Comments on: Is there a genius in the house? http://thin-edge.org/2008/05/01/is-there-a-genius-in-the-house/ Exploring the freedom & simplicity of relational Christianity Tue, 02 Mar 2010 09:03:25 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: Bill Lollar http://thin-edge.org/2008/05/01/is-there-a-genius-in-the-house/comment-page-1/#comment-18215 Bill Lollar Thu, 08 May 2008 21:34:45 +0000 http://thin-edge.org/?p=313#comment-18215 We have virtually NO flying, biting, stinging insects, much less cockroaches in the UK. Homes don't even need screens on the windows!! And with no A/C, we leave our windows open six months of the year. Hard to believe, I know, but all we have are a few flies and some pretty benign spiders, daddy long legs. And are you ready for this? NO MOSQUITOS! We have virtually NO flying, biting, stinging insects, much less cockroaches in the UK. Homes don’t even need screens on the windows!! And with no A/C, we leave our windows open six months of the year. Hard to believe, I know, but all we have are a few flies and some pretty benign spiders, daddy long legs. And are you ready for this? NO MOSQUITOS!

]]> By: Andrew T. http://thin-edge.org/2008/05/01/is-there-a-genius-in-the-house/comment-page-1/#comment-18198 Andrew T. Thu, 08 May 2008 18:53:42 +0000 http://thin-edge.org/?p=313#comment-18198 how the heck do you not have cockroaches? I live in North Carolina and they're everywhere!! Okay, not really...but there are plenty of them if you go looking. Seriously, no cockroaches? Please tell me you have a comparable pest of some sort! how the heck do you not have cockroaches? I live in North Carolina and they’re everywhere!! Okay, not really…but there are plenty of them if you go looking. Seriously, no cockroaches? Please tell me you have a comparable pest of some sort!

]]> By: Bill Lollar http://thin-edge.org/2008/05/01/is-there-a-genius-in-the-house/comment-page-1/#comment-17736 Bill Lollar Fri, 02 May 2008 10:56:49 +0000 http://thin-edge.org/?p=313#comment-17736 I became a Mac user in 1984 when they first hit the U.S. market. Several years later, I found myself working as the manager for a retail computer store that sold both Apples and IBM PC's; and then I worked as a desktop publishing sales person for Heath Zenith Computers. I was the only Mac specialist on their staff and ran circles around the other guys by selling to ad agencies, printing companies, and publishers. In all my years, I have never known the Mac to crash, get a virus, overheat, arrive DOA from Apple, or manifest strange behavior in its daily operation, unlike the horror stories I have heard and personally experienced with Windows PC's. It just gets the job done, all day, every day! Due to job requirements (a company-issued Pentium computer), I wandered in the DOS/Windows desert for ten years before returning to the Mac about three years ago. Wow! I had never seen Mac OS X before, but it's been a wonderful reacquaintance with an old friend. I became a Mac user in 1984 when they first hit the U.S. market. Several years later, I found myself working as the manager for a retail computer store that sold both Apples and IBM PC’s; and then I worked as a desktop publishing sales person for Heath Zenith Computers. I was the only Mac specialist on their staff and ran circles around the other guys by selling to ad agencies, printing companies, and publishers.

In all my years, I have never known the Mac to crash, get a virus, overheat, arrive DOA from Apple, or manifest strange behavior in its daily operation, unlike the horror stories I have heard and personally experienced with Windows PC’s. It just gets the job done, all day, every day!

Due to job requirements (a company-issued Pentium computer), I wandered in the DOS/Windows desert for ten years before returning to the Mac about three years ago. Wow! I had never seen Mac OS X before, but it’s been a wonderful reacquaintance with an old friend.

]]> By: Aaron L. Turner http://thin-edge.org/2008/05/01/is-there-a-genius-in-the-house/comment-page-1/#comment-17721 Aaron L. Turner Thu, 01 May 2008 22:49:36 +0000 http://thin-edge.org/?p=313#comment-17721 Bill, You are so right! I love the Mac. I was a window user for 10 years before switching to the Mac, and I will never go back! I am using a Macbook Pro 15, with an apple 20 inch external monitor, an apple wireless keyboard and mouse. It is a pleasure to work with this equipment! Thanks for the great posts! Bill,

You are so right! I love the Mac. I was a window user for 10 years before switching to the Mac, and I will never go back! I am using a Macbook Pro 15, with an apple 20 inch external monitor, an apple wireless keyboard and mouse. It is a pleasure to work with this equipment!

Thanks for the great posts!

]]> By: Ben http://thin-edge.org/2008/05/01/is-there-a-genius-in-the-house/comment-page-1/#comment-17691 Ben Thu, 01 May 2008 11:45:20 +0000 http://thin-edge.org/?p=313#comment-17691 Mac's actually aren't any more expensive than a comparably equipped PC. If you match a PC to a Mac hardware for hardware you'll usually find they're about the same price and sometimes the Mac is cheaper. Mac’s actually aren’t any more expensive than a comparably equipped PC. If you match a PC to a Mac hardware for hardware you’ll usually find they’re about the same price and sometimes the Mac is cheaper.

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