Elwood P Dowd's Journal: Am I the only person on the planet that loves Windows?

I mean, I hate computers as much as anyone, but I really like how effective I am at working in Windows. I really like taskbar+maximizing as a general workflow.

I like the candy colors in Windows XP. I like the way quicklaunch works. I don't so much like the All Programs menu, and would prefer a dashboard with bigger prettier icons like the dock + Application directory, but not a big deal.

And there are big glaring problems with using a Windows computer, too. But there are different big, glaring problems with Mac OS.

If I bought a Mac, I'd be one of the maybe-macos-is-ok toe-dipping switchers, just like people who'd never used it before. But I used it for YEARS. Mac OS X was brutal to me. I'm sure with a core duo it won't feel like the gui is dipped in molasses, but I'm still skittish.

And while it'd be a huge improvement in hardware compared to my current setup, it'd either cost $2000 or it would be a crucial step down in specs. And I'd be trading Google Desktop for Spotlight.

Whinge whinge whinge. I'll wait.

Yea Windows

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I like Windows. I use a mac because it works better with the research software I use at school. I like macs. I think there are more things that annoy me about the mac interface than the windows interface (like you can only resize mac windows at the bottom right corner). My wrists hurt less using my mac.

Re:Yea Windows

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I hate windows. I think it is ugly and much less customizable. Using it for long periods (14 hr days for a couple days) feels like highway hypnosis. With Linux I can switch back and forth between Gnome and KDE and releive the eye strain. The real problem, though, is data integrity. Windows has screwed me too many times (from Dos 3.1, through windows 1.0, 2.0, 3.0, 3.1, 95, 98SE, 2k, and XP, I've never met a version of windows that hasn't screwed me big time at least twice.)

I admit that macs look as