[Whostheboss]

I use everything. I don't discriminate.

Well, that's because i love developing. I use any tool i can get my hands on that will be cheap/fast/easy or great ROI. IDGAF about any particular brand.

Somethings are better in Windows, whereas other things are better in OSX/iOS or even Linux.

[Whostheboss]

As for the Launch event. It's whatever! I really don't care. I'm more interested into how the general public feels about the Watch before i decide to invest into developing Apps for it.

[fecurtis]

Originally Posted by Whostheboss

As for the Launch event. It's whatever! I really don't care. I'm more interested into how the general public feels about the Watch before i decide to invest into developing Apps for it.

I struggle at understanding the point of wearable computers, then you look at the price and it's a complete non-starter for me.

[Whostheboss]

Originally Posted by fecurtis

I struggle at understanding the point of wearable computers, then you look at the price and it's a complete non-starter for me.

Starting at $350? please, ill pass. There is an Apple collectors edition for $10,000. You have to be fcking a goat in the ass. Really $10,000?

There might be a slight niche market for wearables but... ehhh not for me. Too much technology, the human brain can only take so much... your smart phone, your laptop, your car dashboard, your wearable... too much shit around you each day to drive you nuts.

I thought the point of smart phones was for people to have one device that does it all.

Nonetheless, i'll still keep an eye of the wearables sales.

[954Stealth]

I think it's pretty much inevitable that we'll get to where lots and lots of people are wearing them. The tech is still pretty new but once it gets off the ground, the advancements will come hard and fast. Look what Apple did with tablets, other companies (apple included) were trying to get those out since the late 1990s. Now look at them. Same thing with cameras in our phones. Once we get away from clunky headgear and bulky, poor battery, ultra-limited usage devices in the wearable market, I think they'll be adopted quickly.

But what the hell do I know? It's not the industry of my profession

[M_Six]

Originally Posted by Billup

I don't see the hype with Apple. I know they are very user friendly, but I've never had a problem with my PC desktop in the 8 years I've owned it.


Are there things that you Apple people really really like about Apple that makes it more sufficient for you than a PC? What made you go with Apple to begin with? Just curious. Don't start a PC v. Apple war.

I use both, but all on Apple hardware. My office rig is a Mac Mini with a 27" Thunderbolt screen running Windows 7 in Bootcamp. My home desktop is a Mac Mini with dual 20" screens that need to be replaced. It also is running Windows 7 in Bootcamp. My laptop is a 13" MacBook Pro running Yosemite.

I went with Yosemite on the laptop for speed. With 16GB RAM and a 512GB SSD, it boots from cold to login prompt it about 18 seconds. I yanked the optical drive and moved the original hard drive to that space, so I have about a TB of storage on it with the two drives.

My Mac Mini at home is the server version, so it's got dual TB drives. Lots of storage for my pics. There are a couple of photo processing apps that I like that only run in Windows, so that's why I run Bootcamp on the desktop at home. At work I need it for Active Directory and Group Policy work. Just makes life easier.

I can't say I find either OS better than the other. Sort of a Ford/Chevy thing. Both work ok, they're just different, and not by much. Biggest hassle is remembering to use Command-<key> vs Ctrl-<key> for keyboard shortcuts.

I had a 15" MacBook Pro that the university loaned me, but that trackpad died after a year. It's being repaired now. So I can't say that Apples are bulletproof, but they're generally very solid machines and put Dell hardware to shame. (My opinion, of course.)

As for wearable stuff? Not for me. I still use a flip phone because I don't want to be hassled every time an email pops up. There are too many things distracting us these days. My attention span is growing shorter and shorter. I need the time away from the online world to stay sane. I bet if I measured all the minutes in a day when I'm actually having a back-and-forth verbal conversation with my wife, it would be less than 90 minutes. Maybe less than 60. That's pretty sad.

[Whostheboss]

Originally Posted by 954Stealth

I think it's pretty much inevitable that we'll get to where lots and lots of people are wearing them. The tech is still pretty new but once it gets off the ground, the advancements will come hard and fast. Look what Apple did with tablets, other companies (apple included) were trying to get those out since the late 1990s. Now look at them. Same thing with cameras in our phones. Once we get away from clunky headgear and bulky, poor battery, ultra-limited usage devices in the wearable market, I think they'll be adopted quickly.

But what the hell do I know? It's not the industry of my profession

I'm in this industry. The watch may go the way of the AppleTV. The AppleTV is not selling. What will sell the Watch are Apps. Developers will have to make great and unique apps that will make people want them.
As for now, anyone who buys the watch is just showing off. It doesn't offer anything. It barely makes life more convenient.
Great apps will sell it.

[Whostheboss]

Originally Posted by M_Six

I use both, but all on Apple hardware. My office rig is a Mac Mini with a 27" Thunderbolt screen running Windows 7 in Bootcamp. My home desktop is a Mac Mini with dual 20" screens that need to be replaced. It also is running Windows 7 in Bootcamp. My laptop is a 13" MacBook Pro running Yosemite.

I went with Yosemite on the laptop for speed. With 16GB RAM and a 512GB SSD, it boots from cold to login prompt it about 18 seconds. I yanked the optical drive and moved the original hard drive to that space, so I have about a TB of storage on it with the two drives.

My Mac Mini at home is the server version, so it's got dual TB drives. Lots of storage for my pics. There are a couple of photo processing apps that I like that only run in Windows, so that's why I run Bootcamp on the desktop at home. At work I need it for Active Directory and Group Policy work. Just makes life easier.

I can't say I find either OS better than the other. Sort of a Ford/Chevy thing. Both work ok, they're just different, and not by much. Biggest hassle is remembering to use Command-<key> vs Ctrl-<key> for keyboard shortcuts.

I had a 15" MacBook Pro that the university loaned me, but that trackpad died after a year. It's being repaired now. So I can't say that Apples are bulletproof, but they're generally very solid machines and put Dell hardware to shame. (My opinion, of course.)

As for wearable stuff? Not for me. I still use a flip phone because I don't want to be hassled every time an email pops up. There are too many things distracting us these days. My attention span is growing shorter and shorter. I need the time away from the online world to stay sane. I bet if I measured all the minutes in a day when I'm actually having a back-and-forth verbal conversation with my wife, it would be less than 90 minutes. Maybe less than 60. That's pretty sad.

My point exactly. Too much technology. I saw this lady one time, she was on her iPad shopping, on her Mac pro doing a paper and on her iphone texting and instagraming. She looked like she was going insane but she couldn't help herself because she's so addicted.

The reason i have the gadgets i do is mainly because i develop and sell apps on them. Apart from that, i have no great need for all these damn tablets and smart phones.

[954Stealth]

Originally Posted by Whostheboss

I'm in this industry. The watch may go the way of the AppleTV. The AppleTV is not selling. What will sell the Watch are Apps. Developers will have to make great and unique apps that will make people want them.
As for now, anyone who buys the watch is just showing off. It doesn't offer anything. It barely makes life more convenient.
Great apps will sell it.

For sure. I was trying to say this when I said "ultra low use devices" but you said it much better lol

[UncleWede]

This is exactly why I take weekends at the cabin where there is no Wi-Fi, and we have to drive a bit down the hill to get a cell signal.

And if you think knowing where you run and sleep can't get you in trouble, what happens when you tell you SO you went running in the canyons but you were "sleeping" down the street at the hot neighbor's house?????