I switched over to Macs about a year ago. Every once in a while I'll come across an app that I need to run in Windows but we no longer have a windows machine in the house. I ended up installing VMWare on our Macs (Parallels does the same thing). Pretty much lets you install full blown windows within your Mac. The integration of windows OS and windows apps running on the Mac is seamless (with either of those mentioned programs). Going the other way around (Running mac stuff on a Windows PC) is much more difficult and painful. :-)

With any computer it all depends on how you treat them I have not turned this computer off for 3 years with the exception of thunder storms. I also have not reformatted or had to reinstall software the only drivers I have reinstalled are network card and printer drivers, thats it. I am starting to run out of room on the hard drive so I have a backpack portable hard drive.

I think part of my success is that I do not go to to many web sites I do not open any email that I do not know the sender of and span just gets deleted on sight. I do all updates that the operating system calls for and no more normally a service pack or some thing like that. I keep my anti-virus up to date check for now definitions every week. when really bad viruses go around I run up to 3 anti-virus programs at a time.

I know a person that records with a PC in Winnipeg in EK that does not have troubles. I don't know the program he is using iether that maybe a contributating factor.

Bill

I run a macbook pro after about 3 months on convincing myself in needing a mac I never looked back never had a freeze up issue. Everyone can tell you how great it is i must say i like all the small details that come with it. Go through some of the tutorials on the righthand side to see them.

http://www.apple.com/startpage/

i believe quality over quantity, one of my friends has a mac and they update (large updates) constantly, so either new computer or price of new op system, and he finds it frustrating (see this in ipods, there pushing to hard for new ones) and i run AVG free and haven't had any problems with updates, have had some errors but i like to fiddle with my computer (user errors)... i run AVG free so i dont pay a whole bunch for a crap nortan or other AV.
IMO AVG is better also... id say PC

I switched from running PCs for the last 20 years over to an iMac last year and the swap was seamless and utterly pain free. The iMac even recognized and runs my ancient Laserjet 4L without any issue.

I'm just a casual computer user and a bit of a closet Luddite so megabytes and gigahertz were actually of little consequence for me. I just wanted a computer that could edit AVCHD video and had a good photo editor out of the box. The Mac did that and seamlessly integrated my iPod Touch as well. Yes, I'm full into the Kool-Aid that Steve's serving up.

Which one did you get? I would love to get the 27 inch iMac but probably end up with the 21 incher. I will also dual boot it with Windows 7 for the best of both worlds :)

Cheers,
Vic

Thanks Murray. I will read that later today.

Although I wanted to get away from a desktop, I do keep looking at the iMac for $1299. 3.06 duel core, 4g memory, 500gb harddrive, good graphics card and best of all, still only one plug in. Seems like everything I need. Just not portable but guess I can steal my wife,s IBM. :mrgreen:

We bought a mac mini this Christmas and I have to say I love my Mac! It is so much more user friendly, I don't know much about computers, so it helps that every app comes with step by step instructions on how to use it. I also find it runs a lot faster. It takes hardly any time at all to boot up/restart it and I find all the web pages load a lot faster then my PC did. Plus I don't have to run anti-virus software, and the programs/apps the Mac come with are really cool.

There is this app that is a picture of a red chair and it's called "front row" I can click on it and it shows me any movie trailer that I'd like to see and it shows me what is playing in the movie theaters close to me. There is also an app called "dashboard" and at any time you can click on it and (I set mine to have) a calender, clock, calculator, and the weather pop up on the screen just over top (sort of see through like) of your current screen.

The mac just makes everything easier for me to use and more convenient too. My name is Laurie and I'm a Mac! :wink: and honestly I'll never go back :mrgreen:

Mac's are over rated now. 5 years ago ya I would have got a mack, but I have two laptops, and one desktop. the old laptop ran XP and I had a few problems but nothing that wasn't my own fault. the new laptop and the desktop run Vista. the desktop is almost 3 years old now, never reloaded, never had a problem. the only time it gets shut off is when I install updates wich is seldom now.

the lap top also runs 24/7 with no problems. one thing I did learn over the years is to stay away from free antivirius/firewall software there is a reason there free... think about it. also stay away from nortons it is a huge power hog. the best thing I have found believe it or not is microsoft one step live. 3 years on it now and never got a virius or any other problem.

now I have played with Mac my aunt gave me her power book for 3 months for me to try. I have always liked the look of mack but I can honestly say I found the operating system a pain in the A$$, the computer its self is slower than my laptop (and the mac cost 300 more) and thewre was a bunch of saoftware that I use that is not made for mack. this may or may not be an issue for most people. now I used the Mac as my only computer for 3 months as I was living in my RV just befor I movedi so it wasn't like I could just go back to my old ones, so I realy did give the mac a honest try.. and for my self I will never buy one.

so I guess.. Hi, My name is Steve and I'm a PC.. and windows 7 was my idea.

Steve