Comments on: “Windows shop” mentality http://crystalattice.gidblog.com/2007/05/14/windows-shop-mentality/ Striving to make the world a little bit smarter Sat, 22 Nov 2008 09:33:46 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3.1 By: crystalattice http://crystalattice.gidblog.com/2007/05/14/windows-shop-mentality/#comment-30 crystalattice Wed, 04 Jul 2007 02:00:04 +0000 http://crystalattice.gidblog.com/2007/05/14/windows-shop-mentality/#comment-30 I used to be that way but then I realized that I was sick of fixing the same problems all the time. With Linux and Mac, most of the time when a problem occurs it's a new one so the "glory of success" is a lot higher than with Windows. It's a lot like programming. I used to be that way but then I realized that I was sick of fixing the same problems all the time. With Linux and Mac, most of the time when a problem occurs it’s a new one so the “glory of success” is a lot higher than with Windows. It’s a lot like programming.

]]> By: LocalTech http://crystalattice.gidblog.com/2007/05/14/windows-shop-mentality/#comment-28 LocalTech Tue, 03 Jul 2007 13:27:27 +0000 http://crystalattice.gidblog.com/2007/05/14/windows-shop-mentality/#comment-28 Hmmm... Well I guess Mac's are OK - Mind you, Windows Vista is a Mac but much more screwed up hehe. Anyway I've been using Windows since god knows what age and I'm soo used to the way things are there. When I jumped onto a Mac computer I found it too easy to do everything - Which made me feel stupid when I didn't know how to uninstall a program just to find out all you had to do was drag it to the rubbish bin. So I guess the reason why Im not a big fan of Mac is because it's too easy - I like to make my self think hard so that I get that "Damn I'm good" feeling if I fix an issue on Windows :P Hmmm… Well I guess Mac’s are OK - Mind you, Windows Vista is a Mac but much more screwed up hehe. Anyway I’ve been using Windows since god knows what age and I’m soo used to the way things are there. When I jumped onto a Mac computer I found it too easy to do everything - Which made me feel stupid when I didn’t know how to uninstall a program just to find out all you had to do was drag it to the rubbish bin. So I guess the reason why Im not a big fan of Mac is because it’s too easy - I like to make my self think hard so that I get that “Damn I’m good” feeling if I fix an issue on Windows :P

]]> By: crystalattice http://crystalattice.gidblog.com/2007/05/14/windows-shop-mentality/#comment-4 crystalattice Tue, 15 May 2007 17:14:25 +0000 http://crystalattice.gidblog.com/2007/05/14/windows-shop-mentality/#comment-4 You're right. I should have rephrased my idea. Perhaps it's better to say that I'm disappointed that people aren't willing to try new or different things. I'm well aware of people and their comfort zones. Humans are creatures of habit so once they find something they like, they're unlikely to change. I am a different beast in that I like change and often seek it out. That's how I got into Linux and Python programming. You’re right. I should have rephrased my idea. Perhaps it’s better to say that I’m disappointed that people aren’t willing to try new or different things.

I’m well aware of people and their comfort zones. Humans are creatures of habit so once they find something they like, they’re unlikely to change. I am a different beast in that I like change and often seek it out. That’s how I got into Linux and Python programming.

]]> By: J de Silva http://crystalattice.gidblog.com/2007/05/14/windows-shop-mentality/#comment-3 J de Silva Tue, 15 May 2007 12:01:37 +0000 http://crystalattice.gidblog.com/2007/05/14/windows-shop-mentality/#comment-3 I think it's NOT unnatural for the majority of people to be like this, it's called the <i>comfort zone</i>. What do you think of all these people who plan to get online for the first time in their lives, who insist on getting the most powerful computers? They would come to me, seeking my recommendation to buy a computer, and after finding out they just plan to surf the web, email and do some word processing, I would suggest they get a low end computer, maybe a Celeron, and they think I am nuts! And tell them to get a AMD processor (generally cheaper) and they just walk away in disgust. I think it’s NOT unnatural for the majority of people to be like this, it’s called the comfort zone.

What do you think of all these people who plan to get online for the first time in their lives, who insist on getting the most powerful computers?

They would come to me, seeking my recommendation to buy a computer, and after finding out they just plan to surf the web, email and do some word processing, I would suggest they get a low end computer, maybe a Celeron, and they think I am nuts!

And tell them to get a AMD processor (generally cheaper) and they just walk away in disgust.

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