Blimey, I never thought I’d have a view on this one but it’s 2am and I’m in the process of switching everything over from my trusted Windows Workhorse to working almost entirely on a Mac. To be fair, my workstation has been a Mac Pro for about 3 years but I’ve always run Windows on it as I’ve used Mr. Gates’ stuff ever since Windows 1.0 – which does date me I know – and so it was easier than trying to get my head round yet another operating system.
However things move on.
The Fuse Fireworks session we did a while ago, put such a strain on the processing power that Windows simply couldn’t cope any more – the higher resolutions of the Hasselblad (something we’re going to be using quite a bit from now on) were just too much and, much to my frustration, the Windows version of the Hasselblad software is nowhere near as powerful as the Mac version.
So here I am having now switched over to an admittedly prettier world of pleasingly bouncing icons and gently reassuring ‘bongs’ when you hit the wrong button. An attractive world, yes, but nonetheless a world that is alarmingly alien to me. Still, I do like an adventure.
And why am I telling you this? Well, firstly ’cause it’s completely taken over the past couple of days and so I just wanted to get it off my chest. But more importantly, because the switchover will allow us to provide a better service to you, our clients. The Mac is ultimately a more scalable solution that will allow us to use the latest cameras and software without worrying about stability. Don’t get me wrong, our back-office is all Microsoft and will continue to be so as it is the only way to handle normal office and data processing. However, when it comes to beautiful pixels, from now on it’s all Apple. And a big one at that.
I’ll keep you posted on how I get on. 
#1 by Richard - April 30th, 2009 at 10:21
Et tu, Brute?
#2 by Paul - April 30th, 2009 at 10:36
Yup. Quite enjoying it though really. Loving the challenge and the interface is beautiful!
#3 by Frank Sedivy - May 19th, 2009 at 22:21
I would have never thought i’ll ever read these lines … so talking you into a mac years ago did bring some fruit! I’m glad…
All the best!
F.
#4 by Gill - May 20th, 2009 at 11:28
Welcome! (ahem, from a convert of nearly 2 months).
Gx