macs@work is a family business in Muskoka. It is owned and operated by Meg and Jamie Jordan and the constant companionship of their superdog, Tupper. Craig Thornton, with over 15 years of Mac experience, joined our team in early 2006. If you're in North Bay area, contact Denis, our Blue Sky Region representative. Our business is about building bridges between ordinary people and computers. Macintosh computers have empowered each member of our family in different ways.

Along with Steve Jobs, co-founder of Apple, we see the computer primarily as a facilitator of human creativity and intuition.. Whether you operate a business or use your computer for purely personal resons, if you choose Macintosh we are committed to empowering your choice.

We've been serving people here in Muskoka since 1992. We are an Apple VAR (Value Added Reseller) and an Authorized Apple Service Provider. We offer computer solutions for individuals and businesses all over Ontario.

The fabulously innovative products that Apple has released recently, have brought many new customers to our store. To our delight, many summer residents have also decided to deal with us as well. Portable computing is fast becoming a way of life that is helping many hard working individuals stay in touch with their offices while moving to the cottage for the summer. We provide the kind of support that makes that choice possible.

Right from the beginning the creators of Macintosh have had vision, passion and a commitment to excellence. And because the excellence continues to be born out of passion for the vision, there continue to be good reasons to choose Macintosh.

When Bill Gates first saw a Macintosh he is reported to have returned to Microsoft saying "...that is the future of computing. We have got to build an operating system like that." Windows is his best attempt at emulating the Macintosh OS. Imitation is the highest form of flattery, or as has been said, "to see the future of PC computing look at this year's Macintosh!"

Macintosh has many advantages over other computer systems. Most PC and Windows users are simply not aware of the advantages. In fact, there are a lot of false ideas that are spread by so called computer experts who have never used a Macintosh. These ideas are more like beliefs or prejudices, not trustworthy information. We call them PC Myths about Mac. If you want to know more, keep reading.

If you want a computer that's easy to use - one that you can set up and start using right away, then buy a Mac. If you want a challenge then consider this quote from CNN's Rare Glitch Project - the "legendary search for a stable version of Windows": "...no matter how frantically and frequently Microsoft upgrades or fixes or replaces or enhances its operating system the damned thing crashes and crashes and crashes..."

At a local High School that has both a Macintosh and Windows lab, the supervisor of the Windows lab once confided to us that he envied the head of the Macintosh lab." I spend all my time keeping the machines and the network running. He spends all of his time learning new software and helping the students."

Apple's laptop sales are very strong as reported Steve Jobs at MacWorld 2006. Apple doubled it's North American market share from 6% to 12% during previous fiscal half.

During the last 2 years Apple has managed to break even or post a profit while nearly every other manufacturer of computers have been posting losses. Steve Jobs has commited Apple to innovating it's way out of this slow period.

One of the reasons you might believe this myth is the amount of shelf space devoted to Macintosh software in many large computer stores. The PC area is huge. The Macintosh area seems tiny by comparison. But take a closer look at each CD. More than half of the titles are for both Windows AND Macintosh.

Finally, think for a moment about innovation. Did you know that Excel was a Macintosh first and for a while a Macintosh only programme? The same is true of PageMaker, Adobe Illustrator, PhotoShop, Quark Express, Quicken, MYOB, Filemaker, Final Cut Pro, iMovie and the Macintosh operating system itself.

Finally, in business, you should count the after purchase costs of installation, networking, training and ongoing maintenance as part of the cost of the computer. Macintosh costs are invariably about 30% cheaper per year when compared to PCs!