Comments for Cat Burton

Comment on Windows 7 + Bioshock + Realtek = No in game Sound… by Danny

Danny — Sun, 28 Feb 2010 19:01:43 +0000

Thanks for that! Your post is great as that’s exactly the problem I had.

Comment on Portfolio by egita

egita — Tue, 08 Dec 2009 14:24:28 +0000

heya, ha ha, im just currently updating your reccurent network, was wandering if u could give me a shout, would be greatly appreciated.

Comment on Switching from my Mac to Windows 7… by WANDOWs 4EVA!!!!!111!1!!!

WANDOWs 4EVA!!!!!111!1!!! — Fri, 27 Nov 2009 14:26:12 +0000

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Comment on Switching from my Mac to Windows 7… by DAVE CHANG

DAVE CHANG — Fri, 27 Nov 2009 12:48:06 +0000

Must be expensive being such a Fanboy, oh hang on, Steve pays all his favourite ones

Comment on Switching from my Mac to Windows 7… by Chris Beach

Chris Beach — Fri, 27 Nov 2009 11:49:30 +0000

Worth considering the total cost of ownership when making comparisons between Dells and iMacs. Apple hardware holds its value exceptionally well, so when you come to upgrade you’ll get most of your money back. The inbuilt monitor might be an issue were it not for this.

Regarding speed, a fresh install of Win7 on modern desktop hardware will undoubtedly beat any two-year old laptop. However, factor in the degradation of Windows over time (with its registry etc) and the necessity for BG processes to monitor for virii and malware. OS X is going to be faster than Win7 on the same hardware, all things considered. As more software is written for Grand Central Dispatch, the stats will shift largely in favour of OS X for apps like Photoshop.

Comment on Switching from my Mac to Windows 7… by Guy

Guy — Fri, 27 Nov 2009 00:56:10 +0000

I just Boot Camp on my iMac. XP for now though

Comment on Switching from my Mac to Windows 7… by Cat

Cat — Thu, 26 Nov 2009 23:56:18 +0000

You’re welcome to come round and take a look Josh. It’s about time we had catch-up beers too!

I wasn’t just comparing it to the macbook, as you’re right, that’s not a fair comparison at all. I use a really good iMac at work, and this feels faster than that too. I’ll need to do a proper comparison using something like Eclipse + FDT at some point though.

Comment on Switching from my Mac to Windows 7… by Joshua Lock

Joshua Lock — Thu, 26 Nov 2009 23:48:35 +0000

Intrigued to see more of this Windows 7 beast, I’ve recently used Vista for more than 10 minutes and didn’t enjoy it …

The systems programmer in me cringed a little at you comparing a modern desktop to an old(ish) Macbook for speed. A significant culprit is that your macbook is *massively* I/O bound.

I also hope that your shiny new Dell is rocking Intel hardware! :-p

When do I get to come and test-drive it?

Comment on Switching from my Mac to Windows 7… by Cat

Cat — Thu, 26 Nov 2009 23:34:16 +0000

Hehe, would you like me to add your name in big shiney letters at the top of the blog post?

But yes, on a serious note – thanks to Jonny for helping me pick the Dell…and for the Windows advice, useful apps etc

Comment on Switching from my Mac to Windows 7… by Jonny

Jonny — Thu, 26 Nov 2009 23:10:01 +0000

No mention of me? Pah.

For those missing Expose, get Switch for Aero: http://blog.lib.umn.edu/ayubx003/dividebyzero/2009/01/05/expose_for_windows_vista_clone.html