Mac or PC?

Jeff Overton ^ | May 21, 2005 | BJungNan

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[Senator Pardek]

Does anyone have any pointers that will help me overcome the usual unfamiliarity with a new system?

Buy some Judy Garland albums.

[quidnunc]

Macs are relatively intuitive and easy to use.

If you have a Mac store near you drop in and sak a salesman for an orientation and test drive.

[cyborg]

mac all the way!

[UB355]

I made the opposite switch lately. The Mac OS is easier to use. Have fun. My wife could not make the switch as easy as I could. Peace in the family if you will.

[NativeNewYorker]

Get "the missing manuals" from O'Reilly.

http://tinyurl.com/7mz3m

[BJungNan]

If you have a Mac store near you drop in and sak a salesman for an orientation and test drive.

Now that seems like a good suggestion. Thanks.

[quidnunc]

FYI

[Calvin Locke]

If you go for a Mac Laptop, wait for the new, corrected, batteries.

[Flyer]

You're just trying to stir up trouble, aren't ya?

But seriously, no help from me. I just converted one of my PC's to Linux and I am all involved in learning that. Good luck!

[Yossarian]

Well, for one thing, I think the Apple store can help tranfer all your files and settings over from the old PC over to the new Mac. (They used to do this as a service to new switchers, I'm not familar if they still do it.)

Also, in Tiger (10.4) there is a very useful feature for new Mac users in the "System Preferences": a search field. Enter in the kind of thing you want to adjust (even in Microsoft terminology) and it will "spotlight" the tool you need to use.

[oolatec]

Lots of nice folks here:

http://www.broadbandreports.com/forum/macdsl

Many switchers too.

[Yossarian]

I have a 1.5 month old Powerbook G4. My batteries are not listed in the recall. Is there any reason to believe they need replacing?

[Clara Lou]

Have to disagree with you on the "Mac OS is easier to use." I use both-- Mac at work, PC at home. Mac is easier because it's what you knew first. They're both easy to use.

[BJungNan]

You're just trying to stir up trouble, aren't ya?

LOL. No, definately need help. The nearest Mac store is 100 miles away.

[quidnunc]

If you do get a Mac, pay thje extra money for AppleCare.

That way you will have access to tech support to answer your questions.

[Poser]

I've got PC, Mac (Mini) and Linux (Fedora) computers. I prefer the PC. I prefer the WinXP user interface to OS X. I would put Linux 2nd and Mac 3rd.

They are all quite usable. You won't need much learning to use the Mac. The two problems I have with Mac are that the mouse control just doesn't feel right and all of those neat PC programs and games don't run on it.

Don't flame me about the mouse. I know how to change the mouse settings. There is no setting that I like.

[SerpentDove]

Mac!

You'll never regret it.

Hmmmm...3 tips, eh?

#1. Go get a book the size of a phonebook on OSX. The Mac Bible is good. Don't let it intimidate you, just refer to it when you want to learn a shortcut or find something out. The investment is well worth it. Handy tips are hightlighted with icons, and these tips will serve you well.

#2. Instead of dragging a file to the trash, highlight it and hit Command + Delete ("Apple + Delete")

#3. To maintain your hard drive and prevent problems, click on the icon for the application "Disk Utility," then highlight your hard drive icon. Then click on "Repair Disk Permissions" and let it do its thing. Do this every couple of months.

Congratulations!

SD

[Morgan in Denver]

I don't use the Mac, but want to know. Is the file extension used by PC's versus no file extension on Mac still an issue?