Have you ever tried operating Photoshop on a PC operating system after learning the program on an Apple? The PC version of Photoshop is completely visualizing unappealing, difficult to navigate, and just plain boring. You open up Photoshop and it is hard to believe you are in the same program. It is like looking at a balloon right after someone let all the air out. Functions are put in the oddest of places, tools are hard to find, and the layout is completely upside down. That is the perfect way to describe the Windows operating system; completely upside down. Whenever I sit down in front of a PC I get completely stressed out.
Apple is all about ease of use and visual appeal. Navigation is simple, and everything is in the right place. Even my husband, an avid PC user, is able to use simple Photoshop tools on my Apple computers and he is a Photoshop foreigner to say the least.
After looking at the maneuverability of their programs you have to marvel at the design of the housings and casings of Macintosh computers. So modern and simple in their exterior design that the majority of graphic designers, photographers, and videographers cannot be wrong. Apple is the number one computer amongst creative types, and you cannot argue with an artist's sense of aesthetics. But Apple's are more than just pretty boxes that are fun and easy to use.
The Apple's operating system has proven that along with their eye candy programs and casing, you also get durability and a computer that will last virtually forever. My current desktop is the perfect example. Purchased almost 5 years ago it has seen 1000s more gigabytes of work than its typical counterpart. As a professional photographer, I am rotating out gigabytes worth of information on a regular basis. My Emac, the bottom of the line at the time of purchase, has marched along doing all that I have asked of it without complaint or the need of regular defragmentation like its Windows counterpart. It is quite the workhorse, and the same can be said for my Macbook Pro. Apple has built computers in such a way that you don't have to worry about viruses and system crashes the way Windows users do. They still happen on Apple computers but with far less frequency than their PC counterparts. The Windows operating system lets in any software or freeware that comes along with it. With Macintosh's reliability, ease of use, and aesthetic appeal, I'll pick an Apple every time.
By: Jeff Fauss Article Directory: Articledashboard.com
