On 22 Jul 2007 07:10:35 -0700, [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Todd Burch) wrote: >My biggest concern in going to the Mac was compatibility with "the rest of >the world". Not. > >Now, do people still send me Word docs and Powerpoint presentations? Sure. >And I forward them to my PC. No biggy. Would I rather have a PDF? Sure.
The irritant for me is Rich Text Format e-mails. >After being on the PC for so long, the Mac does take some getting used to, >of course. The keyboard shortcuts are a bit different, and that frustrated >me at first. But, they are there. Some don't make sense, like having to >hit 3 keys instead of 2 for common tasks. Some are better. One thing that Windows does better is that Windows users never need to use a mouse. >The internet browser that comes with a Mac is called Safari. It works >pretty good. I could download Firefox, but find Safari sufficient. (Plus, >I do cross platform development that requires Safari on the Mac). I don't understand - if you do cross platform development, wouldn't you want to test on Firefox, Opera, and *gasp*, IE? >Mail on the Mac is "ok". Outlook is more robust. For personal use, Mail on >the Mac is fine. Robust, how? Outlook is a pain for personal use because it has a business style quoting instead of the standard for personal use. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html
