Compatibility is a Myth: Macs Do it All Including run Windows

Many think that using a Mac will sequester them into a finite and esoteric realm of the digital world; the opposite is true.  Using a Mac has no impact on email or Internet use and the applications included with OS X - Mac Mail 3.1 and the web browser, Safari – are far superior to their Windows counterparts-Windows Mail and Internet Explorer. The essential desktop applications, Microsoft Office and Abode Acrobat, have Mac versions and a PDF or Word file are the same regardless of the operating system. 

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It may be rare to definitely state that something is simply better than something else but I have concluded that Mac is simply better than PC.  It took me about a year to elevate what I once considered my opinion about personal preference, to the status of objective conclusion.  During that time, I have discovered more reasons why Macs are better for lawyers than PCs.

Windows Woes

In the beginning, I used Windows and  assumed there would be a learning curve but thought time spent in training would be repaid at least ten fold in productivity.  I accepted the error messages, complex configurations, and disruptions caused by unresponsive programs, and viruses as an unavoidable price for the convenience of modern technology.  However, as I significantly increased my technical ability, Windows remained cumbersome, complicated and unreliable.

I dreamed of a practice as a freelance legal writer working with remote clients and needed to know computers to span the distance.  With Windows I was about to give up on that dream.  In desperation and as a last resort, I turned to Apple and they saved me.... 

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This one was true back in the old day when Mac users had to press the “option”
key in conjunction with a click to produce a right click and bring up the contextual pop up menu. 

However, the latest Apple muse called a “Mighty “Mouse” may look like a one button mouse but it has sensitivity on both sides to detect when a user wants to make a right of left click.

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