Comments on: Go iMac for Simplicity

By: Simple Llama

Simple Llama — Thu, 04 Mar 2010 02:32:04 +0000

Leo,
Interestingly, the things that you don’t use, (Expose, Time Machine, Spotlight), I find exceptionally useful. Especially spotlight – it keeps my desktop clear, and my dock very slim.

I haven’t dabbled in Linux for quite some years, and I’m sure that it’s progressed drastically since then. However, I don’t think that I want to deal with the fuss of trying to make stuff work.

With a Mac, I know everything’s going to work the way it’s supposed to. With Linux, there’s a chance that something won’t quite work, which means hours or days of fiddling and tweaking. While you can ultimately come to a simpler day-to-day experience, I wonder if the fuss of getting there is worth it.

Then again, I’m just thinking out loud too. Thanks for stopping by Leo, and giving your thoughts.

By: Chris

Chris — Tue, 02 Mar 2010 13:36:27 +0000

Perhaps what you need Leo isn’t a computer, but a typewriter.

By: Leo

Leo — Tue, 02 Mar 2010 08:47:33 +0000

Although I own an iMac and love it for its minimalist aesthetic, there are times I’m tempted to ditch it for the freedom and openness of Linux.

The Mac OS has a ton of cool features, but truth be told, I actually need very few of them. Which means my computer is loaded with stuff I don’t use or need (Expose, Dashboard, Time Machine, Spotlight, Mail, iCal, the menu bar and most of the Finder, just to name a few) … but I can’t easily uninstall them. The Mac doesn’t allow this freedom.

Anyway, just thinking aloud here.

The Mac does have some amazing applications for productivity … to name just a few:

* Quicksilver/Launchbar
* Taskpaper/Things
* Textmate/Textwrangler
* Writeroom/Ommwriter
* Mars Edit/Scrivener/Ulysses

and much more!

By: Simple Llama

Simple Llama — Wed, 05 Aug 2009 00:08:40 +0000

Thanks Jaryd. The only question I keep asking myself is – what took me so long? The physical simplicity is simply mind-boggling if you’ve never owned one. And actually using OS X seems so much more “duh” than Windows. Organized and simple – just the way it should be.

By: Jaryd

Jaryd — Tue, 04 Aug 2009 23:29:55 +0000

Agreed! I had an iMac G5 years ago and loved it. I am using a MacBook Pro right now, but I really like desktops. I don’t like having to plug stuff in constantly. The new aluminum iMacs are beautiful as well. I’m glad you’ve switched to the Mac side!

Welcome.