It seems silly, but I really like the "x" that closes all programs on Mac on the left vs on the right with Windows. It's also easier to uninstall a program on a Mac - you don't have to open the Registry Editor to completely uninstall a program. I don't see any reason to do a clean install of OSX after a year now. I used to format my hard drive and do a complete reinstall of Windows at least every year, to remove unwanted registry entries, etc. I know there are workarounds in Windows, pick an update time, turn off Notifications, etc., but you don't even have to think about it on a Mac.įewer complete reinstalls. There are fewer updates - no daily Windows Defender, antivirus, or update Tuesday updates. It is such a calm, serene, peaceful feeling using a Mac. And I never used to be able to leave my Windows desktop or laptop on for months at a time without a restart, like I can with my Mac. I definitely experience fewer restarts, program crashes/hangs, etc. Other reasons I prefer Mac now, that help me focus my attention on Accordance: There are a lot of programs that can do that on a pc for English, and I would assume other ltr languages. I chose Mac for long file handling with Hebrew, e.g., 2000+ pages loading at lightning speed, and just as fast editing speed. It's a dream program for someone who cuts and pastes a lot. I also like PopClip for copying and pasting on the Mac. There are still some toolbar shortcuts available on Mac that aren't on Windows. Scrivener 3 is coming to Mac first, and that seems to be normal, that features appear in OSX first and are ported to Windows eventually. To your question about copying and pasting in Scrivener, it works in Windows and Mac. It helped that Ubuntu is a lot like Snow Leopard. I agree that much in OSX is not intuitive to a long time Windows user. I was a long-time pc user for 28 years, from the DOS days to Windows 10, when I made the switch to Mac 90% of the time, and Linux 10% of the time last November. Macs are more expensive but seem to outlast all the windows laptops i have had. The other thing is that i found windows runs better on a mac box than on a windows box, so you can have the best of both worlds on a mac. It means i hardly ever use a mouse on a mbp, something that i find essential on windows laptops (though i know others who dont struggle.) I much prefer the touch pad on a mac and havent come across a windows laptop which comes anywhere near and it makes dragging and dropping so much easier. Mac finder has some nice features but i much prefer explorer over get info!!!! There are some important keyboard controls such as control spacebar which dont have an equivalent on the mac i miss. Writing this, i think it is very much about laptops rather than desktops and i think it the way i get on with mbp compared to windows laptops.įor me, Windows explorer and microsoft office are the best and would consider office on a mac is essential. With accordance 10 i ran it on both platforms but always preferred it on the mbp.Īccordance runs the same on both, i just prefer a mac experience and although it was on both, i found i would boot up the mac, rather than open it on the windows laptop. I got a mac book pro in 2008 and got accordance 8. i still maintain an nt desktop for various programs and my 120 film scanner. I have used windows since 1990 at both work and for home use from the model before windows 365 (i think) to windows 10 including the excellent nt. Like mark, i have used both and prefer rhe accordance experience on a mac. Part of the experience would be the ease of copy/pasting data into other programs (e.g.Scrivener). It would be really great to know if features are developed for the Mac first, then ported later.īut I'm not really asking about features but the experience itself. Since I'm still new to Accordance, perhaps there are other features that are on the "native" Mac platform that are not in the PC version. The platform issue came into view again today when I found out through Lighting the Lamp #158 that the Mac can read text, but the PC can't. Which Accordance user experience is better, the PC or the Mac? (By "Mac", I don't mean iPhone or iPad, but something with a lot of power and a full keyboard.) But I'm not hip to the "feel" of a Mac for day to day use, so I need your advice.īased on Accordance alone, I would love to have the opinions of those who have used it on both platforms. I know a lot of places where I can get freeware for a PC, and, in general, I am comfortable with the PC universe. The private use is due in large measure to cost, but also partly due to software availability. I have always used PCs, both professionally as a programmer and privately. This laptop will be running Accordance, fer shure. In my not-too-distant future, I will be giving myself a "retirement" gift (one never seems to really retire) of a new, fancy, tricked out laptop.
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