Any Apple users here?

[M_Six]

I love the iMacs and MacBook Pros. First thing I do is BootCamp them and install WindowsXP. They actually run XP better than dedicated Windows machines. The MacBook Pros are nice machines. Lightweight and sturdy.

[Steve M]

Geepers - folks are picking on me here - too.

Were not poking fun, just commenting on your contagiously witty personality.

I had a mac once and it was so foreign to me. Most of the time I just sat there staring at the thing. I have been a pc user for so long I don't know anything else. And I am very good at keeping them running very smoothly.

[Brad]

Several years ago my wife was doing contract work for a company in NC. After working there for several weeks she realized why the Adobe products looked a bit different from what she was used to - she was working on Apple. It really did not matter to her which was cool.

[KD Talbot]

"First thing I do is BootCamp them and install WindowsXP"

For the life of me I can't imagine why. Mac OS 10+ is the easiest OS to use and most trouble free in the UNIVERSE. Windows sucks! Not a matter of preference, a matter of fact, from one who is forced to use windows at work and has the pleasure of using Mac OS 10 @ home.

KDT

[MelNino]

Some people convert to other religions for their SOs.


I converted to Apple for mine

[dixiemax]

i'll 2nd that...mac os 10+ is the easiest and most trouble free there is!!
in using macs for the last 15 years, i've never had a problem with anything.
love my mac! and apples too!

"First thing I do is BootCamp them and install WindowsXP"

For the life of me I can't imagine why. Mac OS 10+ is the easiest OS to use and most trouble free in the UNIVERSE. Windows sucks! Not a matter of preference, a matter of fact, from one who is forced to use windows at work and has the pleasure of using Mac OS 10 @ home.

KDT

[Gorque]

Do any of you Apple owners build your own rigs?

[M_Six]

"First thing I do is BootCamp them and install WindowsXP"

For the life of me I can't imagine why. Mac OS 10+ is the easiest OS to use and most trouble free in the UNIVERSE. Windows sucks! Not a matter of preference, a matter of fact, from one who is forced to use windows at work and has the pleasure of using Mac OS 10 @ home.

KDT

The university where I work has a Windows Active Directory network and has license agreements with Microsoft. We run MS Office, Exchange, and other MS products. We can add Mac OS's to the AD, but it's a pain, and the Mac users in my department know absolutely nothing about the OS, so they're no help when it comes to troubleshooting. Mac OSX may be ok for a stand-alone laptop or PC, but it's no fun trying to fit it into a Windows environment.

BTW, I've been using Windows for more than a decade and I have no issues at all with it. My personal PC (Pentium III dualie) has run 24x7 since we moved here 7 years ago and it's still running the Windows XP I originally installed on it.

Whether you like Windows, Mac, Linux, or Unix, it's all preference. I find Mac OSX to be non-intuitive and frustrating to use, but I wouldn't state as a fact that it's inferior to Windows. It's just a different flavor, and one I don't happen to like. Like arguing Ford vs Chevy.

[UncleFester]

I work in web design and graphics, and whenever a newbie asks me whether they should use a mac or a pc i say the same things: It's not the wand it's the magician, or it's not the stove that makes a great chef.

Stick with what ya know, it's tough trying to re-learn.

[Bill O]

Well, this thread literally has nothing to do with Mount Washington, but you do need a computer to use the forum and access the MWO site so I guess we can keep it going.

What is it like running Windows on OS X Leopard? Is it an easy setup/installation? I tried doing it with an earlier version of Boot Camp / OS X and it was a pain, but now that Boot Camp is included in OS X maybe it is easier.

What about iWork? The 2009 version looks like it could really replace MS Office. What are the drawbacks I am missing? I do quite a bit of work on Excel. I have little need for Outlook so I wont be missing that.