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Switching to Mac: Download Squad Switcher Podcast #2
by Brad Linder Jun 14th 2007 at 10:00AM
While Steve Jobs has been busy dropping "computer" from Apple's name and pushing out iPod after iPod, the company is still probably best known by loyal fans as a computer maker.Unlike Windows PCs, Apple controls the hardware and software that goes onto every Macintosh, meaning they have a reputation for working the instant you plug them in. No struggling to make all the parts play nice together.
But while Macs have a loyal fan base, it's still a PC world, and there's plenty of software out there that just won't run on a Mac.
Today we speak with Download Squad's Jason Clarke and Lisa Hoover about their recent decisions to become full time Mac users. Both are experienced Windows users who have switched to Mac for one reason or another. We wanted to find out why, and to share their wisdom with you.
Show Notes
- Apple's official web site
- The Unofficial Apple Weblog (this blog's sister site)
- Download Squad's Apple category
- Parallels is a virtualization tool that not only lets you run Windows and OS X side by side on a Mac, you can even create shortcuts for Windows applications and launch them from your OS X dock.
- Download the podcast as an mp3.
- Subscribe to this podcast series to automatically download future episodes.
- Subscribe to our feed in the iTunes Store.
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Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
Jordan Running said 1:23PM on 6-14-2007
Great podcast! Enjoyed the kids in the background.
But now I officially hate you. Because I was *this close* to finally settling on a Windows laptop, and now I'm going to have to consider a MacBook again...
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Brad Linder said 1:24PM on 6-14-2007
Stay tuned. In our next episode we'll be discussing the pros and cons of switching to Vista.
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Sheila Ward said 11:02PM on 6-16-2007
I had been a Windows user since I left DOS kicking and screaming many years ago. Last year when I got into some heavy video editing, every day was a struggle just to not experience a crash. I decided to try Vista and all I was able to mumble during that little adventure was "Five years and this is what they came up with?" I had the same experience as Lisa with the user access control. That's what sent me over the edge.
I snapped and ordered a Mac Pro. I had NEVER used a Mac before and if it didn't live up to all the hype my Mac friends were feeding me somebody was going to get hurt. A year later and now I also own a MacBook Pro. My little world of video editing is very calm and so am I.
Great podcast guys, I could soooo relate!
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