Wednesday, September 30, 2009

Mac vs. PC


I am due to buy a new laptop and so am considering switching from a PC to a Mac (probably a 13 inch Macbook Pro). Over the past couple of years some of my colleagues have made this switch and are happy with it. I welcome other views. John Fjaerestad sent me this link which appears to have lots of useful info and practical tips for physicists who make the switch to Mac's.

Something I have heard enthusiastic reviews about is Papers, the program for organising ones files and files of downloaded papers.

1 comment:

  1. There is also the http://SwitchToMac.com blog that is more of a funny take on switching

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