and I respond. It’s another Tuesday Ten from Silver Blue.
In honour of my wireless router that decided to die in the middle of the night (thanks Belkin!):
1. If you run a network in your home, is it wired or wireless?
Wired. I have no need of wireless, I have no desire to cater to wardrivers, and I like having a fast network. Wired is the way to go. Besides, I have no laptops. Wireless is really only meaningful for laptops.
2. Mac or PC?
Both. Two PCs, one mac. They’re all awesome.
3. What brand(s) of computing equipment do you REFUSE to use? Why?
I don’t have any that I refuse. I’m not that picky, I guess. I have machines I tend to avoid, such as eMachines, but it’s not an outright refusal.
4. Where do you purchase most of your equipment from?
MicroCenter. They have one in the Minneapolis Metro, and they have all sorts of things that I can’t find anywhere else.
5. Anywhere irritate you so much you won’t do business?
CompUSA. CompUSA is teh suck.
6. Are extended warranties worth it?
Hell no. Not just no, but Hell No. It’s a sucker bet. You will never get your money back. If you save up all the extended warranties you ever purchase, you’ll be able to replace anything that breaks down. Play the odds. Avoid Extended Warranties.
7. Have you ever played solitaire with real cards because your computer was down?
No. I’m not that interested in solitaire.
8. Ever suffered from withdrawals because the network was down?
YES. OH GOD YES. If I can’t hit the net, or play World of Warcraft, I feel like I’ve been locked up. While I can go days without touching my computer at home, I can’t abide it if it’s taken away from me. I’m weird like that.
9. Have you ever cancelled plans because you were having computer issues that you just had to solve?
No. I’m not that live-and-breathe about computer solvery. I do enough of that at work, and don’t really want to do it at home.
10. Ask me (Silver Blue) something.
What are your feelings on software piracy?
While I think software piracy stinks, I also feel that it would be lessened tremendously if companies would lower their prices. I mean, I love PhotoShop, but if I couldn’t get an academic pricing on it, would I really have the $899 to pay for ONE licenese of it? Probably not. Most companies almost “encourage” piracy with their price points. Yes, I know it takes a lot of R&D, but to claim that “prices are high because of piracy” doens’t hold water (at least not with me).