Comments on: Irish SMEs and Apple Macs http://www.argolon.com/2008/06/03/irish-smes-and-apple-macs/ The company behind LouderVoice Customer Reviews Thu, 04 Feb 2010 14:14:05 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v= By: Conor O'Neill http://www.argolon.com/2008/06/03/irish-smes-and-apple-macs/comment-page-1/#comment-57759 Conor O'Neill Tue, 03 Jun 2008 16:08:26 +0000 http://www.argolon.com/?p=332#comment-57759 It's heading towards a year since the Tech-Check doc templates were done and the planning for a full CMS/DMS was started but there is still no sign of it appearing. I assume they had to follow the formal tender process rather than just getting it built quickly for pennies. II was very tempted last Christmas to build the whole thing in Zoho in a day or two or get someone to do same in a few hours on Drupal to prove the point. Then platforms, OSes, Office Suites and all that legacy stuff becomes moot. It’s heading towards a year since the Tech-Check doc templates were done and the planning for a full CMS/DMS was started but there is still no sign of it appearing. I assume they had to follow the formal tender process rather than just getting it built quickly for pennies. II was very tempted last Christmas to build the whole thing in Zoho in a day or two or get someone to do same in a few hours on Drupal to prove the point. Then platforms, OSes, Office Suites and all that legacy stuff becomes moot.

]]> By: Conor O'Neill http://www.argolon.com/2008/06/03/irish-smes-and-apple-macs/comment-page-1/#comment-57757 Conor O'Neill Tue, 03 Jun 2008 16:05:36 +0000 http://www.argolon.com/?p=332#comment-57757 I've run into that OO problem too. If I had time I'd put properly formatted copies of some of the standard Enterprise Board docs I use up on Google Docs or Zoho to show how much more sense that makes. Heck, ideally I'd create some simple web-forms on one of the online hosted DBs and show how all their application and response docs should be done! I’ve run into that OO problem too. If I had time I’d put properly formatted copies of some of the standard Enterprise Board docs I use up on Google Docs or Zoho to show how much more sense that makes. Heck, ideally I’d create some simple web-forms on one of the online hosted DBs and show how all their application and response docs should be done!

]]> By: Paul M. Watson http://www.argolon.com/2008/06/03/irish-smes-and-apple-macs/comment-page-1/#comment-57753 Paul M. Watson Tue, 03 Jun 2008 15:49:59 +0000 http://www.argolon.com/?p=332#comment-57753 True. In our situation I find Enterprise Ireland are quite Microsoft centric which can unwittingly bias proposals around Microsoft tech. and operations. Burdening a start-up with Office and Windows license requirements isn't what they intend but that is what happens (EI documents don't work very well in OpenOffice or Apple's word processor.) I'd like to see more awareness from EI and the Irish government when it comes to "alternate" systems. True. In our situation I find Enterprise Ireland are quite Microsoft centric which can unwittingly bias proposals around Microsoft tech. and operations. Burdening a start-up with Office and Windows license requirements isn’t what they intend but that is what happens (EI documents don’t work very well in OpenOffice or Apple’s word processor.) I’d like to see more awareness from EI and the Irish government when it comes to “alternate” systems.

]]> By: Conor O'Neill http://www.argolon.com/2008/06/03/irish-smes-and-apple-macs/comment-page-1/#comment-57752 Conor O'Neill Tue, 03 Jun 2008 15:40:31 +0000 http://www.argolon.com/?p=332#comment-57752 I'm a big fan of mixing platforms but this person is very happy with Mac, they just wish there was more support in general. I’m a big fan of mixing platforms but this person is very happy with Mac, they just wish there was more support in general.

]]> By: Paul M. Watson http://www.argolon.com/2008/06/03/irish-smes-and-apple-macs/comment-page-1/#comment-57750 Paul M. Watson Tue, 03 Jun 2008 15:32:28 +0000 http://www.argolon.com/?p=332#comment-57750 We use a mix of Windows PCs and Macs here at FeedHenry. I don't think there is a case for being exclusive either way. They work together well and it comes down to what the individual using the computer is comfortable with and what they need. We are a technically skilled lot though. There would be more problems if we were a non-tech business attempting to mix Macs and Windows. We use a mix of Windows PCs and Macs here at FeedHenry. I don’t think there is a case for being exclusive either way. They work together well and it comes down to what the individual using the computer is comfortable with and what they need.

We are a technically skilled lot though. There would be more problems if we were a non-tech business attempting to mix Macs and Windows.

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