Re: Is there a better way to transfer photos to Mac?

**N* S* <N*@PlantSoup.Com>**

Lois my dear, please don't judge Macs based on iPads.  They are totally different animals.  I too have reluctantly come to the conclusion that iPads are pretty useless in terms of work functions.  They show pretty pictures and work okay as a photo backup system when I am traveling but for everything else,  I choose my Mac computers every time…

On Sep 5, 2013, at 6:48 AM, loisdan@juno.com wrote:

> You're on, Doug :-) . My Dell computer is nearly 10 years old and runs
> on XP. It is easy-to-use and doesn't have a lot of useless stuff. The
> Undergardener has been after me for years to upgrade, but everything he's
> shown me is less intuitive rather than more. However, as you say,
> technology upgrades, and cut-off of support for Explorer will force me to
> go to another level. I just need another computer altogether, since I'm
> nearly full up at 230 GB. Speed is also an issue.
> 
> The Undergardener bought me an iPad mini in 2012 and, while I like it's
> portability, looks, weight, cameras, and ability to walk around the house
> with streaming webinars on, I've discovered that I don't like ebooks and
> it is useless (in my opinion) as a substitute for any computer functions.
> I use it to check my email when traveling, but that is a PIA because you
> have to resize everything.
> 
> I'm dreading the change, not just because of the software and OS, but
> because we've had two much newer laptops die on us in the last two years.
> 
> Regards,
> Lois
> 
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> On Thu, 5 Sep 2013 08:04:39 -0400 Doug Green <gardeningemail@gmail.com>
> writes:
> 
>> This old mac of mine keeps on ticking and ticking - never a minutes 
>> problem
>> with it but the technology has passed it by.  The good news is that 
>> Windows
>> systems of the same vintage are having way more problems than we are 
>> in
>> these areas.  LOL.  (he says sparking off a Win-OS war) :-)
>> 
>> 
>> Doug
>> 
> 
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