PC to Mac

[GUNNER75]

Any tips on a PC user going Mac?

Switched to Iphone 5 from about every other platform out there and love it. Think it has helped a little with some navigating around on this laptop.

Only have a couple hours in it and pretty much just bouncing around.

What I like about PC:
Create folder on desktop, drop anything in there from word doc, xls, pics, links, etc.

If I could get somewhat something similar up and going I would feel much better about it.

I did get Micro Office for Mac. Seems to work well, haven't transferred files yet, that's tomorrow evenings plan.

Damn there proud of those. Little OT (ok a shitload) is in order. Cut into rifle project funds. May have to sell some mags to help out.

 

[Maser]

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[shankster..]

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<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: GUNNER75</div><div class="ubbcode-body"><span style="font-weight: bold">Any tips on a PC user going Mac? </span>

Switched to Iphone 5 from about every other platform out there and love it. Think it has helped a little with some navigating around on this laptop.

Only have a couple hours in it and pretty much just bouncing around.


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Start wearing skinny jeans, scarfs, black rim glasses with no lenses and start dating metrosexual ladyboys. Oh yeah, always piss sitting down. Everything else will fall into place. You and all the older women wearing mom jeans can swap apps and Pinterest pins.

Cheers.

 

[GUNNER75]

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I think I set some sort of SH record with this post by my first two responses.

 

[shankster..]

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<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: GUNNER75</div><div class="ubbcode-body">I think I set some sort of SH record with this post by my first two responses. </div></div>

LMAO!!!

 

[GUNNER75]

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LMAO, Shankster I'm so screwed on so many levels if I have to follow your guidelines.

 

[Maser]

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<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: GUNNER75</div><div class="ubbcode-body">I think I set some sort of SH record with this post by my first two responses. </div></div>

Well, what did you expect? You have pretty much brought up the nerd equivalent to the infamous AK vs AR or 9mm vs .45ACP arguement.

 

[GUNNER75]

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If Nobody would post now I would be demanding some serious award.

 

[normbal]

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I'm a fanboi.

I used to spend upwards of six hours a month hassling with PC platforms in my home network. Virus scans, malware scans, updates, printer problems, backup problems, shareware, shelfware, on and fucking on.

Started playing with computers in 1972. Wang. IBM 360, Honeywell 1600 series. Basic, fortran, Sinclair computer, wow, 16 kB RAM, bought a PC in 1987, and it was a hobby. One I eventually didn't want.

You know the drill you go through with PCs, it's a LOT like the "which powder is best for," or "how do I set up an OCW with" and all that.

You can spend hours, and hundreds of dollars evaluating video editing software, and DVD burning software and literally take hours and all day just to make one DVD of your summer vacation. I did this with my PC. It sucked. PC friend said "oh, you need to spend more money for THIS editing/burning software" and I fell for it. It didn't help.

At some point I decided to try a MAC.

My first day with an iMAC desktop, I edited a video of my son's band, dragged soundtracks into it from other sources like iTunes, stills, hyperlinks, took all of about two hours total, and a half hour to burn a DVD.

MACs are for people, not engineers, tinkerers, hackers, geeks, guys with shirt pocket protectors. What you pay for, what you get, is a finished package. All the software you spent hours and days testing and installing and all the time backing up, buying hardware and fixing IRQ interrupt conflicts and trying to get customer service, it's there with Apple. Sound editing, video editing, photo cataloguing with face recognition, seamless, nearly flawless and it's all loaded into the OS, and you want backups? Buy a time machine, turn it on, your machine will see it in the finder window and ask "do you want to use this time capsule for backups" and take you through the steps in about thirty seconds.

And download Open Office. It has all the functionality of MS Office and it's free. But make a donation.

In the words of a lifelong Army buddy, once IT chief operating officer for Morgan Stanley's Hong Kong office, a PC maven who also switched platforms, "it just works."

Find an Apple store. Go in, ask questions. Play around with their 'puters, ask more questions. Their sales guys aren't paid on commission and know how to answer questions from MAC-curious soon-to-be former PC Microsquish slaves.

Just my humble opinion.

 

[Peloton]

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I switched to Mac about 6 years ago and I don't regret it for a moment. Someone above said it best, they're computers for people, not engineers. It pretty much does everything for you, it's very intuitive. When you buy one, take a couple of their one-on-one new user classes. You'll find it makes everything very easy. There's nothing I can't do with the mac that I did on the PC.

 

[cavscout1983]

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Here's a tip:

if you want to create a folder on the desktop to drop things into, just hold the control key while clicking on the desktop with the mouse. Choose "new folder" option. There's your folder. Drop stuff in it like it's Dresden.

If you used to have a PC mouse, or want one, you don't need an Apple mouse. My mouse is the cheapest one from Wal-Mart.

You can also run an external keyboard of the same variety if you want.

 

[Maser]

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<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: Peloton</div><div class="ubbcode-body">There's nothing I can't do with the mac that I did on the PC. </div></div>

Except for free updates.

