I’m Bi! Are you PC or Mac?
By Buck on Aug 13, 2008 in Buck Cam
Ok so you know my latest computer woes! Here is me ranting! Everything is fine now! I guess part of me wishes I could get into Macs but I seem to be more of a windows girl!
Are you a PC or a MAC or like me…..BOTH!?
Can’t wait for live show tonight!!
BUCK
I am both
littlebrookover | Aug 13, 2008 | Reply
i looooooooooooooooooooove i had mac’s in grade school sorta liked them!!!!!!! but i’m a pc fan all the way!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! mkgtweety
mkgtweety | Aug 13, 2008 | Reply
Ive never even seen a Mac in Ireland (where I live). lol
AnneFTW | Aug 13, 2008 | Reply
Imac all the way, forever and always.
RaVen Blackehart | Aug 13, 2008 | Reply
MacBook!!
zackisthewalrus | Aug 13, 2008 | Reply
hehe! i actually happen to be bisexual, just so ya know
anyways i’ve been a pc girl most of my life. it’s all i really know. but i’m seriously considering getting a macbook now because everyone keeps telling me that they’re a great investment. they’re sturdy and user-friendly and all that junk. so yeah, i may end up being a bi comp user too, hehe. cuz i don’t know how i can get rid of my buddy (that’s my computer’s name). i’ve had him for about 6 years now; he’s a senior citizen and a bit senile but i love him! lol. ok, now i sound like a crazy person. i’m gonna stop now.
love u buck!
<3’s
psush_girl | Aug 13, 2008 | Reply
iMAC all the way i have a 24 inch imac and it is a big screen lol and the leopard system is so cool. i think pcs are kinda cheap and cheap looking. hey but thats just my opinion =]]]]]]
kelsieskarma | Aug 13, 2008 | Reply
PC girl!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
bubblegumgurl19 | Aug 13, 2008 | Reply
I’ve worked with both. Can’t say I prefer one or the other but I have only owned a PC. Would love to own a mac, but then again I don’t have that type of money & neither does my mom lol.
chii | Aug 13, 2008 | Reply
I have a MacBook, I used to have HP PCs.
I love my Mac, but if you’re looking fora PC, I don’t think HPs are that great.
I had two die of a motherboard failure (like yours), and one of a dead HD.
There are loads of great companies that’ll build you your own, and that means if it fucks up, you can replace bits without having to worry about the warranty!
As for falling in love with your MacBook (Air?), give it time. I couldn’t use mine at first, but eventually I really got the hang of it. If you’re looking to try editing video, have a play with Final Cut Express - it’s a lot cheaper and it’s great if you’re not really going to have to do a load of really tough stuff.
Good luck.
hollie | Aug 13, 2008 | Reply
mac?! idk I’m afraid of it ^^ i mean my ipod and itunes are making trouble so often. When sth is not working, I go insane - so mac would probably cause my death
…but all this apple stuff looks so awesome! so I’ll have to think about it again…
summernightsdream | Aug 13, 2008 | Reply
I’m a PC girl(?). I really haven’t used a Mac to know if I like it or not.
kooljeffrey | Aug 13, 2008 | Reply
I work as a Network Administrator so I deal with both PC’s and Mac’s on quite a regular basis. While I don’t dislike macs, I have to say I much prefer the PC. Possibly because I’ve used it all my life, but primarily because I just feel so limited and restricted when using a mac. I need all my 3rd party apps that I know and love so much on my Windows!
EricSes | Aug 13, 2008 | Reply
I’ve only ever had a PC, it’s what I’m used to. I don’t think I’ll ever get a Mac.
mynameisnotmaddie | Aug 13, 2008 | Reply
What EricSes said.
lk5000 | Aug 13, 2008 | Reply
I’m a PC gal.
nstak36 | Aug 13, 2008 | Reply
This question is right up my alley. Maybe one day someone will figure out what my username actaully means. HA!
