With the recent purchase of an iBook G4, I’m feeling a bit like I’m hearing multiple voices. I’m now running across three different operating systems, and it’s a bit confusing: Mac OS X, Red Hat Linux (soon to be Fedora), and Windows XP. What’s interesting is that each takes a slightly different take at computer usage, and it can be a little boggling. So yes, here it is, yet another Windows / Mac / Linux comparison. What better way to add to the general noise of the Internet. Yes, I’m a techie. No, I’m not a sysadmin. Let’s see how it goes. Fight!
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I’m a relatively tech savvy guy. I’ve got multiple computers, the latest gadgetry, and keep up with tech news (somewhat). Compared to most of my peers, I’m pretty on top of the latest and greatest. That’s what makes it so difficult for me to say that I’m getting buried by technology. It’s all evolving so quickly, that I’m getting mired down in the sheer chaos that is technological progress. It’s happening quicker than it ever has in the past, and it’s absolutely astounding what we have to keep track of these days. In fact, I’d lobby to say that we have three main problems facing us as we go on: the transition to digital data, deprecation, and lack of foresight.
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