PC or Mac…..Yes again! Friday, Mar 27 2009

 

As I was about to go to bed I decided to take a look at the Tech Crunch website.  I gander over and see an article about the new Windows commercial. So I start reading all the comments.  I never really realized that the battle between Mac users and PC users were like kids in grade school.  You smell like camel shit…your mom’s a crack addict Blah Blah Blah.  Pretty much that’s what it sounds like.  So I’m turning on Pandora and popping open a beer (blog mode)

 

Yes I have been contemplating getting a Mac computer.  Yes I admit to it.  I am guilty.  Throw shells, tar and feather me or beat me with a crow bar.  I don’t give rats ***.  I just can’t see spending 1500 or more on a computer in this day in age.  Mac user’s blood pressures are starting to rise.   I will basically break a PC down for you. Dell and HP PC’s are crap.  I can say that with confidence.   I’ve cursed and thrown things when working on them.  The truth is these pieces of junk are made with crap parts.  The true PC is usually custom built.  A custom built PC will last a long time and usually is easy upgradeable (if you need to upgrade it).  I have built computers for people when I was in college and these machines today are still running well. 

 

I will have to admit no matter what PC you have you may run into spy ware or viruses.  But common sense tells you not to look all the Viagra emails and stop looking for all the free porn on the web. Yes I’m calling you porn watchers out.  Perverted bastards.   That’s where all the crap comes from.  I can also say that Vista is crap.  It is probably the biggest piece of junk that has ever been invented well since snugie.   It tries to do way to much and it runs slow.  XP has its problems, but I think it works rather well.  Why couldn’t Microsoft just fix XP?  They wrote the damn software. 

 

Ok Mac people are starting to hate me now.  I have to ask.  What can’t be done on a custom built PC that can be done on a MAC?  Will my eyes not hurt from looking at the screen after, will it make me more money a year, will it go get me another beer downstairs?  What makes it so much more expensive?  Tell me damn it.   In a nut shell it’s a different OS.  I mean I can honestly say a Mac looks dam good.  That’s why their in the movies and TV shows (ha ha ha).  Other than it being the Maria Sharapova of computers.  Why use mac?

 

So now that I’ve raised some harsh questions about  Mac’s you are probably asking your self why I would even think of buying one.  Well I’m into technology.  I like to know how to work everything.  I like to have shiny new toys.  I like to keep up with the Jones’s.  I have to have something better than the next person.  I love new gadgets.  I work for a living why should I be able to buy a new toy if I want one.  Although at this point I don’t think I can see why a Mac is so much better than a PC.  I can do the same thing with a $700 computer that I can do with a $2000  Mac.  I know someone is reading this and saying grow a pair…….Maybe I should start a donation website that will allow Mac users to change my mind on the subject.  Who’s up for it?

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Opportunity Wednesday, Feb 25 2009

So I guess everyone knows that the economy is in shambles.  Well that’s what they say.  I don’t think it’s in shambles I just think we the people (yes I said we the people) need to just look outside the box.  I was on my way to work last week and I started to think about things that for instance Baton Rouge needs.    How many of you that live in Baton Rouge (or any city) think the traffic is her-ren-dus?  Well if you don’t then I do and this is my blog and I’m going to write what I want (ha ha).    Why doesn’t Baton Rouge build a sky link system like the Dallas airport or the one at Disney Land?  This would do so much for Baton Rouge. This would

• 1. Give job’s to construction workers
• 2. Lessen traffic
• 3. Lessen Drunk Driving
• 4. Give Jobs to security people and many more

This whole idea of having to be stuck in traffic when you go to and leave work is just painful.  Nothing is worse than sitting in traffic in Baton Rouge or pretty much anywhere. 

I also think (notice I said think as this is my opinion) companies should be looking at these people that have recently gotten laid off.  Many of these workers are probably great workers that just need a new beginning.  These workers seem to be subjects of the corporate organizations trap.   I have never worked for a company larger than 60 employees, but I would think that many hard workers are falling into this trap.    What I mean by trap is that (from what I’ve heard about big corporate organization) is that most of the time you are just a number.   In a smaller organization your voice can be heard easier.  You can work more closely with the people who make decisions.  I would bet that a lot of these people that are being laid off have big ideas and these ideas would be excellent for small to medium business.

I also have an age old question about new graduates.  How are new graduates supposed to get experience when getting out of college?  A new graduate is usually at the age of 22 to 23.  The majority of the time it is hard to work and go to school at the same time.  Some people are capable of working a “real job” and going to school.  Not everyone has this luxury to find a job in their field while in college.   I have  a terrific idea to help layoffs and help new graduates.  Develop an organization that hires the people that have been laid off to help develop the new graduates with real world experience.  This isn’t like ITT tech or anything it would be like real life scenarios.  For example you could have a team of 10 IT people doing support for some sort of new software that is being released by a small company.  You could also have another team doing marketing for the same project.  You could have people from marketing, IT, Accounting, and all other lines of business doing actual real life work and gaining real life experience.  The catch would be that you would only be allowed to stay at the Real World Institute for 1 to 2 years.  This would teach new graduates real world skills, working as a team, and how life is after college. 

Everything I wrote are just my opinions on how we should look and think outside the box.    The United States shouldn’t be about failure it should be about opportunity.

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