tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6380025658771305411.post5228776255753703806..comments2008-08-23T11:36:19.009-05:00Peter Davispfdavis@gmail.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6380025658771305411.post-77626457188863163122008-08-23T10:59:00.000-05:002008-08-23T10:59:00.000-05:00It's good to hear affirmation for my choice to stay with a PC (it'd be really, really expensive to switch at this point), but I have to say I was captivated by the recent point on the illo list about a Mac surviving a fall down the stairs.<BR/>And the idea of one lasting 8 years. My PCs last 8 years, sure. But they get so slow and cumbersome, I can't wait to upgrade after 4 years.<BR/>I guess what I dislike most about computers is planned obsolescence.Ruth McNally Barshawhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10308176951931302853noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6380025658771305411.post-70669389737878467012008-07-01T21:55:00.000-05:002008-07-01T21:55:00.000-05:00Ok, maybe it's narcissistic to comment on my own blog, but I thought of number 6 ...<BR/><BR/>On Windows, the Alt-Tab combo lets you cycle through all the open windows, to select exactly which one you want. On the Mac, Alt-Tab cycles through open applications, but if an app has multiple windows open, you can only get to the top one this way. Then you have to use the app's Window menu to get to a specific window, which my be hidden behind another and thus not mouse-able.Peter Davishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14051525743669602612noreply@blogger.com