The Psystar open computer has received very little positive press from big media for good reason. According to Zdnet, the company has problems keeping an address, no credit card processor and has failed to prove to anyone that the system works or will not be blocked by Apple from receiving updates, do we even need to start talking about support?

I have to agree with Adrian Kingsley-Hughes on this one. The system sounds like a lot of lost weekends and, for what gain? So you can be “uber l33t” and have something “cool”? I have work to do! Work that requires a stable computer to accomplish my many daily tasks. Reading Adrian’s article reminds me of the first time I over-clocked (and destroyed) a processor ~15 years ago.

Now, don’t get me wrong, I do my share of exploring new and innovative ideas but, life is short and I am choosing my battles more carefully these days. Years ago, I spent about 3 months playing with a flavor of redhat, only to realize that everything I wanted it to do was pre-packaged in windows 3.1….

Moral of the story? Life is short and now that I am older, I am more willing to bow-down and enjoy an OS and Computer that WORKS. I still get small annoyances with each OS upgrade that comes down the pipeline and it is usually related to a 3rd party driver but, it’s a small price to pay for the convenience of having confidence in my business equipment.

*Side Rant: I refuse to use Quicktime and iTunes. Web Developers, PLEASE stop making website customers use the Quicktime plug-in to view your website videos! It’s annoying, learn Flash! Yes, I am pointing to the Psystar website…

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