check out http://techsoup.com/ inexpensive purchases for non profits Janice F. Jorgensen ----- Original Message ----- From: "Bruce Johnson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Thursday, September 18, 2008 5:45 PM Subject: Re: iMac purchase justifications
> > > On Sep 18, 2008, at 2:16 PM, Ramon Tate wrote: > >> My stance, being the one who set most of this up about 4-5 years ago, >> is that we (a) don't have anyone to watch over an office LAN all the >> time as needed for a Windows-based environment, > > A Winodws peer-peer lan doesn't require all that much watching. The > PC's themselves, on the other hand... > >> (b) we couldn't afford >> it if we did and there is no one in the church who can do it gratis, > > If you don't have someone to manage the PC's, then you're in trouble. > >> >> (c) replacing all the Office and Filemaker software would be extremely >> expensive, and > > Yep, that's a big $$ issue. > >> (d) the inevitable decline in security would result in a >> major breach in short order. > > DING! DING! DING! We have a winner. > > The hard part will be getting the folks controlling the purse-strings > to realize that the reason you haven't had the sorts of problems you > haven't had is because you've got Macs :-) > > Until they get hit with a massive spyware infestation caused by > someone clicking on an innocuous website (no need to go poking in the > darker recesses of the Internet for this, btw) bringing your systems > to their knees, requiring a re-install of Windows. > >> I would much prefer to buy 3 new iMacs >> (will need another for a new staff member) and upgrade the Powerbook >> to >> Leopard, keeping all the existing software and/or upgrading as >> required >> (already have FM 9 ready to go). >> > > This is the more cost-effective solution, imo, if you're going for the > low end iMacs. > >> So, experts, what say you? >> (and thanks in advance for your sage advice) > > -- > Bruce Johnson > University of Arizona > College of Pharmacy > Information Technology Group > > Institutions do not have opinions, merely customs > > > > > -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG - http://www.avg.com Version: 8.0.169 / Virus Database: 270.6.21/1678 - Release Date: 9/18/2008 9:01 AM --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to Low End Mac's iMac List, a group for those using G3, G4, G5, and Intel Core iMacs as well as Apple eMacs. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/imac/list.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/imaclist?hl=en Low End Mac RSS feed at feed://lowendmac.com/feed.xml -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
