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First Time Mac Users: You Do Not Need to Install Windows
May 12th
Being one of a very small handful of Mac users at work I am inundated with Apple related questions. The majority of the inquiries I field are from people who just recently purchased a Mac, like as in a couple days ago recent! One of the first queries I almost always receive is, “how do I install Windows XP?” I hate to break it to you Mac n00b: you do not need to install Windows. OS X does everything Windows does but better.
Is Anti-Virus Software Required On Mac OS X?
Apr 1st
The hoopla surrounding the Conficker worm has taken the computer security world by storm. Headlines predict doom and gloom on April 1 because researchers believe attackers will activate the worm, gaining control of millions of zombie personal computers running the Microsoft Windows operating system. Conficker is a moot point with both a patched Windows and anti-virus software. What about those who have opted for Apple computers running the OS X operating system? Everyone knows anti-virus software is obligatory on Windows but is it even worth the hassle on OS X?
Adobe Installs and Updates on OS X Suck
Mar 12th
Adobe makes some of the best software products available for OS X, most notably Photoshop and Acrobat. While the products are top notch quality, for some reason Adobe has trouble programming efficient installation and software update routines. A simple Adobe Acrobat update weighing in at roughly 30MB lasted approximately 20 minutes to install on my 2.4Ghz MacBook Pro with 4GB of RAM and a 320GB 7200RPM HDD. If that is not the epitome of inefficiency then I do not know what is!
Microsoft Comeback Or – Nail In The Coffin
Feb 7th
Vista is dead.
If you purchased a Vista upgrade or ordered a PC with Vista pre-installed, you probably felt the pain that goes along with a severely maimed operating system. Then only to have Microsoft abandon it two years later — in favor of its clone — Windows 7.
Is it over for Microsoft’s OS market dominance? Has Apple scored enough market share during Vista’s follies to get their OSX foot in the mainstream door? Then there’s Ubuntu — did they too [along with Apple] bite into user share for a run on the Microsoft bank?
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