Re: Top 10 Reasons to Buy Matrox MXO2 Mini – Not Intensity Pro

So if you're smart enough to operate a computer, you can't be an artist? Now I understand why Mac keeps advertising that they have "Geniuses" to help you out. I guess if you're already a genius, you can save your money and build a PC to the exact specifications you want. :)

As far as being an "artist"...I guess it depends on your definition. I used to work in TV news, and now I do commercials and things like that. I have no illusions that anything I turn out is "art". But I would consider myself an artist- at least as an editor- because I take the care to make my output as good as possible and try to take pride in my results, even if the client (or news producer) doesn't really care. But first and foremost, I'm trying to feed my family. If that means I'm not an artist..oh well, I'm not going to lose any sleep over it. But I don't see how that means I'm not a "real editor."

I once had a kid come looking for a news photog/editor job. He brought me his final project from film school. It was beautifully shot and lit and put together nicely...of course it didn't make a lick of sense, but whatever. I asked him how long it took him.

Him- "About 2 weeks"

Me- "Try again when you can do it in 2 hours."

Tell a news editor he's not an artist and he'll laugh. Tell him he's not a real editor and he (or she) will probably punch you in the face.

Look, Windows and Macs are just...different. If you're used to one, the other one stinks. I once spent 10 minutes trying to figure out how to eject a disc from a Mac. If you're a Mac guy, you're probably laughing..."Just drag it to the trash can!" But think about it...how is that intuitive in any way to someone who has never touched a Mac?

Personally, I don't have many problems with Windows. And there's divisions WITHIN the Windows camp too. I have two machines...one with Vista and one with XP. The Vista one never crashes, the XP still has all kinds of problems. But there are a ton of people out there who will tell you Vista is junk and doesn't work at all.

Bottom line...people like what they like and hate what they don't, but there's no need to insult the people who like something else.

I do agree that anyone who actually jumps through all those hoops and clicks on "12 different boxes" instead of just taking the 3 seconds it takes to disable User Account Control is probably better off with a Mac. ;p