Comments on: If You’re Considering Windows 7, Consider This First… http://optiflux.com/wgn/archives/499 Optiflux WGN Support Mon, 12 Apr 2010 20:16:19 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 By: monkeycoder http://optiflux.com/wgn/archives/499/comment-page-1#comment-1023 monkeycoder Wed, 11 Nov 2009 06:34:59 +0000 http://optiflux.com/wgn/?p=499#comment-1023 Thanks Phil... I know Phil... so I should say right up front that this post wasn't written for the type of user that he is. Phil's a guy working in the upper spectrum where the maintenance of his rig is of paramount importance to him and is handled, as he describes, on a daily thorough basis. As mentioned, you would have to replace applications that you own with their Mac versions or equivalents... no way around this one. In terms of software applications available only for the PC... for that Parallels would probably be recommended over Boot Camp as that would allow you to run both operating systems concurrently... but that would be the reason to run Windows on a Mac... if you had applications such as AutoCAD or 3d Studio Max that only ran on the PC... As far as customizing gear goes... not exactly sure what sort of customization you're referring to here... but I'm yet to feel encumbered by a lack of expandability on any of the Mac's I've owned. Thanks for the comments Phil... I'm just looking to convert a few ;-) Thanks Phil… I know Phil… so I should say right up front that this post wasn’t written for the type of user that he is. Phil’s a guy working in the upper spectrum where the maintenance of his rig is of paramount importance to him and is handled, as he describes, on a daily thorough basis.

As mentioned, you would have to replace applications that you own with their Mac versions or equivalents… no way around this one.

In terms of software applications available only for the PC… for that Parallels would probably be recommended over Boot Camp as that would allow you to run both operating systems concurrently… but that would be the reason to run Windows on a Mac… if you had applications such as AutoCAD or 3d Studio Max that only ran on the PC…

As far as customizing gear goes… not exactly sure what sort of customization you’re referring to here… but I’m yet to feel encumbered by a lack of expandability on any of the Mac’s I’ve owned.

Thanks for the comments Phil… I’m just looking to convert a few ;-)

]]> By: Philip Meadows http://optiflux.com/wgn/archives/499/comment-page-1#comment-1021 Philip Meadows Tue, 10 Nov 2009 18:42:15 +0000 http://optiflux.com/wgn/?p=499#comment-1021 Nicely written. One thing you have to mention is that if you decide to switch, you will need to purchase MAC versions of most of the software you have been running on your PC, that is, if it works on OSX at all. I know you can run Windows with bootcamp on a MAC, but what is the point of that if in fact Windows crashes as much as you say? As a long-time PC user, I know that the fact that Windows has been plagued with malware, viruses, etc. is because it HAS the largest market share! Why would a hacker bother writing code to control other computers if he's only going to get a minority of them under his/her control? I actually wish I had invested in a MAC, as they are beautiful, but a long time ago there was not enough appropriate software available and every place I worked was 100% PC-centric. I actually purchased my first Apple product (with the aid of an AT&T subsidy and a 2-year $2400 contract), an iPhone. I love it to death with a few exceptions. As far as my PC's go, I have owned many. They all have been relatively rock-solid (as I know how to keep them that way) even though I am on the bleeding edge of upgrades and software experiments. It basically comes down to the user. I prefer being able to customize the f*ck out of my gear than being locked into a closed system per se with MAC. Basically I am trying to say, take all information available and make a choice. No need to switch if you are happy! Nicely written.

One thing you have to mention is that if you decide to switch, you will need to purchase MAC versions of most of the software you have been running on your PC, that is, if it works on OSX at all. I know you can run Windows with bootcamp on a MAC, but what is the point of that if in fact Windows crashes as much as you say? As a long-time PC user, I know that the fact that Windows has been plagued with malware, viruses, etc. is because it HAS the largest market share! Why would a hacker bother writing code to control other computers if he’s only going to get a minority of them under his/her control?

I actually wish I had invested in a MAC, as they are beautiful, but a long time ago there was not enough appropriate software available and every place I worked was 100% PC-centric. I actually purchased my first Apple product (with the aid of an AT&T subsidy and a 2-year $2400 contract), an iPhone. I love it to death with a few exceptions.

As far as my PC’s go, I have owned many. They all have been relatively rock-solid (as I know how to keep them that way) even though I am on the bleeding edge of upgrades and software experiments. It basically comes down to the user. I prefer being able to customize the f*ck out of my gear than being locked into a closed system per se with MAC. Basically I am trying to say, take all information available and make a choice. No need to switch if you are happy!

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