MacInSchool

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