[Leica] Mac AND PC, not Mac OR PC

[firkin at ncable.net.au (Alastair Firkin)]

ps, the rich remark was somewhat tongue in cheek sorry Nathan ;-) YOu can
download iView and trial it as well, and since it works on pc's as well,
could be worth the consideration

Cheers

> Tina Manley wrote:
>> P.S.  Not to start a flame war between PCs and MACs but could you tell
>> us why you switched?
> Thanks to all of you who have given advice, this group is great as always.
>
> To answer some of the questions, including Tina's above: I did not
> switch as such. My main desktop computer remains a Windows machine which
> lives in my home office on the second floor of our house. I also have a
> Windows laptop which I keep in the living room (I am writing this
> message on it). But that laptop is pretty big, and the battery life
> leaves a lot to be desired. So I wanted something more portable for
> travelling, and decided to try Apple. Contrary to what someone
> (Alastair, I think) wrote, I am NOT rich, so I opted for a 12" Powerbook
> G4, bought second-hand on Marktplaats.nl, a local classifieds site. The
> reason I wanted to get Apple is partly out of curiosity: I have been
> using computers since 1979 and PCs since 1983 but have never used an
> Apple of any kind.
>
> So far, I like it very much. The OS is superior to Windows in terms of
> ease-of-use and overall design, but it is not a huge difference. I have
> not seen the Blue Screen of Death on any of my Windows computers for at
> least a couple of years (I think the last time was on a computer running
> Windows 98). What I did like about OSX was how easy it was to set it up
> to my liking, including changing the language of the computer from Dutch
> to English, installing Open Office and some other software, setting up
> the VPN connection to work etc..
>
> As mentioned above, I am not rich, and since my other computers' are
> Windows machines, compatibility between the two systems was important. I
> have found with pleasure that my CDs and DVDs burned on the Windows
> desktop are perfectly legible in the Powermac, as is my USB stick. For
> office applications, I downloaded Open Office (the price is right :-)),
> and again, some pretty complex Excel spreadsheets and Powerpoint
> presentations open without any problems on the Powerbook. For photo
> processing I bought Photoshop Elements 4, since the full Photoshop is
> too expensive and anyway, the capabilities of Elements are fully
> sufficient for what I need to do, especially on the road.
>
> Following the advice here, I will first try the iPhoto application that
> is bundled with the OS. If I don't like that, I will look at
> alternatives like iView or Lightroom. The problem with Lightroom is that
> it is free now but according to the Adobe web site, the beta software is
> only usable until the end of June, so I am reluctant to invest time in
> learning it if I am not going to buy it once it goes commercial--which I
> won't, assuming it will carry a Photoshop-type of price. iPhoto is
> definitely the first thing to try, since I already have it. Someone
> mentioned that it gets slower as the number of files increases--this is
> not a problem, since my usual pattern is to copy the files onto my
> desktop once I return on a trip and delete them from the laptop, so the
> number of files on the Apple will always just be the output from the
> current trip.
>
> Once again, thanks for the advice to everyone.
>
> Nathan
>
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