Comments on: RIP My Windows Laptop http://www.dannorris.com/2008/06/26/rip-my-windows-laptop/ Fri, 23 Jul 2010 15:17:59 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: Dan Norris http://www.dannorris.com/2008/06/26/rip-my-windows-laptop/comment-page-1/#comment-2902 Dan Norris Fri, 11 Jul 2008 19:03:08 +0000 http://www.dannorris.com/?p=167#comment-2902 For the benefit of the other 3 (or is it 4 now?) people that read this <br>blog :), thanks for the tip. However, for me, it's more likely that I'll <br>be struck by lightning than start developing anything, let alone in <br>something called Rails. For the benefit of the other 3 (or is it 4 now?) people that read this
blog :) , thanks for the tip. However, for me, it's more likely that I'll
be struck by lightning than start developing anything, let alone in
something called Rails.

]]> By: Dan Norris http://www.dannorris.com/2008/06/26/rip-my-windows-laptop/comment-page-1/#comment-2122 Dan Norris Fri, 11 Jul 2008 12:03:08 +0000 http://www.dannorris.com/?p=167#comment-2122 For the benefit of the other 3 (or is it 4 now?) people that read this <br>blog :), thanks for the tip. However, for me, it's more likely that I'll <br>be struck by lightning than start developing anything, let alone in <br>something called Rails. For the benefit of the other 3 (or is it 4 now?) people that read this
blog :) , thanks for the tip. However, for me, it's more likely that I'll
be struck by lightning than start developing anything, let alone in
something called Rails.

]]> By: Jake http://www.dannorris.com/2008/06/26/rip-my-windows-laptop/comment-page-1/#comment-2121 Jake Fri, 11 Jul 2008 03:09:01 +0000 http://www.dannorris.com/?p=167#comment-2121 One thing I forgot to mention before is that Rails comes preinstalled and configured on Leopard. In case you feel like jumping into that pond. Of course, the db is MySQL, unless you go the JRuby route, which requires more work, killing the preinstalled/configured argument. One thing I forgot to mention before is that Rails comes preinstalled and configured on Leopard. In case you feel like jumping into that pond. Of course, the db is MySQL, unless you go the JRuby route, which requires more work, killing the preinstalled/configured argument.

]]> By: Dan Norris http://www.dannorris.com/2008/06/26/rip-my-windows-laptop/comment-page-1/#comment-2120 Dan Norris Wed, 09 Jul 2008 20:37:07 +0000 http://www.dannorris.com/?p=167#comment-2120 iTerm installed. Thanks for the tip! I'll check out the others too <br>(already have RD and Oracle client installed). iTerm installed. Thanks for the tip! I'll check out the others too
(already have RD and Oracle client installed).

]]> By: Brian Bent http://www.dannorris.com/2008/06/26/rip-my-windows-laptop/comment-page-1/#comment-2119 Brian Bent Wed, 09 Jul 2008 19:10:15 +0000 http://www.dannorris.com/?p=167#comment-2119 I switched to a MBP about four months ago because I was tired of my Windows laptop. I like having a native scripting environment, all the native tools built into the OS that I use on a daily basis and a solid Linux environment that just works with the hardware. It took me a bit to find some of the comparable software on Mac, but I can't see myself going back to Windows unless I am forced to.<br><br>To add to your list of software, I use also use Chicken of the VNC (<a href="http://sourceforge.net/projects/cotvnc/">http://sourceforge.net/projects/cotvnc/</a>), Remote Desktop Connection and probably my most used piece of software iTerm (<a href="http://iterm.sourceforge.net/">http://iterm.sourceforge.net/</a>). If you haven't used iTerm, give it a look-see. It allows you to easily store ssh sessions to other hosts. I was missing my command line version of SQL*Plus, but luckily Oracle released the Instant Client (<a href="http://www.oracle.com/technology/software/tech/oci/instantclient/htdocs/intel_macsoft.html">http://www.oracle.com/technology/software/tech/...</a>) for Mac/intel.<br><br>So far my experience has been great. Becoming more comfortable with it everyday and it seems like more folks like us are switching to Macs as well. I switched to a MBP about four months ago because I was tired of my Windows laptop. I like having a native scripting environment, all the native tools built into the OS that I use on a daily basis and a solid Linux environment that just works with the hardware. It took me a bit to find some of the comparable software on Mac, but I can't see myself going back to Windows unless I am forced to.

To add to your list of software, I use also use Chicken of the VNC (http://sourceforge.net/projects/cotvnc/), Remote Desktop Connection and probably my most used piece of software iTerm (http://iterm.sourceforge.net/). If you haven't used iTerm, give it a look-see. It allows you to easily store ssh sessions to other hosts. I was missing my command line version of SQL*Plus, but luckily Oracle released the Instant Client (http://www.oracle.com/technology/software/tech/...) for Mac/intel.

So far my experience has been great. Becoming more comfortable with it everyday and it seems like more folks like us are switching to Macs as well.

