[Year 12 IT Apps] Parallel thinking

[Kent Beveridge]

Hey Ro!
I like using the ivory pieces personally for chess!
 
And, at risk of going to the other side (IBM to Apple)...I too am considering that as an option next year for my laptop update...although my current laptop(Dell) has served me faultlessly from a hardware perspective, other than a virus I just picked up recently (not the computer's fault!).
 
Kent.
 
Kent Beveridge,
I.T. co-ordinator
St. Brigids Catholic Sec. College
Horsham
email.. kbeveridge at stbc.vic.edu.au
 
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From: itapps-bounces at edulists.com.au on behalf of Roland Gesthuizen
Sent: Tue 6/17/2008 3:53 PM
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Subject: [Year 12 IT Apps] Parallel thinking


With the current round of notebooks for DEECD teaching staff, and after many years teaching VCE IT with Toshiba, ACER, IBM and then Levono laptops, I have decided to opt for the Apple notebook option. Last week I was really impressed with a colleague running Parallels who was able to seamlessly switch between OSX to XP applications (or Ubuntu Linux) using a little used feature called Coherence.
     link to a blog entry with details about this feature <http://lifehacker.com/software/parallels/hack-attack-how-to-run-windows-and-mac-apps-sidebyside-with-parallels-221002.php> 

It didn't really matter what operating system we use .. shift happens. I saw this myself at the VITTA conference last year after a day long session demonstrating programming with Python in the Apple lab. It didn't matter. A lighter weight and better design are also factors I am considering .. bluetooth, perhaps Apple iPhone integration??

 
With due dignity to all users and systems, I do not wish to turn this into a mac / windows flame or debate about incremental advantages. Jokes about one or two button mice mean nothing when both systems plug and play just about anything you throw at them.

Somebody once described this to me as how we learn to play chess. It doesn't matter if your pieces are made of finely crafted glass or bottle tops. It doesn't matter if the chess board is made of ivory or newspaper. What matters more is the game that you play.

Is anybody thinking along the same path?

Regards Roland

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Roland Gesthuizen - ICT Coordinator - Westall Secondary College
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