Windows 7 - Is it worth £200?

I have been using windows 7 for a long time now, a few months after it was first released. The main reason for upgrading was because I was one of thoses statistics that was unfortunate enough to use Microsoft Windows Vista.

There aren't alot of perks in using Windows 7, the only main things I can pick out is the new taskbar and the awesome aero theme. It also makes a few things easier such as creating and connecting to networks, task managment and task scheduling.

Personally I think XP would be a better alternative to Vista since 7 has alot of compatability issues especially with anti-virus software st the moment (Maybe becuase it's still relativly new.)

If your running Vista at the moment...WHAT ARE YOU THINKING!!! UPGRADE OR DOWNGRADE NOW!

Mozilla Thunderbird - Email Client -

This is now my favorite email client.
It's free, fast, efficient and Oh so easy to use.
I found this a formidable competitor for Microsoft Outlook 2007 with which took me a while to figure out how to set up my domain email account (spent ages re-typing my ingoing and outgoing etc.) and downloading a hotmail connector whereas Thunderbird did everything for me, all it required was the email address and the password. I seriously recommend this program.

PC Vs. Mac, Which one to buy...?

This is a topic that has been debated almost endlessly,
Unfortunatly things haven't changed between either company; Mac's are still overpriced and PC's Operating systems are still reliably unstable.
Mac's Operating systems are VERY stable and almost never crash though you pay a shocking price for minimal hardware, some argue that Macs cheap O.S. makes up for it but I disagee: It would take a minimum of 5 years for a Mac to pay for itself. So the only advice I can offer is it all depends what your using it for:
-If you only want to check your emails from time to time or watch the odd movie then don't bother forking out for a Mac unless of course its a cheap Mac, by a PC and run either Windows XP or Windows 7 (the most stable and reliable O.S.'s)
-If you looking for something to support multiple memory intensive applications with vulnerable data then by all means by a Mac although this will cost you as a Mac with more than 2GB RAM and 160GB HD it's going to cost you something in the vicinity of £1,175 although for that money you will get an excellent Graphics card and reliable software.
Then again for that money you could get a quad-core, 1000TB, 18.4 Inch awesome PC.

So finally, if your torn between PC's cheap hardware and Macs incredible software then I suggest you by a decent PC and run "Hackintosh" (Designed to run Mac's software on a PC)
It may not run as smoothly as actually buying a Mac due to obvious compatability issues but it certainly is cheaper. Click here for more information on "Hackintosh"