Comments on: Micro$oft or CrApple http://maft.co.uk/musings/2010/microoft-or-crapple/ Gadgets, Web Design, Punk Rock & Jesus Tue, 29 Jun 2010 14:01:26 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Han http://maft.co.uk/musings/2010/microoft-or-crapple/comment-page-1/#comment-113 Han Mon, 08 Feb 2010 15:14:39 +0000 http://maft.co.uk/musings/?p=290#comment-113 I grew up on Windows and most of the time I am still a Windows girl (37 hours a week ish on a Windows PC at work does that to you) but I am a Mac Girl at heart. I have a MB and an iPod. I did have an iPhone but I was led astray by the lovely BB but decided now 6 months later that I was wrong and will be promptly returning to the iPhone. I grew up on Windows and most of the time I am still a Windows girl (37 hours a week ish on a Windows PC at work does that to you) but I am a Mac Girl at heart.

I have a MB and an iPod. I did have an iPhone but I was led astray by the lovely BB but decided now 6 months later that I was wrong and will be promptly returning to the iPhone.

]]> By: Ian http://maft.co.uk/musings/2010/microoft-or-crapple/comment-page-1/#comment-111 Ian Fri, 05 Feb 2010 15:45:29 +0000 http://maft.co.uk/musings/?p=290#comment-111 There is a simple reason for the file-sharing problems. Mac, being in the minority and having to exist and function in a predominantly windows world, out of necessity is programmed to connect to both Macs and Windows machines. Windows on the other hand needs coaxing to connect to a Mac as you found. Why then is that the Mac's fault? Regarding CD burning, Toast is the general CD/DVD burner workhorse for Mac. I also find there is far more open source/free/very cheap software for the Mac than Windows. PS. brought up on Commodore PETs, then Commodore 64 then DOS-Win3.0-95 etc. I used to build and configure PCs. I switched to Mac because I got fed up spending the first 30-60min of any computer session fixing Windows before I could do what I wanted. I now use both Windows and Mac. There is a simple reason for the file-sharing problems. Mac, being in the minority and having to exist and function in a predominantly windows world, out of necessity is programmed to connect to both Macs and Windows machines. Windows on the other hand needs coaxing to connect to a Mac as you found. Why then is that the Mac’s fault?

Regarding CD burning, Toast is the general CD/DVD burner workhorse for Mac. I also find there is far more open source/free/very cheap software for the Mac than Windows.

PS. brought up on Commodore PETs, then Commodore 64 then DOS-Win3.0-95 etc. I used to build and configure PCs. I switched to Mac because I got fed up spending the first 30-60min of any computer session fixing Windows before I could do what I wanted. I now use both Windows and Mac.

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