Comments on: A hardware and software upgrade for This Blog http://cultureby.com/2008/12/a-hardware-and-software-upgrade-for-this-blog.html This Blog Sits At the Intersection of Anthropology and Economics Wed, 23 May 2012 20:32:12 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Marcus http://cultureby.com/2008/12/a-hardware-and-software-upgrade-for-this-blog.html/comment-page-1#comment-1109 Marcus Thu, 18 Dec 2008 17:29:08 +0000 http://localhost/wp_culture/?p=159#comment-1109 I second the recommend of Windows Live Writer... I second the recommend of Windows Live Writer…

]]> By: Colleen Smith http://cultureby.com/2008/12/a-hardware-and-software-upgrade-for-this-blog.html/comment-page-1#comment-1108 Colleen Smith Thu, 18 Dec 2008 09:50:40 +0000 http://localhost/wp_culture/?p=159#comment-1108 I went the OS X route and can't imagine going back. My field doesn't use Office (it is incredibly lame for typesetting equations) and most of us had Unix backgrounds so we're probably 80%+ OS X these days. About 90% of my writing is done with very simple and simple tools like Pages and the totally amazing Scrivener supports that. The rest of the work is in LaTeX. Maple, Mathematica and my own code are my other primary tools and support in OS X is very good. A real surprise was Papers - probably the best tool I've seen for organizing scientific papers. We all have different needs. A friend who is bound to Windows by his company just bought a new laptop and had to pay the downgrade premium to get XP. I haven't found many who are wildly enthusiastic about Vista... I'm working on a book aimed at a general audience and my co-author just got a new MacBook. She is very happy and reports about two days to become very comfortable. Being on the same platform is a plus be it Windows or OS X. I went the OS X route and can’t imagine going back. My field doesn’t use Office (it is incredibly lame for typesetting equations) and most of us had Unix backgrounds so we’re probably 80%+ OS X these days.

About 90% of my writing is done with very simple and simple tools like Pages and the totally amazing Scrivener supports that. The rest of the work is in LaTeX. Maple, Mathematica and my own code are my other primary tools and support in OS X is very good. A real surprise was Papers – probably the best tool I’ve seen for organizing scientific papers.

We all have different needs. A friend who is bound to Windows by his company just bought a new laptop and had to pay the downgrade premium to get XP. I haven’t found many who are wildly enthusiastic about Vista…

I’m working on a book aimed at a general audience and my co-author just got a new MacBook. She is very happy and reports about two days to become very comfortable.

Being on the same platform is a plus be it Windows or OS X.

]]> By: John Galvin http://cultureby.com/2008/12/a-hardware-and-software-upgrade-for-this-blog.html/comment-page-1#comment-1107 John Galvin Tue, 16 Dec 2008 11:02:29 +0000 http://localhost/wp_culture/?p=159#comment-1107 I've never used Windows Live Writer but it gets a good write-up from Lifehacker today, in case it's not on your radar: http://is.gd/bY7G I’ve never used Windows Live Writer but it gets a good write-up from Lifehacker today, in case it’s not on your radar: http://is.gd/bY7G

]]> By: peter spear http://cultureby.com/2008/12/a-hardware-and-software-upgrade-for-this-blog.html/comment-page-1#comment-1106 peter spear Sun, 14 Dec 2008 09:12:41 +0000 http://localhost/wp_culture/?p=159#comment-1106 i've been a mac guy for ever. I shifted from a MacBook Pro to the Air several months ago and am delighted. prepare yourself for mac love. it's been shown that apple owners are far less likely to allow others to touch or use their macs. i'd be curious to hear how your interaction shifts. . . . . i’ve been a mac guy for ever. I shifted from a MacBook Pro to the Air several months ago and am delighted.

prepare yourself for mac love. it’s been shown that apple owners are far less likely to allow others to touch or use their macs. i’d be curious to hear how your interaction shifts. . . . .

]]> By: Dave Applebee http://cultureby.com/2008/12/a-hardware-and-software-upgrade-for-this-blog.html/comment-page-1#comment-1105 Dave Applebee Sun, 14 Dec 2008 01:14:25 +0000 http://localhost/wp_culture/?p=159#comment-1105 MacBook Pro. End of story. MacBook Pro. End of story.

]]> By: Tom Asacker http://cultureby.com/2008/12/a-hardware-and-software-upgrade-for-this-blog.html/comment-page-1#comment-1104 Tom Asacker Sat, 13 Dec 2008 13:50:59 +0000 http://localhost/wp_culture/?p=159#comment-1104 Best of luck Grant! When my Vaio recently died I made the move to Apple. The experience has far surpassed everything I've come to expect with a PC and Microsoft. I'll never go back. Best of luck Grant! When my Vaio recently died I made the move to Apple. The experience has far surpassed everything I’ve come to expect with a PC and Microsoft. I’ll never go back.

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