In May I posted a breakout of Mac/PC laptop use that was sent to me by Dennis Bishop, the Director of Information & Technology at the University of Oregon School of Law. At the time, the numbers revealed that Macs were doing quite well at the school: 209 Macs 136 Dell 77 Non-Package (not one [...]
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Apple Patent Hints at Notebook Tablet
As we all know, patent filings don’t mean the patents in question will ever see the light of day in a product. But it’s fun to imagine a notebook tablet Mac. In fact, I’ve been wishing Apple would create some sort of lightweight hybrid cross between a Newton and a MacBook for years now. Perhaps [...]
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Leopard’s Problems with Common Access Cards
Now that I’m on active duty again, I’m dealing with the compatibility issues of Macs with PCs on a more regular basis. In many cases, I could deal with them by coughing up the cash for Parallels and a copy of Windows (Boot Camp doesn’t appeal to me much). Specialized programs used in niche markets [...]
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Macs at the University of Oregon School of Law
Dennis Bishop, the Director of Information & Technology at the University of Oregon School of Law, sent me this comparison of Mac and PC use at his school. The numbers speak for themselves. Dennis notes, “We consider ourselves a testament to other law school IT departments that allowing Macs can actually make your life easier.” [...]
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Consumer Reports: Apple Tops in Desktop & Laptop Support
Apple Stores are the best place to go for support, with phone support not getting such high marks, but in general Apple is handily beating the competition in computer suppport: Apple’s tech support team helped their customers solve problems with their computers more than 80% of the time. Industry-wide, help-desk teams from all companies solved [...]
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