I currently run a Dell XPS desktop. It has a Pentium4 chip, running at 3.2GHz, with 2GB of RAM. I don't do a whole lot of video editing, but I do some...mostly just editing rehearsal clips (I am a conductor) here and there and creating DVDs. I also use my computer to create music, using the Finale notation program. Because of this and my other musical ventures, these are the sorts of things I can't do without:
A way to create PDF files quickly...with embedded fonts, and with the ability to insert pages from other PDF files (I create my music with Finale, but the cover pages I create with Microsoft Word).
I need Microsoft Office...too many files that I can't do without. How much does it cost for Mac, and how reliable is it?
Can someone talk briefly about the differences between the PC version and the Mac version of the following (if anyone has experience with these):
Photoshop
AIM/iChat
FTP Programs
Basic Text programs (like Notepad/Wordpad in Windows)
Does Mac OSX have a program built-in that will let me screen-capture specific areas of a screen shot and make it a jpg like I am able to do with Paintshop?
Does Mac have a newsreader of some sort? Like Agent or XNews for the PC?
I tried Safari 3.0 for Windows...I wasn't particularly impressed...it had a lot of problems. How is the Apple version?
Sorry for all the questions. Just pre-switch jitters, I suppose.
A way to create PDF files quickly...with embedded fonts, and with the ability to insert pages from other PDF files (I create my music with Finale, but the cover pages I create with Microsoft Word).
I need Microsoft Office...too many files that I can't do without. How much does it cost for Mac, and how reliable is it?
Can someone talk briefly about the differences between the PC version and the Mac version of the following (if anyone has experience with these):
Photoshop
AIM/iChat
FTP Programs
Basic Text programs (like Notepad/Wordpad in Windows)
Does Mac OSX have a program built-in that will let me screen-capture specific areas of a screen shot and make it a jpg like I am able to do with Paintshop?
Does Mac have a newsreader of some sort? Like Agent or XNews for the PC?
I tried Safari 3.0 for Windows...I wasn't particularly impressed...it had a lot of problems. How is the Apple version?
Sorry for all the questions. Just pre-switch jitters, I suppose.