OT: Another appeal to my Australian friends.

Posted by F.James Cripwell on July 16, 2009, 7:55 am

I have been told that Senator Fielding is a "nut case", and I have no
reason to suppose that this is not true. However, it is a real pleasure
seeing such a "nut case", writing what I consider to be just plain common
sense. For anyone interested please visit
http://www.stevefielding.com.au/blog/comments/the_real_reason_ill_fight_in_the_senate_on_climate_change/
Jim.

Posted by Ericka Kammerer on July 15, 2009, 7:30 am

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        As with anything, it depends on what you need. I
have been using Mac laptops for many years and love them.
My family has been Mac only for I don't know how long. My
husband works professionally on unix machines, and likes
that the Macs at home have all the unix functionality, since
OSX is built on a flavor of unix. I work part time as an
employee of a government contractor who's all Windows, and
part time as a consultant exchanging documents and graphics
regularly with my clients, most of whom are using Windows.
I don't have any compatibility problems sharing documents.
Sometimes I'm using MS Office software, where the compatibility
is seamless (e.g., Word, Excel, PowerPoint). Sometimes I
use Mac-only software and convert files because I enjoy
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isn't available and I don't feel like running Windows on
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I have not had any problems converting documents when
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I love since I hate using Visio). When I do need to use
a Windows-only piece of software, I can run Windows native
on my Intel-based Mac and I have not encountered anything
that does not run as it should, which is as I'd expect given
that Windows is running native (no emulation) on a chipset
for which it was designed. Running Windows natively is
indistinguishable to me from running Windows on my work-
issued Dell laptop. Truth be told, however, I use Windows
less and less on my Mac. I've always kept that option
available to me because I never wanted to be caught in a
situation where a client needed me to use a Windows-only
program and I didn't have the capability to run it. It's
been years since that's happened, so I'm not even sure
I'll spend the money to purchase Windows next time around.
The only times I've run Windows on my Mac in the last
few years is to check out some Windows only software that
piqued my interest, but nothing grabbed me enough that
I went to using it on a regular basis.

        To me, life is much more pleasant in the Mac world.
I do spend a significant amount of time on Windows machines,
as that's what's on my desk at work and that's what my work-
issued laptop is. I am perfectly capable of getting the
job done on a Windows machine. However, when I'm working
from home, the only time I use my Windows laptop is when I
need to VPN into my work network (only allowed from company
issues machines). If I just have to work on a document, I
will always use my Mac--and for some documents, I'll actually
save them to work on at home so I can do it on the Mac where
it's easier.

        Lately, my work machines have been more robust than
my Windows machines of the past (fewer encounters with the
dreaded "blue screen of death"), but I still have more issues
with them than with my Macs. I find maintaining the systems
easier on a Mac. I find migrating to a new computer much
easier Mac to Mac. I've never had to deal with a virus issue
with my Mac. I find dealing with networking issues much
easier on my Mac. My husband (the network security specialist
sys admin of long standing) will not allow a Windows machine
on our home network. Something to do with his opinion of
their securability.

        Lastly, we tend to be the "go to" family for many
of our relatives, friends and neighbors when they have
computing problems. My experience with that has been that
the Mac families have fewer and easier to solve problems
than the Windows families. For selfish reasons alone, we
therefore encourage everyone to go Mac so we have fewer
panic-stricken calls for HELP! ;-)

        Of course, all the above is one person's experience,
and yours might vary. I don't think Windows is evil and
to be avoided at all costs, and you can certainly get a
Windows machine cheaper than a Mac. However, no way would
I give up my Macs in favor of a Windows machine at this time,
and despite the fact that much of my professional work is
Windows-based, I've never had to. Oh, and I'm very, very
hard on laptops, and the Mac laptops have stood up fairly
well for me.

Best wishes,
Ericka

Posted by Rosemary Peeler on August 6, 2009, 6:20 am

Sorry to be so late putting in my 2c worth. I don't consider Steve
Fielding to be a nutcase or anything like that.

Rosemary, in Melbourne

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