Posted on 02/14/2008 8:16:57 PM PST by jdm
For techies, probably. But for average users, they get it back in time, trouble, stress and maintenance pretty quickly.
That’s Exposé. And it does more than what you just described:
http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=304786
It makes Windows’ “Show Desktop” look like a pathetic broken toy. Amusingly, both VMWare Fusion and Parallels in “invisible” VM mode will let Windows apps become Exposé compatible.
Finally, let me just mention one reason why the Dock is better than Windows’ Task Bar - the dock resizes to accomodate all running apps. The Task Bar just adds more lines.
Have them check the processor to see if there’s too much heatsink grease on it. It’s a common problem for laptops these days.
Access was a front end to DB that was spun off as a standalone product.
It is a POS IMHO also.
His problem with his screen sharing is that he’s got (IIRC) a non-compatible or misconfigured router.
Time Capsule had some problems when it came out, but the 10.5.2 update (came out this week) fixed it.
Microsoft does do some things very well. They make some of the best hardware available, they have great games, and face it, their office software was/continues to be the best available.
Mac hardware costs less than comparable name-brand hardware from the likes of Dell, HP, and Lenovo.
I don’t believe Microsoft makes hardware - unless you count their game box.
Every Intel-powered Mac can run Windows - either as a straight-up Boot-Into-Windows system or through a Virtual Machine.
In fact, the fastest Windows laptop you can buy is the MacBook Pro.
Forgot to mention - Intel-powered Macs can and will happily run Windows Vista... XP... and even though it’s unsupported, 2000!
Thinkpad X300 has a 2Ghz processor, so it’s faster than an MBA.
X300 is lighter! 2.5 lbs vs 3.0 lbs
X300 has better screen resolution.
You can add memory to the X300, not to the MBA.
You can swap out the battery, not on an MBA.
X300 has all the usual ports, then MBA does not.
X300’s battery life is longer than the MBA’s.
Both fit in an envelope though.
Office used to be good. At work we were required to upgrade to Office 2007, and it’s a significant step backwards.
I have a legacy Access DB that was foisted off on one of my clients by a former VP of said client. It’s horrendously bad and crashes all the time. It is not at all friendly for remote links.
I’m trying to drum up support for converting this to an SQL project, but I suspect that approval will only come when the Access db tanks hard for the final time.
And if so, could I run those apps under Mac’s OS, or do I need to install Windows on the Mac first?
VMWare Fusion is a virtualization product which gives your computer multiple "personalities." While I haven't used VMWare on a Mac, I couldn't live without it for work, but I run it in a Windows environment. For instance, I needed to test an upgrade of my company's Symantec AV Corporate Edition (the last upgrade turned into a huge nightmare!) I was able to run 2 Windows 2003 servers and 3 Windows 2000 Professional workstations as "clients" on my LAPTOP! They were all virtually networked together, but completely isolated from our production network. Each virtual machine simulates a complete Intel based PC, right down to a special version of Phoenix BIOS. You do have to install the OS (NetWare, Linux, all different versions of Windows, etc. If it runs on the Intel platform, it will probably run on VMWare), but then if you know what you're doing with the OS, you can make backup "base" copies of the OS, and you just have to customize the installations.
Mark
“the only thing I don’t like is the dock...I just think it is stupid, and not some breakthrough thing. The taskbar is better”
Try something called “Classic Menu”. It creates an “alternate Apple menu” (the old menu is still there) that you can configure with files, folders and apps as you wish.
- John
“I don’t believe Microsoft makes hardware - unless you count their game box.”
They make, and have made for 20 years now, what some people consider the best keyboards and mice available, as well as gamepads, joysticks, and other peripherals. They even made wireless cards and access points for awhile (I own one of their cards for use with one of my Windows laptops). I use a Microsoft USB mouse with my eMac. I use a Microsoft gameport gamepad on my gaming PC. And all of their USB peripherals are Mac compatible out of the box.
http://www.microsoft.com/hardware/
“You’re saying I could run MS Office, i.e., Word, Excel, and MS Access on a Mac?”
There have been Mac versions of Word and Excel for many years (I don’t know what “Access” is).
If I’m not mistaken, Microsoft first debuted Excel as Macintosh-only software a long time ago. A lot of folks bought Macs back then just so they could run Excel.
- John
What would Tim the “tool man” Taylor use?
Oh, yes, I didn’t think about mice, keyboards etc.
my apologies...
Doesn’t matter, as he would destroy it in about six seconds flat, making the manufacturer and himself look like idiots.
That said, in the show, Tim and his family used Macs.
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