Comments on: A Look at the Mac Pro http://www.pcmech.com/article/a-look-at-the-mac-pro/ Helping Normal People Get Their Geek On Sun, 22 Nov 2009 13:07:33 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5 hourly 1 By: Lars http://www.pcmech.com/article/a-look-at-the-mac-pro/comment-page-2/#comment-7233 Lars Mon, 21 Jan 2008 14:09:24 +0000 http://www.pcmech.com/article/a-look-at-the-mac-pro/#comment-7233 Thank you for pointing out how to insert a CD into the Mac Pro! I bought one, and I have been searching online for the last 15 minutes trying to figure out how to get the tray to open or close. Success at last. Thank you for pointing out how to insert a CD into the Mac Pro!

I bought one, and I have been searching online for the last 15 minutes trying to figure out how to get the tray to open or close.

Success at last.

]]> By: Andrew http://www.pcmech.com/article/a-look-at-the-mac-pro/comment-page-2/#comment-3248 Andrew Sat, 03 Nov 2007 17:23:34 +0000 http://www.pcmech.com/article/a-look-at-the-mac-pro/#comment-3248 also how drunk are you after lunch to not notice you have a program running off a cd? i mean even minimized (or however) its not like its hiding.... and even still i have never gotten bsod while ejecting a disk while an app is running and yes just for debate purposes i DID Just try this. all it tells me is please insert cd... sounds like your at the right website you may want to jump into the forums and get help trouble shooting that cause you may have other problems buck-o also how drunk are you after lunch to not notice you have a program running off a cd? i mean even minimized (or however) its not like its hiding…. and even still i have never gotten bsod while ejecting a disk while an app is running and yes just for debate purposes i DID Just try this. all it tells me is please insert cd… sounds like your at the right website you may want to jump into the forums and get help trouble shooting that cause you may have other problems buck-o

]]> By: Andrew http://www.pcmech.com/article/a-look-at-the-mac-pro/comment-page-2/#comment-3247 Andrew Sat, 03 Nov 2007 17:18:45 +0000 http://www.pcmech.com/article/a-look-at-the-mac-pro/#comment-3247 lots of hostility here.... How is it a waste of time to byopc? sure most people dont have a clue but if you do have a clue then why not? shooping for and waiting on parts takes alot less time than to customize a pc from dell wait for them to assemble it... i will wait the week for the parts and spend the 4 hours that might have been spent doing something like watching tv or bitchin about my old pc while waiting for the new one. sure you dont have all the bloatware dell or someone offers but hey? isnt that why you built your own in the first place? sure dell and gateway and hp offer cheap pc's, built with cheap parts. but its not out of the relm of possibilities to spend the 800 you were going to use on a dell to build a faster more reliable pc (reliable as in better quality parts) dont get me wrong it takes some skill to byopc and you have to own a screw driver, and have a basic understanding of what goes into a pc. if you dont have any of these things store bought pc's are there for you. But its hardly a waste of time to byopc... thats and it may sound nerdy... but its kinda well fun lots of hostility here…. How is it a waste of time to byopc? sure most people dont have a clue but if you do have a clue then why not? shooping for and waiting on parts takes alot less time than to customize a pc from dell wait for them to assemble it… i will wait the week for the parts and spend the 4 hours that might have been spent doing something like watching tv or bitchin about my old pc while waiting for the new one. sure you dont have all the bloatware dell or someone offers but hey? isnt that why you built your own in the first place? sure dell and gateway and hp offer cheap pc’s, built with cheap parts. but its not out of the relm of possibilities to spend the 800 you were going to use on a dell to build a faster more reliable pc (reliable as in better quality parts) dont get me wrong it takes some skill to byopc and you have to own a screw driver, and have a basic understanding of what goes into a pc. if you dont have any of these things store bought pc’s are there for you. But its hardly a waste of time to byopc… thats and it may sound nerdy… but its kinda well fun

]]> By: Victor Panlilio http://www.pcmech.com/article/a-look-at-the-mac-pro/comment-page-2/#comment-3104 Victor Panlilio Wed, 31 Oct 2007 12:45:27 +0000 http://www.pcmech.com/article/a-look-at-the-mac-pro/#comment-3104 "You should know that a person’s experience often overrides what you see on paper. If someone has a bad customer service experience with Apple (or anyone for that matter) even once, it is unlikely that all the good reviews in the world will help." Sure, but the question is, have YOU personally had a bad experience with Apple products, or is your bias against them based on something other than firsthand empirical evidence? Statistical inference allows one to put one's own experience into context, after all. Otherwise, one becomes solipsistic. “You should know that a person’s experience often overrides what you see on paper. If someone has a bad customer service experience with Apple (or anyone for that matter) even once, it is unlikely that all the good reviews in the world will help.”

