Recent content by David J Ash

Finally ... thanks to everyone here for their advice. I have taken the plunge and ordered the 21.5" iMac with as many upgraded internal bits and pieces as it would offer me.

A reassuring thought. I have both and iPad and and iPhone.

Thanks for the tip. In a nutshell, Microsoft installed Windows 10 on my Windows 7 PC without my permission; that is to say, I clicked the option NOT to install it when offered and the installation went ahead. I have since discovered that this is not an isolated problem. To start with, it...

I am considering moving from PC to Mac. On Windows, I am a happy user of Lightroom 5. I have read reports of problems running LR on the iMac and MacBook Pro, particularly the Retina screen models. Are there any photographers here who would be willing to share their experience, good or bad, of...

I find it astonishing that, 30 years after the launch of the Mac, there are still issues with running such a fundamental piece of software as MS Office.

Thank you.

Thank you. Does that compatibility extend to preserving exactly the same layout if a document is opened in both Mac and Windows versions? (I am particularly interested in Word documents here). And, if I may, a follow-up question. Does the Mac version of Word create PDF files natively, or would...

I have had it with Windows. The recent upgrade to Windows 10 broke my PC. So it's time to try an iMac. Problem is, like many people, my work requires me to use a Windows machine on a Windows network. So here's the question. If I buy an iMac (and it's the 27" 5K Retina I'm looking at) and...