Cheer up! You'll learn a lot, and if you ignore Apple's smug advertising, you might even learn to like the Macs.
Chris -- Chris Scrofani Network Administrator Honolulu Academy of Arts 900 South Beretania Street Honolulu, HI 96814 Tel. 808 532-3625 cscrofani at honoluluacademy.org Drury Wellford wrote: > Thank you Rich. This is one of the answers I really wanted to get as we > are already heading in this unfortunate direction! > > Ann Drury Wellford > Photo Services Manager > The Museum of the Confederacy > 1201 East Clay Street > Richmond, VA 23219 > Phone: (804) 649-1861 x17 > Fax: (804) 644-7150 > www.moc.org > > > -----Original Message----- > From: mcn-l-bounces at mcn.edu [mailto:mcn-l-bounces at mcn.edu] On Behalf Of > Rich Cherry > Sent: Wednesday, June 24, 2009 1:51 PM > To: Museum Computer Network Listserv > Subject: Re: [MCN-L] Mac vs. PC > > Drury, > > Like many technology questions this has very little to do with the > technology (although many will claim otherwise), it has to do with the > religion the IT department practices. If an IT department has a strong > MAC person then it's fairly easy to integrate and use without issues, if > the IT department is ambivalent or hostile to MAC then it depends on the > status of the requester in the institution on how good they are > supported (sometimes outside support is contracted). So when I was CIO > in a museum with no MAC person we resisted, when I was at a museum where > I could hire a great MAC support person we supported and expanded it and > our users benefited from the diversity. > > Rich > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: mcn-l-bounces at mcn.edu [mailto:mcn-l-bounces at mcn.edu] On Behalf Of > Drury Wellford > Sent: Wednesday, June 24, 2009 9:23 AM > To: Museum Computer Network Listserv > Subject: [MCN-L] Mac vs. PC > > Help! The Museum of the Confederacy is seeking advice from fellow > museum professionals. > > We are starting a digitization project, and are beginning by scanning > over 6000 original photographs we have in our collection. We are > looking at buying a 24" iMac, but are now addressing concerns about > whether Mac software will be compatible with the museum's PC-based > server, and whether we will be able to integrate Mac image files with > our PC-based Collections databases. We plan to store the images on an > external hard drive as well, but again are wondering how difficult it > will be to retrieve the images and use them on PC software. > > Any suggestions? > > Thanks a lot, and sorry if this question is a repeat of one that has > been asked of the listserv a million times before. > > Drury Wellford > > Ann Drury Wellford > Photo Services Manager > The Museum of the Confederacy > 1201 East Clay Street > Richmond, VA 23219 > Phone: (804) 649-1861 x17 > Fax: (804) 644-7150 > www.moc.org > _______________________________________________ > You are currently subscribed to mcn-l, the listserv of the Museum > Computer Network (http://www.mcn.edu) > > To post to this list, send messages to: mcn-l at mcn.edu > > To unsubscribe or change mcn-l delivery options visit: > http://toronto.mediatrope.com/mailman/listinfo/mcn-l > > The MCN-L archives can be found at: > http://toronto.mediatrope.com/pipermail/mcn-l/ > > No virus found in this incoming message. > Checked by AVG - www.avg.com > Version: 8.5.339 / Virus Database: 270.12.88/2196 - Release Date: > 06/24/09 12:49:00 > _______________________________________________ > You are currently subscribed to mcn-l, the listserv of the Museum > Computer Network (http://www.mcn.edu) > > To post to this list, send messages to: mcn-l at mcn.edu > > To unsubscribe or change mcn-l delivery options visit: > http://toronto.mediatrope.com/mailman/listinfo/mcn-l > > The MCN-L archives can be found at: > http://toronto.mediatrope.com/pipermail/mcn-l/ > _______________________________________________ > You are currently subscribed to mcn-l, the listserv of the Museum > Computer Network (http://www.mcn.edu) > > To post to this list, send messages to: mcn-l at mcn.edu > > To unsubscribe or change mcn-l delivery options visit: > http://toronto.mediatrope.com/mailman/listinfo/mcn-l > > The MCN-L archives can be found at: > http://toronto.mediatrope.com/pipermail/mcn-l/ > _______________________________________________ > You are currently subscribed to mcn-l, the listserv of the Museum Computer > Network (http://www.mcn.edu) > > To post to this list, send messages to: mcn-l at mcn.edu > > To unsubscribe or change mcn-l delivery options visit: > http://toronto.mediatrope.com/mailman/listinfo/mcn-l > > The MCN-L archives can be found at: > http://toronto.mediatrope.com/pipermail/mcn-l/ >
