PC World censors anti-mac story, Editor-in-Chief resigns

ray245 · Post by **ray245** » 2007-05-09 09:42am

1 more thing...forget about playing all the latest games with a MAC...oh...mac is SO 'professional' until most games are UNAVAILABLE right?

And why the hell did mac lovers complain about teenagers use a PC over a mac when they want to play games? Hmm...until now...I DID not see anyone in my secondary, college or polytechnics friends OWNING a mac...

Well...unless you want to be a 'geek'...wait a minute...somehow even the more geek guys use a PC. Furthermore, you'll get all the problems with computer serivce supports and stuff reason being people find it HARDER to fix a mac as compared to a PC.

PC is more user-friendly in terms of entertainment...mac just sucks.UNLESS there's one day when a mac is much cheaper, and able to have more computer games.

Stark · Post by **Stark** » 2007-05-09 09:48am

Equating game library to the success of a personal computer is breathtakingly blinkered. What's *funny* is that you honestly seem to think it's news, when it's been that way for decades. Oh noes, I use different systems for different roles!

Praxis · Post by **Praxis** » 2007-05-09 11:46am

I admit, Macs are fast, slick and have Final Cut Pro. But quite honestly, for something that costs like 4 times a normal PC it would be very strange if it didnt run better and was more stable.

And I cant get used to the window layout - the lack of workspace that every Windows OS provides. Accidentally click 1 mm outside the Photoshop window and you are back at Final Cut. I really love that when I need to do something in a hurry.

Now that's a massive exagguration. At the time I purchased a MacBook, it didn't even cost 50% more than an equivilant PC. Heck, it was considerably faster than any computer at CompUSA in the same price range (though it had a smaller screen)

As for the window layout; it's just different. Are you familiar with Expose? Hit the F9 key.

1 more thing...forget about playing all the latest games with a MAC...oh...mac is SO 'professional' until most games are UNAVAILABLE right?

And why the hell did mac lovers complain about teenagers use a PC over a mac when they want to play games? Hmm...until now...I DID not see anyone in my secondary, college or polytechnics friends OWNING a mac...

Well...unless you want to be a 'geek'...wait a minute...somehow even the more geek guys use a PC. Furthermore, you'll get all the problems with computer serivce supports and stuff reason being people find it HARDER to fix a mac as compared to a PC.

PC is more user-friendly in terms of entertainment...mac just sucks.UNLESS there's one day when a mac is much cheaper, and able to have more computer games.

Wow, you are a retard, aren't you? I should have known to stop reading the post when you write MAC in all caps.

My Mac can play any game your PC can thanks to Boot Camp...and having less third party games available has nothing to do with the success of a platform. Actually, I tend to find it easier to fix a Mac compared to a PC, and I support Windows machines for a living (we've got 8 Macs in the building and not one of them has ever needed a help desk call, but I've had to fix my home machine before).

Oh wait, I'm sorry. I did not realize that a machine had to run Oblivion to be considered Professional.

Children.

Zac Naloen · Post by **Zac Naloen** » 2007-05-09 11:57am

My Mac can play any game your PC can thanks to Boot Camp...and having less third party games available has nothing to do with the success of a platform. Actually, I tend to find it easier to fix a Mac compared to a PC, and I support Windows machines for a living (we've got 8 Macs in the building and not one of them has ever needed a help desk call, but I've had to fix my home machine before).

Out of curiosity have you ever had to replace the hardware on any Macs? (particularly one of the laptops)

Most difficult thing I've ever had to do (hardware related) with a computer.

Software wise I find Macs generally more frustrating to fix due to lack of familiarity, Windows certainly has more problems but the solutions seem easier to me..

Praxis · Post by **Praxis** » 2007-05-09 03:25pm

Zac Naloen wrote:
My Mac can play any game your PC can thanks to Boot Camp...and having less third party games available has nothing to do with the success of a platform. Actually, I tend to find it easier to fix a Mac compared to a PC, and I support Windows machines for a living (we've got 8 Macs in the building and not one of them has ever needed a help desk call, but I've had to fix my home machine before).

Out of curiosity have you ever had to replace the hardware on any Macs? (particularly one of the laptops)

Most difficult thing I've ever had to do (hardware related) with a computer.

Software wise I find Macs generally more frustrating to fix due to lack of familiarity, Windows certainly has more problems but the solutions seem easier to me..

Yeah, I replaced all my RAM and hard drive in my MacBook with 2 GB of DDR2 RAM and a Western Digital 160 GB 2.5" SATA drive. On the MacBook, it was as simple as removing the battery and removing three screws.

I also put one of the old RAM sticks from my MacBook into my mom's MacBook Pro.

Also, I did a hard drive swap on an old Pismo. It was a piece of cake; I popped open the keyboard with the two levers on the top of it, reached in and slid the hard drive out.

Every software problem I've had on a Mac was fixed by resetting the PMU, repairing permissions, or deleting a bad file. There's no registry, either. Whew. But lack of familiarity is the biggest problems. I actually do have more Windows troubleshooting experience; on the rare occasions I have had a Mac problem, I post it on a Mac-specific board and they usually come up with a really simple answer.

Glocksman · Post by **Glocksman** » 2007-05-09 03:39pm

None of my Dell or Gateway laptops required all of these steps or these to replace the hard drive

On most of the newer laptops I've seen, you undo two screws that hold a caddy in place and the HD/Caddy just slides right out.
Personally, I'm not intimidated by the idea of taking a Macbook apart, but I can see how some of the less technical Apple customers might be.

Praxis · Post by **Praxis** » 2007-05-09 04:00pm

Glocksman; I guess it depends on the system. I've never replaced an iBook G4 or MacBook Pro hard drive, and it looks like a pain.

On the other hand, the MacBook hard drive is next to the battery compartment; it's a matter of pulling the battery out, removing the appropriate screws and sliding the hard drive o ut.

The Pismo I had before the MacBook had the hard drive directly underneath the keyboard; I could pop the keyboard out, unscrew the hard drive bracket and slide the drive right out.

There is a HUGE difference between removing a MacBook and MacBook Pro drive.

It just slides out from the battery compartment on the MacBook.

Xisiqomelir · Post by **Xisiqomelir** » 2007-05-11 01:01pm

PC World is backin' McCracken

PC World Brings Editor Back, Removes CEO

In a surprise reversal, IDG management removed Colin Crawford as PC World's CEO and reinstated Harry McCracken as Editor in Chief, after a dispute over a canceled Apple story led McCracken to quit. A memo just sent to PC World and Macworld staffers by IDG president Bob Carrigan states that McCracken "has decided to remain with PC World."