe you should try Apple OS X..> -WaV>> On Wed, May 28, 2008 at 4:58 PM, <[email protected]> wrote:>>>> Vista was loaded on a computer I bought ( the old clunker died) and I was>> not sure I would like it but I would not go back to XP now.>> Quinta>
