Hey Jerry, I live in a mixed world too, and haven't had great success converting between PowerPoint and Keynote. It takes practically as much time to fix it up after conversion as it did to make it in the first place. The two PowerPoint versions transfer okay between Mac and PC but that doesn't help you. QuickTime is easy on a PC. In your case, the Mac may well be your solution and it'll probably run your Windows stuff fine using bootcamp. Bootcamp is free and you can buy a Windows license for next to nothing from your university.
The reason I mentioned our problems is I know you're an academic too, and it's possible you could have needed to run one of those problem applications. If you use any Windows-based technical modeling software (things like SAS, SPSS, Berkley-Madonna, etc.) you should check it out before committing. It doesn't sound like that would be an issue, though, based on what you've said. On the speed thing, that's just a meaningless thing for someone to have said. Lots of high-end PCs are faster than MacBooks and lots of low-end PCs are slower. It's just about the hardware. There's nothing inherent in Apple's BIOS that would make it faster or slower. Anyway, based on everything you've said here, it sounds like the MacBook with Bootcamp might be a good solution for you. Rob Sent from my iPad On Jun 16, 2011, at 11:24 AM, Jerry Belloit <[email protected]> wrote: > Thanks Rob, > > > > The problem I have is that much of the content is developed on a MAC in > ProPresenter or Keynotes as well as some QuickTime Video. Unfortunately, the > conversion stuff is not that reliable. For example, I exported content from > Keynotes into PowerPoint. The conversion was not seamless and had to be > reformatted. In some cases, some of the features had no equivalent in > PowerPoint. Likewise, there is no conversion from PowerPoint into Keynotes > that works well. It is true that Keynote can open a PowerPoint file, but it > again is not seamless. > > > > I was told that Windows 7 (using bootstrap) was faster than on a PC. Do you > know of any sites that might address these issues? It seems like that may be > an acceptable alternative. I have considered just running the Mac version of > Office but I am worried about the conversion issues should I need to > interface with a PC. > > > > Jerry > > > > From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On > Behalf Of Rob Alexander > Sent: Thursday, June 16, 2011 8:40 AM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: [gatortalk] I love Sullivan's Gator Chop > > > > Saying that the MacBook will run windows better than a PC is a real stretch. > That is not our experience. > > > > At our college, we have tested a variety of Macs running Windows, both on > Parallels (a virtual machine environment) and in Bootcamp (booting the entire > computer in Windows). The results were mixed. > > > > Running any virtual environment is shaky at best, both from compatibility and > performance perspectives. That's also true of Microsoft's and third-party > options. Regular stuff ran, but not smoothly and quickly. Scientific software > often didn't run at all. > > > > In Bootcamp, regular business apps ran fine, though no better or faster than > on a PC, but we had two or three major technical applications that would run, > either unreliably or not at all. ArcGIS was one. The others were some > mathematical and chemical modeling programs, if I recall correctly. We > ultimately decided against buying Macs to run as PCs because of the > compatibility problems. > > > > A few other comments on your situation. > > > > All regular business software either has a direct Mac equivalent (e.g. MS > Office) or a solid Mac alternative. If you want to go with a Mac, there will > be good business options for software. Unless you need something specialized > that doesn't have a Mac equivalent, there's no reason you couldn't just go > all Mac. > > > > I wasn't sure from what you said if there are already other Macs in place in > your church. If so, then I see your compatibility dilemma. If not, then there > is nothing a Mac can do graphically that a PC cannot. That old saw about Macs > being better for graphics hasn't had serious merit since the early 1990s, and > has been a nonsensical idea since the time that Apple moved to the Intel > platform. There's no reason you can't do the same graphics and presentations > on a Windows system as on a Mac unless you're constrained by other existing > computers. > > > > Random thoughts... > > > > Rob > > > > > > > Sent from my iPhone > > > On Jun 15, 2011, at 7:51 PM, Jerry Belloit <[email protected]> wrote: > > I know better but I need to put the time in. Our church holds a large event > once a year for four days (about 2000) people. I am on the technical > committee and am responsible for the graphics during worship, bible study, > committee reports, etc. This year we had the additional burden of multiple > ballots for delegates to the General Church meeting. It seems to always > happen that people wait until the last minute to give me material that they > need graphics support for their