Re: [OT] Re: [Rails] Advice on Mac versus PC ?

2008-12-29 Thread Randy Kramer
On Friday 26 December 2008 06:52 am, Peter De Berdt wrote: On 26 Dec 2008, at 12:33, Matt Harrison wrote: I have a HP laptop that is not quite 3 years old. I've downloaded alot of stuff, and the machine seems to run alot slower than it used to. It takes along time to boot, and it's

[OT] Re: [Rails] Advice on Mac versus PC ?

2008-12-26 Thread Matt Harrison
wbsurf...@yahoo.com wrote: I have a HP laptop that is not quite 3 years old. I've downloaded alot of stuff, and the machine seems to run alot slower than it used to. It takes along time to boot, and it's gotten really bad, though I do have AVG. Backup, format and re-install windows. Every

Re: [OT] Re: [Rails] Advice on Mac versus PC ?

2008-12-26 Thread Peter De Berdt
On 26 Dec 2008, at 12:33, Matt Harrison wrote: I have a HP laptop that is not quite 3 years old. I've downloaded alot of stuff, and the machine seems to run alot slower than it used to. It takes along time to boot, and it's gotten really bad, though I do have AVG. Backup, format and

Re: [OT] Re: [Rails] Advice on Mac versus PC ?

2008-12-26 Thread Matt Harrison
Peter De Berdt wrote: You gotta be kidding. Windows users do seem to think reformatting and reinstalling the operating system regularly is normal. Most people I know do it every year (like spring cleaning), but every three months... And even then, reality is most, if not all of us Mac