yep all Macs have this and Command-Shift-3 takes the whole screen.

i remember the first few days i literally told my Mac to tell me wht's the time, close this window, get my mail, log me out :1orglaugh

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depends if you need them all the time or not

Parallels is fine. I prefer VMWare Fusion.

They both boot a Windows VM within OSX.

Bootcamp is basically a Dual boot app. When you're in Windows, it's a full boot up of Windows.

He probably wont need any 3rd party image viewing apps on a mac, OS X has plenty of features in that department...

I for one am glad I dont have to deal with acdsee's freezes and crashes anymore :2 cents:

Never used Mac before. How different is that?

ya, why not use Aperture? From what I see they have pretty much all the same features.

As far as switching to mac...I can't believe given the amount of time we spend on computers people here still think there is this huge learning curve that they can't overcome. If you know how to use a computer, chances are you will learn how to use a mac in no time. Sure there are some different programs to use but seriously it is a better computing experience and worth the time.

You need to know a substitute for a program, just search google. It really can't be much easier.

Agreed.
In my case I've had to go the other way in that I started on a Mac and have in the past year had to use XP. Even though I always had a Win box that I would use for checking sites etc. Until about a yr ago I knew and learned enough to get by, enough that I knew that the Mac was head and shoulders above anything MS has ever produced.
The User interface in Win was designed by a six-year old, its not intuitive at all just for starters.
Whereas the Mac was designed to be productive, is extremely efficient not to mention always works no messing around with viruses, constant defrag etc.

As soon as I find an application that runs native on OSX for this one specific project I can ditch XP. I won't miss it.

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Wrong.

It still amazes me people in THIS type of industry can be so naive when it comes to basic computer knowledge.

To make an analogy, it's just like ANYTHING else you can buy. Take a blender for example. You can go browse some 12V 5 Speed Blenders. You shop around, you're going to find various brands and blenders that meet those "base specs" but vary drastically in price.

Let's get into this idea of "base stats" a little bit. That means the end of the line, most basic specification. Like a "dual core 3.0Ghz" CPU. As an example look at Intel
- The Xenon E3110 (Wolfdale Core). Is a Dual Core 3.0 Ghz CPU. It's price = $199.99
- The Xenon 5160 (Woodcrest Core). Is a Dual Core 3.0 Ghz CPU. It's price = $909.99

A $700 price difference?!?! But they're both the same right? They're both Dual Core 3.0 Ghz CPUs!!

It doesn't take a rocket scientist to figure this one out. Just because the basic stats of a piece of hardware doesn't mean it's just as good. There are detailed specifications of hardware. However companies that sell shitty computers know 90% of people who buy computers don't know their head from their ass when it comes to the detailed specs.

So, next time you think "same pc, half the price". Take a moment and really think about why that Dell with the same "stats" is only $400 compared to Apple's $1,200. It's the hardware they use, and there is a reason one is more expensive than the other.

:2 cents:

Hopefully this edumacates some of the less informed people out there.

P.S. Just to add.

You CAN build a PC using hardware just as good as Apple does. If you take the time to get every piece of hardware's full specs. I've done it before. The price comes out to be the same as the comparable Apple computer.

To do so you need to get into mostly Intel & their server hardware. But all this information can be found very easily through Google.

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i trust me, i tried them all. there's no other application that works exactly the way i am used to work with ACDSee. and unfortunately it's one of my basic tools and i can't live without it.

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I'm waiting for the upcoming new version of the iMac and after 14 years of non-stop struggle I will leave PCs behind - and will never look back. This thread is bookmarked, have some probably nice links. Peace.