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I was distracted while she made suggestions on my letter. Maybe I was still stinging from her telling me it was "terrible," but she was making good points about what to change and why. I was just struggling to stay focused on them. It made me feel worried about the future.
"Do your legs hurt?" she asked suddenly.
She rolled her eyes.
"Why do you do that? Every time I have anxiety you roll your eyes. I never did that to you."
"Not EVERY time."
"No sometimes you just get mad, of you just sigh really loudly."
"Well it's annoying. Sometimes you just need to suck it up and get over it."
"I have never done that to you. I never roll my eyes at you when you feel bad or have anxiety."
"Because I didn't tell you."
"You asked me."
"I didn't have to ask you, you were just glazed over and not even paying attention. You won't even engage."
"I was shifting my weight. I was doing a good job and I was asking questions and we were talking. It is hard for me but I was doing a good job."
"I would think you would have read my suggestions by now. What have you been doing?"
"When? I was reading books with N, and then lying on the floor with her."
"What were you doing while you were lying on the floor?"
"I was resting."
I was reading twitter. Truthfully I really was resting by doing that, I just didn't want to say I was reading.
"I'm sick of being a coach."
"What does that mean?"
"That I'm sick of being a coach."
"Be clear."
"I have to coach you, I have to coach the kids, nobody ever helps me."
"I always help you."
"We'll it's never urgent."
"Is this about the shed?" She had asked me to clean out the shed/studio so she could use the whole building and not just the front half. I hadn't finished it all winter and finally spent the remaining four hours on it a few weeks ago, after she suddenly became furious over it.
"When else?" I asked. " I always help you."
"Other things. You just don't take me seriously."
"Yes I do. Very seriously. Look, if you're going be resentful about helping me then stop helping me.
I don't want your help if that's how it's going to be. I wanted you to read the letter because I was proud of it. I thought it was good."
"What? You wanted help on it. Oh are you going to be all hurt now?"
"Yeah I do, but I was proud of it. I don't want your help at all if you resent helping me."
There was silence for a while . I stared at the solitaire game on my phone at the counter while she stood behind me. I did not want to look up.
"Are you going to say anything?" I asked.
Then silence again.
"Here, call your prescription in," she said, picking up and slamming my anxiety medication on the counter. "I didn't do it for you. I stopped helping."

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Compared to the rest of GEORGIA, the largest of the Southern states, the bright lights of its capital Atlanta are a wild aberration. Apart from some beaches and towns on the highly indented coastline, this rural state is composed of slow, easy-going settlements where the best, and sometimes the only, way to enjoy your time is to sip iced tea and have a chat on the porch.
Settlement in Georgia, the thirteenth British colony (named after King George II), started in 1733 at Savannah, intended as a haven of Christian principles for poor Britons, with both alcohol and slavery banned. However, under pressure from planters, slavery was introduced in 1752 and by the time of the Civil War almost half the population were African slaves. Little fighting took place on Georgia soil until Sherman's troops advanced from Tennessee, burned Atlanta to the ground, and, in the infamous "March to the Sea", laid waste to all property on the way to the coast.
Today, bustling Atlanta stands as the unofficial capital of the South. The city where Dr Martin Luther King, Jr was born, preached and is buried bears little relation to Gone With the Wind stereotypes and its forward-thinking energy is upheld as a role model for the "New South". The state's main tourist destination, though, is the coast, stretching south from beautiful old Savannah via the sea islands to the semitropical Okefenokee Swamp, inland near Florida. In the northeast, the Appalachian foothills are fetching in autumn, while the college town of Athens is known for its offbeat rock heroes R.E.M. and the B-52s.Read More
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Appealing ATHENS, almost seventy miles east of Atlanta, is home to the 30,000-plus students of the University of Georgia and has a liberal feel. Its compact downtown, north of campus, is alive with clubs, bars, restaurants, galleries and – of course – record stores; Broad Street in particular is lined with arty shops. The town is probably best known as the home of rock groups such as R.E.M., the B-52s and Widespread Panic, and remains one of the top college music towns in the nation.
American towns don't come much more beautiful than SAVANNAH, seventeen miles up the Savannah River from the ocean. The ravishing historic district, arranged around Spanish-moss-swathed garden squares, formed the core of the original city and boasts examples of just about every architectural style of the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries, while the cobbled waterfront on the Savannah River is edged by towering old cotton warehouses. Savannah's historic district is flanked by the river to the north, Martin Luther King Jr Boulevard to the west, Gaston Street to the south and Broad Street – which has long been replaced by the appealingly retro Broughton Street as downtown's main commercial thoroughfare – to the east. The main draw here is in wandering the side streets and admiring the shuttered Federal, Regency and antebellum houses, embellished with intricate iron balconies. More than twenty residential squares, shaded by canopies of ancient live oaks and ablaze with dogwood trees, azaleas and creamy magnolias, offer peaceful respite from the blistering summer heat, while subtropical greenery creeps its way through the ornate railings, cracks open the streets, casts cool shadows and fills the air with its warm, sensual fragrance.
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If you can remember what life was like two years ago, you can remember a time when Mariners general manager Jack Zduriencik was widely regarded as one of the best GMs in baseball.
There was evidence to support that position. Zduriencik took over a team in October of 2008 that was coming off a 61-101 season and was weighed down by bad contracts from the Bill Bavasi years. He said things that sounded smart, and the moves he made appeared to be part of a coherent plan. Very quickly, he trimmed fat from the bloated roster, trading or releasing Carlos Silva, Jose Vidro, Richie Sexson, and Yuniesky Betancourt. In addition to undoing Bavasi's bad moves, he made good moves of his own, acquiring Franklin Gutierrez, signing Russell Branyan, and picking up designated fielders like Jack Wilson and Endy Chavez who helped transform one of the worst defensive teams in baseball into probably the best. And as a result, the Mariners improved more than any other team in 2009, finishing at 85-77.
