So now that my laptop is dead and I am officially 100% a Mac person, I have spent some time over the last couple of days updating the software on the Mac. So far I have only found three things that I can not do on the Mac that I can on Windows. The first one is the aforementioned audio-video chat on MSN and Yahoo Messenger.
The second is that I realized that I depended on my Windows machine to edit, store, and organize my photo collection. One of my few complaints about the Mac is that iPhoto is a HORRIBLE program. I won't go into the details, but let's just say I have spent hours trying to get it to do what I want. I hate it. So, I am now the proud owner of Photoshop Elements. We'll see how that goes.
The third is actually very inconsequential. In one of my classes, I have my students create webpages using Homestead, Tripod, or Geocities. The websites from Homestead turned out really well, so I wanted to give it a try. But for some reason, you can only build Homestead websites on a Windows machine. I guess I won't be having a free Homestead website any time soon.
So, that's three drawbacks so far: one big one, one solvable one, and one that doesn't really matter at all. Not too bad. At this rate, I may never click another Microsoft button again.
Have you tried Virtual PC 7? I runs Windoze apps on your Mac -- albeit a bit slower than in a Wintel box.
Hey Stuart, I got a webcam to work with YahooMessenger/Mac. It was my DV camcorder hooked to a firewire port on my MacMini and I was able to see video in YM.
Thanks for the suggestions, y'all.
Wady, no I have not tried Virtual PC 7. My Mac Mini runs so slow already, that I'm afraid to try something that will make it even slower. Maybe when I upgrade to a better Mac, I can give it a try if I still need it.
Charles, I don't have a web cam that uses Firewire. And my USB cam doesn't seem to work. :( I've been thinking about splurging for the iSight...