General Discussions

**chrishirst** · 03-03-2010, 09:25 AM

http://www.webmaster-talk.com/comput...tml#post993489

ANYBODY running Windows XP or earlier needs to be aware of this.

This may NOT get automatically patched as XP is out of mainstream support.

**edgray** · 03-03-2010, 10:51 AM

Mac OS X all the way for me, Chris

**Giselle** · 03-03-2010, 11:13 AM

Thanks Chris for supplying the informational link, we should be all right.

Early part of December of last year came close to buying a Mac just to try out. Figured maybe this would be easier for my husband, come to find out some of the software is for windows only.

**edgray** · 03-04-2010, 04:05 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Giselle

Thanks Chris for supplying the informational link, we should be all right.

Early part of December of last year came close to buying a Mac just to try out. Figured maybe this would be easier for my husband, come to find out some of the software is for windows only.

The beauty of owning a Mac, Giselle, is that you can dual boot them so they're got Max OS X and Windows on the same machine. That way, you can still run your windows only apps when you need to, and enjoy the secure Mac OS X for everything else

I say go for it!

**Knight13** · 03-04-2010, 06:41 AM

I mainly use linux now anyway so this does not effect me to much, and i do not think i have used my f1 key in a long while.

**Giselle** · 03-04-2010, 12:15 PM

Thanks Ed for the tip, I never thought to ask Ken at the Computer shop if the Mac had a dual boot. I have a dual boot. I know nothing about the Mac machines, hm, I shall have to go back and talk to Ken some more about the Mac he was selling.

**edgray** · 03-04-2010, 01:17 PM

It's worth it Giselle:

<smugness>
no viruses
no malware or spyware
no microsoft yay!
</smugness>

I've got quite a few clients that actually use Parallels to use Windows within the Mac OS X which is very cool. I tell you, you've got to use one of the new iMacs to believe it: mine has a 27" screen that is just to die for, it rips through video rendering like you wouldn't believe and handles everything I throw at it with no fuss at all

**Giselle** · 03-05-2010, 12:23 AM

Smiles@Ed

A 27" inch screen???? Wahoooooo!!!!

**elena1234** · 03-06-2010, 12:18 AM

thanks for that.