How many of us are 'Mac people'?
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When I first decided to at least give Apple a try, after being totally disgusted with Vista on my Windows computers, I kept XP running on Parallels for about a year for the legacy Windows programs that I depended on. That was in 2007. I was concerned about the learning curve involved in converting to OSX, but to my surprise, it was quite painless and intuitive, and I soon found OSX programs that were at least as good as their Windows counterparts.
I realized last week that I STILL have XP available on my Mac Pro on Parallels, but also became aware that I hadn't booted it up in over four years. I seriously haven't found a single application that I need or want that doesn't have a Mac App that will work for that requirement, and in most cases better than their Win equivalents.
As a Fine Art and Documentary photographer (Sideline occupation), Adobe's entire suite works far better on OSX than I ever saw on Windows and the Adobe Creative Cloud subscription system is simply awesome, giving full access to all of their programs for a monthly pittance. Apple's Pages, Numbers, and Keynote all continue to impress, and documents can be saved as fully compatible Office docs for those who need to operate them under Windows. PDF files have pretty much negated compatibility issues across a plethora of text and document programs.
In my primary occupation as a pro helicopter pilot, the best, bar none, electronic logbook for pro pilots is only available on OSX. (Log Ten Pro). It is used by more than 100,000 pilots worldwide and has become the defacto standard for flight logging. Additionally, flight desk software to be used in flight is unmatched on the iPad, and is now becoming the standard for airlines as well as other flight operations.
Where OSX still trails the Windows platform is in gaming. There are some really fine games for Macs that are ported from Windows, but it is clear that Windows reigns supreme for hard core gamers. I am not one, so it is a moot point for me.
Apple clearly has sold me on their joint hardware/software development system. Unlike Microsoft which is a primarily software company, Apple develops hardware and software together for unmatched performance and productivity, while also porting some of their software like iTunes and Quicktime to other platforms.
The Mac App store currently has something like a half million apps available, and they are buy once, load on all your systems without further cost. The same holds true for the IOS app store. Same programs on multiple units without additional fees.
Am I an Apple Fanboy. Well.... I suppose so, but having been involved with computers since the Radio Shack TRS80 Model 1, and having owned and run a small chain of retail computer stores in the early days, I think I have the ability to reasonably discern what is good, and what is great. For me, Apple leads the way, and is now fully entering the enterprise market in partnership with IBM.
My only regret is that I lived three blocks from Wozniak's garage when he and Jobs were building the Apple 1. They were the same age as me, and I had much the same interests at the time. We could have been friends if only I had known they were so close.... Sigh.... [sad] ($$$$$!!!!)
Cheers,
Frank
I realized last week that I STILL have XP available on my Mac Pro on Parallels, but also became aware that I hadn't booted it up in over four years. I seriously haven't found a single application that I need or want that doesn't have a Mac App that will work for that requirement, and in most cases better than their Win equivalents.
As a Fine Art and Documentary photographer (Sideline occupation), Adobe's entire suite works far better on OSX than I ever saw on Windows and the Adobe Creative Cloud subscription system is simply awesome, giving full access to all of their programs for a monthly pittance. Apple's Pages, Numbers, and Keynote all continue to impress, and documents can be saved as fully compatible Office docs for those who need to operate them under Windows. PDF files have pretty much negated compatibility issues across a plethora of text and document programs.
In my primary occupation as a pro helicopter pilot, the best, bar none, electronic logbook for pro pilots is only available on OSX. (Log Ten Pro). It is used by more than 100,000 pilots worldwide and has become the defacto standard for flight logging. Additionally, flight desk software to be used in flight is unmatched on the iPad, and is now becoming the standard for airlines as well as other flight operations.
Where OSX still trails the Windows platform is in gaming. There are some really fine games for Macs that are ported from Windows, but it is clear that Windows reigns supreme for hard core gamers. I am not one, so it is a moot point for me.
Apple clearly has sold me on their joint hardware/software development system. Unlike Microsoft which is a primarily software company, Apple develops hardware and software together for unmatched performance and productivity, while also porting some of their software like iTunes and Quicktime to other platforms.
The Mac App store currently has something like a half million apps available, and they are buy once, load on all your systems without further cost. The same holds true for the IOS app store. Same programs on multiple units without additional fees.
Am I an Apple Fanboy. Well.... I suppose so, but having been involved with computers since the Radio Shack TRS80 Model 1, and having owned and run a small chain of retail computer stores in the early days, I think I have the ability to reasonably discern what is good, and what is great. For me, Apple leads the way, and is now fully entering the enterprise market in partnership with IBM.
My only regret is that I lived three blocks from Wozniak's garage when he and Jobs were building the Apple 1. They were the same age as me, and I had much the same interests at the time. We could have been friends if only I had known they were so close.... Sigh.... [sad] ($$$$$!!!!)