Sure, but the question is, have YOU personally had a bad experience with Apple products, or is your bias against them based on something other than firsthand empirical evidence? Statistical inference allows one to put one’s own experience into context, after all. Otherwise, one becomes solipsistic.

]]> By: Victor Panlilio http://www.pcmech.com/article/a-look-at-the-mac-pro/comment-page-2/#comment-3103 Victor Panlilio Wed, 31 Oct 2007 12:41:21 +0000 http://www.pcmech.com/article/a-look-at-the-mac-pro/#comment-3103 "Isn’t that a user problem for forgetting a program?" It is, and a well-designed system will help them recover from their error, or mitigate bad consequences of such errors. If you read Bruce Tognazzini's real-world application of Fitts' Law, you'll also understand why the single menu bar used by MacOS X is more efficient than Windows' multiple menubars. http://www.asktog.com/columns/022DesignedToGiveFitts.html “Isn’t that a user problem for forgetting a program?”

It is, and a well-designed system will help them recover from their error, or mitigate bad consequences of such errors. If you read Bruce Tognazzini’s real-world application of Fitts’ Law, you’ll also understand why the single menu bar used by MacOS X is more efficient than Windows’ multiple menubars.

http://www.asktog.com/columns/022DesignedToGiveFitts.html

]]> By: anon. http://www.pcmech.com/article/a-look-at-the-mac-pro/comment-page-2/#comment-3092 anon. Wed, 31 Oct 2007 04:42:39 +0000 http://www.pcmech.com/article/a-look-at-the-mac-pro/#comment-3092 Isn't that a user problem for forgetting a program? Isn’t that a user problem for forgetting a program?

]]> By: Bill http://www.pcmech.com/article/a-look-at-the-mac-pro/comment-page-2/#comment-3091 Bill Wed, 31 Oct 2007 04:34:20 +0000 http://www.pcmech.com/article/a-look-at-the-mac-pro/#comment-3091 " If you start ejecting your CDs in the middle of programs that require it, then you’ll run into problems." Well sure, but that's the point. Some program you opened before lunch and have forgotten about freaks out and there goes the neighborhood. You could inspect the taskbar first but why not let the computer do that? Hit the dedicated eject button and if something's busy you'll be notified. ” If you start ejecting your CDs in the middle of programs that require it, then you’ll run into problems.”

Well sure, but that’s the point. Some program you opened before lunch and have forgotten about freaks out and there goes the neighborhood. You could inspect the taskbar first but why not let the computer do that? Hit the dedicated eject button and if something’s busy you’ll be notified.

]]> By: anon. http://www.pcmech.com/article/a-look-at-the-mac-pro/comment-page-2/#comment-3072 anon. Tue, 30 Oct 2007 19:53:26 +0000 http://www.pcmech.com/article/a-look-at-the-mac-pro/#comment-3072 Victor, Notice I said 'personally'. My comment wasn't meant to be statistically accurate. You should know that a person's experience often overrides what you see on paper. If someone has a bad customer service experience with Apple (or anyone for that matter) even once, it is unlikely that all the good reviews in the world will help. Victor,

Notice I said ‘personally’. My comment wasn’t meant to be statistically accurate. You should know that a person’s experience often overrides what you see on paper. If someone has a bad customer service experience with Apple (or anyone for that matter) even once, it is unlikely that all the good reviews in the world will help.

]]> By: e http://www.pcmech.com/article/a-look-at-the-mac-pro/comment-page-2/#comment-3071 e Tue, 30 Oct 2007 19:44:47 +0000 http://www.pcmech.com/article/a-look-at-the-mac-pro/#comment-3071 Barnes, have you tried to installk the keyboard driver and just seen if it works? And what about F12? Thta is the defualt when the keyboard has no equivalent. Barnes, have you tried to installk the keyboard driver and just seen if it works?
And what about F12? Thta is the defualt when the keyboard has no equivalent.

]]> By: Victor Panlilio http://www.pcmech.com/article/a-look-at-the-mac-pro/comment-page-2/#comment-3070 Victor Panlilio Tue, 30 Oct 2007 19:39:48 +0000 http://www.pcmech.com/article/a-look-at-the-mac-pro/#comment-3070 "If you need a good high resolution LCD monitor, then check out Dell’s website. They have awesome prices on those." Yup, using a brand-new Dell 24-inch right now, toggling between a Mac and a PC since it supports multiple inputs. Sweet. “If you need a good high resolution LCD monitor, then check out Dell’s website. They have awesome prices on those.”

Yup, using a brand-new Dell 24-inch right now, toggling between a Mac and a PC since it supports multiple inputs. Sweet.

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