Three years ago Linux made a giant leap forward with XGL and Compiz. This added amazing desktop effects: a desktop cube, wobbly windows, water on the desktop... So when I first saw Windows Vista I thought, well thats spiffy isn't it? Then I plugged a usb thumb drive into it. That was the "WOW" effect for me. I was completely in shock that it had to install software for my new hardware, a simple usb drive. Its a usb drive! Just let me look at it! Then I felt like I was on a never ending elevator. (cue elevator music)... It just never stopped and I never got to look at my usb drive. So I go back to Linux and feel at home when my usb drive just shows up. It just worked.
Now I have taken another step out of my element and I sit here in OS X. When I first booted OS X it was more than a "WOW" effect. It was complete admiration. It was nice, beautiful, and slick. The user interface is well out of my element but it shouldn't take me long to get used to it. I am not so impressed with the way the mouse moves across the screen but after some changes in the preferences window I like it much more. I just wished it would work like it does in Linux. Flick your wrist and the mouse is across the screen. I hate having to lift the mouse up and bring it back to the other side of the mouse pad to finally get it where I want it. When it comes down to it I'm still impressed with OS X Leopard.
Anyways, here is the picture of my new computer station!
As you can tell my Linux box is well out of the way. I even hung the speakers so they were out of the way. This setup has satisfied the demands of the all powerful spousal unit.
1 comments:
wow super geek! only another computer geek could truely love your set up!
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