The internet noticed. In a post at FanGraphs on January 4, 2010, Matt Klaassen, trying to be "relatively uncontroversial," picked five general managers whom he believed to be among the best. Four of those GMs were Andrew Friedman, Theo Epstein, Billy Beane, and Doug Melvin, who at the time had a combined 38 years of general managerial experience and whose teams, between them, had won seven Wild Cards, nine division titles, three pennants, and two World Series. The fifth was Zduriencik, who had one year of experience in which his team had won 85 games and finished third in the AL West.
I'm not trying to single out a particular piece or author here; to pick on someone from my own site, Joe Sheehan included Zduriencik in his top four GMs in a chat at Baseball Prospectus just a few days before that FanGraphs post appeared. I'm mentioning particular people so no one can say "Straw man!" and because it's a good way to get rolling, writing-wise, but the point is that this was the consensus opinion, or something close to it, at least among saber-slanted internet types who were tickled when Tony Blengino talked about WAR.
So we've established that Jack Z was generally perceived to be an elite GM before the 2010 season, or at least I've said so and you haven't disagreed strongly enough to stop reading. That's the "before," which means it's just about time for the "after."
On Wednesday, the Mariners made one-third of a three-team trade that seemed to benefit them less than the other two teams involved. Jeff Sullivan called the trade "brutal," and Dave Cameron called it "Bavasi-esque," one of the Unforgivable Curses of Seattle-oriented sportswriting. Calling the trade brutal and Bavasi-esque isn't quite the same as calling Zduriencik himself those things, but dropping the Bavasi bomb on a formerly admired executive after a trade of a part-time player—however useful he was in that part of the time—seems like a sign that relations were already strained. "If Morse doesn't play well and the club don't make at least a little bit of noise," Rob Neyer wrote, "Zduriencik probably doesn't last the rest of the year. Nor should he."
Two years after Zduriencik's popularity was at its peak, Friedman, Epstein, and Beane, his fellow 2010 best GM candidates, might still be in most fans' top five. Zduriencik is a slow start away from unemployment.
It's not as though we collectively flip-flopped for the hell of it. Just as there were reasons to think Zduriencik was good at his job two years ago, there are reasons to believe he's bad at it now. Three-fourths of Zduriencik's tenure has come after that first, successful season, and given all that new data at our disposal, we'd be silly not to reevaluate our old assumptions. You may have entered 2010 with the prior that Jack Z was likely to make the Mariners a competitive team, but each loss and unsuccessful move by Seattle since has revised that probability downward. And Seattle has had a lot of losses and unsuccessful moves.
The Mariners haven't come within 10 wins of their 2009 total in the three seasons since; in 2010, the year after Jack Z seemingly turned the team around, the M's went back to being as bad as they'd been under Bavasi. And then there are the high-profile moves that didn't, or haven't, panned out: Chone Figgins, Justin Smoak, maybe Dustin Ackley, though it's still too soon to say.
So was the consensus about Zduriencik correct two years ago, or is the consensus correct now? The answer probably can't be "both." Jack Z's results might have been among the best in baseball in 2009 and among the worst lately, but it seems unlikely that his true talent—his underlying ability to make good moves—could have changed that drastically in such a short time. Maybe he was fortunate in the way his first moves worked out, and maybe he was unlucky later. Either way, we were at least a little wrong about how good he was before, or we're at least a little wrong about how bad he is now.
Or maybe we've been a bit off the whole time. Because the truth is that we probably overrated Zduriencik in early 2010, and we're probably underrating him now. The 2008 team he inherited wasn't as bad as its record suggested, and the 2009 team he rode to the top of the GM power rankings wasn't as good. In fact, last year's team, which won 10 fewer games, had a better Pythagorean record.
And be honest: How many of the Mariner moves that have backfired did you hate at the time? Miguel Olivo, maybe, which wasn't so much a move backfiring as it was a move going predictably poorly. But who thought Chone Figgins would self-destruct as soon as he got to Seattle? Or that Justin Smoak would spend time in Triple-A at age 25? Or that Doug Fister would be so successful in Detroit? Add in all the other things, large and small, that Zduriencik has done well (the Felix Hernandez extension, the promising prospects, Oliver Perez, Brendan Ryan) and it's easy to see how his decisions—defensible then and defensible now, except in hindsight—could have produced a contender.
Granted, Zduriencik has more baseball experience than we do, more information at his disposal, more smart assistants, and more time to spend thinking about good moves for the Mariners to make. He's paid pretty well to be better at this than we are, so "baseball bloggers wouldn't have done any better" isn't an airtight defense. But there's a temptation, I think, to treat every move a GM makes as more representative of his talents than it actually is, as if a good one can't make a bad move, or vice versa.
Is Zduriencik the GM of the first Cliff Lee trade, who gave up little to add an ace, or the GM of the second Cliff Lee trade, who got little back for one? The GM of the first John Jaso trade, who swapped a middle-inning malcontent for a useful position player, or the GM of the second John Jaso trade, who sold that player high but might have failed to extract an adequate price in return? He's all of the above, just as a star slugger is still a star slugger when he goes 0-for-4 or hits a liner right at someone. Maybe Zduriencik has just had a few bad BABIP years.
If there's a lesson in the rapid rise and fall of Zduriencik's rep, it's that we should remember to regress. We might have been too quick to believe in Jack Z two years ago, but we don't have to repeat the mistake by dismissing him too quickly today.
