Re: MacBook pro - OT

MAC air is a GR8 product especially when you are a CCIE instructor and you
are always travelling.

I just finished loading Windows 7 and parallel on mine and i am going to
start using it.

On Tue, Jun 28, 2011 at 12:30 PM, Anthony Faria <tfaria72_at_gmail.com> wrote:

> I know it is like talking about religion and politics. I actually love
> using my mac and ubuntu. It is whatever works for you at the end of the day.
> My co-worker has a macbook air and he loves it also. I have never heard him
> complain about not having a cdrom.
>
> Tony
>
>
> On Tue, Jun 28, 2011 at 12:19 PM, Narbik Kocharians <narbikk_at_gmail.com>wrote:
>
>>
>> hahahaha
>>
>> Anthony,
>>
>> You can't joke with MAC users about their machine.
>>
>> On Tue, Jun 28, 2011 at 10:41 AM, Anthony Faria <tfaria72_at_gmail.com>wrote:
>>
>>> Yea we did take the original question to a whole new level. Sorry I was
>>> just
>>> having a little fun. We have a mix of mac linux and pc guys at work. It
>>> is
>>> always great when this comes up at work. It is almost like talking about
>>> religion. Have a great afternoon guys!!
>>>
>>> Tony
>>>
>>> On Tue, Jun 28, 2011 at 10:38 AM, Anthony Faria <tfaria72_at_gmail.com>
>>> wrote:
>>>
>>> > LOL ok but you have a mac that still has to run windows but I have
>>> windows
>>> > that doesnt have to run anything other than Windows. Just kidding like
>>> I
>>> > said they are both great machines. Congrats on your ccie amigo!! Voice
>>> that
>>> > is a tough one.
>>> >
>>> >
>>> > Tony
>>> >
>>> >
>>> > On Tue, Jun 28, 2011 at 7:13 AM, Carl Gosselin <
>>> carl.gosselin_at_altizone.com
>>> > > wrote:
>>> >
>>> >> I'm not why or where this topic went to "is Mac well suited or better
>>> then
>>> >> Windows in an enterprise environment??"
>>> >>
>>> >> I don't need AD nor do I want it... And I think that Apple gave me
>>> good
>>> >> enough support via their call center or the genius bar (well maybe not
>>> so
>>> >> genius) certainly more support then what I had coming with a Windows
>>> box...
>>> >>
>>> >> So maybe not all users everywhere but for me, a CCIE, I think I get
>>> out
>>> >> more value out of my Mac then I did out of my old Windows stuff...
>>> >>
>>> >> And yes, I still need to run tests laptops with Lynx and other MS
>>> products
>>> >> so it's not like I never work with Windows 7.
>>> >>
>>> >> Tks,
>>> >> -Carl
>>> >>
>>> >> ==============================
>>> >> Carl Gosselin CCIE R&S Voice #15228
>>> >>
>>> >> On 2011-06-28, at 9:36, Anthony Faria <tfaria72_at_gmail.com> wrote:
>>> >>
>>> >> > Yea but it sucks(ldap support) and does not always work right and
>>> >> x-serve is
>>> >> > a joke. The servers come with 3 drives and they are not even setup
>>> in
>>> >> raid
>>> >> > lol. They look cool but that is about it. Like I said i have a mac
>>> but
>>> >> in a
>>> >> > enterprise it does not work that well ask apple they will tell you
>>> that.
>>> >> >
>>> >> > Tony
>>> >> >
>>> >> > On Mon, Jun 27, 2011 at 9:25 PM, Thomas Perrier <
>>> thomas_at_perrier.name>
>>> >> wrote:
>>> >> >
>>> >> >> On Tue, Jun 28, 2011 at 3:38 AM, -Hammer- <bhmccie_at_gmail.com>
>>> wrote:
>>> >> >>> One thing I don't see anyone mentioning (I may have missed it) is
>>> >> Active
>>> >> >>> Directory. Until OSX (or IOS (IPAD)) have native AD integration
>>> they
>>> >> >>> will never make it in large enterprise environments as anything
>>> more
>>> >> >>> than a trinket. Yes, Cisco and a few others support them in a
>>> large
>>> >> >>> scale. But take that model outside of the technology vertical and
>>> >> Apple
>>> >> >>> is at a loss. Medical? FI? Government? They all need their AD and
>>> base
>>> >> a
>>> >> >>> lot of their security and policy around it. Without AD it's just a
>>> toy
>>> >> >>> for the executives and a few folks in I.T...
>>> >> >>
>>> >> >> Actually, OS X has had AD integration for years, at least for user
>>> >> >> authentication and drive mapping. Of course no GPOs, etc.
>>> >> >>
>>> >> >> -Thomas
>>> >> >>
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