jerryc41 Loc: Catskill Mts of NY

The cursor on the Mac moves too slow along the line. If I want to go to the end of a line, I have to press END twice.

Bmarsh Loc: Bellaire, MI

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raypep

No you are right.

MAC users are smarter :)

jerryc41 Loc: Catskill Mts of NY

You mean as in "wise guys"?

DirtFarmer Loc: Escaped from the NYC area, back to MA

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burkphoto Loc: High Point, NC

I salute you! I worked that way for years. But I had both a Mac and Windows PC on my desk at work, because I did things as part of my job that required both.

The problem with corporate developer types may be that some of them ARE NOT users of their own systems. They don't have to eat their own dog food. As a trainer and content developer for training, I wrote lots of software manuals for in-house IT projects. My mantra became, "If I can't write a manual for your software, that software doesn't work." I was writing, "It doesn't work..." memos on a regular basis. Often, a developer fixed my issue and broke something else in the process...

I kept telling IT, "Get the user interface right, first. Code comes last. Know your users' jobs better than they know their jobs. Get inside their heads with them and see your software from their perspective, and you'll develop a system that works!"

I learned that lesson by doing my own simple "small systems" database development in the 1990s and early 2000s. I'd get everyone involved in a workflow around a big table and have them explain their job functions and what they needed as an outcome. Then we talked through the whole process until we agreed on it and had a plan. Then I'd design the UI, and show it to them before tidying the back end with real tables and functions. We tested as a group, to be sure it worked as intended.

The result? My systems worked. That pissed off IT, but opened doors for me. Sometimes results are more urgent than diplomacy.

Nalu Loc: Southern Arizona

I don't think so, at least according to my wife. She uses windows. I use a Mac.😊

tmehrkam Loc: Houston,Tx

AirWalter Loc: Tipp City, Ohio

My Daughter has always used Windows laptops or desktops that I built for her. A couple of years ago she went to best buy to purchase a new laptop with windows and a salesman talked her into buying a Mac laptop also. Two weeks after having them the Mac laptop took a nasty trip down the stairs, on purpose! Her husband is very forgiving.

Fredrick Loc: Former NYC, now San Francisco Bay Area

Windows users are smarter because they can do anything that a Mac user can do, for half the price.

jerryc41 Loc: Catskill Mts of NY

Nalu Loc: Southern Arizona

I have been a Mac person since I can remember. That's not saying much considering I can't remember what I did yesterday, however, when I try to do something on my wife's windows based machine I'm immediately lost.

AirWalter Loc: Tipp City, Ohio

Yep, and they are much cheaper to fix or upgrade.

Fredrick Loc: Former NYC, now San Francisco Bay Area

That’s because everything on a Mac is bass ackwards.

jerryc41 Loc: Catskill Mts of NY

I think you mean they are possible to upgrade.