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The Christian is supposed to be very opposite: There is a place for proper entertainment, but we are not to be caught up in ceaseless motion which prevents us from ever being quiet. Rather we are to put everything second so we can be alive to the voice of God and allow it to speak to us and confront us.— Francis Schaeffer, "Walking through the mud," in No Little People (Downers Grove, 1974), pages 86-87 [via]
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Now that he is a teen, he gets calls from girls, which is not in itself a problem. The problem is the number of calls, which borders on ridiculous.The fact that these young ladies also have learning disabilities prompts me to give them the benefit of the doubt, but what I don't understand is why their parents don't teach them phone etiquette.
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We have instructed James to politely tell his callers when he is busy or can't talk but no matter, if the young lady thinks she should call him another three or four times, or more on occasion, that's what she will do, leaving me to "save" him by telling him very loudly, that it's time to eat dinner.
I've decided we have to limit his phone calls to one per school night.
I haven't decided about the weekends, but for now caller ID and voice mail are going to start earning their keep.
Why do I feel like an ogre? -- The Ogre
Dear Ogre: Every parent feels like an ogre from time to time. It's part of the job.
Your son and his friends are at the stage many kids go through, when they become fascinated by reaching out via telephone.
Unfortunately, girls tend to become assertive (or outright aggressive) before many boys are ready -- and these girls are behaving according to a basic developmental steppingstone.
You might help them understand basic phone etiquette by answering the phone yourself and explaining that you have a rule in your house that "James" can take only one phone call on school nights.
If the girls don't seem to understand this, then speak with their parents. Stay calm and explain that James' telephoning is limited. Tell them their daughter calls many times a night (they may not realize it) and ask if they could explain to her that that's not a good idea.
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Life Guard Certification Course Pre-test, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. YMCA of Martha's Vineyard. Class runs June 14, 15, 21, and 22. Cost, $250.
Stuffed Animal Story Time, 10:30 a.m., Oak Bluffs library. Bring your favorite stuffed animal and have milk and cookies with Ms. Zoe. Ages 2 and up.
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Superhero Dad Craft for kids, 3:30 p.m., Oak Bluffs library. Make a Father's Day gift for your dad. Bring a photo of your dad. All ages.
Lobster Rolls at Grace Episcopal Church, Woodlawn avenue and William street, Vineyard Haven. Every Friday, 4 to 7:30 p.m. Cost $17/roll. Phone ahead for large orders, more than six.
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Last May, the Mississippi River invaded Grand Gulf with the water going about 4 bricks high inside the museum and leaving everything pretty much in disarray.
But as with most disasters, what other choice do you have afterward than to pick up the pieces and put them back better. And that's just what's been done at Grand Gulf. The Museum had the chance to be completely cleaned out and de-cluttered. And honed down to the subjects that are most on target to the theme of the park. There are several curiosities here, however. Like a hand written letter from George Washington. You don't get to see George Washington's John Hancock just everyday. And new to the museum, from Sid Champion's collection, a couple of checks signed by Jefferson Davis.
My Granddaughter is my traveling buddy this summer. We make a trade. I listen to Y101 for her, but we go where I want to go. And show her things she needs to see and I get to tell her stories about things I think she needs to know about. And Grand Gulf is one of those places she, and we, need to know about.
This is where the Civil War started to come to an end. Where General Grant made his commitment to capture Vicksburg and take back the Mississippi River and split the South in two.
This is where historic buildings still stand that were here while all of this was still a Spanish Colony. There is an old settler's log cabin that is preserved in the park. Plus St. Joseph's Catholic Church relocated here from Rodney decades ago, which would have been drowned had it been left in Rodney from last year's Mississippi flood.
Besides, the park is just scenic and peaceful. The governor is wanting us to go see Mississippi. Well, for a three-buck admission for adults, two for kids, it would be hard to see much more for so little.
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Easy Ways to Spend Less on Your Computer
Published on - May 7th, 2007 (by J.D. Roth)
Here's a guest entry from reader Cliff Barbier, who gives us the low-down on the world of cheap computing.
Computers permeate our lives. We bank on computers, we buy with computers, and we communicate using computers. Yet these machines still hold an element of mystery that makes some people apprehensive about how to spend less without getting shortchanged. I have been repairing and working on computers for a living for a decade now. Currently, I test the computer and information security of companies, especially banks and credit unions. I have done hard time in retail in the past, and I was broke for most of that time. Here are some tips and tricks I've learned to save money on computers.
How much should you spend on a computer?
Everyone knows that retail stores are overpriced, and charge way too much for computer equipment, right? Wrong. Stores like Best Buy, Circuit City, and CompUSA each have items they make a lot of margin on, and some they make very little on.
Did you know that the margin on low-end PCs is so small, that for some of them the store only makes $10 profit? Mid-range and higher-end PCs have higher margins by design, to reinforce the idea that "you get what you pay for".
So what does this mean for you, the purchaser? It means that these low-end PCs are a great value for less technical users. A PC in the sub-$500 range is fine if you use a computer only for web browsing, emails, term papers, pictures, music, and keeping track of your finances. Don't pay more for what you don't need.
[Editor's note: The latest issue of Consumer Reports (June 2007) has a feature on buying new computers, including ratings on some popular models. This issue also has a feature on getting good tech support.]
The best way to breathe new life into your computer
If you already own a computer, you may wonder how you can squeak some more life out of it. The number one upgrade that will make your computer faster and more responsive is memory (RAM). Memory is where the computer does all of its work, and if it doesn't have enough space there, it has to write it down to disk. Disk access times are measured in milliseconds (ms). A typical access time is 10ms. RAM access times are measured in nanoseconds (ns). A typical access time? Less than 10ns. You do the math. Doubling your RAM is usually the best way to go.