presentations. Consequently, I am scrambling > and working very late. My normal day was 6:00 am to 2:00 am. I have six > large screen projection systems that I have to produce the graphics for the > presentations. The hardest part for me is the necessity to cross platforms > and use Macs for some of the work. I use Macs so infrequently that I have to > just about relearn every year. > > > > My laptop is on its last legs and I am thinking about getting a MacBook Pro > and installing Windows 7 to go with Leopard. I have been told that it runs > windows 7 better than a PC. That way I can use the Mac side for video and > presentations and the Windows side for my normal business applications. Does > anyone have any experience with this kind of thing? Badrish? > > > > Jerry > > > > From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On > Behalf Of Arthur Polhill > Sent: Wednesday, June 15, 2011 4:23 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: [gatortalk] I love Sullivan's Gator Chop > > > > It's '16-hour to 20-hour days' Jerry. > > > A. Leon Polhill, Gator > "I was gratified to be able to answer promptly, and I did. > I said I didn't know." - Mark Twain > > > > > > From: Badrish <[email protected]> > To: [email protected] > Sent: Wed, June 15, 2011 2:40:38 PM > Subject: Re: [gatortalk] I love Sullivan's Gator Chop > > It's "You're" Jerry...not "Your" :-) > > > > Got some sleep yet? :-) :-) > > On Mon, Jun 13, 2011 at 3:24 AM, Jerry Belloit <[email protected]> wrote: > > Your right. I have worked seven 16-20 hour days in a row. I think I need > some serious sleep. The big event was over early this afternoon. I was > trying to stay awake watching the game but I faded in and out until the 8th. > > > > Jerry > > > > From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On > Behalf Of Steve McKibben > Sent: Sunday, June 12, 2011 4:47 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: [gatortalk] I love Sullivan's Gator Chop > > > > Chomp Jerry, not chop... > > > > > > Sullivan was firing up the fans after the great Gator 8-6 victory with a > Gator Chop! It was great! > > > > Jerry > > > > > > -- > GATORS: ONE VOICE ON SATURDAY - NO VOICE ON SUNDAY! > 1996 National Football Champions | 2006 National Basketball Champions > 2006 National Football Champions | 2007 National Basketball Champions > 2008 National Football Champions | > Three Heisman Trophy winners: Steve Spurrier (1966), Danny Wuerffel (1996), > Tim Tebow (2007) - Visit our website at www.gatornet.us > > -- > GATORS: ONE VOICE ON SATURDAY - NO VOICE ON SUNDAY! > 1996 National Football Champions | 2006 National Basketball Champions > 2006 National Football Champions | 2007 National Basketball Champions > 2008 National Football Champions | > Three Heisman Trophy winners: Steve Spurrier (1966), Danny Wuerffel (1996), > Tim Tebow (2007) - Visit our website at www.gatornet.us > > > > -- > GATORS: ONE VOICE ON SATURDAY - NO VOICE ON SUNDAY! > 1996 National Football Champions | 2006 National Basketball Champions > 2006 National Football Champions | 2007 National Basketball Champions > 2008 National Football Champions | > Three Heisman Trophy winners: Steve Spurrier (1966), Danny Wuerffel (1996), > Tim Tebow (2007) - Visit our website at www.gatornet.us > > -- > GATORS: ONE VOICE ON SATURDAY - NO VOICE ON SUNDAY! > 1996 National Football Champions | 2006 National Basketball Champions > 2006 National Football Champions | 2007 National Basketball Champions > 2008 National Football Champions | > Three Heisman Trophy winners: Steve Spurrier (1966), Danny Wuerffel (1996), > Tim Tebow (2007) - Visit our website at www.gatornet.us > > -- > GATORS: ONE VOICE ON SATURDAY - NO VOICE ON SUNDAY! > 1996 National Football Champions | 2006 National Basketball Champions > 2006 National Football Champions | 2007 National Basketball Champions > 2008 National Football Champions | > Three Heisman Trophy winners: Steve Spurrier (1966), Danny Wuerffel (1996), > Tim Tebow (2007) - Visit our website at www.gatornet.us > > -- > GATORS: ONE VOICE ON SATURDAY - NO VOICE ON SUNDAY! > 1996 National Football Champions | 2006 National Basketball Champions > 2006 National Football Champions | 2007 National Basketball Champions > 2008 National Football Champions | > Three Heisman Trophy winners: Steve Spurrier (1966), Danny Wuerffel (1996), > Tim Tebow (2007) - Visit our website at www.gatornet.us > > -- > GATORS: ONE VOICE ON SATURDAY - NO VOICE ON SUNDAY! > 1996 National Football Champions | 2006 National Basketball Champions > 2006 National Football Champions | 2007 National Basketball Champions > 2008 National Football Champions | > Three Heisman Trophy winners: Steve Spurrier (1966), Danny Wuerffel (1996), > Tim Tebow (2007) - Visit our website at www.gatornet.us -- GATORS: ONE VOICE ON SATURDAY - NO VOICE ON SUNDAY! 1996 National Football Champions | 2006 National Basketball Champions 2006 National Football Champions | 2007 National Basketball Champions 2008 National Football Champions | Three Heisman Trophy winners: Steve Spurrier (1966), Danny Wuerffel (1996), Tim Tebow (2007) - Visit our website at www.gatornet.us
