The Next Step

I really don’t know what’s going on with blogger these days. That first (slightly different) copy of the Schiavo post gave me a bunch of errors and didn’t post right away. So I rewrote it as best i could and posted it again. this time it worked but posted the other one too. So I went to delete the extra one and… well, I can’t. Sorry about the double post, I hope you can learn to forgive me.

I guess I have sorta… forgotten about the blog thing. Lots of stuff has been happening, the most notable of which is that I got a new computer. Well, built a new computer. Well, had Ethan build a computer for me out of parts I bought. Anyway, the point is that I’ve once again reached that fine line separating the mac users from the PC users. Much as it pains me to once again boot Windows on this desk, I simply cannot justify using an unexpandable ‘mystery box’ computer. Despite how pretty, stable, and user-friendly that mystery box may be, there are two, nay three things that pulled me back to this hellhole.

1. EXPANDIBILITY: If I want to get a new video card, I can get a new video card. If I want to upgrade to a DVD burner, I can upgrade to a DVD burner. If I want to install a new hard drive (or 3), I can. The unfortunate mac will allow no such thing.
2. GAMES: Yes, it’s a terrible, terrible thing. Game designers could play a huge role in taking Microsoft down if only they could resist making Windows-only games. Unfortunately, they can’t.
3. DESK SPACE: Yes, it’s an even worse reason than the game one, but the emac just took up too much space. Sure a powerbook or power mac or imac would have free up space, but due to their still being macs and therefore experiencing the aforementioned shortcomings, I had to go with *shudder* the pc.

And two days and about a hundred installations later, I am experiencing my first true crash (after several application lockups) and cursing Windows again. Stupid computers. It’s things like this that drive people to LINUX. LINUX, PEOPLE! Honestly, won’t someone think of the children?

Games working so far:
Rome:Total War

Games not working so far:
Tribes:Vengeance

Look for this list to be updated as time passes. I may even pit the pc and mac head to head once I get the mac plugged in again.