So where should you buy that RAM to put in your computer? Not at the retail store. Since they couldn't make their money selling you the PC, they try to make it up in accessories. One example is USB cables.
When I worked for a big box retailer, I needed to buy a USB cable. So I went and took some off the shelf, and scanned it for the employee price. I did the math in my head and then, believing I misplaced a decimal point, I did the math on a calculator. The USB cable was sold at a 3,000% markup. RAM, paper, extra batteries, and other non-essential items are similarly marked up, though not at the same rate. Unless you need an accessory today, don't buy retail!
To answer my question above, you want to buy the RAM and all other accessories online. Find a tech savvy friend or look up your computer's information online to find the proper type of memory. Some of my favorite reputable online computer stores include TigerDirect and NewEgg.
While I worked retail, NewEgg's price with shipping beat my employee discount on every item I shopped for except one. Even then, online the item was 50% off the retail store price. You save a lot of money when you shop for computer accessories online.
Purchasing Microsoft products
For the slightly more tech savvy user, if you want to buy a new copy of Windows XP or Vista, you can take advantage of a loophole in the way that Microsoft's purchasing rules are written.
Original Equipment Manufacturer (OEM) versions of operating systems are cheaper than the copies you find on store shelves. However, Microsoft requires the purchase of OEM editions to take place "with hardware". Fortunately, a mouse counts as hardware. You can legally save money over so-called boxed copies by purchasing a mouse and an OEM version of Windows.
Microsoft's other big moneymaking product is Office. Being the market leader, they make their money by keeping companies on the perpetual upgrade treadmill. Making money off of you, the individual, is just a happy side-effect.
If you find you need Excel or PowerPoint, but you don't have $400 to fork out for Microsoft Office Standard, you do have a choice. Microsoft Office Home and Student (formerly Microsoft Office Student and Teacher Edition) includes Word, Excel, and PowerPoint, and costs $150 for a 3-computer license. The only restriction is that it cannot be used in a business.
An interesting aside: the last I heard, Windows and Office are the two products that make money for Microsoft. Most of their other business units lose money.
Free software alternatives
There is yet another alternative for the frugal software user. Until now our focus has been on reducing the amount we spend on computing. Now, we'll talk about getting things for free.
If you think Microsoft Word and WordPerfect are the only games in town, then think again. AbiWord is a freely available and lightweight word processor for Windows. It reads and writes Word documents, as well as its own documents. This is not the only alternative to Word, however. Free office software has finally come into its own.
OpenOffice is a free office suite, complete with word processing application, spreadsheet application, presentation application, and a simple database application. It reads and saves Word, Excel, and PowerPoint files. The word processor (Writer) and spreadsheet (Calc) offer 80% of the features found in their Microsoft counterparts. The presentation program (Impress) is a little less functional, but is still usable.
The Gimp is another highly functional free software program that emulates 80% of the functionality of its paid counterpart, Photoshop. Simple to medium-difficulty editing can be performed with a program that costs nothing. For those used to Photoshop, The Gimp has a similar learning curve. But fortunately, tutorials are available to teach the ropes to those of us with zero artistic talent. I have used it to create pre-press EPS images, alter images, and create a fake logo for my job.
Thunderbird and Firefox
Now we come to two of the best-known free software programs out there.
Thunderbird is a freely available email program without the security problems of Microsoft Outlook or Outlook Express. It includes a spam filter that you train to recognize the emails that you normally receive. The more spam you get, the better it gets at finding it and filtering it out. The best part is, you can set it to not load pictures in emails, which is a common tactic spammers use to discover "live" email addresses.
Firefox is a free web browser available from the Mozilla Foundation. This is basically the next generation of the old Netscape web browser, and in fact, the newer versions of Netscape are based on this code.
Many people find Firefox quicker and easier to use than Internet Explorer. The ability to search through websites like Google, Amazon, and eBay is built right in, and other searches can be added for nearly any website you imagine.
The functionality of Firefox can be extended with add-ons for ad blocking, blocking Flash advertisements, and RSS readers, just to name a few. One of the biggest advantages of Firefox is that it is not susceptible to as many malicious websites as Internet Explorer is.
Coping with spyware
The number one type of service a computer repair shop performs is hardware upgrade/replacement. A close second is spyware or malware removal. There are a number of ways to reduce your chance of getting spyware, and thus reduce your chance of needing to spend money on service.
First, use Firefox and Thunderbird. As mentioned above, these pieces of software are less able to be exploited by malicious software authors.
Second, don't download and run programs you aren't familiar with. You think you're just downloading the latest version of Snood, but it comes with a spyware chaser. [Editor: Snood is a hypothetical example. According to its author, "Snood does not come with anything except Snood."] My advice is to limit your free downloading to well-known companies or Open Source software. All of the free software mentioned above is Open Source, which means other people can look through it and know for sure that there's no malware included.
Finally, watch out what peer-to-peer (P2P) programs you download and use. Many of the best-known ones have spyware and adware that support their development. My recommendation is to use Azureus, which is an Open Source BitTorrent client. Incidentally, everything you download from the SourceForge.net site, like Azureus, is guaranteed to be Open Source.
The wonderful world of Linux
Finally, the ultimate way to save money on your computer is to not use Windows at all. This is for the technically savvy and adventurous among you, or just the really hardcore savers out there.
It is possible to order a so-called "naked" PC from some online retailers, meaning it does not come with an operating system, which saves you about a hundred bucks. You can then install a distribution of Linux on the empty (and cheaper) computer. This operating system is entirely Open Source, and comes with free software already installed. My recommendation for new desktop users is the distribution named Ubuntu, or its cousins Kubuntu or Xubuntu.
