The Doctor wrote:

The shutdown is instant and I have never known that on any windows computer. With all the windows computers I have ever used there is the saving settings and logging off before shut down.

It also starts up really fast and once the password is entered there is no stupid delay while it loads all the bits and pieces.

Well pleased

This is also vastly improved with Lion/MacBook Air with the SSD it is ready to go almost instantly

Blimey you lot must lead very hectic lives to worry about start up times and shut down times.

It's a computer , just a tool , write your odd letter , keep your accounts , surf the sites and buy your socks!!!.

get outside and get a life , the world is your oyster not the box on the desk.

sad, sad lives some people have

Reeventu wrote:

get outside IN YOUR METAL BOX and get a life , the world is your oyster not the box on the desk.

sad, sad lives some people have

 2002 Honda VFR800
2002 Toyota Celica 140 Silver (mid life crisis - again!)
2007 FL2 GS Manual Army Reconnaissance Green + freel2.com sticker
2004 Toyota Celica 140 Black - Gone
2000 Toyota Celica 140 Silver - Gone
1998 Toyota Celica ST Pearl Green - Gone
1996 Nissan Primera 1.6 - Gone
1994 Rover Montego 1.6 Auto - Gone

Reeventu wrote:

Blimey you lot must lead very hectic lives to worry about start up times and shut down times.

It's a computer , just a tool , write your odd letter , keep your accounts , surf the sites and buy your socks!!!.

get outside and get a life , the world is your oyster not the box on the desk.

sad, sad lives some people have

Firstly, I had many problems with my old computer to the point where it wouldn't start properly and took about 10 minutes to switch off. I get heavy use out of it for important uni work so it is nice to have speedy power up and shut down.

Secondly, I have a fantastic social life out and about and many good friends. Some good friends through my law course at uni too.

Finally, nice attempt at claiming we have 'sad, sad lives' but I was simply commenting on how pleased I am at having a faster computer at last. Your attempt has therefore failed.  LL.B (Hons) - University of Derby
LOT (Lord of Time) - University of Gallifrey

Mark12 wrote:

The Doctor wrote:

The shutdown is instant and I have never known that on any windows computer. With all the windows computers I have ever used there is the saving settings and logging off before shut down.

It also starts up really fast and once the password is entered there is no stupid delay while it loads all the bits and pieces.

Well pleased

Instead of shutting your MAC down, do you know that you can also put it in to Sleep mode by just closing the lid. It basically puts the computer into a state of hibernation by powering down all of the electrical circuits. The main advantage is that when you open the lid of the computer the machine is instantly available to use.

Yes I know, I use this often and as you say it is instant  LL.B (Hons) - University of Derby
LOT (Lord of Time) - University of Gallifrey

The Doctor wrote:

Reeventu wrote:

Blimey you lot must lead very hectic lives to worry about start up times and shut down times.

It's a computer , just a tool , write your odd letter , keep your accounts , surf the sites and buy your socks!!!.

get outside and get a life , the world is your oyster not the box on the desk.

sad, sad lives some people have

Firstly, I had many problems with my old computer to the point where it wouldn't start properly and took about 10 minutes to switch off. I get heavy use out of it for important uni work so it is nice to have speedy power up and shut down.

Secondly, I have a fantastic social life out and about and many good friends. Some good friends through my law course at uni too.

Finally, nice attempt at claiming we have 'sad, sad lives' but I was simply commenting on how pleased I am at having a faster computer at last. Your attempt has therefore failed.

What attempt ???

I also use a computer for work, I make sure it is reasonably up to dat ( currently PC , 4 somethings of RAM , latest Intel whatever ? )

It has free software , open office , Avast anti virus , CC cleaner , ad aware etc .

It is a tool , just like a hammer, it does the job and it cost less than £350.

It takes a minute or so to start up and a similar time to shut down.

When I press the start button , I put the kettle on , when I press the stop button, I go home.

My point was that start and stop times cannot to most people be that important, if your machine did not start properly then something was of course wrong, but can you really get that interested in something that is just ordinary ?

Sorry if I offended , but it just seems a pointless discussion, that I now regret getting into

No probs. Usually I wouldn't counter-rant but it really has been one of those days today

 LL.B (Hons) - University of Derby
LOT (Lord of Time) - University of Gallifrey

Get a life, get a caravan

I opted for a ipad2 32gb wifi in White of course

Now after a morning updating it with my movies and music and sync apps that I use on my iPhone

What else is essential ?

I downloaded filter storm for photo editing and a few apps in iPad version

But at the moment I'm watching a movie from my iPad on my appleTv  Former Mod/Member, with the most post & Chicken George Arch nemesis

EYorkshire wrote:

Get a life, get a caravan

 At work
At home

"I can't always believe facts I read on the web" - Charles Dickens

winner by default of the tractor vs caravan race

chicken george wrote:

EYorkshire wrote:

Get a life, get a caravan

Reeventu wrote:

When I press the start button , I go and polish the FL2 , when I press the stop button, I go and finish detailing the FL2.

 2002 Honda VFR800
2002 Toyota Celica 140 Silver (mid life crisis - again!)
2007 FL2 GS Manual Army Reconnaissance Green + freel2.com sticker
2004 Toyota Celica 140 Black - Gone
2000 Toyota Celica 140 Silver - Gone
1998 Toyota Celica ST Pearl Green - Gone
1996 Nissan Primera 1.6 - Gone
1994 Rover Montego 1.6 Auto - Gone