Comments on: James White is a “Switcher” http://www.bsreview.org/blog/2008/08/james-white-is-a-switcher.html News, articles, and reviews of Bible software Fri, 27 Jan 2012 09:04:14 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: ARJWright http://www.bsreview.org/blog/2008/08/james-white-is-a-switcher.html/comment-page-1#comment-303 ARJWright Fri, 15 Aug 2008 17:45:56 +0000 http://www.bsreview.org/blog/?p=1193#comment-303 I agree with Chris above; but then again, I live on smartphones and a Linux-based tablet PC so I'm apparently a switcher to (though I went from Mac to Windows to Palm OS to Symbian S60 + Linux, hehehe). As a mobile device evangelist/user and journalist, it almost shouldn't matter what the OS is; it should matter that the tools work. In most cases, UI and UX is assumed to be one in the same and developers do their thing where they are easiest - which is usually some variant of Windows. Nevertheless, computing happens and we adjust. Whether we like the MacOSX ecosystem, or something more modular like Linux's flavors, we just want to get into the Word simply. I agree with Chris above; but then again, I live on smartphones and a Linux-based tablet PC so I’m apparently a switcher to (though I went from Mac to Windows to Palm OS to Symbian S60 + Linux, hehehe).

As a mobile device evangelist/user and journalist, it almost shouldn’t matter what the OS is; it should matter that the tools work. In most cases, UI and UX is assumed to be one in the same and developers do their thing where they are easiest – which is usually some variant of Windows.

Nevertheless, computing happens and we adjust. Whether we like the MacOSX ecosystem, or something more modular like Linux’s flavors, we just want to get into the Word simply.

]]> By: Chris http://www.bsreview.org/blog/2008/08/james-white-is-a-switcher.html/comment-page-1#comment-298 Chris Fri, 15 Aug 2008 06:07:08 +0000 http://www.bsreview.org/blog/?p=1193#comment-298 I don't know that it's true that all bible programs are equally at home on a Mac. VMware is a resource hog and performance killer that you wouldn't want to use unless you have little choice. Rebooting via bootcamp is hardly a compelling option. James White is a big time Bibleworks user, and I think Libronix also. I have no idea what his plans are with this Mac. If he runs VMware or bootcamp he hasn't escaped the unreliability of Windows. Whether he knows it yet or not, these options will be a world of pain. I hope he buys a Mac program before he gets frustrated down that path. I don’t know that it’s true that all bible programs are equally at home on a Mac. VMware is a resource hog and performance killer that you wouldn’t want to use unless you have little choice. Rebooting via bootcamp is hardly a compelling option.

James White is a big time Bibleworks user, and I think Libronix also. I have no idea what his plans are with this Mac. If he runs VMware or bootcamp he hasn’t escaped the unreliability of Windows. Whether he knows it yet or not, these options will be a world of pain. I hope he buys a Mac program before he gets frustrated down that path.

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