“When Apple switched to Intel processors, I switched to a Mac. It was that simple. And judging by Apple’s latest financial report, millions of you are coming with me: Mac sales have increased 30 percent since last year. But Apple is more than just the Coca-Cola of computing: The company builds solid machines that are capable of handling office work and, in my opinion, are vastly superior to Windows machines when it comes to multimedia editing,” Robyn Peterson writes for PC Magazine.
“A Mac can do more than just multimedia. I have Microsoft Office installed so that I can work on Word and Excel documents, and I use a Cisco VPN to connect with my office network. In fact, I use my MacBook as my sole PC at home, whether it’s work or play,” Peterson writes. “Though it’s fairly easy to find your way around a Mac, I’ve answered the five questions most frequently asked by recent Mac converts or those folks simply pondering a potential switch.”
Top 5 questions asked by Windows PC to Mac switchers:
• Where’s The Start Menu?
• Where’s My Right Mouse Button?
• How Do I Install Apps?
• How Do I Search For Files Or Apps?
• Where’s The C: Drive?
Full article here.
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My switch from Windows XP to Apple Mac OS X – August 30, 2006
The Age: Switch to Apple Mac; just say no to Microsoft Windows – August 15, 2006
NY Times covers the basics of switching from Windows PC to Apple Mac – August 10, 2006
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Top Ten Reasons I’m Glad I’m a Mac Switcher – June 20, 2006
Switching To The Mac: A Guide For Windows Users – June 15, 2006
Sydney Morning Herald Tech columnist dumps Microsoft Windows, switches to Apple Mac – June 13, 2006
Moving Microsoft Internet Explorer Favorites to Apple Safari Bookmarks when you switch – June 08, 2006
Apple Boot Camp’s ‘Windows Insecurity Blanket’ helps buyers decide to switch to Macs – May 19, 2006
PC Magazine: Top ten questions and answers about switching to Apple Macintosh – May 18, 2006
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Apple’s Mac market share rises over 24-percent year-over-year – September 21, 2006
Apple Mac’s 2007 market share climb will dumbfound almost everyone, create mayhem in PC market – September 08, 2006
Apple gaining traction as Mac market share increases – July 31, 2006
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Gartner: Apple Mac grabbed 4.6% U.S. market share in Q2 06 – July 19, 2006
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BusinessWeek: big market-share gains coming for Apple’s Macintosh – June 15, 2006
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Where’s the I-have-to-reinstall-everything-because-a-virus-ate-my-homework button?
6. Why the hell did I waste so much time and money on that POS, Mac OS X wannabe Windows and the PC crap hardware it infested?
beebbeebbeebbeebbeebbeebbeebbeebbeeb….uh?
Robyn Peterson?
There is hope for the Peterson family after all!
I have found there are a LOT of differences between OS X and XP but the biggest difference is that once you let your Zen powers of intuitiveness take over, OS X makes sense where as learning XP is just a matter of doing something over and over again until you remember the six steps it take to accomplish them.
Wow, there’s a bigger knowledge gap than I realized.
and a close #6:
where’s all the Mac compatible anti-spyware/adware?
“let your Zen powers of intuitiveness take over”
That’s good advice to try now and zen.
The Real #6 Question:
How can I get my money back from Dell and Microsoft?
“How can I get my money back from Dell and Microsoft?”
That depends on how deep you can dig and how many condensers and evaporators you can carry with you.
MW: truth!
Oh I can’t wait until more people switch to Mac. Then it will be safe for me to try it myself. I thought about it a couple years ago and told some friends who teased me so I reconsidered. I hope someone lets me know when it is safe. I really don’t like it when people tease me.
Ilove this one:
Is this the Apple version of Windows?
My local Apple store was running the “Intro to Mac” workshop today – presumably for all those former Window users who were blessed with a Mac yesterday.
It will be safe for me to switch once the majority of Lemmings has switched…
the only REAL question I had was……
Why didn’t I do this sooner?
“Can I still play all of my DOS games that I have on 5 1/4-inch floppies?”
Sort of. But first consider playing a new game that involves hurling 5 1/4-inch floppies at your friends’ heads.
And the 2006 winner is…..Robyn Peterson
for the 5 most stupid questions asked.
Great article for newbies. Well-written too–amazing!
Stupid quote from Q5: “On a Mac, you can find all of your files by simply using the Finder. And if you’re hard-core, drop into the Terminal app and get your Unix groove on.”
Would a “hard-core Unix geek really be looking to this silly article for help?
Interesting responses to the article in the feed back section
” Re: Making the Switch from PC to Mac Posted: Today, 1:53 PM
and if you REALLY miss your start menu just take your Applications folder (you will find it inside your Home folder on your hard drive), drag it to the right side of the dock – and now if you right click or control click on the App folder on the dock you get a very windows-like access to a start menu full of all your apps. “
or the best one from runninron69
“And the best part:when something goes wrong with it,you don’t have to worry about replacing those pesky five dollar parts,you get to pay $2500 for a whole new computer.Then you get to reload all those durn files and you can just forget about most of custom apps you had.Those are lost and gone forever.”
Now you mention it, where IS the C: drive?
George Harrison wrote a song that we Mac users can sing to Windows users. Check out the “I don’t know how…” lines.
I look at you all see the love there that’s sleeping
While my guitar gently weeps
I look at the floor and I see it needs sweeping
Still my guitar gently weeps
I don’t know why nobody told you
How to unfold your love
I don’t know how someone controlled you
They bought and sold you
I look at the world and I notice it’s turning
While my guitar gently weeps
With every mistake we must surely be learning
Still my guitar gently weeps
I don’t know how you were diverted
You were perverted too
I don’t know how you were inverted
No one alerted you
I look at you all see the love there that’s sleeping
While my guitar gently weeps
Tipping point? We’re getting there.
What’s a c: drive?
while william gates gently weeps
MW after: after the fall