On Dec 22, 2008, at 10:22 AM, rob...@cirrillian.com wrote:
Well, my trusty Dell laptop HD has probebly died giving me an
opportunity to upgrade to the next best thing. The next best thing
must still be a laptop, runs Apache, MySQL and PHP, GIMP and
screams, for minimum bucks, for all round office use and web
development. Is it a MacOSX, Windows XP/Vista or Linux? Any
thoughts to put in my note to Santa would be greatly appreciated.
Ouch, sorry to hear of the death of a loved one!
Steve recently became a Switcher, and may have some insights.
Mine would be to consider your entire ecology of computational
devices: Phones, Cameras, Desktops, Servers/Hosting, Web Services
(Google Mail, Cal, Docs), and see them as a whole. Then see if a
change or two makes sense in this larger whole.
I've not had a desktop for quite some time, but I'm considering a
slight move back to one .. or at least a server within my home. Most
of us have our laptop become our desktop, and that means mobility is
compromised. Then NetBooks peak in, things that are quite light, have
better battery life, travel well but are under-powered when looked at
in the traditional way.
But if supported by the entire ecology, netbooks actually might fit in
nicely. And Google Docs are changing the game for many of us .. not
only available to us on all our digital devices (yes, you can edit
your docs from your phone, netbook, notebook, kiosk, and so on) .. but
also easily shared so others can work easily with you.
Just a thought. Mainly considering the whole pile of stuff and
services!
-- Owen
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