Cheers,
Frank
i really do wish that everything would run on a mac. i really don't understand why a small app type program like stamps.com is not also done for the mac, so you have to get something like vmware to run windows on your mac to work it.
another program that i think should run on a mac is SolidWorks. Without a workaround and diminished capabilities it's really developed only for Windows.
another program that i think should run on a mac is SolidWorks. Without a workaround and diminished capabilities it's really developed only for Windows.
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teocaf said:
LOL!!! You just made me think of something I discovered last month. I was going through my checking account data and suddenly realized that I have been paying a monthly fee to Stamps.com for the last four year years without having printed a single stamp!! [scared]
That's about $500 I've paid without having printed a single $.32 cent stamp! YIKES!
Needless to say, I have cancelled my "subscription"....Finally!
Cheers,
Frank
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Upgraded MacBook Pro from Snow Leopard to Yosemite yesterday.
A big jump from 10.6 to 10.10. It took some time but it was free.
Then started up Firefox and went to Amazon to return something.
Tried to print the return label and the OS gave me an alert that
"Some software for the Brother printer is missing. Would you like to download it?"
Clicked yes and the beach ball spun a few seconds and in a few more seconds the printer started warming up and in a few more seconds out came the return label.
That's the way it should work and that's why I'm a Mac person.
A big jump from 10.6 to 10.10. It took some time but it was free.
Then started up Firefox and went to Amazon to return something.
Tried to print the return label and the OS gave me an alert that
"Some software for the Brother printer is missing. Would you like to download it?"
Clicked yes and the beach ball spun a few seconds and in a few more seconds the printer started warming up and in a few more seconds out came the return label.
That's the way it should work and that's why I'm a Mac person.
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Michael Kellough said:
Amen, Bro!!
Couldn't have said it better! [big grin]
Frank
SittingElf said:
I haven't found this to be true at all. Keynote is fun to look at, but isn't really relevant unless your whole enterprise is on Keynote. The import/export between PowerPoint works on the surface, not if you actually need to make edits. Numbers doesn't have near the power of Excel, not by a longshot. If you're doing simple addition/subtraction, with maybe one cell reference, it's okay, but anything more complex and it's a disaster. No scripting either. Excel for Mac lacks a lot of functionality of the Windows version too though, and isn't as stable. I haven't tried Pages, but I haven't used a word processor since college.
The kicker is Numbers and Keynote are far more crash-happy than Office for Mac, talk about slap in the face from Apple.
I've opted to keep a PC in my house for work and other things, Excel is really one application Microsoft executes very well on a yearly basis. Crashes are rare, takes the gigantic files I throw at it (albeit slowly, I don't have the most up to date hardware), and then begs for more. I dabble in Solidworks as well, which I'm not aware if there's anything comparable in Mac-land.
I honestly wish I could use my Mac all day, the interface is great, but the software isn't there, in breadth or quality. Until then, I'll have to keep both platforms.
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fritter63 said:
OS X is so much better than the early Mac OS that I wasn't all that apprehensive.
(And the old Mac OS was almost always way ahead of Windows)
I was mainly worried about my equally aged CAD software and was prepared to pay
a lot of money to upgrade but luckily it still works too. iPhoto had to be upgraded
(which was a piece of cake) but so far it's been a breeze.
Not a fan of the "flattened look" though.
In the pre- X days I had to buy a new book about the OS every time a new version came out.
When X came I bought a book but that was the last time it was necessary.
Michael Kellough said:
I was thinking more in terms of OLD hardware to the new software version.
Yeah, OS X is based on a derivative of UNIX, most of the changes tend to be on the Windows UI layer.
(been a software engineer for 30 years now, mostly UNIX based systems. Don't get me started about Microsoft Windows....)
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Answering original question of this 3d :
Mac user for sure! Book Pro 15" 2.2 Gh core i7 , 750 Gb Hd, iPhone 4 and Ipad Mini (used as road and off road navigator... and to play with my daughter.....)
Daughter -Iphone 5 and Ipad
Wife - Ipad
Dark side : I must use Parallels desktop to run some idiot W softwares.
Mac user for sure! Book Pro 15" 2.2 Gh core i7 , 750 Gb Hd, iPhone 4 and Ipad Mini (used as road and off road navigator... and to play with my daughter.....)
Daughter -Iphone 5 and Ipad
Wife - Ipad
Dark side : I must use Parallels desktop to run some idiot W softwares.
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I'm lacking commitment to take the plunge on the new iPhones ... first time in years I've wavered and asked myself Samsung?, Nokia?
Was frustrated as hell with issues involving object linking/embedding on Windows today with Visio and Powerpoint, but the Mac options are limited.
I certainly won't be going as far as the iPhone 6 plus - banana phone - with my use it'd fold day one [sad]
Was frustrated as hell with issues involving object linking/embedding on Windows today with Visio and Powerpoint, but the Mac options are limited.
