…Apple released some cool stuff

I’m in a ranting type mood so i’m just gonna let it fly. Windows Windows Windows. Royal pain in the bud. OK listen: in order to use windows you must become a security expert. Sound fun? I’d hope not. The fact is the only reason Microsoft got a leg up was the price of the machines and advertising. XP Professional, the ONLY windows that you should get if you want to do anything, is $400 alone. That’s more than most people bought there precious machines for. The companies are getting discounts from MS for including it on the machine. It’s annoying, it’s pissing me off. And the question is “what operating system should i use?” Well thats where it becomes difficult, because in order to get a mac you have to buy new hardware and if you try linux you have to instantly become a complete tech geek to get it running well. So, by default, Windows wins out always. That’s one of the biggest things that pisses me off. I can only hope that Apple will release OS X for any intel machine, and that costs $129 and theres no pro people you get a full OS for that.
Suggestions for stuff to install on the crappiest OS alive:
— MS Antispyware: Microsoft bought one of the best antispywares out there, and were smart enough to make it free forever. Still in beta, but stable enough. You MUST have antispyware in this day in age, and one that’s actively searching
— AVG Antivirus: FREE Antivirus; if you think that your norton 2000 that you haven’t resubscribed to get the latest virus definitions is keeping you safe it’s not; this is free forever
— Firefox: The only internet browser you should use day to day; it’s less powerful than IE which is a good thing because then you don’t get those “cool mouse pointers” that are spyware. Plus firefox is way better than IE to begin with (like tabs!)
— A router: This is a physical thing you buy. Routers make you safe cause no one can see your machine (with a benefit of sharing your internet connection). Don’t think your safe with the cheaper option of a switch or hub, a router is the only thing that will help you
— Theres a new thing coming out called the D-Link SecurePort. it goes in between your internet and your router or computer and has antivirus, antispyware, pop up blocker, everything. The box is 100 bucks, the yearly fee is 80
The only reason to keep internet explorer (IE) is for Windows Update. Run Windows Update RELIGIOUSLY. These are the only ways to save your machine. Is all this really that hard compared to a couple days of reinstalling everything and hoping you backed everything up (you do back up don’t you?)

Now, the wonderful world of Apple.

Apple’s got intel inside now, and there 3x better than previous models. These things will also run windows, which means you can have one machine that runs mac and windows.

This honestly makes me very happy, i would be estatic if I could actually afford to buy one. These things FLY. It’s worth the money. And for the geeks among us its got dual cores. So by the end of the year all macs will be intel and we’ll have the next version of OS X.
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So what about MS? Where will they be? They MAY release Vista, which by the way isn’t worth the money. DON’T BUY IT. It’s worthless. It’s OS X, and sad