What do you guys think? Is the Mac tailored towards certain careers or for anyone who just wants to check e-mail? If you think it's toward certain careers, list the 5 most popular for Mac owners.
Apple!Freak What do you guys think? Is the Mac tailored towards certain careers or for anyone who just wants to check e-mail? If you think it's toward certain careers, list the 5 most popular for Mac owners.
I wondere whether Mango Dental could adapt their software to suit the needs of a pharmacy? I suppose it's too late for you now (unless the contract with your current provider is flexible somehow), but maybe another pharmacy could inquire about it.jessearl said:As a new Mac user of about a year now, when it came time to buy the new system, I searched high and low for a Mac-based pharmacy software system, to no avail.
jessearl said:I'm in the owner/operator of an independent retail pharmacy. We've just purchased a new pharmacy management software system to replace our existing system.
As a new Mac user of about a year now, when it came time to buy the new system, I searched high and low for a Mac-based pharmacy software system, to no avail.
There are scores of large and small pharmacy software companies, but all their systems run on either Windows of some verion of Linux.
It was very depressing not to be able to find a system that would run on a Macintosh.
Have you looked into DesignWorks?mduser63 said:Of course Macs are very well suited for media professionals. They're also great for general home computer users. However, there are some fields where they're not very strong. For example, I'm an electrical engineering student, planning to be an electrical engineer as a career, and unfortunately there are very few options for electrical engineering software. There's some old (run in classic) schematic programs still for sale, and one newish program (Eagle) that runs in X11. I found a (discontinued) shareware circuit simulation program, and was able to cobble together a combination of open source software to do Verilog (digital circuits) simulation, but overall things in that area are not really adequate on the Mac. Unfortunately, that means that at least for now, I have to use a Windows computer for school, and will have to use one for work. Hopefully, with the continued halo effect, and the growing popularity of Mac OS X among more technical people things will change for the better somewhat.
pdpfilms said:I definetly think it's tailored towards the mediaheads. Sure, it's great as an email reader or movie maker for your everyday joe, but do you see Apple releasing professional Lawmaker's software?
"Lawyer Studio Pro 3- Now has simultaneous multi client capability"
Nope. It's all about video, audio, and graphic design. Many would argue that Final Cut and the Studio are the best software out there for editing... and they're only for the mac. If given the software, a mac could certainly handle the same tasks as a PC does (and much better). But right now, the majority of the career-level software produced for the mac is media based.
And i have noooooo problem with that.
(Checks applestore for changes in Final Cut Studio shipping dates)
snkTab said:actually I heard that apple had a nice grip on law.
dotdotdot said:Nope...
Extract 2C said:THE APPLE SOFTWARE IS NOT INTENDED FOR USE IN THE OPERATION OF NUCLEAR FACILITIES, AIRCRAFT NAVIGATION OR COMMUNICATION SYSTEMS, AIR TRAFFIC CONTROL SYSTEMS, LIFE SUPPORT MACHINES OR OTHER EQUIPMENT IN WHICH THE FAILURE OF THE APPLE SOFTWARE COULD LEAD TO DEATH, PERSONAL INJURY, OR SEVERE PHYSICAL OR ENVIRONMENTAL DAMAGE.
snkTab said:actually I heard that apple had a nice grip on law.
dotdotdot said:Nope...
I think you answer your own question...dotdotdot said:Macs are very good for education and schools, so I have no clue why most schools use Windows?!
Unfortunately people often don't look beyond the initial purchase price when they consider value-for-money. Otherwise they'd see that the cost to keep the PCs running in good health is usually much higher than that for Macs in this instance running costs for an university's Macs were substantially cheaper (although the exact figure is 'open to debate' ).dotdotdot said:5 - Windows PCs are cheaper.
Except....our office uses Office 2003 and none of lawyers, clerks, paralegals or assistants use classic mode. I'd say that no more than two or three of us are generally computer savvy (although I haven't been here long enough to know the quirks of the network) and I don't know if more than two would know how to switch to classic mode.dotdotdot said:2 - Lawers use Windows PCs (some use macs) because of the fact that Windows PCs use Office 2000. Office 2000 was the greatest version of Office microsoft ever released, and because its for Windows only, they use that... Office is very easy to find files, etc.
3 - Windows PCs are, honestly, faster than OS X with a lower configuration. So if you went out and got a $300 dell with monitor, mouse, kb, speakers, and a 250 GB External drive, but you only had 128 MB RAM and slow ram at that, you would be fine.
4 - Windows is less flashy. I have never seen a lawer that has a computer running the XP Style - its always set to classic mode.
AND
5 - Windows PCs are cheaper.