From: thomas.e.elam@gmail.com   
      
   On 2/20/26 11:13 AM, Brock McNuggets wrote:   
   > On Feb 20, 2026 at 9:15:09 AM MST, "Alan" wrote   
   > <10na1ad$hbce$1@dont-email.me>:   
   >   
   >> On 2026-02-19 17:37, Tom Elam wrote:   
   >>> On 2/19/26 1:08 PM, Alan wrote:   
   >>>> On 2026-02-18 15:48, Tom Elam wrote:   
   >>>>>> You put the Windows machine somewhere where it doesn't take up much   
   >>>>>> space, and keep one computer where you use it the most.   
   >>>>>>   
   >>>>>> You get to use the Mac's keyboard, mouse and screen, and the mouse   
   >>>>>> tracking is almost always smoother than Windows, and the display of   
   >>>>>> higher quality.   
   >>>>>   
   >>>>> No complaints here on the Dell screen or keypad. The laptop screen is   
   >>>>> 3456x2160 OLED and the keyboard and mouse pad are as good as anything   
   >>>>> Apple has. I also have a 27" Dell 3840x2160 backlit LED monitor that   
   >>>>> is as good as anything with similar specs on the market today.   
   >>>>>   
   >>>>> The issue with the Dell is the Intel i9 CPU. I kills the battery,   
   >>>>> runs hot, and the fans make a lot of noise. It has a better sound   
   >>>>> system than the Air. BUT, the Air is at least as fast as the Dell,   
   >>>>> runs all day on a charge, and no noise. To me the OS differences are   
   >>>>> not and issue. Both work just fine.   
   >>>>>   
   >>>>> I bought the Dell for a specific project that was taking up to 20   
   >>>>> minutes to run stats tasks on an even older top-of-the-line HP. That   
   >>>>> went down to well under 5 minutes. The HP had a 1 tb hard drive, the   
   >>>>> Dell a 2 tb SSD that helped too. It did the job at the time, 4 years   
   >>>>> ago. The client paid for it. A lot has changed.   
   >>>>   
   >>>> What hasn't changed is that you're still an asshole.   
   >>>>   
   >>>> Your words about what is and is not as functional don't have much   
   >>>> meaning anymore.   
   >>>>   
   >>>> I tried to offer you some useful advice about an app you'd probably   
   >>>> not have known about, and you had to get argumentative.   
   >>>   
   >>> You are not correct. I Googled that app and it's not useful for me.   
   >>   
   >> Riiiiiiiiight.   
   >>   
   >> An app that lets you easily use a second computer without having to   
   >> switch back and forth physically is "not useful" for someone with two   
   >> computers he wants to use...   
   >   
   > I have my desktop hooked up to my TV. I watch old videos on it and control it   
   > from my laptop. Being able to use my second computer without having to switch   
   > back and forth is useful.   
   >   
   > Of course not everyone needs this.   
   >   
   > (Backing you... I get you are being sarcastic).   
   >   
   >   
   Do you know how to use Screen Share from an Apple device on a streaming   
   stick??   
      
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