Mac or PC's?

#11

I have a tendency to use both as apply my own rule of preference in this
situation. That is, for all graphic work I use a MAC and for all development
work I will use a PC. The MAC (OSX) is funky and a delight to work with as in
itself it is creative. The PC/MS OS is much more rigid in its approach, good
for getting a serious head on for development work - it is also slightly
crisper and (I find) easier to write code with as a result.

#12

As a long time Mac user, I find PCs very rigid and non-intuitive (and
the way the applications always open fullscreen make me feel
claustrophobic!... I like to see the background at all times).

So I would assume adapting to the Mac environment would be easy.
A G5 will also out-perform pretty much any PC.

So I would assume

ShowtelPromotions wrote:

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Good info....Is it hard to adapt to the using the mac over the PC because I'm thinking about investing in a G5 for the company.

#13

seb wrote:

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Dreamweaver (and Flash) work flawlessly here on OSX.
I'd say the biggest differences are:

I would agree with you except that the slowness of Dreamweaver MX 2004
on OSX is rather legendary :-). It's a known issue and apparent to
anyone running both side by side. If one runs just OSX - he may not be
aware of a difference - unless he also runs XP or even an earlier
version of Dreamweaver. Whether it's Apple's fault, Macromedia's fault,
or a combination - I can't say. Even a simple process like installing a
large extension happens instantaneously on a modern XP system while it
could take more than 60 seconds (sometimes much more) on Panther. Then
there are the mime-type issues, Dreamweaver DOM issues, hard drive name
issues. I can go on :-)

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#14

It's just that age old question MAC or PC. In my oppinon their both as good
dsepending on how you use them. Besides Bill Gates wouldn't of even had Windows
if Steve jobs wasn't there for him to rip it off from. So their basically the
same. But in the long run for graphics and such like that. Get a MAC.

#15

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the way the applications always open fullscreen

?

They don't always open full screen.

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#16

seb wrote:

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Dreamweaver (and Flash) work flawlessly here on OSX.
I'd say the biggest differences are:

1:
using Windows is encouraging a monopoly
using Mac (or Linux) is encouraging the competition

Sheez, and I thought I was the only one on this forum who cared about
that sort of stuff!

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2:
There are millions of known viruses and spyware designed to attack Windows
There are virtually no viruses or spyware designed to attack Macs

Speaking of which, how about Internet Explorer's recent Big Adventure?
Was there ever a better day for Mozilla and Opera? I've been actively
encouraging visitors to my sites to switch, but I'm going to up the ante
by putting notices next to my PayPal buttons advising them that it isn't
safe to transmit money over the Internet via Internet Explorer.

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Using a Mac on a Cable connection, I don't even use a FireWall or an
antiVirus, and NEVER had a problem.

These are very important differences.

Well, that's all academic for me, as I can no longer afford a Mac. But
it will remain on my wish list.

#17

Yea, I feel you there...Thats way I went with the pc, it was more practical at this time for my company. Maybe one day I can drive the benz of computers, the G5....