Microsoft Office for OSX with Virtual PC is a far better office package than Office 2000 or XP (can’t comment on Office 2003).
For CF developing I tend to use Homesite + on Virtual PC or Dreamweaver (the OSX version). For a cheap text based coding tool there is always the granddaddy of them all BBEdit... I do like the fact that I can have both Windows and OS-X and all the browsers on the same machine – makes for great testing and with wireless it can be done in comfort from the garden.
Flash is almost identical and Director is better on OS-X. For managing a broad range of databases I use SQL4X Manager J that allows me to connect to Oracle, MySQL, MS SQL Server etc etc. Whilst it is not as elegant as say Enterprise Manager for MS SQL it is cheap and has excellent migration tools for moving data from one db engine to another. SQL4X Manager is equivalent in interface and functionality to Toad but handles a broad range of SQL dbs.
The extras that come with OSX are great – upgrade the free OmniGraffle to Omni Graffle Professional and you have a Visio killer for peanuts. It is a tool that makes flowcharting fun... If you are doing video editing than look seriously at either Final Cut Express or Pro. I find I use far more applications on the one machine now than I did before.
Would I move back to Windows for my laptop – nope! I bought it for taking to clients for presentations, testing etc. However it has now become my primary machine but then again I am no longer full time coding. If I was a full time coder then I would use Homesite on a native Wintel box with multiple screens. Part-time coding the Powerbook is fine.
Highly recommended. Also get an airport and have true flexibility.
Mike
On 20/10/03 12:00 PM, "Steve Soars" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
Hi guys,
I am thinking about a new notebook and am very interested in the new powerbooks.
I noticed during the recent browser thread that a few of you guys use them.
Could i ask your opinion on
a) their performance / reliablity
b) any issues/difficulties on the changeover from windows
c) the software - do you use the same programs (for mac), or completely different ?
d) those who use a mac - would you ever go back to windows?
thanks
Steve Soars
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