As of May 1, Dell now offers Ubuntu pre-installed on some systems.
If you want to try Linux before you take the plunge, it is possible to download a so-called "live CD" of these operating systems which you can use to boot up an existing computer without erasing the hard drive. FYI, because this runs off the CD, it will be slower than normal. Linux is usually much quicker than Windows on the same hardware.
OpenOffice, The Gimp, Thunderbird, and Firefox are all available for Linux as well. Linux is not vulnerable to any known spyware, malware, or adware.
There's also a wealth of free software available for Linux, including:
- GnuCash for finances
- Pidgin (formerly GAIM) for instant messaging (also available for Windows)
- Rhythmbox for syncing music with iPods
- F-Spot for photo management
- Something called Beryl that puts Vista's eye candy to shame
New: GnuCash for Windows
As a late breaking announcement, GnuCash just announced that they have released a beta version that runs on Microsoft Windows for the first time. GnuCash is a double-entry accounting program.
The last time I used them, Quicken and MS Money would let you spend money without accounting for what expense category they went to. The double-entry accounting system taught in accounting classes and used by businesses require you to account for every penny. If you withdraw cash from the bank, it goes from one asset account (checking) to another (cash in wallet). When you spend it from your wallet, you must account for it, for example from asset "cash" to expense "dining". This has helped me to stop withdrawing cash and have it disappear into the ether.
Please remember, GnuCash is not stable on Windows yet, so be aware if you're not running it on Linux.
These are just a few of the easier ways to spend less on your computer. There are more ways to spend less, including building your own PC and choosing quality components at a discount. But those are topics beyond the scope of this website.
Thanks, Cliff, for a great article. I'll whip up something similar for Macintosh users in the near future. (I think both platforms are fine, though I do most of my work on a Mac.) And remember: the number one way to save money on computers is to not climb on the "upgrade treadmill". Make do with what you have unless you must have some new feature.
Almost all Microsoft products, with the exception of XBox, Zune, and some other entertainment properties, are profitable.
Microsoft has whole server unit that is crazy profitable (e.g. Exchange Server, SQL Server), developer tools which are also profitable (e.g. Visual Studio), small business products (Dynamics products), Mobile Devices, and the Mac unit (Microsoft makes products that run on Mac).
Unfortunately XBox has been a multi billion dollar losing proposition, but it's an exception to the rest of the product bench.
Just wanted to say I think this is a great summary article. One that I will pass on to the many people who ask me such questions.
Nice article.
One thing I would like to mention is _energy usage_.
Computers (mainly the CPU and modern videocards) can be very power hungry. Especially if you leave your computer on for those long and hopefully very productive days… the hours that your computer is consuming electricity are certainly adding up.
So if you just need to surf the web and type some documents, watch what you buy. An 'overkill' CPU or videocard can easily cost you $$ to $$$ dollars on a yearly basis.
FYI gaim is now pidgin, after an agreement with AOL. http://www.pidgin.im
And they've finally released 2.0!
My #1 tip for spending less on your computer? Tap that geek! I know that you've got one in your social circle somewhere. It's a perfect way to save money. They'll (typically) keep your price range in mind and get you the best parts for your dollar, as compared to Dell who will get you the cheapest parts to pad out their dollar. A custom built computer from your local neighborhood nerd will certainly outperform and outlast what you could have gotten from a big-box store; and it won't have all that crapware builtin!
I hate to say it, but you really do get what you pay for in this arena. I don't recommend buying the "cheapest" possible model, because you'll end up with low quality and low performing parts. It's the same philosophy as buying a used-car – you don't want the cheapest on the lot, but you don't want the most expensive either – you want somewhere in the middle.
Students can save serious money with student discounts through the bookstore. I wonder if you signing up for one community college course would entitle you to the discount. The savings is so huge it would probably pay for the class and then some.
@finance girl:
Like I said, my information was a little old. However, some of it still holds up.
On page 11 of that document, they break down revenue and operating income/losses.
Apparently, they recently re-divided the company. Likely, to make it more difficult to figure out what is losing money, and what isn't. (MS has a history of doing that)
Client division (MS Windows) is profitable. MBD (MS Office) is profitable.
Server and Tools is profitable, but has only has two things — MS Exchange (historically not very profitable) and MS Client Access Licenses (pure profit that used to be part of "business" some years ago).
Maybe they're getting better. Or maybe, like usual, they're good at the accounting slight-of-hand.
Great article.
Just wanted to correct you on the spyware thing: Snood does not come with anything except Snood – no spyware.
Jake Snood
My #1 tip for spending less on your computer? Tap that geek!
I have to say, as my family's resident geek: your geek may find the obligation unavoidable but annoying.
I enjoy tinkering with my own PC, but I don't terribly enjoy being the on-call support for the rest of the family.
Your geek may vary; many would get quite a kick out of spending other people's money and solving other people's problems.
@Don Seiler
They didn't release the final version until AFTER I submitted my article. I will ask J.D. to replace the references for me.
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@James Kew
When I was working on computers for a living, I would take every opportunity to fix computers for my friends and family. I saw it as "continuing education", and an excuse to claim continuous self-employment on my resume.
Now that I make twice as much for not working on computers as working with computers, I have severely cut back. My new rules? Unless you're dating me or a member of my family, you don't get tech support.
@Jake Snood
True, at the official site, it's spyware-free.
The problem is that I've seen OTHER sites re-package Snood and other "free" games with spyware and adware in the download.
That portion was a general warning about software downloads, not Snood itself. I am an addict of Snood, and have nothing wrong with the game itself.
