TightSlot might unwillingly have given the impression that Macs are no good for professional use and that use is restricted to internet, email, photos and DVD-watching. This, of course, is not (no longer) the case
Quite agree - sorry if I did so: In the original post that started the thread Serenity mentioned those kinds of functionality so I was pitching it there. Clearly the mac can do clever tek stuff also - those who need to do the tek stuff probably know that already, or at least know enough to discuss the relative O/S and hardware merits ad nauseam - Serenity appeared to be a more entry level user, as indeed I am.