THE Apple Macintosh computer, by virtue of its graphical user interface (GUI), its ability to handle byte-cumbersome languages, and its ease-of-use, has brought together more diverse people and specialised applications than any other platform.
With the new generation of low-cost and portable units, the Macintosh has attracted a broader base of end-users.
Becoming a mainstream product has highlighted the necessity of connecting and operating efficiently within diverse environments, but this has always been part of the Macintosh advantage.
Connections allow businesses and individuals to acquire information. The better your connections, the better informed you become, the more options you have, the faster you work and the more successful you become.
Whether Mac users like it or not, they have to connect with diverse environments in order to be more effective. To be computer literate in the Mac world is quite distinct from being literate within the somewhat convoluted world of networking.
Luckily, these connections are becoming easier.