 

[Grimm]

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Gone are the good old days when Mac fanatics would say, "Name ONE thing a PC can do a Mac can't." and the PC user could calmly reply, "Right click"
The file system is actually pretty intuitive and the GUI is simple the only real tip is to forget everything you knew and prepare for a world of easy use.
Oh yeah and get ready to take it in the pooper at the apple store. Quality don't come cheap.

 

[Bunnyblaster]

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Another mac guy here. I bought one of the first G5 towers roughly ten years ago. The first thing I remember was opening that thing up. The inside was literally a work of art. Clean. Organized. No wires running everywhere. The OS is exactly the same. Clean and organized.

It works too. On a normal day I run anywhere from 2 to 5 macs at a time. And they just work.

I've got one of the Powermac G4s from back in the day. It still works like a charm. Think I got it in 01? How many 12 year old PCs work like new?

 

[BLOODHOUND]

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oh you can right click on a mac mouse, just got to change the settings

I switched awhile back to a mac I love it

 

[ggmanning]

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What do you Apple guys do with wmv's and Adobe stuff?

 

[jasonk]

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I have a Mac at home, I gave up and it now runs Windows 7 full time. I do like the size of my Mac Mini Windows PC.

 

[High Binder]

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I run Ubuntu 12.04 on most of my 'puters and Win 7 pro on the others. Ubuntu is Linux and has a pretty steep learning curve so it's not for the entry level user but once you learn terminal commands you can do anything you can imagine with it and 99% of it is free (open source). It's also nearly immune from virus' and you're accessibility is unlimited. All the crazy stuff that looks futuristic you see in Hollywood movies exists in the Linux world. It's no where near as user friendly as a mac but you can do a hell of a lot more on Linux than you could on a Win or Mac box. Probably not for the OP but it's food for thought.

 

[BapZander]

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First off, how far out there are you planning on chucking your computer? I've found Macs are better for throwing shorter ranges, due to the cost. If you want to stretch out to longer or ELR, nothing beats a Windows PC.

 

[Bunnyblaster]

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WMV's will play with Quicktime (with a free plugin). VLC plays them as well I believe. Never had an issue with anything from Adobe.

 

[Lazlo]

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I work all day on a PC as an engineer, and use a Mac as my personal computer. I would not want this the other way around. In my opinion a Mac is for consuming, and a PC is for producing.

PC pros:
MS Office, dropping and merging files into a .pdf, using outlook to drop email attachments into folders? Use statistical software like Minitab? PC all the way (there may be an easy way to do this with a Mac, but I haven't found it).

PC cons:
Fucking updates every 48hrs, annoying software constantly reminding you it's working in the background (my hatred for Roxio CD creator remains to this day), sleep/hibernate/shutdown/restart debacles, antivirus software, needless software loaded on new computers.

Mac pros:
They work. No clutter, long reboots, unnecessary software, etc. Open the lid and it brings you internet, itunes, iphoto, FaceTime, etc. The "pro" models are made of aluminum, which has a dual-function as a heatsink. That means no fan for cooling purposes. More intuitive when hooking up ipads and digital cameras for file transfer, e.g., it opens iphoto when it recognizes a camera. And my favorite: the charger has a magnet, which finds home on the computer without having to plug it in, and it stays put until the dog runs by and knocks it off (its designed to break away without damaging the pins).

Mac cons:
Expensive. Forget about upgrading. The software is intuitive, but if a dialog box can't fix your problem, e.g., temperamental wireless; then you're fucked. The file system, in my opinion, is less intuitive. Only two USB's, no BluRay, and some of the new ones don't even have CD players.

 

[c_morse]

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<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: Bunnyblaster</div><div class="ubbcode-body">WMV's will play with Quicktime (with a free plugin). VLC plays them as well I believe. Never had an issue with anything from Adobe.</div></div>

Flip4Mac. But it's now a stand-alone program. Still free, though. I keep VLC as well because it will play literally every video format you could possibly download.

I'm a Mac guy through and through. Been around since the Mac Classic days.

I've worked my way through a ton of Macs over the years: iBook G3, iMac G4, PowerBook G4, PowerMac G5, MacBook Air (Original)

My home currently has the following:

- Intel iMac 27" (2010)
- MacBook Air (Current Spec)
- (2) Airport Express
- Time Machine
- iPad Mini
- iPod Nano (current gen)
- iPhone 4S
- Various other Mac bits

I love Apple for the fact that their products simply work. I have iCloud set up in the house, and all my documents, photos, to-do notes, etc automatically sync across all my devices. It's amazing.

I also saw it mentioned earlier that a lot of new Macs lack an optical drive. Apple in general, with the App Store/etc has largely done away with CD's. Although I can see a need still for an optical drive... in which case they offer a USB Superdrive for some like $100. Sure, it's an extra add-on, but it allows for such a sleek product.

 

[xNF_9]

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I switched after being a long time PC lover against the Mac computers. After buying a $1500 PC and it taking a shit on me in 3 years decided to go Mac. I've never looked back since buying it. There are some things that take adjusting from a PC. If there are programs only a PC can run you can also boot up windows on the Mac if need be.

 

[c_morse]

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You don't even have to boot up INTO Windows anymore, thanks to programs like VMWare Fusion or Parallels Desktop. They allow you to run Windows programs (indeed Windows itself) directly on your Mac Desktop.