]]> By: blogs.oracle.com http://www.dannorris.com/2008/06/26/rip-my-windows-laptop/comment-page-1/#comment-1924 blogs.oracle.com Wed, 09 Jul 2008 05:31:58 +0000 http://www.dannorris.com/?p=167#comment-1924 <strong>Running Orace Directory Manager on Your Laptop......</strong> Dan Norris just gave me a heads up on Twitter that Peter O'Brien from Oracle in Ireland posted a... Running Orace Directory Manager on Your Laptop……

Dan Norris just gave me a heads up on Twitter that Peter O'Brien from Oracle in Ireland posted a…

]]> By: Dan Norris http://www.dannorris.com/2008/06/26/rip-my-windows-laptop/comment-page-1/#comment-2118 Dan Norris Sun, 06 Jul 2008 02:12:06 +0000 http://www.dannorris.com/?p=167#comment-2118 I knew you were smarter than me, but I didn't realize you were *that* <br>much smarter than me! :) I'm ready to take any tips you care to offer, <br>but I haven't really found anything yet that has stumped me (with help <br>from Google). I knew you were smarter than me, but I didn't realize you were *that*
much smarter than me! :) I'm ready to take any tips you care to offer,
but I haven't really found anything yet that has stumped me (with help
from Google).

]]> By: Alex Gorbachev http://www.dannorris.com/2008/06/26/rip-my-windows-laptop/comment-page-1/#comment-2117 Alex Gorbachev Sun, 29 Jun 2008 03:10:06 +0000 http://www.dannorris.com/?p=167#comment-2117 Welcome to the club! I start noticing a trend. ;-)<br>Btw, I haven't found any other then Win VM solution for OWC.<br><br>As I recall, after about a month I was somewhat annoyed by the fact that Mac doesn't often play well with common standards but after a while I realized that it doesn't bother it anymore... so you might get through that as well at some point. ;-) Welcome to the club! I start noticing a trend. ;-)
Btw, I haven't found any other then Win VM solution for OWC.

As I recall, after about a month I was somewhat annoyed by the fact that Mac doesn't often play well with common standards but after a while I realized that it doesn't bother it anymore… so you might get through that as well at some point. ;-)

]]> By: Dan Norris http://www.dannorris.com/2008/06/26/rip-my-windows-laptop/comment-page-1/#comment-2116 Dan Norris Sun, 29 Jun 2008 00:37:04 +0000 http://www.dannorris.com/?p=167#comment-2116 @David I was commenting yesterday that if I had instead switched from <br>WinXP to WinVista, I'd have likely lost the last week's productivity. I <br>knew just about as much about MacOS as I did WinVista, yet the <br>transition to MacOS cost me no lost productivity. So, to say that it <br>"isn't really any effort" is a huge understatement IMHO.<br><br>I once ran Linux on my laptop with a WinXP VM to interface with the <br>Linux-challenged people, but that wasn't as productive as vice versa <br>most days. MacOS doesn't seem to suffer the same issue. I just use a <br>Windows VM for OWC (the only thing I've found so far that I need Windows <br>for).<br><br>BTW, I forgot to plug O2M (<a href="http://www.littlemachines.com">www.littlemachines.com</a>) as it was *the* tool <br>that helped make the transition fast and easy since Outlook data was <br>about the only thing that didn't migrate directly or easily. @David I was commenting yesterday that if I had instead switched from
WinXP to WinVista, I'd have likely lost the last week's productivity. I
knew just about as much about MacOS as I did WinVista, yet the
transition to MacOS cost me no lost productivity. So, to say that it
“isn't really any effort” is a huge understatement IMHO.

I once ran Linux on my laptop with a WinXP VM to interface with the
Linux-challenged people, but that wasn't as productive as vice versa
most days. MacOS doesn't seem to suffer the same issue. I just use a
Windows VM for OWC (the only thing I've found so far that I need Windows
for).

BTW, I forgot to plug O2M (http://www.littlemachines.com) as it was *the* tool
that helped make the transition fast and easy since Outlook data was
about the only thing that didn't migrate directly or easily.

]]> By: davidhaimes http://www.dannorris.com/2008/06/26/rip-my-windows-laptop/comment-page-1/#comment-2115 davidhaimes Sat, 28 Jun 2008 21:33:44 +0000 http://www.dannorris.com/?p=167#comment-2115 I switched to mac for my non-work machines years back now. OWC being the only thing I needed windows for at work meant I used my macbook pro for work quite a lot too.<br><br>Switching form windows isn't really any effort, the best thing about Mac OS is 'it just works', rather than fighting me like windows has for all these years. I switched to mac for my non-work machines years back now. OWC being the only thing I needed windows for at work meant I used my macbook pro for work quite a lot too.

Switching form windows isn't really any effort, the best thing about Mac OS is 'it just works', rather than fighting me like windows has for all these years.

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