

With a virtualized copy of Windows, a Mac can be used to run any application you might need including Windows and Linux programs, where if you're running on a Windows machine, MacOS applications are not available. Other machines, like the insanely expensive iMac Pro, allow RAM to be upgraded, but it requires a highly skilled technician to remove the permanently glued display and case to get at the machine's innards, voiding the warranty in the process. While the new, Mac mini does allow RAM upgrades, it is a complex, tedious, and delicate process. When you spec out your CPU, memory and storage, that's what you'll have to live with. It's important to note that most Macs can't be upgraded. This level of flexibility is unmatched on any other OS. I use a well-equipped Mac with Parallels, and I'm able to run Windows and Linux side by side with MacOS applications, even dragging and dropping across operating systems. If you sufficiently equip your Mac and by this, I mean an i7 processor or better, 16GB of RAM or better, and definitely SSD instead of hard drive, you can use Parallels or another virtualization application to provide multiple operating systems on the Mac. MacOS also has AppleScript, which can be used to automate complex workflows.

not removed by a POP account or using an IMAP account) then the messages are still available unencrypted on the mail server.While MacOS is often touted as an easy-to-use operating system, it also greatly appeals to design and development professionals. However if the messages are sitting on a server somewhere (eg. Just ensure that the disk image is available or you'll find the data is being stored in a folder at /Volumes/EncryptedImage instead of actually on the image.Īlternatively you could use FileVault that will encrypt your entire home folder. ln -s ~/Library/Mail /Volumes/EncrypedImage/) onto an encrypted disk image made using Disk Utility if you'd like.

To store you email in an encrypted location you can make an alias ( ln -s ORIGINAL DESTINATION - eg. MailSmith stores it's data in ~/Documents/Mailsmith User Data/ GyazMail stores it's data in ~/Library/Application Support/GyazMail (data)/ Mailsmith Postbox which is based off of Thunderbird stores it in much the same manner but at ~/Library/Application Support/Postbox/.default/. There are two folders, one called Mail that will hold the Local Folders and if you have an IMAP account a folder called ImapMail that will hold the IMAP messages if downloaded. Thunderbird stores it's data in ~/Library/Thunderbird/Profiles/.default/. emlx files in ~/Library/Mail/TYPE-ACCOUNT/ eg.
