Thanks for the tip on VooDooPad will take a peek at it.

I disagree with your condemnation of Microsoft. They have earned some of the ill will but look at the huge range of products including complete computer systems supported and in some cases made possible by Microsoft.

As far as locked goes, Apple locks down its software by requiring you purchase your computer from Apple … a wonderful position to be in when trying to produce stable systems.

I have no special allegiance to either company and just use what works for my current needs.

Thanks for your comments.

Prior to installation, uninstall Application Enhancers and Input Managers if you have installed any in the past. The first will cause problems with installation, the latter will cause problems or simply not work. I would imagine that most Mac users don’t know what Application Enhancers are (like FruitMenu) or Input Managers (various Safari Extensions, the hack httpmail that allowed checking Hotmail from Apple Mail) and probably never installed any.

Install Leopard with confidence with the traditional ‘Upgrade’ option on the DVD. I’ve had no problems at all.

As for your love of OneNote, there are so many superior options on OS X that the list is too long. I personally use VooDooPad Pro. Try it and see how powerful it is. I like the ability to give depth to a todo or packing list, etc by linking items. I can then sync these lists with my iPod Notes feature. Then, when I randomly find myself in the hardware or computer store, I can browse the iPod for details of what I need to purchase.

Don’t put any more of your eggs in the Microsoft basket. M$ products are built on a pour architecture. They often intentionally don’t let you export from their proprietary file formats in order to ‘lock’ the customer in. Viruses, price gouging, unreliability, cause problems to spin out of control.

As a developer its easy to see that Mac OS X is superior architecturally. It’s built on UNIX and has a very stabile object framework called Cocoa that has taken 20+ years of good decision making to perfect. Microsoft will need that much time to start over. They have no incentive to improve given that they are a monopoly. Apple is eroding that in recent years however. Go into any café in Seattle or San Francisco and you will see nothing but Apples.

Richard Rost

Thanks for your input. I don’t see the connection between software tutorials and Media Player etc. Online training and video tutorials are definitely areas in which Apple excels. At the moment there is a need for good video tutorials on OneNote 2007 and the Windows Live offerings. We are currently putting together a podcast series covering these applications. I should also note that there are many audio and video podcasts available for the Mac … some produced by Apple others by independent podcast producers.  Best of luck in your venture.  Sam  

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