Thought this may interest some people on here.
It's an editorial from yhe SQL Server Central newsletter which is obviously, a Microsoft centric website/newsletter.
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Move to an iMac?
They're coming on Intel chips!! and you know someone will figure out how to dual boot them to Windows as a backup.
And they look cool!!!
These are similar to what Andy and I have been looking for as a small footprint, nice looking PC for a training center. We're debating about getting into the training business (let us know what you think!) in Orlando and these would save lots of space. The price is a little high, but it's an idea.
I've loved Mac, from my Apple II in high school to a bunch of work in college on Macintoshes. The price has usually been out of my budget and when it wasn't, I was too entrenched in Windows for work. Still we have a 2nd generation iMac for the kitchen that I got when a company failed out from under me. It's nice for iTunes and browsing when I'm cooking.
When I bought a laptop last year, I briefly debated about getting an iBook. I'd had a friend at Peoplesoft that used one in a mostly Windows environment and after all, most of my work is email and web related. Even most of the stuff to run the site. There's a terminal server client I use on my iMac to get to my desktop if needed and there are lots of cool entertainment stuff on the Mac. Plus it just runs. When I put OS X on the iMac, I really liked it. And it's secure because the Mac is less of a target than Windows, which is not a bad reason to switch.
The only thing I really would need for speed is a Query Analyzer equivalent. Someone sent this one, Aquafold, to me and while I haven't tried it, it certainly makes me think that I could work on an iMac.
So I know most of you are Windows guys, a few cross platform people. Are any of you considering or using a Macintosh for daily work, including SQL Server related stuff? Worth considering? Anyone thinking about switching?
Steve Jones
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It's an editorial from yhe SQL Server Central newsletter which is obviously, a Microsoft centric website/newsletter.
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Move to an iMac?
They're coming on Intel chips!! and you know someone will figure out how to dual boot them to Windows as a backup.
And they look cool!!!
These are similar to what Andy and I have been looking for as a small footprint, nice looking PC for a training center. We're debating about getting into the training business (let us know what you think!) in Orlando and these would save lots of space. The price is a little high, but it's an idea.
I've loved Mac, from my Apple II in high school to a bunch of work in college on Macintoshes. The price has usually been out of my budget and when it wasn't, I was too entrenched in Windows for work. Still we have a 2nd generation iMac for the kitchen that I got when a company failed out from under me. It's nice for iTunes and browsing when I'm cooking.
When I bought a laptop last year, I briefly debated about getting an iBook. I'd had a friend at Peoplesoft that used one in a mostly Windows environment and after all, most of my work is email and web related. Even most of the stuff to run the site. There's a terminal server client I use on my iMac to get to my desktop if needed and there are lots of cool entertainment stuff on the Mac. Plus it just runs. When I put OS X on the iMac, I really liked it. And it's secure because the Mac is less of a target than Windows, which is not a bad reason to switch.
The only thing I really would need for speed is a Query Analyzer equivalent. Someone sent this one, Aquafold, to me and while I haven't tried it, it certainly makes me think that I could work on an iMac.
So I know most of you are Windows guys, a few cross platform people. Are any of you considering or using a Macintosh for daily work, including SQL Server related stuff? Worth considering? Anyone thinking about switching?
Steve Jones
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