Mac Advocacy
- Miscellaneous
Ramblings #27, Charles Moore, MacOpinion, 8/26. "The question
occurs as to whether today's G3 PowerBooks and iMacs will be as
usable when they're 10-12 years old as the ancient compact Macs
are."
- Why
every kid needs a Mac, Grayson Steinberg, Arizona Central.
"Unlike Windows, the Mac OS was designed so an average person would
never have to run into the core of the operating system."
- Newer is not
always better, David Lairson, Macville, 8/25. "I still use
system 7.5.5 and I can't say I have had any problems with it
yet."
- My First Mac: Since Third Grade,
Julie Fugett, 8/10. "It seemed common sense to pick the Mac over
the PC."
- email Dan Knight
A nearly 100% Mac
college, Mac OS Commerce, 8/9.
- Subversive
tactics: How to drive PC managers nuts, John Martellaro,
MacOpinion, 8/9.
-
Macintosh computers, the great equalizer, Mac Observer, 8/4.
"The Mac became a tool that supported my needs and goals rather
than requiring me to conform to its limited parameters."
- Macs vs. Y2K, Low End
Mac, 8/3. "We switched off the 26 NT machines and fired up our
Macintosh equipment."
- My grandmother uses a
Macintosh, Menagerie of Macs. "It's amazing to see how easily
she learned the Mac OS."
- Some
analysts can't accept it, but Apple is back, Business Week,
7/16. "The Apple product really is different from the rest of the
world. It has a different look, feel, color, software."
- Microsoft
monopoly costs consumers $10 billion, US Public Interest
Research Group. Title says it all. Thank goodness many Mac users
don't use Windows or Office.
- Scores
prove power of school's high-tech teaching, Ledger-Enquirer,
7/11. Each classroom has two Macs, and the school has a tech center
with 24 iMacs.
- PC
drones, Macville. "...they see us as eccentrics because the
only platform they know doesn't deserve any loyalty."
- My First Mac: Avoiding Wintel
Nightmares, Alexander Stuart Robinson, 7/12. "When my Mac
crashes, a quick restart sorts out the problem - but crash a
Wintel PC, and you end up messing with config.sys files and
command.com."
- Confessions
of a Mac bigot, the iMac, 7/6. "...like some Mac users, I often
defended the Mac with my heart instead of my head."
- Dartmouth
again recommends Macs, MacCentral, 7/1.
- Powerful
simplicity, MacDiscussion, 6/29. "...what the Macintosh does
for the user is enable him/her to do powerful, great things --
simply and easily."
- My First Mac: Detour on the Dark
Side, Low End Mac, 6/28. "I love my Mac. Though its aggravating
sometimes, I can always find the annoyance and fix it. It keeps me
. . . away from PCs."
-
Apple's destiny vs. the PC's fate, Apple Trader, 6/28. "The
Pentium III has inspired about as much excitement as, well,
leftover pizza."
-
The iMac challenge, osOpinion. "I recommend some real-life
shootouts between [the iMac and the E-Power]."
- Dartmouth
recommends Macs, MacCentral, 6/17. "In a letter
to the class of 2002, the college recommends incoming students buy
a Mac."
- The little
Macs the could (and still can), Mac Mania, 6/17. "One thing
I've known for a long time is that any Mac, no matter how old, has
a use."
- Long live
zebra stripes!, Mac Mania, 6/13. "I, along with many others,
own an old Mac to which I am very attached."
- Macs
thrive at school, MacCentral, 6/11. Walter's State Community
College, University of Wisconsin Applied Superconductivity Center,
Television Studio at Fox Chapel Area High School.
- Feeling Left Behind?,
Dan Knight, Mac Musings, 6/2. "Apple has a knack for making
evolutionary changes look revolutionary, and revolutionary changes
look evolutionary."
-
Laptop experiment turns freshmen on to learning, Star Tribune,
6/1.
- Mac OS
advantages, About.com, 5/25
"I continue to notice a trend: users who believe that Windows is
'close enough' to the Mac OS. Is there a difference? Of
course!"
-
Mentality of the OS upgrade, osOpinion
"If you greet crashes with resignation, then Windows is most suited
to your temperament."
- Mac OS
and Windows Evolution, MacKiDo, 5/25
"People noticed Microsoft changes because they were inconsistent
and dramatic - but the goal of good interface is consistency and
nice smooth (subtle) evolution."
- Shopping
for PC? Consider Mac, Dallas Morning News, 5/18
"None of the computers we use now will be what our children will
have when they grow up. So learning a particular model doesn't
matter."
- The
Macintosh's secret weapon, The Menagerie of Macs
"...the greatest strength of the Macintosh is its international
capability."
- Reasons
"Why not Macintosh" withering away, MacBC, 5/11
- Then I
got a Mac..., Macville
"Work gave me a Mac IIcx. Really
they just gave it to me to shut me up, I think. Anyway, I love it.
It runs system 7.5.5 and does everything that I need it to do and
more, plus it's cool!"
-
Transparent Macs, Macville
"The transparent nature of the Macintosh platform is one of the
primary reasons that it produces such dedicated users."
- Why
people hate Macs, Macville, 5/6
"...their computer is a cheap knock-off of the computer they hate
so much."
- What's
in a number?, Applelinks, 5/5
"Why should I pay over a thousand dollars for a 266 speed [iMac]
when I can get a PC at 350 for less?"