I am kinda like EricSes, although I don’t do the hands on technical work that often anymore… except for yesterday when I spent 2.5 hrs on the phone with MS Tech support trying to get a webserver/firewall to do pass-through authentication…anyways…
I have ALWAYS been a PC guy, although 5 months ago, at the suggestion of my boss, I got a MacBook Pro for home use. Now I am ready to give up my Dell notebook and ONLY have a Mac. I do use Parallels on my Macbook and have Vista loaded just so I can use software that only works on Windows.
So what does that make me…??? I do love my Mac!
XLr8nIT | Aug 13, 2008 | Reply
i lovee bothh (:
Elii0424 | Aug 13, 2008 | Reply
Mac at home. PC at work. They both have their good and bad points. It just depends what your used to using. I learned on a Mac, so for me…Mac ftw!
Kirby | Aug 13, 2008 | Reply
I’m Bi but only because I have to use a PC at work. Otherwise, it’s Mac all the way!
lando68 | Aug 13, 2008 | Reply
I’ve never tried a Mac tho my teacher said “once you go Mac you never come back” he was crazy for his Mac. Until then I’m all PC.
tgla | Aug 13, 2008 | Reply
If you got an iMac you wouldn’t need a tower because the hard drive is built into the screen (and the cost is equal to the MacBooks for the same amount of memory, equivalent processor, but a much bigger screen). But if you like your current editing software it would probably be hard to switch, and I’ve heard that the current version of iMovie isn’t as powerful as previous versions - that it’s been “dumbed down” a bit, so…you’re probably better off being Bi.
lando68 | Aug 13, 2008 | Reply
I have to say I am Bi! I love my PC for school and work, but the Mac is so much lighter and easier to carry around campus
AuburnPharmStudent | Aug 13, 2008 | Reply
The software I use in business won’t work for MAC unless I have to buy all new software that runs on MAC. Otherwise I would consider it.
AngelWest | Aug 13, 2008 | Reply
i use to be a PC girl
purple_pajamas | Aug 13, 2008 | Reply
i use to be a PC girl but now i’m a MAC girl i got my first mac around 2 years ago and totally just fell in love with it i won’t use any other computer now :):)
purple_pajamas | Aug 13, 2008 | Reply
mac really i just gotback from skool bumer
michigurl2 | Aug 13, 2008 | Reply
I am a PC guy…I have worked with Macs and I like them, but PC’s are so much better in my opinion…I do not see a big enough of a difference between them that would make me wanna spend $2000 on a MacBook Pro when I am perfectly fine with my $700 Toshiba…Even though Windows [Mainly Vista] is problamatic, it works and flows better than the Mac software…
But hey-everyone has their opinions
jryan9307 | Aug 13, 2008 | Reply
I have a mac, but it doesn’t work with some websites and some electronics.
SomethingIDK | Aug 13, 2008 | Reply
I heart Mac all the way!!! w00t!!!! YAY!!!
love ya,
maddie
horsegal121441 | Aug 13, 2008 | Reply
MacBook FTW!
christina_oh | Aug 13, 2008 | Reply
I was a PC user all of my computer life but recently switched to an iMac and I will never go back to PCs. I like everything about the Mac better than the PC.
zycie | Aug 13, 2008 | Reply
I never had a MacBook, so I guess that makes me a PC girl :]
BTW, you always look super cute in this outfit!
ellegirlsays | Aug 13, 2008 | Reply
I’m a PC girl. Love my Dell Laptop!!! Tried my friends mac but didn’t like it.
casey1225 reply on August 13, 2008:
Looking forward to tonight’s show. Hope I get into the main room.
casey1225 reply on August 13, 2008:
It’s 4:20 pm and there is already a waiting room on blog so I guess again I won’t get to the main room. You are so loved they camp out in your room in the morning for a night show.
