Hello. Thank you for your interesting post. I smile to hear you saying that about a PC.
I’m a Mac person, and for so long I was apologising for using a Mac! Help desks would say they couldn’t help me, applications wouldn’t work, IT guys gave me a hard time. Even friends teased. I was such an outcast. I freelanced for a while at a design studio where they had PCs, and another designer was watching me closely to see if I hit the Mac style shortcuts, instead of the PC ones… and eventually I admitted to her that I preferred the Mac, and she became quite hostile.
So after that treatment I am now delighted that Mac’s have become popular, but I remain scarred. I think that is the reason Mac users are so defensive. We can finally talk about it.
I don’t think the computer industry was aware how personal it had become. Like racism, one doesn’t notice it exists unless one is coloured.
The next generation won’t have these issues. They’ll just get on with their work!
And good luck with the fireplace renovations!
Fraussie
November 7th, 2012 at 10:52 am
Goodness, I had no idea that Mac/Apple users had been persecuted. Most small businesses (apart from translation) adopted them very early because they were much more user-friendly. Prices were not all that different in the beginning, but as PCs got cheaper, they took over. Macs still predominate in design offices, etc.
Gigi
November 6th, 2012 at 10:15 pm
Wishing Relationnel all the best with the fire places 🙂 Your woods are looking so pretty..those are the colors of Autumn I miss in Qld. x
Fraussie
November 7th, 2012 at 10:53 am
Thanks! I’ll post his progress! Autumn colours are not something we get in Qld, are they?
I’m sorry to hear that you won’t be back in Paris until the beginning of January. I was hoping that we would be able to get together in the near future. Now it looks as if our trip to the d’Orsay (or wherever) will have to wait a couple more months but at least your balcony will be in pristine condition. And isn’t it good that you don’t have to do the reparations yourself!
Fraussie
November 9th, 2012 at 5:16 pm
Yes, it is good that we don’t have to do the reparations ourselves! And I’ll let you know if I’m in Paris on a Friday …
[…] Well, in my last post, I said that we could maintain an even 19°C in Closerie Falaiseau, our 400-year old home in Blois, but I spoke too soon. Also, I’m not convinced that 19°C is really warm enough when you’re sitting at a computer for long periods! To allow for the BIG FIREPLACE OPERATION, I’ve moved my office into the guest room. I still have more or less the same view, only a little more restricted, but when the living room is at 20°C, the bedroom is only at 17°C. Maybe it’s because there is carpet over the heated floor in the bedrooms. Who knows? The view from my current office […]
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[…] at last decided to leave Paris again because of the balcony renovation and go back to Blois. It’s not that I want to. This living in two places is starting to wear me […]
[…] That way, we couldn’t have seconds.” Ah, I had forgotten about that. With the ongoing renovations on our balcony in Paris, we had started eating in the kitchen to get away from the noise and then I spent quite a […]
[…] from RSI (repeated strain injury) in my mouse-hand, the light streaming through the window of my temporary office seems to have done the trick. I’ve now caught up and can devote the rest of the week to […]
[…] so far, I don’t think so although the longest we have stayed at a time is two weeks even if I came here by myself very often last winter while our balcony in Paris was being refurbished. This winter, with no one staying in the […]
Hello. Thank you for your interesting post. I smile to hear you saying that about a PC.
I’m a Mac person, and for so long I was apologising for using a Mac! Help desks would say they couldn’t help me, applications wouldn’t work, IT guys gave me a hard time. Even friends teased. I was such an outcast. I freelanced for a while at a design studio where they had PCs, and another designer was watching me closely to see if I hit the Mac style shortcuts, instead of the PC ones… and eventually I admitted to her that I preferred the Mac, and she became quite hostile.
So after that treatment I am now delighted that Mac’s have become popular, but I remain scarred. I think that is the reason Mac users are so defensive. We can finally talk about it.
I don’t think the computer industry was aware how personal it had become. Like racism, one doesn’t notice it exists unless one is coloured.
The next generation won’t have these issues. They’ll just get on with their work!
And good luck with the fireplace renovations!
Goodness, I had no idea that Mac/Apple users had been persecuted. Most small businesses (apart from translation) adopted them very early because they were much more user-friendly. Prices were not all that different in the beginning, but as PCs got cheaper, they took over. Macs still predominate in design offices, etc.
Wishing Relationnel all the best with the fire places 🙂 Your woods are looking so pretty..those are the colors of Autumn I miss in Qld. x
Thanks! I’ll post his progress! Autumn colours are not something we get in Qld, are they?
Those are some substantial fireplaces!
I’m sorry to hear that you won’t be back in Paris until the beginning of January. I was hoping that we would be able to get together in the near future. Now it looks as if our trip to the d’Orsay (or wherever) will have to wait a couple more months but at least your balcony will be in pristine condition. And isn’t it good that you don’t have to do the reparations yourself!
Yes, it is good that we don’t have to do the reparations ourselves! And I’ll let you know if I’m in Paris on a Friday …
[…] Well, in my last post, I said that we could maintain an even 19°C in Closerie Falaiseau, our 400-year old home in Blois, but I spoke too soon. Also, I’m not convinced that 19°C is really warm enough when you’re sitting at a computer for long periods! To allow for the BIG FIREPLACE OPERATION, I’ve moved my office into the guest room. I still have more or less the same view, only a little more restricted, but when the living room is at 20°C, the bedroom is only at 17°C. Maybe it’s because there is carpet over the heated floor in the bedrooms. Who knows? The view from my current office […]
[…] Big Fireplace Operation is obviously taking longer than expected, but that is no surprise. Renovations always take longer […]
[…] the LPO until tomorrow . When I get up to the 3rd floor and open the door, I can already hear the workers chiselling and talking loudly. Scaffolding on my balcony in the Palais […]
[…] at last decided to leave Paris again because of the balcony renovation and go back to Blois. It’s not that I want to. This living in two places is starting to wear me […]
[…] That way, we couldn’t have seconds.” Ah, I had forgotten about that. With the ongoing renovations on our balcony in Paris, we had started eating in the kitchen to get away from the noise and then I spent quite a […]
[…] from RSI (repeated strain injury) in my mouse-hand, the light streaming through the window of my temporary office seems to have done the trick. I’ve now caught up and can devote the rest of the week to […]
[…] so far, I don’t think so although the longest we have stayed at a time is two weeks even if I came here by myself very often last winter while our balcony in Paris was being refurbished. This winter, with no one staying in the […]