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How many machines and OS's do you use? Steve uses 3 and 4 on a regular basis. I'd have to say 2 and 2 on a regular basis, 3 and 4 on occasion. At the last job I had Solaris and W2k, unix for real work and windows for communicating with others. I'm still using W2k for mail and most Radio posting. My OS X machine is primarily for programming, which means I use Classic, Mac OS 9.2, for debugging Codewarrior PPC apps (Mixmap). I used to use Mindterm on windows for SSH into my web hosting servers but now I use OS X for that, much better.
Some friends stopped by the other day and I was attempting to show off my new Mac. They said, "yeah, but what about that single button mouse, doesn't it drive you crazy?" So, just on a whim, I unplugged the Microsoft internet keyboard and Microsoft optical scroll mouse from my W2k machine and plugged them into the Mac (USB). Not only did they work immediately, but the scroll wheel and right button worked fine, no drivers needed. Would it be a dreadful faux pax to use Microsoft hardware on my Mac?
Now I need to find a good email app for OS X. Any suggestions for someone who doesn't want to spend money and is coming from MS Outlook 2000? ":^)
My nephew Jake is building his own computer. This article, the perfect home network...for cheap bastards, reminded me of his effort. Not because he's a cheap etc..., but because he's still in High School and trying to come up with enough spare cash to make a PC. It's a pity, because every place I've ever worked has had a room somewhere with old computers collecting dust, long written off by accounting. Most engineering firms cycle new computers to programmers on a regular basis, their old computer goes to someone else (except during the dotcom period when nobody had to make due with hand-me-downs), and on down the chain until the oldest of the computers got stacked somewhere and forgotten. I'm not talking TRS-80's either, but computers that are a couple years old. What's needed is a free stuff clearing house. Got some stuff to give away? Post details on a web site, along with required shipping costs. People like Jake can scan the list, find what they are interested in and/or can afford the shipping of, and then mail a pre-paid UPS or Fedex shipping label to the owner who slaps it on a box and away it goes. Or, if the gear is nearby you can exchange emails to arrange a pickup time.
Speaking of free 'puters I have a Powermac 7100av collecting dust in the closet for anyone local.
Last night I disgorged the remaining bottle of homemade Champagne. The details, with pictures, is in my stories collection.