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I own 10 or so, only one is not made by Apple. - LogEx

The problem is you have to let go of your PC habit completely to really see the time you are loosing dealing with PC related issues - Antonio Altamirano

Does it matter anymore? They both run Firefox, RDP/VNC, VPN, SSH, WoW, iTunes, and Photoshop. - Chris Weiss from twhirl

Yeah, it matters. There's no Mac client for Remedy, so it's either run an ancient version of Netscape or run a virtual Windows machine if I want to use my Mac to do work. And don't get me started on how sucky Entourage is with Exchange. I had to set one of my users up in Outlook on his secretary's PC earlier this week just so he could add someone as a delegate (to put entries in his calendar). - MiniMage TKDteacher of FF

Chris: I was a PC guy all the way and did not think there was any difference. Once I tried a Mac I pretty much dumped all my PC programs. Mac by being UNIX based offers a better environment for coding/designing/creating IMHO - Antonio Altamirano

Uh oh, no religious wars please. Sometimes there are special requirements, sometimes it's just preference or what you're used to or have invested in. These days, Mac, Linux, or Windows will do almost anything you need done, and they're similar enough that you can work on any of them without too much trouble. - LogEx

In the perfect world the OS wouldn't matter. I can do almost all I want on either a Winbox or a Linux one. However, as I use Adobe CS3 for work, I keep a windows machine for that, so it can run natively. Web, email, etc, I can use either, as I run that all through Firefox. No sucky Outlook/Exchange here! - Ian May

Yeah, if my employer didn't choose Active Directory, Exchange and Remedy, I'm guessing my MacBook would be sufficient by itself. - MiniMage TKDteacher of FF

I've used Windows all my life, and I'm completely sick of it now. Mac seems much more promising to me at this point. Ubuntu is impressive but I need iTunes and Traktor. Hoping to get an MBP as soon as I can afford it. - Alexander Carlill

Point taken. In my experience, anything platform specific is on something that can be remoted into from Win or OS-X - Chris Weiss from twhirl

RE:Exchange - OWA works fine for my needs. Even under FF. - Chris Weiss from twhirl

Yeah, Chris, but can you change the permissions on your calendar from OWA? My user couldn't. - MiniMage TKDteacher of FF

But you're not restricted to having to do that directly from a Windows box. You could have use RDP from Ubuntu into a Windows box to change the permissions. Without even having to deal much with the remote OS, really. What I was trying to say was that between remote access tools like VNC/RDP/SSH and so many productivity tools being available "in the cloud" what folks choose to use as their "main" box is getting less and less relevant. - Chris Weiss

I like to have as many computers as the next person (or maybe more), but there might be something a teensy bit wrong with needing a second computer to get work done on your first. Then again, how often does one really need to change permissions on an Exchange calendar? I've got to say, it's all about what works best for the individual. I don't want anyone else's constraints, so I won't try to place any on anyone. - MiniMage TKDteacher of FF

what sad is he should be running this country not the fed - sam from twhirl

Wow - Benjamin from twhirl

wow that is sad. - Brandon

Ok, i can't help it. Aside of anything, this is proof that the shoes make the outfit. - Patricia

Wow that's really sad. Too bad he is a creationist. - Sweyn Venderbush

Wowza, that's sad. Poor Guy. - Erin Kelly from twhirl

Ron Paul is a patriot and a gentleman. He speaks his mind and has a terrific character. I think he knows that he can't get elected, because his views are not mainstream enough to appeal to a large enough audience. The numbers just don't work out. But, he still trudges forward, giving a voice to ideas that don't receive a lot of press otherwise. I forget who said it, that 'those who have the least to lose can speak the most freely'. - Alex Hutnik

Apparently this picture is from months ago. Still sad though :P. - Costa Walcott

I think they photoshopped the background. - AJ Batac

Man, I don't wanna end up like that in 50 years! Sad, sooo sad... - Jason

hahahaha. - Caroline

Ron Paul should be the president. Obama is part of the same corrupt system as McCain Bush, etc. - Tokyo Dan

Wish we had someone like Ron Paul in the UK. I would of voted for him if I was in the US. Obama seems a nice guy but as Tokyo Dan said Obama and McCain are ran by the same corrupt system. God I sound like Adam Curry on the DSC, lol - Steven Horner from twhirl