XOXOXOX
Lisa
casey1225 | Aug 13, 2008 | Reply
PC all the way!
phina510 | Aug 13, 2008 | Reply
PC, but only because it’s so dominant. my business partner has a MAC, which is always breaking down (seriously) or decifering my graphics files that I send her completely wrong. Really hard to share a .ppt between PC and MAC as each interprets fonts differently sometimes. OK enough nerdiness from me.
blackeyedpea | Aug 13, 2008 | Reply
You’ve got the best of both worlds!
I’m a Mac user, they’re super easy to use.
=]
I’m like, computerly challenged, so my Mac is perfect for me.
I don’t do work- so my cute little Macbook is perfect for me.
Katerz | Aug 13, 2008 | Reply
Lately our house has been switching to Macs.
Most of the pc’s have had problems and crashed so we started getting macs.
i got a mac book as a graduation gift and i love it. i’ve done a little messing around imovie an the other programs. but theres still alot i have to figure out before filming any videos.
simplyplainethan | Aug 13, 2008 | Reply
hmmm I’m a Mac!
faintinggirl | Aug 13, 2008 | Reply
i named my mac
Miss . Mary
haa haa
miss mary mac!
:DD i was proud of myself!
melissaboo | Aug 13, 2008 | Reply
I’ve been raised on macs, so I don’t know how people even begin to function with PC’s.
And buck, also if you get a mac:
1. They last a lot longer and I’ve never had a computer crash on me in my entire 15 years of existence
2. They’re immune to most viruses and spyware and
3. You can get time machine so incase anything goes wrong you have everything backed up automatically.
thisSisPOSSESSED | Aug 13, 2008 | Reply
I am definitely a PC person. Never learned how to use a Mac. If I had a one for free…I would check it out and see if I could learn how to use it.
russtex | Aug 13, 2008 | Reply
I used to be pc, from 11 when i got my first comp till may of this year, and in may I SWITCHED! and now i am mac all the way!!!!
thewillofdc | Aug 13, 2008 | Reply
PC!
juleeex3 | Aug 13, 2008 | Reply
Michael –
I am a Mac person, although I have used PCs. As for video editing Final Cut is really good and is quite powerful. I have Final Cut Studio on my Quad G5 that has dual monitors (lots of screen space). My wife has a 15 in MacBook Pro with Final Cut Express (cost less than $200). It took me a few weeks to switch from iMovie06 to Final Cut and I still have to occasionally watch a tutorial. BTW, someone mentioned that the current iMovie08 is dumbed down. Not actually true, it just does things for you automatically. It is more like a loss of control. Apple does allow you to download iMovie06 for free if you have iMovie08 installed. I would recommend either a 20 or 24 in iMac with Final Cut Express as a main editing machine. We only use my wife’s MacBook to edit in the field. When at home she uses my Mac to edit.
Something to think about is about 6 months ago I had my old G4 tower die (power supply failed). I was able to remove the drives and install them in inexpensive FireWire cases and hook them on a G5 iMac and I was up and running within a couple of hours. I had a friend who had a similar situation with one of his older Macs. Since he had been cloning his ‘boot’ drive to an external FireWire drive. He just took the cloned drive and put it on another Mac and set the startup to that drive and he was back in business. Again in a few hours.
I hope this is helpful.
Mike …
Buck reply on August 13, 2008:
very!! tank you so much!!! BUCK some day ill switch over!
Deeptchr13 reply on August 17, 2008:
I totally agree with oldmikey’s explanations of the new iMovie. It’s totally worth downloading the the iMovie HD version form ~06 to use. I think the intent was for the new one to be a faster edit - like that you could have a simple movie otgethe rin just a few minutes (even if you’ never used iMovie before). For me though, the toruble is that it’s so different that I actually find it much mor edifficult because I think more like an iMovie HD user. The set up doesn’t make as much sense ot me and trying to grab portions of video to trim up feels really awkward for me with the new one.
