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   My initial answer is Web 2.0 knee-jerk: the web is the platform now, so the computer doesn’t matter. My considered answer would be similar, but more nuanced… but, rather than considering, I’ll watch out for other responses.

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   Andrew (1 comments.) — 01/23/2006 @ 2:20 pm
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   after all, the internet connection is the best for blogging

   

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   anonymuis (2 comments.) — 01/23/2006 @ 3:19 pm
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   does it really matter what computer?

   we’re a Linux family - but that hasn’t any affect on blogging

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   macewan (2 comments.) — 01/23/2006 @ 5:57 pm
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   I think the answer is the same as it is for “which application is best for blogging?” Whichever most closely suits your needs and “feels good” to use.

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   David (1 comments.) — 01/23/2006 @ 6:20 pm
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   Surely Windows is better, because it has IE on it, and that better than Firefox isn’t it?

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   Matt (1 comments.) — 01/24/2006 @ 12:39 am
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   There is no knee-jerking about the first poster’s response. If all you need is a web browser, what difference does it make what runs under the hood?

   And to the parent poster… I used and supported Windows machine for years. That’s WHY I know made a total switch over to Linux and Mac.

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   Aaron Kulbe (2 comments.) — 01/24/2006 @ 2:00 am
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   Too bad I’ve forgotten what typing is, in that period of time. remove the word “know” from my last post

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   Aaron Kulbe (2 comments.) — 01/24/2006 @ 2:26 am
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   The platform is completely irrelevant, IMO. As long as the system comes equipped with a basic text editor and a browser, that should be all that’s needed for the basics or running a web journal. I use Mac OSX, Windows XP and Ubuntu Linux to publish to my blog and I see no real advantage that one has over another.

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   daveb (3 comments.) — 01/24/2006 @ 6:01 pm
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   Knee-jerk, schmee-jerk. It’s the truth that platforms don’t matter. At the same time, it really comes down to what hardware you prefer. For a year and a half or so, I was a “Windows user with Mac undertones” myself, but now I own two Macs and I couldn’t be happier with my decision. My iBook is a great little blogging machine - even with its paltry 256MB RAM and basic features, it does exactly what it’s intended to do effortlessly. I love it so much, I sold my PC and bought a mac mini as well.

   I miss some of my Palm OS development software as well as two games, but I’ve found I’m more productive with my Mac. I’m not trying to sound like a Mac fanboy, but I think the best answer to this question is “whatever you feel happiest and most productive using.”

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   eston (1 comments.) — 01/25/2006 @ 1:25 am
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    Does it really make a difference what computer you use?

    I have mainly used Windows 2000 and XP with different browsers. But I don’t see any issues wrt hard or software

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    Ajay D'Souza (39 comments.) — 01/25/2006 @ 3:00 am
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    I don’t think it matters either. A goo browser and a decent text editor are all thats needed. I tend to use my laptop at home mostly because I can sit down wherever I am comfortable (the garden in the summer!) and blog away.

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    Nick Lewis (1 comments.) — 01/25/2006 @ 9:37 am
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    Since blogs are web-based isn’t it utterly irrelevant?

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    David Russell (31 comments.) — 01/26/2006 @ 1:35 pm
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    I was able to blog with a 133-mhz box running Slackware in text mode. (In the elinks browser.) I don’t do that anymore, though.

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    Dave (1 comments.) — 01/29/2006 @ 2:43 am
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    I have a Powerbook and a PC.

    If it’s browsers we’re talking about, depending on the type of blog (WordPress, Moveable Type…), Safari doesn’t support some of the AJAX text-editor features built into their backends. Safari is my main man on OS X, though I whip out Firefox when I’m coding a website, but still find it a pain that Safari doesn’t support those AJAX features natively.

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    Graeme (1 comments.) — 01/30/2006 @ 2:18 pm

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