Yesterday, I discussed The Register’s article comparing Macs vs. PCs for business use. In conjunction with its analysis of that article, LifeHacker is running a poll which asks the question: If you were buying right now, would you choose Mac or PC for business? As of the time I write this post, less than 30%… Continue Reading
Monthly Archives: February 2007
Mac or PC for Business?
Posted in Hardware, Product Reviews, Switching to MacsWhich machine is better for business use — Mac or PC? You know my opinion, but let’s look at another analysis of this issue, this time by The Register. Ability to Run Other OS: Macs allow you to run either the BootCamp public beta, which allows you to dual boot a system with OSX… Continue Reading
Apple May Release Leopard Earlier Than Expected
Posted in Mac OS X, SoftwareRumors have surfaced that Apple may release its highly anticipated new operating system, OS 10.5 Leopard as early as next month. Apple’s planned release was in the "spring", but T3.com reports that date could be pushed up to the end of March, far earlier than initially expected. Even better, Apple may release updated versions of… Continue Reading
How to Add a vCard to Your Mail Signature
Posted in How Do I ... ?, SoftwareThe use of vCards (electronic business cards) can make exchange of one’s personal information much easier and more efficient. Including an option to download your vCard in your email signature line is a quick, easy option that you should consider. Mail.app guru extraordinaire Tim Gaden has posted a great "how to" at his excellent Hawk… Continue Reading
Free Online Seminar for Those New to Macs and Compatibility with Windows
Posted in Online Resources, Switching to MacsApple is offering a free online seminar titled "New to the Mac and Compatibility with Windows". Apple describes this seminar as follows The Mac is the best tool for both the office and the home, making it the ideal computer for a business. If you’re one of the many businesspeople who is contemplating a move… Continue Reading
Ding Ding :: In This Corner …
Posted in HardwareEver see a fight developing in which you already knew who the winner would be? I am in just such a position right now. The "fight" I’m referring to is actually an online discussion/debate about the relative benefits and shortcomings of PCs and Macs as hardware platforms for solo practitioners. In the PC corner is… Continue Reading
Your Comments & My Apology
Posted in This BlogI want to apologize to my readers for a snafu that I discovered today. For some reason, I had not received notice of any of the comments submitted over the last 3 to 4 weeks. As a result, they were not published and were just sitting there probably feeling neglected and lonely. I have gone… Continue Reading
Guest Post :: Confessions of a Two-Week Mac Owner
Posted in Guest Posts, Switching to MacsI am pleased to present this following, insightful guest post from David Sparks: I’ve been practicing business litigation and transactional law for 15 years. For all of those years I’ve been using various iterations of Windows. I’ve actually become quite adept at Windows. I can defrag, de-virus, anti-spy, kill phish, and alt-cntrl-delete in my sleep. … Continue Reading
High Resale Value :: Yet Another Reason to Love Macs
Posted in HardwareAppleMatters recently looked at the resale value of Macs. It compared the purchase price and resale values (from eBay) for models over a seven year period. The conclusion was that after a decrease over the first two years, the resale values leveled off. In fact, even a six year old Mac laptop could sell today… Continue Reading
Use the Dock to Increase Your Efficiency
Posted in How Do I ... ?, Mac OS XA few days ago, I wrote a post about the basics of the Dock. Today, I want to tell you how to use the Dock to save time in your day-to-day fuctions and thus increase your efficiency. You can use Mac OS X‘s drag and drop functionality with the Dock to do the following: Grab… Continue Reading
Adium vs. iChat
Posted in Product Reviews, SoftwareAppleMatters recently published a review of Adium v. 1.0, which did a nice job of comparing and contrasting its features with Apple’s iChat. Here’s a quick comparison of these two programs: Adium: 16 Supported Chat Networks, including AIM, Yahoo, Jabber, MSN, .Mac, Bonjour, Gadu-Gadu, Google Talk, ICQ, LiveJournal, Lotus Sametime, Novel GroupWise, QQ, SIP, Yahoo… Continue Reading
Mac Babe Reveals All :: See Her Change Before Your Very Eyes
Posted in Switching to MacsI have been recently trading emails with Basquette, who describes herself as a recently separated, mother, writer, blogger, and newly minted as a solo practitioner. What have we been talking about … Macs, of course. About two weeks ago, Basquette swiched from a PC to a Mac, and she has written a series of posts… Continue Reading
What the Mac OS X Dock Can Do for You
Posted in How Do I ... ?, Mac OS XIt’s always been there for you, but do you appreciate it? I’m referring, of course, to the Dock — that little strip of icons sitting there on your screen. This feature of Mac OS X can make your life much easier, and all you need to do is spend a few moments to learn some… Continue Reading
Dennis Kennedy Predicts More Attorneys Move to Macs in 2007
Posted in Hardware, Switching to MacsAs part of his current series, "Legal Technology Trends for 2007", Dennis Kennedy predicts that there will be a noticable increase in the number of lawyers using Mac notebooks. He attributes the anticipated increase to the complexity and potential costs of moving to new Microsoft versions of Windows Vista and Office 2007. The Intel-based Macintoshes,… Continue Reading
The Great Vista/Mac Showdown
Posted in Hardware, Product Reviews, Switching to MacsMitch Ratcliffe at ZDNet is running a series comparing the MacBook Pro and ThinkPad X60, which consists of the following articles: The Great Vista/Mac Showdown: Before the starting gun The Great Vista/Mac Showdown: Unboxing the ThinkPad X60 and MacBook Pro The Great Vista/Mac showdown: Hardware is where customization begins and ends The Great Vista/Mac Showdown:… Continue Reading
Guides for Those Considering Switching to Macs
Posted in Switching to MacsSwitch To A Mac has released several Guides to help those interested in switching from a PC to a Mac, which it states will serve as a resource that will help Mac users of all skill levels to become familiar with Macs, Mac OS X, and the software runs on Mac OS X. The topics… Continue Reading
Options for Switching Windows on Your Mac
Posted in Mac OS XTo change active windows in OS X, you have several options: Cmnd (⌘) + Tab switches between applications. Cmnd + ~ (tilde) switches between windows within an application. Witch by Peter Maurer (a freeware utility) allows you to switch between all of your windows by pressing a shortcut and choosing from a clearly arranged list… Continue Reading
Mac User Switches to Vista — Or Does He?
Posted in Mac OS X, Other Operating Systems, Switching to MacsReporter Joe Hutsko conducted an experiment to write a story for anyone considering switching from Mac to PC in the wake of the release of Vista, Microsoft’s new operating system. Mr. Hutsko gave up his 12″ PowerBook and began using a 17″ HP widescreen notebook running Vista. In his very thorough article, he describes the… Continue Reading
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