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Maybe the Mac is an easier platform. All I know is, if you come at OS X expecting Unix you get a lot of near hits and a lot of misses. I was getting BottomFeeder set up for my Dad on his OS X machine - it took me awhile to figure out the way application directories are normally structured. Then I ran into a font problem. Finally, it took me awhile to figure out how to get an external browser launched. I'm sure this would all be simple for someone that actually knew the Mac, but that wasn't me. Today's lesson - every platform is difficult if you haven't worked on it.
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