If you're using Azureus for bittorrent, you owe it to yourself to take "uTorrent" for a spin. It does essentially everything Azureus does but quicker, and WAY more efficiently (read: no java). Give it a try and you'll never look back, trust me!
Thanks Cliff.
I'm not aware of re-packagers of Snood and would act to stop any we learn of.
I sent you a "Thank you" at JD's email address and ask that it be forwarded to you.
what about laptops?
what should I expect to pay for one?
can i get a decent used?
where should I look to buy? dell? ebay? tigerdirect?
thanks, love your site
Thanks, Jake! I got it.
This article is good except for missing one key item in my opinion: There's no mention of purchasing a Mac.
I have found that Macs are much like the Honda of the computer world. They keep working forever, and have a high resale value, even after lots of use. At work, I'm currently using a Powerbook G4 667mhz with 512mb of RAM. This machine can easily suit the needs of anyone who is looking to browse the web, check their email, and listen to music. Despite the machine being over 6 years old, I should still be able to sell it for approximately $400.
The number one response I hear to purchasing a Mac is that they are more expensive. This used to be true, but has become much less of an issue since they switched to Intel processors. Their lower end models may cost a little bit more, but if you compare a Mac pro to a high end Dell or something similar, the price difference is almost insignificant.
There's also the added bonus that most of the stuff "just works", which is very nice if you would rather spend your time being productive than trying to keep your computer from imploding on itself.
Also, Mac support is entirely based in the USA, so you don't have to worry about trying to decipher what some Indian reading a script is saying to you.
However, the one area that I have found lacking tends to be in personal finance software. There is no version of MS Money for OS X and the version of Quicken for OS X is not as full featured and current as it's Windows port.
I know I sound like a fanboy, but I'm really just happy I switched. It's not for everybody, but it's something that's worth looking at. Once again, it all boils down to what's right for your situation.
James, Cliff – I agree about the support thing. Thing is though, that we have to do the support anyway – whether they buy it from Best Buy or Us. You might as well make some money off the deal and give yourself something nice to have to work with.
Adam, I would recommend against buying a used laptop, or computer for that matter. Prices are so low today that you'll save yourself a world of headaches by buying new. Laptops present a unique challenge, as they're typically lugged around and bashed about a whole heckuva lot more than a normal computer.
As to brands, I love Acer. I've had great luck with them and their pricing is stellar compared to the likes of Dell. newegg.com is a great source for anything computer – including laptops. Browse their goods and view the comments for a feel for what other people think about their products.
Just a quick point, Macs are not cheaper in terms of up-front cash. If you configure a similar machine from Dell you will find it to be noticeably less (I think it's on the order or 25% or so). Additionally, Mac targets high end users with "prestige pricing" – there is no low-end Mac available. The cheapest available is the $600 Mac Mini which could be compared to a $400 basic Dell Workstation. I don't want to start a flame-war, I just wanted to point out that if you crunch out comparison machines you find that the numbers indicate boxes from Dell being cheaper up-front than from Apple.
@Adam Lehman
Laptops start around $500 for a Teir-2 vendor. Around $650 for a Teir-1 vendor. As with most electronics today, they're pretty reliable.
Used electronics are a whole other bag of worms. For my entire life, I've always been wary of "used" items — from books to CD's to movies to electronics. I don't buy them, so I'm not one to talk to about that. Maybe someone else could chime in.
As far as where to look to buy, stick with the big name places. If you recognize the name, it's likely they will be worried about their reputation, and therefore be responsive to customer service issues. The one exception is Dell, but now's not the time for me to spew my hatred for them.
For standard consumer laptops, go with Dell, HP, Toshiba as Teir-1 vendors (good support, good systems, well designed). Go with Acer, Asus, and Gateway as Teir-2 vendors (Okay support, good systems, but maybe a generation behind on hardware)
Another thing left out was GoogleApps. I use Google Spreadsheets a lot. Everytime JD mentions some .xls file for budgeting, if he provides a link, I have GoogleSpreadsheets load that .xls for me.
Sure, it's slow, but it's free, and universally accessible if you have a net connection. I'm a little concerned about privacy, so I just store the raw spreadsheet up there without any personal data.
When I need to customize it, I export it to my local system in .xls format and use it that way.
Another great feature of GoogleApps is that you can share the documents with whomever you like (gmail account created). For example, JD could set up a GRS gmail account, import various documents, and share them as Read-Only and we could all just link to them
If people want to collaborate, share them out to individuals or the world as read-write. There's built in revision control too.
I didn't mention Macs in my article for a very good reason: I don't own one. Nor have I ever supported more than 2 in my years on the job. I wrote the article from the perspective of an expert. I am certainly not an expert in Macs, so I didn't talk about them. The omission was intentional, but based on my ignorance of the subject.
I think Andy's position is that TCO is lower on a Mac. Which may or may not be the case, I've no experience with Macs to be able to say one way or the other.
I'm not trying to start a flame war either. I'm trying to point out that it's another option to look into. I was also trying to point out that over time, the Mac can cost you less money than the cheaper PC. It's like comparing a Kia to a Honda. Sure the Kia costs 1/2 of the price of a Honda, but what's the reliability like? How much are you going to spend in maintenence (having the spyware removed from your machine, etc)? Sometimes the cheapest option ends up not being the cheapest overall.
Also, the up front cost gap becomes less prominant if you are looking for a more powerful machine.
Andy, I see what you were getting at. You might be right about the cost-gap and powerful machines too – I only ever did the numbers for a mid-range workstation; the kind discussed here.
