Another vote for Omnigraffle Pro. But I really came here to say that
Omnigraffle for iPad is worth a look. Even if it's just for fun. I don't
have an iPad but I played with Omnigraffle on one at an Apple store and
found it to be very cool.

And then, Angry Birds. :-)

Matt


On Thu, 14 Oct 2010 17:21:06 -0400, Matt Simmons
<standalone.sysad...@gmail.com> wrote:
> Absolutely. If you're on a Mac, the answer is Omnigraffle, and there's
> nothing on any platform that can compete.
> 
> If you're on Linux, honestly, dia is a good effort, but falls short.
> I'd recommend using one of the online tools like Gliffy.
> 
> --Matt
> 
> 
> On Thu, Oct 14, 2010 at 5:15 PM, Brent Chapman <br...@netomata.com>
wrote:
>> On Thu, Oct 14, 2010 at 2:06 PM, Jason Healy <jhe...@logn.net> wrote:
>>>
>>> We're getting ready for a major network overhaul, and as part of that
>>> process I'll be updating the documentation for our network.  This will
> range
>>> from logical network diagrams all the way down to building layouts
> showing
>>> jack locations.
>>>
>>> The current diagrams were drawn in (try not to laugh) ClarisWorks,
> which
>>> isn't exactly a supported product anymore.  We're an all-mac shop, and
>>> always have been, so that documentation was created back before Visio
> and
>>> other products came along.  Now it's time to bite the bullet and move
> all
>>> these diagrams into a new format.
>>>
>>> The question is: which one?  There's Visio of course (which we could
> run
>>> under virtualization or WINE), but a non-native tool is a bit of a
> pain.
>>>  Are there Mac-friendly diagram tools out there that people are using
> that
>>> they really like?  I'm looking for something with solid diagram and
> stencil
>>> support (as opposed to Illustrator or some other generic vector
> program),
>>> Mac-compatible, and the ability to export to other well-known formats
> (PDF,
>>> SVG, PNG).  Cheap/gratis is always good as well (we're a K-12), but
> I'm
>>> willing to pay a reasonable amount to invest in easy, high-quality
>>> documentation.
>>
>> OmniGraffle Pro, definitely.  I've done all my diagrams (network and
>> otherwise) in that for years, and I love it.  MUCH nicer than Visio.
>> -Brent
>> --
>> Brent Chapman <br...@netomata.com>
>> Netomata, Inc. -- www.netomata.com
>> Making networks more cost-effective, reliable, and flexible by
> automating
>> network configuration
>>
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