tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7189482.post116520471441806180..comments2023-12-22T17:00:41.974-08:00Comments on The ZehnKatzen Times: [tech] The PHP 5, Didn't Follow All The Instructions (Even Though I Thought I Did), OS Reinstallation Blues (Complete with Off-The-Cuff FAQ)Samuel John Kleinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00514541030057763303noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7189482.post-1165639125191176902006-12-08T20:38:00.000-08:002006-12-08T20:38:00.000-08:00I hear you, Judy, but really, it's not a Mac vs PC...I hear you, Judy, but really, it's not a Mac vs PC issue, as far as I see it, it's a "I really ought to have known better" issue. <BR/><BR/>I was in over my depth–but I didn't think so at the time. Now I know better.<BR/><BR/>Believe me, I could really screw up a Windows system the same way. Probably just as fast too.<BR/><BR/>As a baby computer user my first OS was CP/M (the big dog before the IBM PC debuted and Encom's...er, I mean <I>Microsoft's</I>...rise to famedom. I fancy I see OSs in a certian "zen" way; regardless of the quality or perception of quality of the product the product's usefulness as a tool doing basic system operations from the user standpoint is the most important thing. Quality (however one perceieves it) is secondary; if the OS won't do what you need it to, what difference does it make that it'll never crash?<BR/><BR/>Oh, well, went on a bit of a semi-rant there. Sorry. B-)Samuel John Kleinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00514541030057763303noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7189482.post-1165593975567103062006-12-08T08:06:00.000-08:002006-12-08T08:06:00.000-08:00I feel your pain. Really.I think you should send ...I feel your pain. Really.<BR/><BR/>I think you should send your story to the guy who writes the "Macs are wonderful and easy and PCs are hard and not very fun" ads that have been running ad nauseum on TV.<BR/><BR/>I like Macs. Really I do. I used to have one. :-)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com