i am a switcher
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My presentation at Barcamp Gent 2008 - second edition.TRANSCRIPT
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I am a switcherI am a switcherFrom Windows to MacOS
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MeMe
Tom Adriaenssen
@inferis on twitter
http://blog.blergh.behttp://codedump.blergh.behttp://www.inferis.org/kindjes
Freelance developer/architect
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Some historySome history
ZX SpectrumAged 12, “Sommen”
Atari STInstalled DOS card“Indy3!”
386, Windows 3.1Pentium
My first own PC
Several laptops (medion, thinkpads, dell)
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My Dell Latitude D800My Dell Latitude D800
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My first MacMy first Mac
Macbook Pro 17”First generation
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My first MacMy first MacFirst thing I did?
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My first MacMy first MacFirst thing I did: install windows on it.
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Windows, on a mac?Windows, on a mac?Why? Because I could.
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Windows, on a mac?Windows, on a mac?Plan: use both OSX and Windows.
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Windows, on a mac?Windows, on a mac?Result: I only used Windows.
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Windows, on a mac?Windows, on a mac?Or: A Windows box, with an Apple skin…
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Switched?Switched?Nope, I just got another type of machine.
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The real switchThe real switch30 june 2008
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The real switchThe real switch30 june 2008: more than 2 years after purchase.
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The real switchThe real switchCause: Vista SP1 beta was about to timebomb
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The real switchThe real switchBought Leopard, removed Windows altogether.
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The real switchThe real switchBrought Windows back in a VM. Parallels rules.
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The real switchThe real switchBought “a lot” of Mac software…
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The real switchThe real switchTextmate, Transmit, but also an NTFS driver.
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The real switchThe real switchPHP development on a Mac is SchweetTM.
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The real switchThe real switchA developer’s essential on a Mac: QWERTY.
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Mac+Mac+What I like about a Mac?
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Mac+Mac+It has internet.
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Mac+Mac+It has internet. And email.
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Mac+Mac+It has internet. And email. And Facebook.
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Mac+Mac+And you can use it to watch porn.
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Mac+Mac+
(comes with the internet)
And you can use it to watch porn.
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Mac+Mac+And you can use it to watch porn. Or make porn.
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Mac+Mac+Isn’t that what iMovie is for? And iDVD?
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Mac+Mac+On a more serious note…
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Mac+Mac+She’s got the look.
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Mac+Mac+She’s got the look. (Macporn, anyone?)
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Mac+Mac+Her software looks good, too.
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Mac+Mac+Love the usability aspects.
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Mac+Mac+Love the usability aspects (it just works).
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Mac+Mac+For example: drag’n’drop app install.
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Mac+Mac+It’s stable.
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Mac+Mac+It’s stable (kernel panics FTW).
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Mac+Mac+“Hey, this is a UNIX system. I know this!”
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Mac+Mac+I love the font aliasing.
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Mac-Mac-What I don’t like about a Mac?
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Mac-Mac-It’s too fucking expensive.
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Mac-Mac-The Finder sucks.
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Mac-Mac-The Finder sucks (most of the time).
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Mac-Mac-Spaces is nice, but a mess.
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Mac-Mac-Hidden dialogs are teh suXX0rs.
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Mac-Mac-I sometimes miss real maximized apps.
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Mac-Mac-Haven’t found a good place for the Dock.
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Windows?Windows?
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Windows? Meh.Windows? Meh.Explorer sucks. It also hangs, sometimes.
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Windows? Meh.Windows? Meh.Annoying Windows Updates wanting reboots.
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Windows? Meh.Windows? Meh.IE6.
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Windows? Meh.Windows? Meh.IE6, IE7.
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Windows? Meh.Windows? Meh.IE6, IE7. Perhaps IE8. But it looks cool.
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Windows? Meh.Windows? Meh.Did I mention IE6?
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Windows? Meh.Windows? Meh.The “need” for virusscanners and anti-malware.
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Windows? Meh.Windows? Meh.Per app keyboard settings? Really?
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A Mac is greatA Mac is greatBut the hardware sucks.
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Hardware woesHardware woesMight be bad luck, but…
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Hardware woesHardware woesThe DVD drive is FUBAR.
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Hardware woesHardware woesWifi performance has be sub-par from the start.
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Hardware woesHardware woes
I’ve had one battery replaced, and now need another one.
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Hardware woesHardware woes
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Hardware woesHardware woes
Why do you think I’m presenting this from a Windows Tablet, eh?
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Hardware woesHardware woesNo more 1st gen Apple hardware for me.
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It’s about choiceIt’s about choiceI can run what I want.
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It’s about choiceIt’s about choiceI can run cool Mac apps in OSX.
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It’s about choiceIt’s about choiceI can do .Net development in a Windows VM.
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It’s about choiceIt’s about choiceI can play PC games in a bootcamp setup.
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It’s about choiceIt’s about choice
I can combine Windows and Mac apps. Coherence FTW.
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It’s about choiceIt’s about choice
I can combine Windows and Mac apps. VM and Bootcamp integration FTW.
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It’s about choiceIt’s about choiceIt’s also why I don’t want an iPhone.
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Ideally?Ideally?I’d like to run OSX on “commodity hardware”.
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Ideally?Ideally?About of the box, without hacks.
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Ideally?Ideally?
I don’t care much about the external aesthetics, to be fair.
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Ideally?Ideally?But the software is great.
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The future?The future?I’m getting myself a new Macbook Pro.
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The future?The future?Hoping there’s going to be a new 17” model.
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The future?The future?I need my screen real estate.
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The future?The future?Might break my 1st gen hardware rule. We’ll see.
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Thanks.Thanks.Time left for questions? Probably not.
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And oh: ban IE6. Please.And oh: ban IE6. Please.This presentation was presented at #barcampgent2.