Macs and PCs
What I Like about the Mac
This is the fourth in a series on Macs and PCs that I've published at Spyjournal.
Last time I told you that there were some awkward moments in making the switch from PC to Mac. But in spite of those, there are so many things I love about the Macintosh. Let’s start with the minor things.
Installing and deleting software is just as easy as it should be. When you click on a Mac software installation program, an icon for that program pops up. You drag that icon into your applications collection. That’s it. If you don’t want the program anymore, you simply drag the program icon to the trash can. A lot of things on the Mac are accomplished with simple, intuitive moves like that. And many things that require a software download on a PC come standard with a Mac. The “Preview” program, for example, views .pdf files, creates them, compresses them, takes screen shots and saves those to dozens of different formats. It’s the default viewing program for graphic files, and it has a compliment of editing tools built right in. The Macintosh is rich with utilities like this.
The much-hyped iLife programs live up to their billing. It’s true that you can make slideshows and movies and podcasts and all sorts of things with the software that comes...READ THE REST at Spyjournal.
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Jumping Ship
This is the second post in a short series on the story of my turning from PC to Mac. The first post is here. The irony is not lost on me that I'm posting this from a different computer because my Macbook Pro won't boot. ;-)
Last week I mentioned that I did not leave the world of PCs and Windows because I needed an easier interface. I’m a fairly serious computer user. I slogged my way through programs back in the early 90s, before Windows, when every program had a completely unique set of commands. F7 saved in Word Perfect. Why? Because that’s the way they designed it. Other programs had their own quirky commands. For me, Windows has always seemed incredibly easy and convenient, if only because of the universal command structure.
I guess it’s all a matter of perspective. Having lived through the Great Depression, my grandfather always thought an orange was a spanking good Christmas present.
You know what ultimately drove me away from Windows?....
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