Otherwise, I’m bi-platform but definitely prefer the general ease of video stuff on Mac. Has anyone tinkered with the fun video options in the new PhotoBooth in Leopard? I’ve been toying with that too and it seems like the greenscreen and funhouse mirror options would have great potential — then just drag those QuickTime into iMovie if you want ot jazz them up still more than that.
Cole
oldmikey | Aug 13, 2008 | Reply
definitely PC. they’re a lot simpler to understand, programs like PCs better aaaand Macs have that weird time machine thing and i don’t think our world is ready to time travel yet lol!
but in all seriousness PCs are the way to go–way more affordable too! (most)
Ashley_Ann | Aug 13, 2008 | Reply
the iMac doesn’t have a tower. They are really nice, you should get one. There’s a student deal going on right now, if you buy an apple computer you get a free ipod touch… any ipod actually. You aren’t a student but you can pretend like you’re getting one for your niece or something! haha I’m cheap, I’d do it! Anyway Buck, I just watched a few of your vintage
videos on youchoob, I think I watched 4 or 5… and you made a Mean Girls reference in every one I watched! It got funnier every time. <3
mollyj | Aug 13, 2008 | Reply
LMAO the add on the right side of the screen is saying: “do you hate sluts?” “Get a new job!” wow
mollyj | Aug 13, 2008 | Reply
PC all the way. And I don’t know who will read this after I post but I just want to say I love everyone on Buckhollywood. You make all us bi/gay/curios/anything-goes Pete Wentzs of the world smile in our heart.
P.S. Bi is the best way to be. It’s more fun that way.
Majik1987 | Aug 13, 2008 | Reply
Bi. I have a Macbook that I LOVE, and my old beige box that I use for games. I’ll never buy another PC after getting my Macbook, its just so easy and user friendly. Not to mention cute.
Prigruss | Aug 14, 2008 | Reply
Gotta go with Mac. I’m in love with my MacBook. It’s never crashed or gotten a virus, it’s so much more reliable than any PC. I find that the Mac just lets me get on with getting things done, while with Windows I’m endlessly weeding through prompts and errors and generally fighting to get it to do what I want (or having to stop what I’m doing to deal with yet another ‘urgent virus scanner update’ or ‘urgent Windows security update’).
BadHatHarry | Aug 14, 2008 | Reply
i’m absolutely in love with my macbook. my baby hasn’t failed at all. =]
realhorrorshoww | Aug 14, 2008 | Reply
PC all the way no looking to see if they product I just bought is apple compatible ect. life is just simpler that way. I brushed my teeth in the shower last week must say there is something to it.
skychicken69 | Aug 14, 2008 | Reply
I’m Bi, In every way
MelanieTrini | Aug 15, 2008 | Reply
Well, my family has always had a pc in the house. my dad hates macs and the perceived “stuck-up” attitude he senses from mac users. while i was still in high school, though, i used a mac every day. apparently mac gives discounts to schools. when i went to school, i bought myself a macbook (sadly 3 months before leopard was released =[…)
I love my computer. it does everything i need it to do. that includes being able to run windows. there are a few programs i have that need windows to run, so all i need to do is restart my comp in windows. there are programs that let you run windows within mac, but they’re like 100 dollars and i’m a bit pressed for cash.
i feel this is the best solution for people with the problem you’re having. all you need to do is buy one computer and the windows software.
kingobron | Aug 15, 2008 | Reply
I am more comfortable with PC. We have both around here, but I haven’t used the Mac much so I am not as familiar with it
reneefk | Aug 15, 2008 | Reply
PC but I probably am going to switch over to a Mac soon
dbozsoccerplayer | Aug 17, 2008 | Reply
Hey Michael, um i’m pretty sure you won’t be able to see this comment but if you buy an adapter for your Macbook, you can connect it to your 22 inch monitor. You’ll have dual screens! The Adapter is only 20 bucks and can be bought from any Apple Store or Apple Retailed seller
Dwosh | Aug 19, 2008 | Reply