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Yes, this advice reads like a naive tale from the dot.com boom. I thought the first suggestion to buy Macintosh-only (to eliminate the need for office IT) was

Yes, this advice reads like a naive tale from the dot.com boom. I thought the first suggestion to buy Macintosh-only (to eliminate the need for office IT) was leading into a satire.

cstejerean 19y ago
The first advice is actually a good one. Buy everyone computers that just work, so they can focus on getting their job done not having to remove spyware from their Windows box (or alternatively put up with draconian restrictions from your IT department).
- run4yourlives 19y ago
  Points: 1. If you are a startup, you don't have an IT department to worry about. 2. If your "hackers" can't keep their windows boxes free from spyware, they shouldn't be working for you. Mac's are good, but you can live with windows if need be.
  - cstejerean 19y ago
    I would never require any hacker I hire to be proficient at keeping an XP installation running smoothly. I'd much rather have them know how to use standard Unix tools (awk, sed, grep, etc)
    - run4yourlives 19y ago
      The assumption is that keeping XP running smoothly requires little more than some basic common sense. Put an antivirus on, stay away from questionable sites, don't use internet explorer and avoid mucking with the registry. I've been running a single version of XP for three years straight now and not once have I had an issue. That's just as good that my mac is.
      - pchristensen 19y ago
        Ditto. XP Since 2001, never any problems except when I tried to setup a dual boot to a Linux partition. That's across maybe 10 machines, between home, school, and work. Might not be the world's greatest operating system or most programmer-powerful, but it is stable. Very stable.
- thaumaturgy 19y ago
  No! You get people the computers that they work best on. Cramming a Mac down the throat of a developer or designer that's used to Windows will slow 'em down and piss 'em off. Ditto the Linux hackers that are out there. My primary workstation is a Windows 2K Pro machine. Works great. No problems with spyware, etc. -- I know how to use it.
  - cstejerean 19y ago
    I should have been clearer. I'm against forcing people to use any particular OS (I would never take a job for example that required me to code on Windows). If your employees want Macs go ahead and buy some. If they need to use Linux make sure to buy a laptop with supported hardware.

Yes, this advice reads like a naive tale from the dot.com boom. I thought the first suggestion to buy Macintosh-only (to eliminate the need for office IT) was leading into a satire.

cstejerean 19y ago

The first advice is actually a good one. Buy everyone computers that just work, so they can focus on getting their job done not having to remove spyware from their Windows box (or alternatively put up with draconian restrictions from your IT department).

run4yourlives 19y ago
Points: 1. If you are a startup, you don't have an IT department to worry about. 2. If your "hackers" can't keep their windows boxes free from spyware, they shouldn't be working for you. Mac's are good, but you can live with windows if need be.
- cstejerean 19y ago
  I would never require any hacker I hire to be proficient at keeping an XP installation running smoothly. I'd much rather have them know how to use standard Unix tools (awk, sed, grep, etc)
  - run4yourlives 19y ago
    The assumption is that keeping XP running smoothly requires little more than some basic common sense. Put an antivirus on, stay away from questionable sites, don't use internet explorer and avoid mucking with the registry. I've been running a single version of XP for three years straight now and not once have I had an issue. That's just as good that my mac is.
    - pchristensen 19y ago
      Ditto. XP Since 2001, never any problems except when I tried to setup a dual boot to a Linux partition. That's across maybe 10 machines, between home, school, and work. Might not be the world's greatest operating system or most programmer-powerful, but it is stable. Very stable.
thaumaturgy 19y ago
No! You get people the computers that they work best on. Cramming a Mac down the throat of a developer or designer that's used to Windows will slow 'em down and piss 'em off. Ditto the Linux hackers that are out there. My primary workstation is a Windows 2K Pro machine. Works great. No problems with spyware, etc. -- I know how to use it.
- cstejerean 19y ago
  I should have been clearer. I'm against forcing people to use any particular OS (I would never take a job for example that required me to code on Windows). If your employees want Macs go ahead and buy some. If they need to use Linux make sure to buy a laptop with supported hardware.