I really can't comment on reliability, since I haven't owned one long-term but I can comment on maintenance. Much like an expensive car, you will get reamed for maintenance if it ever crops up. Parts replacement on the not-super-high-end Macs is almost or frequently impossible. Just try adding more memory to your mini mac.
I can comment on the reliability of normal PC hardware – its pretty good. As long as you don't get bottom of the road, you can generally expect the machine to run longer than you'd like it to – no matter whether its a mac or a PC.
Now, software does get to be an issue. It's the biggest thing to get screwed up in a computer, far outweighing the physical components. Here is where OSX shines. Virus and Malware writers don't give a shit about OSX – so there really isn't any crap for it. Also, the free software available for the mac tends to be from much higher quality independents rather than Bonzai Buddy Corporations or Weather Bug Installers, Inc..
Funny you should mention, I own a Mac and a Honda.
I'm going to address a few things here. Forgive me if it goes long.
Macs: Easy to use, reliable, and GREAT tech support at the apple store (in my experience, but not everyone lives close enough to one…) If you're purchasing a mac, I HIGHLY recommend going to store.apple.com and looking at refurbished models. They're held to the same standard as new products, only the one faulty component has already broken. I would therefore argue that they're slightly MORE reliable.
The Cheapest Speed Boost: Reformat your hard drive and reinstall windows from scratch. It will (completely) clear out the programs you don't use any more. Uninstall doesn't do as well. It will be the most thorough defrag you could run. And it will afford you an easy opportunity for the second speed boost I suggest.
The Second Speed Boost: Partition your drive to keep your swap file and your "my documents" separate from your program files. The program files won't get fragmented and will keep running smoothly, while your documents and swap drive can be defragmented more quickly than the WHOLE drive. Google it. It's complicated.
Final Suggestion: Compensate your geek. not only will this make him/her more willing to help, but it will also give them more reason to be as thorough as possible. This covers everything from buying new (they can shop on newegg and build from scratch) to figuring out linux to getting windows cleaned out or reinstalled, to fixing a bug to installing some new hardware.
Sites: Newegg is my absolute favorite. Pricegrabber will show you great price comparisons. Crucial.com has a great memory tool to find out what you need. CompUSA seems to have some of the best local laptop deals. BHPhotoVideo.com is the best place for photography gear imho.
And it's 5:30. I'm outta here. GREAT post!
Terry, Nice idea, but…
> The Second Speed Boost: Partition
> your drive to keep your swap file
> and your "my documents" separate
> from your program files. The
> program files won't get fragmented
> and will keep running smoothly,
> while your documents and swap drive
> can be defragmented more quickly
> than the WHOLE drive. Google it.
> It's complicated
More complicated than you know.
1. Windows installs onto the same partition as application programs, yet Windows constantly fragments its files, by design. Every 'hotfix', 'security patch' and 'update' fragments files, as do the Icon Cache, the Driver Cache and the Hibernation file (if used).
2. The Windows Registry fragments. The Registry is an anti-copying device; programs refer to it constantly to make sure their secret little bits of data are there to show your program was installed legitimately. However, nearly everything else in Windows goes there, too, and changes are frequent.
So, the 'programs' files do fragment.
However, splitting one drive into partitions slows down the file access, so the end result is a slower system than a single-partition system which was recently defragmented.
A better, simpler approach is to fix the size of the Swap File, which is the largest single source of fragmentation. If, as soon as you install Windows, you go to Start | Settings | Control Panel | System | Advanced | Performance | and set the minimum and maximum swap file size to the same, 2.5x chip memory, then the swap file stays in the same place, and doesn't fragment your drive.
Don't bother with Hibernation, which also amplifies the fragmentation problem.
I'm afraid partitioning doesn't offer a speed boost. File A will be fragmented, no matter what partition it's on. Program B will NOT be fragmented, no matter what partition it's on. Reading File A will cause the heads to have to skip, and reading Program B will not cause the heads to have to skip. Them being intertwined doesn't affect each other.
HOWEVER, it doesn't slow things down, either. What partitioning does, is enforce logical boundaries for your convenience. For example: if you reformat Windows often (a friend does this once per year, minimum), putting Windows on its own partition separate from programs and documents makes this process quicker and more convenient.
You're really good at FUD, but you were only right about #1. Take a look at WinInternals and a few other sites about how Windows works.
Just a quick note regarding the Mac thing…
I've found that since I switched to the Mac, the amount of time I've spent *managing* my computer has dropped to almost zero. This is compared to when I was using Windows and had to make sure my antivirus, firewall and several anti-spyware programs were all up to date and performing regular scans just to stay on top of the virus/spyware problem (yes, I was using FireFox/Thunderbird et. al.). And then there's the optimisation tasks like defragging and so on.
I can sit down on my Mac, do whatever I need to do, and leave. That's it. The end. No more micro-managing my computer. So, while Macs may/may not be more expensive than PC equivalents, for me at least the time I've saved using a Mac instead of a Windows machine has been enormous, and well worth any extra up-front cost. This is in addition to all the other niceities like the great hardware design and more intuitive, elegant software.
Now if only I can get the rest of my family and friends to switch over so I can spend less time managing *their* computers… (yes, I'm one of the geeks referred to above that gets 'tapped' when the computer starts misbehaving).
A mouse doesnt count as a new computer and that loophole was closed in 2005 (or earlier). In fact anyone selling you a copy of Microsoft Windows OEM without a new computer is selling illegal software, technically you don't have a legitimate licence and the retailer could end up in jail for piracy!
For office, the cheapest way to go is via a university agreement (if you are a student) or if you have someone at home in the education field as a teacher OR you have a student then you can get the student edition of office for about $100 I think – and that comes with a licence to install on 3 computers.
