Martin, I think you are missing my point. Mac's don't necessarily run faster than PC. It's all about workflow, which is much faster on Macs.

Many software titles have translated over to PC from Mac, using the exact same Mac interface. Both Photoshop and Shark FX/ ViaCAD are prime examples- ie if you like how these applications work, well on OS X all applications work this way.

You also have Services in the Apple menu, that works by using little bits of code from other apps, which allows you to achieve actions far more efficiently, than you would if you had to say, cut and paste. There is also Expose and Spaces which enable you to manipulate the desktop, again radically speeding things up. There's a lot more- just too much to go on about right now (I'm knackered from work). I suppose the only downside of all this effiency is that it allows a lot more time for surfing on the internet and wasting more time on there! :cool: :D

>> it may just be my lack of knowledge with Shark and I am missing the know-how of correct surface construction in shark?

Nope - I think you're right - there are some relatively minor, but critical elements still missing that make network patch surfacing very difficult.

I think this could be fixed promptly, given the determination to do so