Return-Path: Received: from mail-qc0-f169.google.com ([209.85.216.169] verified) by media-motion.tv (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 4.2.10) with ESMTP-TLS id 4743314 for AE-List@media-motion.tv; Tue, 12 Jun 2012 00:27:40 +0200 Received: by qcsd16 with SMTP id d16so457396qcs.28 for ; Mon, 11 Jun 2012 15:30:18 -0700 (PDT) X-Google-DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=google.com; s=20120113; h=from:mime-version:content-type:subject:date:in-reply-to:to :references:message-id:x-mailer:x-gm-message-state; bh=dHOMqTvCbKqGp5ub/kFOTARJa3SPm81xMqKqxdquxPk=; b=WaZ1okx6geyn5hxKNR9s5VT/DbPdpiGftIjodVUtgWmwLtxx1PkG809b5YMi39L8Y4 2WliOgXx1GsNGeuHFHPpqLlYH5YQJAjACqhEbbuq0mmDC8eBKpANavAYW57sPaaslX8g M800/Y8Zt2ZtRz8fZiacEe1o/8KKB+5VKjSidrEtl3RUYky9B+lQjvBb38Sv6hdezR2e caUFGs/OBRwSO5TD/YjjeO3r0gigpPw2m5OjmgHnZutwd2ewr06B4BYEqDW75n26Ox8N mU0YbpigxZH5niDYMlUmhIIaq3lBNarojuF2zS55XqDkf3Yky+L/LgGLnZDHtAJCq/0w m/1Q== Received: by 10.224.197.5 with SMTP id ei5mr6594817qab.80.1339453818031; Mon, 11 Jun 2012 15:30:18 -0700 (PDT) Return-Path: Received: from [192.168.1.8] ([24.42.72.203]) by mx.google.com with ESMTPS id hj10sm11581605qab.4.2012.06.11.15.30.14 (version=TLSv1/SSLv3 cipher=OTHER); Mon, 11 Jun 2012 15:30:17 -0700 (PDT) From: Alex Czetwertynski Mime-Version: 1.0 (Apple Message framework v1251.1) Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="Apple-Mail=_0AA9507E-DF16-4277-8AA2-6D3239E8D5A1" Subject: Re: [AE] [OT] PCs (was The Mac Pro is dead) Date: Mon, 11 Jun 2012 18:29:50 -0400 In-Reply-To: To: "After Effects Mail List" References: Message-Id: X-Mailer: Apple Mail (2.1251.1) X-Gm-Message-State: ALoCoQldWfVCWuGsoH6zbHan/CHWzQi4byY60ZaW+Xso7UdvF9jgs+Fut8HS7pI5PtRS9GjEgESe --Apple-Mail=_0AA9507E-DF16-4277-8AA2-6D3239E8D5A1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Type: text/plain; charset=windows-1252 One thing that always bugged me about Windows is networking=85.What is = the difference between a workgroup and a home group? Why do I care? = Can't I just see whoever is connected to my router and choose to connect = them or not? =20 Is there an easy way to do that on Windows? =20 Alex On Jun 11, 2012, at 5:13 PM, Jim Tierney wrote: > >> If you want solid out of the box they are a good choice. You pay = for that though. >=20 > Mac users are used to paying for that. ;-) > =20 > Personally for PCs, I prefer pre-built systems from a known = manufacturer (Boxx, Dell, HP, etc). They're usually tested very well and = support tends to be good, especially if you pay for Premium support. = Building a system or having a workstation custom built tends to involve = more problems and incompatibilities. I doubt many Mac users want to = become PC sysadmins, so buying something pre-built with good support is = probably a better option. PCs have enough quirks without sticking a = bunch of compenents together that haven't been tested together. > =20 > =20 > Cheers, > Jim > ---------------------- > Jim Tierney > President > Digital Anarchy > http://www.digitalanarchy.com > =20 > =20 > =20 > =20 > From: After Effects Mail List [mailto:AE-List@media-motion.tv] On = Behalf Of Byron Nash > Sent: Monday, June 11, 2012 1:27 PM > To: After Effects Mail List > Subject: Re: [AE] [OT] The Mac Pro is dead > =20 > Boxx makes some nice machines. If you want solid out of the box they = are a good choice. You pay for that though. >=20 > On Mon, Jun 11, 2012 at 4:22 PM, Gergely Szabo = wrote: > For win based machines the only option is to buy a Z800 or a Dell = Precision? Or build It one by one? >=20 > Greg Balint =EDrta: > =20 > well, >=20 > for all you Mac users out there who may be making a switch soon, be in = comfort knowing you've got a few well versed PC veterans on this list = who can help you with suggestions and builds.. I'd even be willing to = help physically build out a PC for you guys if you ever need it. >=20 > ///Greg Balint > //Art Director / Motion Graphics Designer > /321.514.4839 > delRAZOR.com/ >=20 >=20 >=20 > +---End of message---+ > To unsubscribe send any message to >=20 >=20 > +---End of message---+ > To unsubscribe send any message to > =20 Be a fountain, not a drain --Apple-Mail=_0AA9507E-DF16-4277-8AA2-6D3239E8D5A1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Type: text/html; charset=windows-1252 One thing that always bugged me about Windows is = networking=85.What is the difference between a workgroup and a home = group?  Why do I care?  Can't I just see whoever is connected = to my router and choose to connect them or not?  
Is there an = easy way to do that on Windows? =  

Alex

On= Jun 11, 2012, at 5:13 PM, Jim Tierney wrote:

>> If you want solid out of = the box they are a good choice. You pay for that = though.

Mac users are used to = paying for that. ;-)
 
Personally for PCs, I prefer = pre-built systems from a known manufacturer (Boxx, Dell, HP, etc). = They're usually tested very well and support tends to be good, = especially if you pay for Premium support. Building a system or having a = workstation custom built tends to involve more problems and = incompatibilities. I doubt many Mac users want to become PC sysadmins, = so buying something pre-built with good support is probably a better = option. PCs have enough quirks without sticking a bunch of compenents = together that haven't been tested together.
Jim Tierney

Boxx makes some nice machines. If you want = solid out of the box they are a good choice. You pay for that = though.