Has anybody tried hackintosh? You could load that up in a vm and play with snow/leopard if you didn't want to commit spending money on a mac. I've never installed it, but looks like an option for pc users.
Chris On Apr 16, 2010, at 4:14 AM, Robin Wood <[email protected]> wrote: > On 16 April 2010 01:55, Jason Wood <[email protected]> wrote: >> I like my mac because it's got a *nix shell underneath the hood, so >> it makes >> a great admin platform. It's also a good place to write/test >> scripts and >> then deploy them to a server with little modification. > > The problem I see is that it isn't *nix underneath it is BSD and I've > seen some tools that work on Linux but don't mention BSD. I'm just a > bit worried that I'll end up spending most of my time in a Linux VPN > to get the tools. I can't think of anything specific so I suppose that > is another question, are there any killer apps that don't work on the > Mac that do work under Linux. > > How is wireless support for things like packet injection with aircrack > and master mode for creating APs? > > Robin > >> >> Besides every time I spec out a PC laptop with the video card and >> other >> stuff I want, it costs nearly as much. I bought a cheaper laptop >> once and >> hated it for the 3-4 years that I used it. When you use something >> all day a >> cheap feeling keyboard, clunky mouse pad and mediocre durability >> becomes an >> annoyance real fast. >> >> Not sure if that would really justify it for anyone else. >> >> Jason >> >> >> >> On Thu, Apr 15, 2010 at 4:17 PM, Robin Wood <[email protected]> >> wrote: >>> >>> I've been looking at getting a new laptop for a while and I'm trying >>> to compare a PC and a Mac. I know that a lot of security people are >>> moving to Macs and I'd like to know why. For half the price, or >>> less, >>> I can get an high spec PC so why are people moving? Is it OSX, is it >>> availability of tools, hardware quality or what? >>> >>> I'm particularly looking at the Macbook Pros, probably the 15". >>> >>> I know this will probably start a fanboy fight but I've got to ask. >>> >>> Robin >>> _______________________________________________ >>> Pauldotcom mailing list >>> [email protected] >>> http://mail.pauldotcom.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/pauldotcom >>> Main Web Site: http://pauldotcom.com >> >> >> >> -- >> >> irc: Tadaka >> Twitter: Jason_Wood >> jwnetworkconsulting.com >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Pauldotcom mailing list >> [email protected] >> http://mail.pauldotcom.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/pauldotcom >> Main Web Site: http://pauldotcom.com >> > _______________________________________________ > Pauldotcom mailing list > [email protected] > http://mail.pauldotcom.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/pauldotcom > Main Web Site: http://pauldotcom.com _______________________________________________ Pauldotcom mailing list [email protected] http://mail.pauldotcom.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/pauldotcom Main Web Site: http://pauldotcom.com
