: About Me

Researchers in the sciences need statistical processing power for data analysis, software that helps them organize their data in sensible ways and data storage. For all of these software needs, software is usually more polished and mature in platforms other than Macintosh. However, a Mac running Linux can easily catch up, but I'd be hesitant to spend $1500+ on a machine to install Linux in it. For the hardware needs, a PC offers a cheaper alternative. No question about that. The Mac platform (software and hardware) offers a "cool" interaction with novice users, however it is way too restri...