1. Professional Development in the Creative Industries Week 2: Using the Macs

2. Mac vs PC  Plenty of people have strong opinions on the Mac vs PC debate  Apple-bashers  Mac Fanboys  Charlie Brooker (guardian.co.uk) Charlie Brooker  Watch the “I’m a Mac” TV ads www.apple.com/getamac/adswww.apple.com/getamac/ads  Avoid the heated debate – they are just tools to do a job!

3. What’s the difference?  Apple supplies own hardware and operating system OS X  High-end hardware with corresponding high prices  Comparable application software packages  Same or equivalent software available  The main difference you will notice is look-and-feel of OS X compared to Windows

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5. Buying your own  If you do decide to buy a Mac…  Student discount online or at Apple Stores  Always buy enough RAM!