Another way to get a free copy of office is to check with your IT department at the office – If they have purchased Software Assurance for Office, you may be able to install office on your home computer (as long as you don't use office on your home computer at the same time as the one at the office)
Regarding Andy's comment at #18, I am a happy Mac owner. But I can say that their tech support is not entirely U.S. based. At least the last time I called, which was 1-2 years ago, I definitely spoke with someone in India.
Still love the Mac.
@ Q at $1 Million to My Name:
Apple opened its first call center in India about 2 years ago, but shut it down about 6 months later. I think you just fell in that "lucky" window. All of their phone support is again U.S.-based now.
I love this article-it's so true. I just upgraded my 2000 Windows system to SimplyMEPIS (a type of linux), and I couldn't be happier! The previous windows would usually crash or fail for no good reason, and all the programs were too old or useless. I didn't have any money, so I got linux off the internet. I installed from the live CD and had I currently have 216 RAM, and my computer works pretty well. I"m going to upgrade the RAM to 500-whatever-maximum (I'm no computer expert).
Some of the benefits have been great image software (GIMP), increased productivity (I'm learning the shortcuts), and super-fast boot times (my dad's windows takes over 10 minutes to load, my old windows took about 4-5 minutes, now linux takes less than one.)
Some negatives are: trying to get it to network and the two days it took to get the wireless internet to work (it didn't have a linux driver, and I'd never used linux before). Learning all the new stuff can be a hassle, but it's worth the effort.
I'm never going to buy windows ever again. What a gyp!
Good info. As a new Mac user, I look forward to the Mac update.
I know that iPod support is not 100% US, but as far as I know, 100% of Mac support is in the US. And that's not even accounting for the genius bar
Brian (comment 6) had a great suggestion. I have personally bought several items of software which would retail from several hundred to near a thousand dollars each, for $5 to $25 using a student discount (or, now that my wife and I are no longer students, having our friends who are university employees buy them for us).
Ubuntu/Linux is the way to go. I will never pay for Windows again!
Great ideas. Last year, I wrote a post on discount multifunction printers and some of the tips for that would apply to shopping for a computer: http://www.consultantjournal.com/blog/discount-multifunction-printers
On the topic of building/buying a new computer; I just built my first a while back and most of the research I did agreed that it is pretty much a wash on price, especially if you compensate for time and effort spent. But, the reason I (and many others) decided to build was that I knew exactly what was going into my machine, I learned what goes where and what i might need to do to fix it should something go wrong, and I got a tremendous sense of accomplishment from doing it. When I compared what went into my machine with the closest i could find from dell, I think I saved maybe $50 and got a little extra power here and there… but the value of learning a new skill really made it worthwhile…
Keep up the awesome work!!
Great article.
I wish there was a way to get cheaper Macs. I'm ready to switch, but find that even the refurbished Macs are costly to me.
I'm thinking that I feel this way because I made my initial computer investment many moons ago, and over the years have replaced various guts in my PC to newer versions. I'm used to paying 300 bucks every couple of years on a new motherboard and CPU (RAM, too, sometimes) while keeping the same video card, monitor and other peripherals. Side note: using the same computer case from 1999 can be effective, but the end result is poor ventilation and heat issues in 2007.
With Macs, it's all or nothing. Not that will stop me from switching.
I have usually noticed Dell's Small Business is always the cheapest compared to Home, Edu, or Gov't. I always look in there before the other sections for computers from Dell.
I just bought a refurbished MacBook, which saved me about $200. But, I also bought it on a sales-tax-free weekend. The last 2 states I've lived in have had these weekends about twice a year (once around the beginning of the school year, once in the spring before the end of the school year). Here in TN it's great because our sales tax is 10%. There's a list of what's tax free and the max purchase you can make. The list also includes clothes/shoes and other items you wouldn't automatically think of as "school items." It's a great time to make a big (but under the max limit) purchase.
there's always a risk of lemons, but i had my iMac for five years without having to spend a dime on upgrades/repairs (other than some RAM, but that barely set me back at all). I just bought a new iMac this week to replace the old one. Expensive, but judging from the track record, it's worth it.
I have had my PC for 5 years. It is still going strong with a graphics card upgrade & a memory upgrade. Once I upgrade my DVD burner, it will probably be good for at least another 3 or 4 years – high-end games and all.
Dell will soon be selling Ubuntu Linux pre-installed on select machines. For people who don't want the hassle of maintaining windows, but can not, or do not want to switch to mac, this could be a possible solution.
I was able to make an addendum to the article just before J.D. posted it, saying just that.
"As of May 1, Dell now offers Ubuntu pre-installed on some systems."
The first thing I thought when reading this article, was that you should buy a mac (new or 2nd hand), or try Linux. You rightly point out that for most of the readers here, they will only really be surfing the web, writing emails and managing their online banking.
For these users, and myself, an Apple Mac realyl does break free the shackles of personally maintaining a PC in order to keep it working. Defragging, anti-virus and anti-spyware scanning and updating, etc. I had gone down the road that you suggested and at first it was fun, updating and upgrading (mostly to play games). Now, I have my weekends hassle-free and able to take my girlfriend out rather than stay indoors reinstalling windows.
Time is money. It is also irreplaceable. You can always spend money hiring a techie to maintain your computer, but you also have a cost of taking time to bring the PC to the computer shop for repair, or sitting around while an engineer arrives at your home, or even waste time hanging on for customer telephone support. These things do not have a price tag until you start calculating: How much is your personal time worth?
In the image/photo vein, GIMP is powerful, but Paint.NET is a little more user friendly, and also free.
get it at "getpaint.net"
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