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<blockquote data-quote="piperbarb" data-source="post: 172792" data-attributes="member: 12214">I think the point a number of us are making is that it is not just the OS that makes for the best computing environment, digital photo or otherwise, it is also the quality and resources (hardware, software, whatever) available on the PC someone chooses.&nbsp; Too many times we get hung up on the OS and forget about all the other components that contribute to the computing experience.&nbsp; I was a programmer and systems administrator for over 23 years before becoming a high school science teacher (what was I thinking <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile&nbsp; &nbsp; :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /> ).&nbsp; I agree about the Windows bloatware.&nbsp; That stuff is just maddening and a waste of space and resources.&nbsp; That is one thing business class and Apple computers have over the &quot;consumer&quot; oriented ones.&nbsp; At work, they gave me a business class Dell laptop with Windows 7 and it works without problems.&nbsp; Some of my co-workers have had problems with theirs, not because of Windows or the hardware, it is because of the crappy, bloated software they installed from questionable sources.At home I am using a MacBook Pro with OS X and my 17&quot; laptop is a top of the line Dell running Ubuntu Linux.&nbsp; Neither laptop has given me an ounce of trouble for a number of reasons. Gee, I wonder why?&nbsp; Just like a car, computers need periodic maintenance, which includes cleaning out junk files no longer needed, OS updates, and the like.&nbsp; That even holds for the 10+ year old Dell running Win-XP that my spousal unit refuses to give up.&nbsp; For him, it does everything he needs, word processing, e-mail, Web browsing.&nbsp; In other words, &quot;it just works.&quot;BTW, I am enjoying this conversation.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="piperbarb, post: 172792, member: 12214"] I think the point a number of us are making is that it is not just the OS that makes for the best computing environment, digital photo or otherwise, it is also the quality and resources (hardware, software, whatever) available on the PC someone chooses. Too many times we get hung up on the OS and forget about all the other components that contribute to the computing experience. I was a programmer and systems administrator for over 23 years before becoming a high school science teacher (what was I thinking :) ). I agree about the Windows bloatware. That stuff is just maddening and a waste of space and resources. That is one thing business class and Apple computers have over the "consumer" oriented ones. At work, they gave me a business class Dell laptop with Windows 7 and it works without problems. Some of my co-workers have had problems with theirs, not because of Windows or the hardware, it is because of the crappy, bloated software they installed from questionable sources. At home I am using a MacBook Pro with OS X and my 17" laptop is a top of the line Dell running Ubuntu Linux. Neither laptop has given me an ounce of trouble for a number of reasons. Gee, I wonder why? Just like a car, computers need periodic maintenance, which includes cleaning out junk files no longer needed, OS updates, and the like. That even holds for the 10+ year old Dell running Win-XP that my spousal unit refuses to give up. For him, it does everything he needs, word processing, e-mail, Web browsing. In other words, "it just works." BTW, I am enjoying this conversation. [/QUOTE]

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