The Fastest Vista Laptop? A Macbook Pro.
Now I literally cannot think of a single reason why my next computer won’t be a Mac.
Fanboys on both sides can yell all they want, but the fact of the matter is that operating systems are tools meant to facilitate accomplishing tasks. There are things I want to do that Macs do better (running anything Adobe, resource/window management), and there are things that I want to do that Windows does better (like computer games, wider variety of random apps). (Tangent: There are probably things I want to do that Linux also does comparably well, but in all honesty I don’t think I could deal with Linux because I am a very lazy person.)
With things like Parallels for the lighter apps and Boot Camp for the more intensive things like gaming, it’s seemed to me for a long time that Macs had the upper hand in terms of versatility (that is, Macs can do Windows but not the other way around). One thing I always wondered about, though, was whether I’d be sacrificing any performance by booting to Windows on a Mac, rather than having a high performance laptop designed for Windows in the first place.
Well, it looks like PC World has answered my question. They tested a slew of laptops from the most popular manufacturers, including Gateway, Dell, Alienware, etc. Ironically, the Macbook Pro outdid all of them in terms of performance in Windows Vista.
From the article:
The fastest Windows Vista notebook we’ve tested this year is a Mac. Try that again: The fastest Windows Vista notebook we’ve tested this year–or for that matter, ever–is a Mac. Not a Dell, not a Toshiba, not even an Alienware. The $2419 (plus the price of a copy of Windows Vista, of course) MacBook Pro’s PC WorldBench 6 Beta 2 score of 88 beats Gateway’s E-265M by a single point, but the MacBook’s score is far more impressive simply because Apple couldn’t care less whether you run Windows.
How to Declutter
I’m a somewhat recovering pack rat in the sense that I don’t collect useless items. Getting rid of the current junk is getting tougher, though. I found 15 Great Decluttering Tips at Zen Habits.
Has anyone tried any of these methods? Do you have anything to add to this list? I especially love the “one in, two out” rule:
The rule: whenever you bring in an item, you have to throw away two other items. First you cheat, by throwing out two pieces of paper, but soon you will have to move to big stuff.
Solid State Laptop Drives coming to the Mobile Gaming Masses
Dell and HP are now offering Solid State Hard Drives on their custom laptops.
Alienware is joining the mix boasting a 128GB (64GB x 2) option on their Area51 m9750 Gaming Laptop
Is it better, though?
Here is Tom’s Hardware’s take on the subject.
The Wireless Surround Torch Lamp
Very pricey compared to other wireless alternatives, but it is so damn sexy.
The Google Gate Bridge?!?
Thank God we will not be hearing that for a while.
What other alternative is out there for the cash strapped Golden Gate Transportation District?
2 per Customer and Plastic Only
In an attempt to curtail the rash of Unlocked iPhones on the Gray Market, Apple will only sell 2 iPhones per customer and will no longer accept cash.
Watch out Hackers… Big Brother Jobs is watching you.
Not Just Any Dog
Humorous alternative to the usual “Missing Pet” flyers you see posted around town. 
From BoingBoing.
Zoho
Has anyone played with Zoho’s Office Suite? Lifehacker has a comparison between Google Apps and Zoho that piques my interest.
Are web browser-based software solutions really the future? It would seem so considering the proliferation of such apps in the last couple of years. I still firmly believe that any app that you can potentially spend 6 – 8 hours working with each day needs to be a local desktop application. Being confined to the limitations of a browser doesn’t seem like a strong software model.
That being said, the demand for browser-based apps is clearly present. What do you think?
United Airlines Dropping “Baggage Neutrality?”
I haven’t had much luck with United Despairlines the last time I went on vacation. United Airlines CEO Glenn Tilton wants to build on that wonderfully negative experience by “charging passengers who want their luggage to come first off the plane.” Beautiful.
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