Any Canadian Mac Lawyers Out There
My father and his girlfriend are both lawyers. They're interested in possibly using a Mac, but are very hesitant.
Apparently WordPerfect is a favorite application in their firm and the Mac version was killed May 12, 2000. Is there a (for lack of a better term) "lawyer" reason why WordPerfect would be chosen over MS Word?
Also, they briefly mentioned that there are PC based search apps for various law resources. I'll ask them to clarify, but do any lawyers know what I'm talking about?
Are there any Mac lawyers out there that could share their experiences practicing law in Canada on a Mac?
I know everyone is going to post http://www.apple.com/business/profiles/togut/index.html (a good start) and http://www.apple.com/hotnews/article.../02/zavaletta/ (okay, but not them) and http://www.apple.com/myths/ (this one is awful.) After saying 25% of lawyers use Macs, it links to a dead part of the Apple site - not a good thing to show lawyers on the edge of a purchase. It also claims 15,000 software titles and then links to 10,000 software titles (I'm sure this has to do with 9 vs X.) I also found several resource sites for Mac lawyers, but again several key links were dead or the software was OS 9, not X.
I've got them sold on virtually all other aspects of Mac OS, so I don't really want or need any PC vs Mac breakdowns. The most useful resource would be stories/advice from other Canadian lawyers.
Thanks!
Apparently WordPerfect is a favorite application in their firm and the Mac version was killed May 12, 2000. Is there a (for lack of a better term) "lawyer" reason why WordPerfect would be chosen over MS Word?
Also, they briefly mentioned that there are PC based search apps for various law resources. I'll ask them to clarify, but do any lawyers know what I'm talking about?
Are there any Mac lawyers out there that could share their experiences practicing law in Canada on a Mac?
I know everyone is going to post http://www.apple.com/business/profiles/togut/index.html (a good start) and http://www.apple.com/hotnews/article.../02/zavaletta/ (okay, but not them) and http://www.apple.com/myths/ (this one is awful.) After saying 25% of lawyers use Macs, it links to a dead part of the Apple site - not a good thing to show lawyers on the edge of a purchase. It also claims 15,000 software titles and then links to 10,000 software titles (I'm sure this has to do with 9 vs X.) I also found several resource sites for Mac lawyers, but again several key links were dead or the software was OS 9, not X.
I've got them sold on virtually all other aspects of Mac OS, so I don't really want or need any PC vs Mac breakdowns. The most useful resource would be stories/advice from other Canadian lawyers.
Thanks!
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WordPerfect was like due to its simplicity in being more like a typewriter than M$ Word, erspecially when doing those things that look like:
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In the USA, there is this site: http://www.macattorney.com/
It may lead you in the right direction for resources.
But whatever you do, don't call a Canadian lawyer (Barrister & Solicitor) an Attorney!