Hi, my name is Greg, and I use a Macintosh.
(Hi, Greg!)
First, to clear up a misconception:
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Originally Posted by TomSwift
I can do things with right mouse clicks on the PC much faster than having to use a modifier key AND the mouse on a Mac.
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Mac OS X has been able to recognize the right mouse button, as well as the scroll wheel along with it's scroll-wheel click, since the beginning. Even Mac OS 9 recognized the right-click event. Unfortunately, for years, Apple didn't provide an out-of-the-box right-click experience, and one was forced to purchase appropriate hardware. That's changed recently, with the introduction of the Mighty Mouse.
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I have 4 Macs and 3 Windows machines at home. One of the Windows machines is the HTPC, because there was no Mac-based solution for that task at the time. (El Gato's EyeTV is available now, but there's a certain value in maintaining the status quo.) Another of the Windows machines is for use by the kids, because there's some educational software that only runs on Windows. The third machine is a laptop with a PC Card slot, since that's the only way to update a GPS database card.
I also have 4 Macs at work, but that kind of comes with the territory. (see expanded sig line)
I've learned to use the appropriate tool for the job. Some jobs require that tool to be a Windows-based machine. In the majority of cases, though, the right tool (for me) is the Mac.
Greg Branche
Senior Software Engineer
Core Technologies
Apple Computer, Inc.