>From my usage, it appears, however, that context menus are not well supported.. perhaps because they aren't as immediately "discoverable"?
I dunno.. I understand that would be more of an app issue, but I really find the right button on the muse to be one of the best HID additions made... -sc > -----Original Message----- > From: Mayo, Bill [mailto:[email protected]] > Sent: Thursday, September 09, 2010 8:29 AM > To: NT System Admin Issues > Subject: RE: Mac and Windows mix > > Actually, contextual menus have been a part of Mac OS since before they > switched over to X. If you have a one-button mouse, you simply hold the > control key when you click. > > Additionally, Mac OS X has always had a feature called "Services", which can > be invoked via a ctl/right click. Services are system wide and contextual. For > example, you can write a service that does pretty much anything with text, > and that service will show up when ctl/right click any block of text. It won't > show up if you select, for example, a graphic. Services are always contextual, > it affects a certain data type and only shows up when you have selected that > data time (including files). The only draw back to services is that they are > underutilized and not a lot of 3rd party developers write them. > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Steven M. Caesare [mailto:[email protected]] > Sent: Wednesday, September 08, 2010 10:35 PM > To: NT System Admin Issues > Subject: RE: Mac and Windows mix > > But tended to be somewhat less capable for power users. No right button > context menus, ugh. And less shortcut key combos. > > Having a real term window is nice tho. > > -sc > > -----Original Message----- > From: James Hill [mailto:[email protected]] > Sent: Wednesday, September 08, 2010 8:00 PM > To: NT System Admin Issues > Subject: RE: Mac and Windows mix > > Interestingly most Mac users don't struggle too much with Windows. It's a > whole other story for the opposite though. The fact Windows is everywhere > usually assists someone who primarily uses Mac because at some stage they > have ended up in front of a Windows machine. > > Personally I quite like the Mac interface. It is easy to use. Windows > 7 has caught up to that in many ways but there is no doubt that in the past > the Mac interface was easier (and prettier). > > -----Original Message----- > From: Matthew W. Ross [mailto:[email protected]] > Sent: Thursday, 9 September 2010 9:50 AM > To: NT System Admin Issues > Subject: RE: Mac and Windows mix > > In our environment, there are several _subjective_ benefits: > > Software Costs > Ease of use (Especially for existing Mac users.) Ease of deployment Less > Malware (Please note, I did not say a Mac was more secure!) Simple > Management (For me, anyways.) > > But they are expensive. I just got an email from my Apple rep offering us > very nice looking 21.5" iMacs in quantities of 25 or more for $899 (These are > last generation, and are offered to schools only, I think)... > but we have been buying refurbished Dells for $350 with a 3 year warrantee. > It's likely we'll go for the Dells, as our new budget can't handle the Apple tax. > > > --Matt Ross > Ephrata School District > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: James Hill > [mailto:[email protected]] > To: NT System Admin Issues > [mailto:[email protected]] > Sent: Wed, 08 Sep 2010 > 16:14:38 -0700 > Subject: RE: Mac and Windows mix > > > > I guess it's the result of Windows being the majority. Why go with > > the minority if it poses extra challenges? There has to be > > significant benefits to do it. > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Matthew W. Ross [mailto:[email protected]] > > Sent: Wednesday, 8 September 2010 5:01 PM > > To: NT System Admin Issues > > Subject: RE: Mac and Windows mix > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: James Hill > > [mailto:[email protected]] > > To: NT System Admin Issues > > [mailto:[email protected]] > > Sent: Tue, 07 Sep 2010 > > 19:38:07 -0700 > > Subject: RE: Mac and Windows mix > > > > > I find it hard to see the benefit of using Mac's in a corporate > > > environment these days. Once upon a time they were the system to > > > have in certain environments (video editing etc). but that really > > > isn't the > > case anymore. > > > When I do see them in corporate environments they are almost always > > > using RDP or Virtual Box etc to connect to a Windows environment. > > > Why add that complexity? > > > > If the goal is to reduce complexity, then defiantly stay with one > platform. > > My argument has never been that adding Macs to your PC environment > > will make it less complex. > > > > But what I guess is really bothering me here is the "But you can't do > > that with a Mac" mentality. Apple has made every effort to make their > > platform work for you. If it can't be done on a Mac, it's because what > > > you want to do hasn't been made available for the Mac. Apple cannot > > implement .net, even if they wanted to use Mono. So your .net > > applications are never going to be useful on a Mac. Have a web > > application that requires IE because it requires ActiveX? Again, this > > isn't Apple's problem. Using Microsoft Word or Excel with a VBScript? > > Sorry, no dice on a Mac. These are a few of the vendor locking tactics > > > which makes life (yours and mine) a living hell to support on a Mac. > > > > I know that it's impractical to have a business which has fully > > developed tools and applications in a platform specific environment to > > > move to something more cross-platform. And I'm not asking for the > world to change. > > Just don't blame the Mac for being a Mac. > > > > > > --Matt Ross > > Ephrata School District > > > > ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ > > <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ > > > > --- > > To manage subscriptions click here: > > http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ > > or send an email to [email protected] > > with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin > > > > > > ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ > > <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ > > > > --- > > To manage subscriptions click here: > > http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ > > or send an email to [email protected] > > with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin > > > > > > ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ > <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ > > --- > To manage subscriptions click here: > http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ > or send an email to [email protected] > with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin > > > ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ > <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ > > --- > To manage subscriptions click here: > http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ > or send an email to [email protected] > with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin > > > ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ > <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ > > --- > To manage subscriptions click here: > http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ > or send an email to [email protected] > with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin > > > > > ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ > <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ > > --- > To manage subscriptions click here: http://lyris.sunbelt- > software.com/read/my_forums/ > or send an email to [email protected] > with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ --- To manage subscriptions click here: http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ or send an email to [email protected] with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin
