On Nov 4, 2005, at 5:42 AM, Kevin Dangoor wrote:
On 11/4/05, Matthew Bevan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
I've been using Gentoo Linux for the last year and a half without any
trouble. It is, in fact, the only operating system I use, and it
works
better than anything else I could imagine. My workflow revolves
around
three applications, and three active windows, with Gimp thrown in
there
occasionally:
Matthew makes a really good point here. If browsing and writing code
are the main things you'll be doing, a modern Linux is likely a fine
choice. Fast, stable, easy to use and install packages. You can do
these types of things without much hassle at all.
My Mac does a bunch of other things for me, though, that I am nearly
positive would be far more difficult on a Linux box. I have all of my
contacts in the standard Address Book that comes with the system.
Those sync up with my cellphone via bluetooth and can also go to my
ipod (same with my calendar entries).
I use iPhoto and iTunes for their respective duties. Snapz Pro X and
iMovie make things like screencasts easy. I use OmniOutliner for
organizing myself and OmniGraffle for diagrams. I use PhotoShop from
time to time when doing web graphics. And you can't take my
Quicksilver away.
I use TextMate for editing, and it is my favorite. But, I could use
other editors if pressed into a corner (and would certainly stick to
Eclipse if I was doing Java).
With the possible exception of Quicksilver, there are doubtless
programs that do similar things for Linux. I'd bet that they'd be a
lot harder to set up and use day-to-day and likely have fewer
features. That's the tradeoff. You pay more in both the hardware and
software, but the experience in using it is better.
Yeah, but what you pay is more than totally amortized by the time you
save and/or productivity gained by not having to deal with Windows or
Linux. My experience, anyway.
-bob
