Best OS for HTML authors. (Was: RE: software to change res. without restart.)

> The software that I use to switch my monitors resolution, bit depth,=20
or even
> which monitor to put my main desktop on is MacOS 8.5. None of which=20
requires
> a reboot.

> I don't mean to be rude to the people that started this thread, but=20
since
> the world is full of mis-information about the "Other OS" I just had=20
to
> reply.

> Another added benefit of MacOS 8.5 that most people don't know is that=
=20
MacOS
> 8.5 can handle Network Profiles. This is a very nice feature(I refuse =

to do
> without it) for those of us that do internet design. For instance, say=
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you
> have two different ISPs that you need to have access to, and they have=

> different network settings, such as, DNS numbers, or maybe one has a=20
static
> IP and the other dynamic. I can switch between different network=20
settings
> with two clicks(1 to open a menu and 1 to switch settings), and it=20
takes
> less than a second for the change to be made, then I dial. No reboot, =

no
> hassles. Welcome to MacOS.

> And no, I'm not an Apple employee, just a user that is tired of=20
hearing all
> of the mis-information that is going around about the best consumer OS=
=20
on
> the market today(BAR NONE!).

Ok, I'm aware that this can easily degrade in a flame war of some=20
sort. It may even be unappropriate, but I don't think so. (And if it=20
is, we'll be reminded).

Now, as I myself am an author, here's my point of view:

Linux rules, and here's why:

I can install Apache, and have full control over the environment, see=20
the thing out of a REAL webserver and see how it reacts. I can debug=20
my own server-side scripts and actually, get all of this FREE (which=20
fits quite nicely in a student's budget, ;P ).

But as this is a discussion list, I'd like to hear what YOU think=20
about the 'best OS' for HTML/Web developers.

Christian Lavoie
clavoie(at)enter-net.com
UIN: 947212

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