So I'm reading my school's student paper today and run across what is probably the worst technical article I've ever seen.
Boot Camp Crashes and Burns.
A huge collection of incorrect information and misconceptions, I'm rather amazed no one managed to catch this junk before it got to the printers. Thought you fellas might enjoy a good laugh, certainly made my day.
Except:
Ninja Edit: I've noticed as of late a rather large number of bad articles written about Boot Camp. What is it about this thing that attracts the idiot section of tech writer brains?
Boot Camp Crashes and Burns.
A huge collection of incorrect information and misconceptions, I'm rather amazed no one managed to catch this junk before it got to the printers. Thought you fellas might enjoy a good laugh, certainly made my day.
Except:
I honestly don't know where to begin. The enormous media coverage of Apple's new Boot Camp software is so pro-Apple that it obscures the massive amount of problems associated with using it.
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Macs operate at a lower CPU temperature than PCs. When a Mac starts to emulate a Windows platform completely, the computer must provide additional voltage to provide the computing power. The heat generated from over-clocking the hardware results in faster hardware degradation. If you get enough excess heat, you can start cooking your computer and maybe even dinner while you're at it.
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Macs operate at a lower CPU temperature than PCs. When a Mac starts to emulate a Windows platform completely, the computer must provide additional voltage to provide the computing power. The heat generated from over-clocking the hardware results in faster hardware degradation. If you get enough excess heat, you can start cooking your computer and maybe even dinner while you're at it.
Ninja Edit: I've noticed as of late a rather large number of bad articles written about Boot Camp. What is it about this thing that attracts the idiot section of tech writer brains?
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