Used as part of panel pitting Windows 7 vs. Ubuntu vs. Snow Leopard, OS Smack-Down! NELA 2009, Hartford, CT. [An oldy, but a goody and most of still true 3 years later, although the pricing has started to slide more to Apple's favor and iPads have sure added to the mix too.]

1. Macs & OS X
Apple in the Library
NELA Annual Conference - Hartford 2009
Links to this presentation at:
del.icio.us/bibliotechy/osx
Scott Kehoe, Technology Consultant
Northeast Massachusetts Regional Library System (NMRLS)
978-762-4433 x16 / scott@nmrls.org / www.nmrls.org
IM: AIM-bibliotechy / MSN-bibliotekky /Yahoo!-biblioteky
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2. What’s to like about Macs
no anti-virus / no anti-spyware / no bloat-ware
iLife: GarageBand, iMovie, iPhoto, iDVD
built-in two-way firewall / invisible on network
EASY set-up for WiFi and networks (even Windows servers!)
EASY access to printers, scanners, any peripherals
Built-in Mic & Web-Cam for easy tele-conferences (iChat & Skype)
PDF support built-in
- No Adobe Reader or Adobe updates or Adobe plug-ins!
Firefox browser, works just like in Windows & Linux!
EASY set up of secure non-Admin public access accounts
-Deep Freeze for Mac
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3. What Librarians Like about Macs
“Hey, mom & dad, it’s the same computers we use in school!”
“When all the town’s PCs went down with a virus and offices had to close, the
public library stayed open, we had Macs”
“Truthfully, I've not had to do much with them since plugging them in.”
Time is money, less time spent on trouble-shooting, set-up, updating
There is just one version of OS X - No Home version - No Ultimate version
no 47(!?) digit product keys
Marketing Appeal - perception of Library’s tech savvy
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4. Myths Fact
ANY mouse works, full right-click compatibility
right-click mouse
even on Mac one-button touch pads!
Mac Office fully compatible with Windows
incompatible Office files / CDs / DVDs Office. CDs & DVDs burn to universal
standards for Mac, Win, Linux
tons of FREEware & more Windows apps
not as much software or FREEware being made available to OS X
go to: http://www.apple.com/downloads/
since January 2006 all Macs use Intel chips,
they use a different processor & hardware
hardware is the same as a PC
But, it’s still a Windows world!
... so there’s virtualization software ...
Apple Boot Camp ~ Parallels ~ VMware
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5. Price comparisons
Dell vs Mac - what’s included or free*
Dell PC Apple Mac
Dell Massachusetts Apple State & Local
online store
Store Government Store
AVG Free & Windows
free AV ClamXAV & iAntiVirus
Defender
office suite Open Office Open Office
Photo Editing Picasa iPhoto & Picasa
Video Editing MovieMaker iMovie & QuickTime X
DVD / video disk editor Roxio iDVD
iPod / iPhone
iTunes iTunes
management
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6. Dell vs Mac - 13” laptop
Dell Vostro 1320 MacBook
Intel 2.2 Core 2 Duo Intel 2.13 Core 2 Duo
2 GB RAM 2 GB RAM
160 GB HD 160 GB HD
NVIDIA® GeForce 9300M GS 256MB NVIDIA GeForce 9400M 256MB
WiFi a/g/n - bluetooth - 8x DVD-RW DL WiFi a/g/n - bluetooth - 8x DVD-RW DL
Windows Vista Ultimate OS X Snow Leopard
$1,159.26 $949.00
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7. Dell vs Mac - 15” laptop
Latitude E6500 MacBook Pro
Intel 2.53 Core 2 Duo Intel 2.53 Core 2 Duo
4 GB RAM 4 GB RAM
250 GB HD 250 GB HD
NVIDIA Quadro NVS 160M - 256GB NVIDIA GeForce 9400M - 256GB
WiFi a/g/n - bluetooth - 8x DVD-RW DL WiFi a/g/n - bluetooth - 8x DVD-RW DL
Windows Vista Ultimate OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard
$1,576.66 (-$22.34) $1,599.00
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8. Dell vs Mac - desktop NO monitor
OptiPlex 760 Ultra Small Form Factor Mac Mini
Intel Celeron 2.2 GHz Intel 2.26 Core 2 Duo
1 GB RAM 1 GB RAM
160 GB HD 120 GB HD
Integrated Intel Video GMA 4500 NVIDIA GeForce 9400M - 128MB
8x DVD-RW WiFi a/g/n - bluetooth - 8x DVD-RW DL
Windows Vista Ultimate OS X Snow Leopard
$780.82 $684.00
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9. The Apple Store
FREE classes ~ wifi ~ hands-on
www.apple.com/retail/storelist
Connecticut Massachusetts
Danbury, Danbury Fair Mall Boston, Boylston Street
Farmington, Westfarms Braintree, South Shore
Stamford, Greyrock Place Burlington, Burlington Mall
Cambridge, CambridgeSide
New Hampshire Chestnut Hill, Chestnut Hill Mall
Salem, Rockingham Park Dedham. legacy Place
Hingham, Derby Street
Rhode Island Holyoke, Holyoke Street
Providence, Providence Place Natick, Natick Collection
Peabody, Northshore Mall
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10. Get Help
Apple online forums: http://discussions.apple.com/
Apple listserve - Macs in public libraries -
http://lists.apple.com/mailman/listinfo/public-libraries
Scott’s del.icio.us bookmarks:
http://del.icio.us/bibliotechy/OSX
Apple Store’s FREE Workshops & Genius bar consulting
Find store nearest you and/or set up a FREE appointment.
http://www.apple.com/retail/storelist/
Where to Buy & Save
GovConnection: https://www.govconnection.com/ipa/home
CDWG: http://www.cdwg.com/
Apple online http://store.apple.com/
Special Deals - Closeouts - Refurbished (links on lower left)
State & Local Government store (select Government link bottom)
also for personal purchases - 5%+ discount
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