I certainly won't be going as far as the iPhone 6 plus - banana phone - with my use it'd fold day one [sad]
Every computer I've ever bought has had a picture of a piece of fruit on it. Until this week. I have an old Mini, a Hackintoshed Asus eeeBook, and an i7 Mac Mini that is great, even more so because it can dual boot so I can use the cabinet software I'm handcuffed to. I was reluctant to install Windows at first, especially since Windows 8 was nearly universally panned. I've had to use XP and Win7 and absolutely hated them, but I like Windows 8. Each platform has advantages, like the Mac's longevity and the robustness of the bundled apps, or Win8's ubiquity and ability to pay my bills. I use Excel on both platforms, and its combination of brute force and finesse is intact on the Mac. I'm flexible, sometimes I use a screwdriver as a prybar, it's whatever works best for the situation.
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How many plagued by MacBook 2011
I have been a loyal customer for over thirty years and during that time as well as my own purchases I have convinced numerous friends, family, co workers and schools to follow me. I feel let down since purchasing my Apple MacBook Pro 2011, to date it has had two main board changes and I go into a frenzy ever time I here the fans buzz up. It is now out off AppleCare and I am just waiting for the day when it just fails again.
My Purchases of apple products:-
1985 Macintosh - No Breakdown.
1991 Macintosh llsi - No Breakdown.
1992 Macintosh Quadra 700 - No Breakdown
1997 Newton - Smashed Screen.
1997 Power Macintosh G3 - Failed power supply after 7 years and still in use for accounts
1999 Blue & White Power Macintosh G3 - No Breakdown
2000 mate 300 -Secondhand- needs new battery and power supply
2000 Power Mac G4 - No Breakdown
2002 eMac - No Breakdown
2002 Ipod 2nd Gen - No Breakdown
2004 Ipod U2 4th Gen - No Breakdown
2006 iPod Nano - No Breakdown
2007 Macbook - No Breakdown
2008 Apple TV 1st Gen - No Breakdown
2007 Macbook 13” Sons- No Breakdown
2009 iPod shuffle - No Breakdown
2009 Macbook daughters- No Breakdown
2009 iPhone 3GS - 2 repairs plus new battery
2010 iPad 1 Gen - Stolen
2011 MacBook Pro 15” three breakdowns, two logic board replacement.
2011 Apple Cinema Display
2011 Apple TV 2nd Gen - No Breakdown
2011 Macbook Air 13” - No Breakdown
2011 iPhone 4S - 2 repairs
2013 iPad Air - No Breakdown
2013 iPhone 5s - No Breakdown
2014 Apple TV 3rd Gen - No Breakdown
and over the years thousands of pounds of software and upgrades.
I have been a loyal customer for over thirty years and during that time as well as my own purchases I have convinced numerous friends, family, co workers and schools to follow me. I feel let down since purchasing my Apple MacBook Pro 2011, to date it has had two main board changes and I go into a frenzy ever time I here the fans buzz up. It is now out off AppleCare and I am just waiting for the day when it just fails again.
My Purchases of apple products:-
1985 Macintosh - No Breakdown.
1991 Macintosh llsi - No Breakdown.
1992 Macintosh Quadra 700 - No Breakdown
1997 Newton - Smashed Screen.
1997 Power Macintosh G3 - Failed power supply after 7 years and still in use for accounts
1999 Blue & White Power Macintosh G3 - No Breakdown
2000 mate 300 -Secondhand- needs new battery and power supply
2000 Power Mac G4 - No Breakdown
2002 eMac - No Breakdown
2002 Ipod 2nd Gen - No Breakdown
2004 Ipod U2 4th Gen - No Breakdown
2006 iPod Nano - No Breakdown
2007 Macbook - No Breakdown
2008 Apple TV 1st Gen - No Breakdown
2007 Macbook 13” Sons- No Breakdown
2009 iPod shuffle - No Breakdown
2009 Macbook daughters- No Breakdown
2009 iPhone 3GS - 2 repairs plus new battery
2010 iPad 1 Gen - Stolen
2011 MacBook Pro 15” three breakdowns, two logic board replacement.
2011 Apple Cinema Display
2011 Apple TV 2nd Gen - No Breakdown
2011 Macbook Air 13” - No Breakdown
2011 iPhone 4S - 2 repairs
2013 iPad Air - No Breakdown
2013 iPhone 5s - No Breakdown
2014 Apple TV 3rd Gen - No Breakdown
and over the years thousands of pounds of software and upgrades.
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2011 must have been the bad year for the Pro. I have a 2012 and never a single problem. Mine has the SSD drive, glad I paid for that upgrade.
Only had two macs with issues; the big bubble Mac that came in various colors, green purple orange etc died prematurely; another one had quirky issues, can't remember which one.
Overall though far less issues than the windows people complain about over the decades.
Only had two macs with issues; the big bubble Mac that came in various colors, green purple orange etc died prematurely; another one had quirky issues, can't remember which one.
Overall though far less issues than the windows people complain about over the decades.
