Un-Productive
For the last few weeks I have been using Windows 7. Now don’t get me wrong, Windows 7 is really pretty (Like a guy is even supposed to use that word). My Issue is that I feel Less productive than when I was using a Mac full time. I think its time to make a change so I can get back to work. My thought is that I want an iMac for my desktop at home. The only catch there is that I do a great deal of development these days with Camtasia. Why can’t the Mac version be as good as the Windows version? I suppose the same is true with Microsoft office, but we all know the answer to that one.
At any rate, my plan over the next few months…iMac, MacBook Pro, iPad.
Maybe I should take up stocks in Apple!
I have a similar issue. I work with Camtasia and I got used to Mac version somewhat. However, files I work with (incidentally, same as you do!), are really large MS Office files. Mac Office isn’t handling these very well and VMware is just waste of CPU.
Since I already have iMac for desktop (27″ screen really changes the way you work) and I have an old one… I just may be installing Windows 7 on the old iMac, for the purpose of running Word and Visio.
Am I making a mistake there?
@Colby: Camtasia for Mac is very basic- much more features exist in the Windows version.
@Marko: I am not going to use Camtasia for the Mac, rather iShowU HD. It allows you to set the screen size you want to record- for example 960 x 600, and creates a .mov natively without the need to export anything. It also highlights mouse clicks if you want it to. Much better my opinion.
As far as the Word Documents go, I wonder how pages or Open Office would handle them? Formatting may be an issue.
What are the differences/issues between Camtasia on the Mac vs Windows?