- Maine courts Mac-based since
mid-80s, Macs Only!, 5/5
"The Maine court system continues today as essentially Mac-based,
with most of its original Mac equipment still functioning."
- The
Apple image is quality, MacSoldiers, 4/30
"...when it comes down to it, most people will sacrifice quality to
save money."
- Growing internet
presence, Mac Musings, 4/30
"According to The Internet Operating System Counter, the Mac OS and
Linux are the fastest growing server operating systems."
- Windows
PCs can learn a lesson from the iMac, InternetWeek, 4/26
"Clearly, Apple has managed to make a computer that makes the
Internet accessible to anyone."
- Quality
engineering makes Macs better and faster, MacSoldiers,
4/25
- Schools
going Mac in a big way, MacCentral, 4/23
Willow School District (Ann Arbor, MI), East Noble School District
(Noble Co., IN), New York City "between 20,000 and 30,000
iMacs"
-
The little big man on the internet, New Media News
"We basically sold our PCs to our accountant, who wanted them for
her office, [and] I ordered Macs. They don't crash; I don't spend
any time taking care of these guys."
- The top 10
reasons Macs suck
This is not quite what you'd expect of an "anti-Mac" site. ;-)
- Apple
market share is up significantly, MacCentral, 4/14
"ZD Storeboard says the company's market share in February was
12.5%, the highest since the time the iMac was introduced."
- Which is really cheaper, iMac or $299 Webzter Jr.?, MacTimes,
4/9
- Pick
the best OS, osOpinion
"...the winning OS is the best OS when you consider all the things
a computer can do today and what is required to get it to perform
these duties."
- Is Apple the
BMW of computers?, MacKiDo, 3/29
"...many of the car nuts [and] computer nuts have confused users
into making the wrong choices for all the wrong reasons!"
- G3 vs.
Pentium III, PC Magazine, 3/26
G3/400 handily beats P III/500 in FileMaker tests and all but one
Photoshop tests, but P III wins Microsoft Word tests.
- Mac
installed base, MacInTouch
"...the percentage of Macs in the world is closer to 12%."
- Five
Mac myths disspelled, Daily iMac
- Home
networking ain't easy and Making
Macs Network, Byte.com, 3/22
'Maybe I should have stuck with an all-Macintosh network."
- Major
Mac education purchases in the U.S., Apple, 3/18
- Apple still #1 with K-12 schools, MacTimes, 3/18
- Give your old Mac
to a school through MacTrader.com
- Spectrum Home
& School Magazine
- Advocating
Mac in the workplace, Tim Hillman, MacCentral, 2/25
- Apple is the industry leader, State of the Macintosh, 2/17
- Why buy
a Mac?, Don Crabb, MacCentral, 2/16
- 10 good reasons to use Macs in education, the iMac, 2/8
- Apple Is a Leader, 1/27
- Social
Agitation 101: fighting for Macs in school, Macinsite,
12/8
- Macs make
you smarter, MacChat
- There's never
been a better time to buy a Mac, Cnet
- 10 good reasons to use Macs in education, the iMac, 2/8
- Apple Is a Leader, 1/27
-
Mac OS worthy, but underhyped (Windows 98 worthless, but
overhyped), NouveauGeek, CBS MarketWatch
- Reasons to buy a
Macintosh, Macintosh 4ever
- Social
Agitation 101: fighting for Macs in school, Macinsite,
12/8
- Macs make
you smarter, MacChat
- The fallacy of computer obsolescence, MacTimes
-
Apple largest educational hardware vendor, Business Wire
- Macs #1
in Australia's NSW schools, MacCentral
- Apple to
conduct workshops at EDUCOM98, MacCentral
- Don't give your kid that Mac!, MacTimes
- G3
servers, NT killers, selling fast, MacCentral
- Schools
embrace Mac for simple reason: cost, Arizona Central
-
Andy Grove, Intel chairman, loves his iMac, Time
- Irrational Mac hatred - and how to fight it, MacOS Daily
-
iMac moving into federal government, Federal Computer Week
-
Should schools use Macs or PCs? - results, ZDNet
- Why
are Macs better? Let's count the ways!, Arizona Central
-
Back to school PCs, ABC News
- Study shows
24% of Win95 users in education like Apple, MacCentral
- Fear and
learning in the classroom, Mac Opinion
- Mac or
PC? Your choice, Ottawa Sun
- Married to the Mac OS, MacOS Daily
- iMac now Apple's featured education product, MacCentral
-
Apple Learning Interchange has over 7,800 members
- Over 12,000 products
for the Mac, Macintosh Product Guide, Apple
- Popular or best?, Barry Ritholtz, MacTimes
- Why I
prefer Macintosh, Fresh Bytes
- How to sway anti-Apple sentiment, State of the Macintosh
-
Apple among most reliable brands, Philadelphia
Inquirer
- Higher
Education, Lower Standards, Applelinks
- The
dangers of standardization, Big Mac on Campus
-
Apple has real advantages, Union Tribune
- Macs
shouldn't be used in education
- Emotional
evangelism, FreshBytes
- Gettin'
Religion, Laura Lindhe, former PC user
- G3
steals the (PC) show, what happens when PC users see a G3 with
Virtual PC in action
- 75 reasons to buy a
Mac
- Droves of users have not abandoned the Macintosh
- Apple's biggest problem is Mac longevity
- Macintosh, a long term
solution