So much has been said about the on-going and probably never-ending Mac vs. PC war. Pro-Mac people have a lot of unsavory things to say about Microsoft and its Windows products. The same can be said about pro-PC people and their attitude with regards the offerings of Apple and its Mac. Now, unless either Bill Gates or Steve Jobs does something incredibly stupid with their respective companies and products that would serve as a major turn off for their fans and supporters, it is highly, highly likely that we would ever even see an end to the Mac vs. PC war.

Who is really to say that the PC is better than Mac, or that Mac is better than the PC? The opinion will always be subjective, shaped by how receptive the respective users are to the computer hardware and software that they are using. One interesting website, however, made an attempt to subject both the Mac OS X and Windows XP to a point system. Guess which got the highest score.

If anyone were to ask us which one is better, we’d say only this: Get both. A Mac and a PC in the same household can make for strange bedfellows, some might say. But hey; whoever said we can’t ever get the best of both worlds? Here are five ways to make the most out of having both a PC and a Mac.

1. If you are thinking of doing serious work on your computer, use your Mac. As John Droz would say, Mac users become more efficient with their time in front of the computer, thereby increasing their productivity. If you want more work done, work on a Mac.
2. If you are thinking of doing serious gaming, play on your PC. Many, many bestselling games out there are made with Windows in mind. The same can be said of many freeware and shareware games.
3. If you do a lot of multimedia stuff, like creating movies and photo editing, do it on your Mac. The iLife suite is simply amazing.
4. If you do a lot of chatting, Mac works just fine with its nice iChat software. The iChat is an AOL Instant Messaging (AIM) service, and it is very cute and easy to use.
5. If you do video conferencing and if you find yourself stuck with dialup connections sometimes, use your PC and the Windows Messenger service. The video conferencing feature of Windows Messenger works well even with slow connections.

In the long run, it doesn’t matter what platform you use. It’s how you use it and what you use it for that count.