[LM_NET] TAR: PC vs. Mac - your choice?

[Linda Martin <lindamartin423@GMAIL.COM>]

Hello Great Brain!

I am trying to decide what to get for my next laptop.  I noticed at the NECC
conference that virtually  all of the presenters were using Macs.  I have
always used  PCs, mostly because all of my schools and worksites have had
them.  I am looking for input from people WHO HAVE USED BOTH.  I have
searched for reviews and a lot of the discussions of which OS is better sink
quickly into "PCs (or Macs, depending upon which one the writer doesn't
have) are EVIL!"  I would just like some rational discussion on why you use
the OS you do.

Background:  I bring work home (don't we all) and as I said, we use PCs at
work.  I am starting my PhD studies this fall, so I am doing more and more
presentations.  I am starting to do a good bit with pictures and video
(Windows Movie Maker, Photostory, and Adobe Elements)  Would I have to buy
separate Mac versions of Adobe?  I saw a program at NECC that would parallel
and allow you to use Windows products on your Mac. Is anyone using this, and
if so, how happy are you?

Thanks for the input.  I need an opinion and I know you have them!  Please
respond to me directly.

-- 
Linda Martin
Teacher Librarian and Storyteller
Northeast Georgia Library Media Specialist of the Year
Gainesville, GA
lindamartin423@gmail.com

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