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Tuesday, December 02, 2003

Solution: Use Windows
Macintouch is a usually-excellent source of information for Mac users, and a site I visit regularly. One post today, however, really struck a chord with me, as the solution to all of these queries is, quite simply, just use Windows. It's sad to think how many Switchers will have issues like these, after thinking they made the right decision:

Several readers are looking for help finding Mac products to fill specific requirements:

[Dayton Wittke] I am looking for suggestions for a method for digitizing 8mm "home movies" (from as long ago as 1957) with the ultimate goal of editing and burning to DVD for sharing with family members. Any suggestions, warnings, encouragement, etc. will be appreciated.

Solution: There are numerous cheap USB 2.0, Firewire, and PCI-based solutions like this for Windows. I'm literally using one right now to copy all my old VHS tapes over to WMA format.

[Robert McElwee] Do you or any readers know of any eBay Auction software for OSX 10.3 that is stable and actually works?

Solution: I do. It runs on Windows.

[Scott Rothstein] I've been asking around the Mac groups on Usenet, trying to find a consumer level home design application for Mac OS X. Nothing like ArchiCAD or such high-end software, but similar to "Design Your Own Home" (though hopefully much more up to date). Someone suggested trying OmniGraffle, but it's not really suited for such. Nothing like this seems to exist for the Mac.

Solution: There are numerous packages like this for Windows. When we moved into our new house two years ago, we purchased one at Costco for less than $30.

[John Myers] There are several DVD-Audio players available on the Windows platform, but none seem to be available for Mac OS X. This seems a shame considering the high-quality optical out on my G5 would be perfect for the PCM data that the DVD-Audio format produces. Has anyone seen such software for the Mac? A Google search turns up nothing and I have not been able to learn anything from Apple's information either.

Solution: As you note, there are several DVD-Audio players available on Windows.

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