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The Road to Mac
I was a Windows user (and prior to that, DOS) from the late 1980s until roughly the Autumn of 2000; at which point I decided to look for something better - so I switched to Linux. But after working with Linux as my primary operating system for a few years, I got tired of getting frustrated. Don't get me wrong - most of the time I loved Linux (and still do, especially on servers). But it could still be so mind-achingly obscure at times, even for some surprisingly simple tasks. I'm reasonably savvy with Linux, and can figure out how to do most anything - but I got tired of having to do that on a regular basis.
Enter OS X.
I made the switch in late 2003; and I still love it. Thanks to OS X's BSD underbelly I can still count on Unix-level security and stability; but the real big deal about this operating system is that things just work. A well-designed, beautiful, and intuitive graphical interface; no drivers to install; no registry tweaks or DLL version conflicts; no DCOM vulnerabilities... and I still have access to all my nifty "Linux" command line tools when I want them. Life is good.
As I discover information about OS X that I believe others might find useful, I'll post it here.
- A quick look at Aperture 1.1 vs. Lightroom beta 3
- How to decrypt .tivo files on OS X (a pragmatic approach) IMPORTANT UPDATE!
- Enabling iTunes sharing through a firewall (for Mac and Windows)
- Regaining lost admin status on OS X
Linux (and other computing) Information
While I'm no longer using Linux actively on my personal desktop, I'm keeping these archive pages available to everyone. There seems to still be a need for this information - at least if the "thank you" e-mail I get is any indication.
- How to recover a lost partition table
- Configuring APM on a Dell Inspiron 3800 laptop
- My Take on Linux Desktop Environments
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