Mac Users Forum

[crooked6p]

Mac users tend to approach these discussions without defining their platform, and assuming that their problems can always be answered by PC solutions. I've done enough MAC / PC design to know that fonts are the hardest thing to make cross-platform compatible. The discussions I read frequently make me wonder what platform they are arising from. I suggest that a simple forum for mac problems and solutions would be a great way to distinguish users and problems better.

[sariwinters]

I totally agree. It's like we are in the minority. I've always worked on a Mac and it seems the world is still stuck in PC-land.

[Ken Anderson]

I think that one of the things that has always outstounded me is Lulu's penchance for PC users. Perhaps because they UNIX/LINUX based.

In the real world of composition, graphic design, publishing and printing MAC has always been the standard.

I keep looking at the iMac range but with such a heavy investment already on PC software I just can't make the jump.

Anyway - you should add it to the SUGGEST area.

[sscarthur]

I think in the world of publishing, music, graphic design Mac has the majority market share.  Certainly for Music it's the way to go!

[crooked6p]

Graphic print shops had traditionally used Mac's as their servers. Mac had no problem with who created the document. I'm not sure that this is still the "universal" state of the businesses, PC's have the one advantage of being cheaper. But in graphics, print, design they are almost the exclusive computer of preference at places like MTV for screen, video, film, and print.

[kevinlomas]

Macs were the in-thing for designers etc because they originally had a far higher resolution than IBM compatibles, that is no longer the case, PCs come in all shapes and sizes and are far cheaper with oddles of software, and can be updated at the drop of an anti-static glove, but some places still stick to Macs out of habit, and they look nice and are 'trendy'. People also think that Macs do not get viruses etc, but now they do. Macs are in fact still rare compared the the billions of 'IBM' PCs around. Such is life. I would never suggest to anyone that they buy a Mac. Sorry.

[crooked6p]

Don't be sorry. But a Mac user is still religious in his convictions.  

[kevinlomas]

Even new users who buy them only because it says Apple on them? :-)

[sunilprbhkr]

I am in strong favor of a Mac focused section for Lulu. Just joined and plan on using a Mac to create my eBooks. As a starter, does anyone have advice on how to setup and use Pages for eBook (through lulu)? 

[Ken Anderson]

We don't get many Mac users which is a little odd as the Mac has always been the designers choice. Probably more popular in the the US than in the civilised world .

The Lulu interface has always been PC biased though and perhaps because it's Linux based.

I would have thought that Mac users would tend to deal with with Apple and especially if they are on that side of the pond.