[X4U] Trying to get a Mac Laptop approved

[Conlon Brett]

I can't vouch for your business need and I highly agree and recommend  
you write your own business needs list and get your manager on board.

What I want to add to the mix is that there are a number of us here at  
FujiXerox Aust. who are running dual boot setups on Mac laptops -  
without any problems on the PC network.

Our PC guy has embraced the Mac community and while he's not able to  
support us Mac users anywhere near as well as the PC users he's  
willing to help us in any way he can. We Mac users often support  
ourselves anyway.

Try pitching to your IT guy that this can only be good for his IT  
skillset. There are a growing number of companies out there who are  
advertising IT related jobs and many of them are either requiring Mac  
support experience or   that having them is an advantage. Appeal to  
his narcissism.

Anyway, I wish you luck!

Cheers,

Cojcolds


On 18/10/2008, at 3:59 AM, Ken Schneider wrote:

>> I'd love to know what your company is selling in to other
>> organizations' graphics departments which may be running Apple Macs
>> but is such that your company doesn't need to test / have some
>> knowledge of your devices ability to work in an Apple Mac  
>> environment.
>> Seriously, what is it?
>
> The products are professional and broadcast HD/SD video equipment.   
> You would find this stuff in TV stations, mobile production trucks,  
> rental companies, studios, etc.  It uses a real-time embedded OS so  
> the equipment itself does not use Windoze, Linux or Mac OS.  However  
> you can import graphic files from Macs or PCs via USB or FTP or a  
> home-grown application that runs only under Windoze.  Since most  
> graphic departments in TV stations are Mac-based, I think it's a  
> good idea to go in there with a Mac laptop so show the home-grown  
> app running on BootCamp or Parallels.  Sometimes there are import  
> problems and I'll need to troubleshoot why the Mac files aren't  
> working when transferred over.
>
> So having a Mac in the field would be an advantage for me.  When  
> connected to the company network I can be running BootCamp or  
> Parallels.  When troubleshooting I could have a laptop that can run  
> in both the Mac and Windoze environments.  I thought it would be as  
> simple as that.  However IT doesn't see it like that.
>
> Thanks,
>
> -= Ken =-
>
> _______________________________________________
> X4U mailing list
> X4U at listserver.themacintoshguy.com
> http://listserver.themacintoshguy.com/mailman/listinfo/x4u
>
> Seven Cent Deals - Great legacy stuff Great Legacy Pricehttp://www.drbott.com/prod/db.lasso?cat=Seven+Cent+Deal