Ron Paul wold have ended abortion rights in this country as we know it. - PC Easy from twhirl

There's no such thing as an "abortion right." - ComicList

is there some kind of godwin's law for when a discussion devolves into the abortion debate? - anna sauce

Seems to be contrary to Disney's and Pixar's position on BluRay, in that they love it both technically and for it's profit. - Eric @ CSTechcast.com

Would've been cooler if he would of said Blu-ray was a hot mess or full of FAIL. - Paul Reynolds

If only the NHL streamed in HD, live sports are pretty much the only reason to have a TV feed these days. - Chris Weiss from twhirl

I am moving soon, and I thought about doing this. Most shows I watch are online and I already have a Netflix account. - Robert Peña

High speed internet + Netflix is the way to go. Got a Roku player? - Daniel J. Pritchett

How much are u selling the tivo for? - James Haley II

Don't forget if you have a 360 or PS3 you can download shows and movies on your tv as well from those systems. - orionstarr

I actually did the exact same thing this morning to save $70/mo. Netflix, Hulu, etc. Don't need much else. - Rey Anthony

reminds me of two great posts from stuffwhitepeoplelike.com ... - Adam Ostrow

You people with your fast internet connections make me so jealous. I go through a long chain of wireless modems and it ain't pretty. - Todd Hoff

I partly that: Hulu, Netflix, Apple TV, bunny ears + HD Tivo, and the local bar (for sports). Comcast free for a year now. - Patrick Lightbody

Too bad he doesn't show FF any love. - Brandon

If Criminal Minds were available on Hulu I wouldn't need cable, either. - Nine

I've been doing that for a while now , and I don't miss it at all. - Michael Fidler from twhirl

@ Michael ditto. I've been without cable for 7 years. How many channels is it now? And still nothing to watch. - Kevykev

Glad to hear it Kevin! I've been all Internet for over a year now! - Chris Menning

sounds like an HD less setup for TV series/sports unless you're using appletv or vudu.. i suspect you have a nice tv. isn't that a waste/ - Chad from twhirl

Wow that is going for it - Kipp Bodnar

welcome to the future :-D - Karim

Times, they are a changin' - Charlie Anzman

what do you use for Internet without comcast? They're the only decent pipe I can get... I think - Trevor Pressman

thats what i am talking about Kevin, I was on that bandwagon a while ago and i am not jumping off anytime soon. - chris

I'm sold. Looking at the new WiMAX provider in the Duke City. - Steven Perez

I would do the same if I could get my husband to agree, but he is a bit of a ludite, tivo is about as modern as he gets - Kim Landwehr from Alert Thingy

plus Hulu... - Phil Yanov

Miro is great too. Think a tivo-like feedburner or bloglines for Video RSS. - Chris Menning

My wife would not be able to live without her daily Soap Opera feed. - Victor

Having just read Zittrain's "The Future of the Internet and How to Stop It", it makes me even more sensitive towards bundling content and access in appliances... Good job sir. But it's too bad we have to make such difficult decisions. - Ben Turner

Chris, thanks for the Miro heads up! Checking it out now. - Rey Anthony

Crazy I just called Charter to tell them it just wasn't working out and that they should come get their stuff. - Mathew A. Koeneker

get a cheap ota hd antenea and hook it up to your media center pc and you'll have free hd network tv and still be able to zap the ads like TiVo. - Thomas Hawk

I so want to do that. - Cecil

Amazing... - Carlos Granier-Phelps

Love that the elements at the end all have a click and drag capability. Nice touch! - Sarah

This is one of those FF posts that are duplicated/re-shared, but the "related posts" hasn't picked up - anna sauce

Awesome! - Paul Wade

OMFG! That was bananas!!! - JA Castillo

hahah! nice! - Carmen - Happy 2010!

Excellent! - cmiper

woah - Alisha

Chrome has trouble doing the whole page flash video thing here tho :( I was sucked in - loved it. - David Pascoe

That's a version of Ronald I can handle - Josh Haley

Wow - Jaemi Kehoe

Domo - Robert Hafer

ROFL! AMAZING!!! :D - Michael Forian

Awesome! - Mike Hussein Cohen

wow that made my day . so fkn funny - nick