Hello Fellow Technophiles,
Since our last issue of Tech Tails the most important day of the year has come and gone: Rogue One release day! Despite my picture to the left, I am a huge Star Wars fan and have already seen the new film twice with more theater viewings likely. People have often described, perhaps inflated, the rivalry between fans of the big two science fiction franchises, but like a good Vulcan I say that celebrating infinite diversity in infinite combinations is a more desirable state of mind.
In our tech world, the big rivalry is between Microsoft and Apple. But I am here to tell you that these two worlds are more intertwined and compatible than you might think. Heck, Microsoft even bailed out a struggling Apple company in 1997 by purchasing $150 million in stock and agreeing to support Office for Mac for 5 years (and it is still available today!).
Some other examples are that Macs can connect to PC servers and vice-versa, you can run Windows on a Mac either virtually via Parallels or natively using Boot Camp, and many file types (such as .jpg, .mp3, .pdf, .txt, and many more!) are supported on both systems.
While we are mainly focused on Apple products, our technical team can assist you with cross-platform integration and troubleshooting. Email me or support@smalldog.com anytime for advice or to book one of our consultants.
Thanks for reading! Happy New Year!