Comments on: Goodbye PC, Hello Mac!

By: JSK

JSK — Thu, 26 Apr 2007 05:41:04 +0000

Hey Murali! You lost me after the emoticon.

By: Murali

Murali — Thu, 26 Apr 2007 04:31:21 +0000

Hey JSK

Great call on the switch. I am currently in the ‘Should I Lust or not’ (for the Mac) phase

then again, there is always the option of Ubuntu Linux (on a decent powered machine, there are tons of eye-candy possibilities there) and for once this Linux distro ‘Just works!’

By: JSK

JSK — Wed, 25 Apr 2007 18:49:46 +0000

George – You can check mine out when you’re in town in May.

Adam – The new iMacs are a bit less lickable than the candy-colored versions, but I’ll see how it tastes.

By: Adam Nash

Adam Nash — Wed, 25 Apr 2007 16:56:56 +0000

Joon-Soo, just remember, Steve doesn’t say the Mac interface is pretty. He says it is lickable.

I agree with the others – the hardest thing about moving from Windows to Mac is when you try to “reproduce” things you learned on Windows. Give yourself at least a few weeks of time to adjust, and pace yourself, one thing at a time.

- Adam

By: George W.

George W. — Wed, 25 Apr 2007 16:27:47 +0000

I think I’m right behind you. My Windows performance is a non-stop mystery to me, and the thought of moving to Vista, which I hear requires a ton of computing power, gives me pause and creates a perfect opportunity for a Mac to enter my life.

By: JSK

JSK — Wed, 25 Apr 2007 15:21:05 +0000

I’d love to see that guide, Shri, thanks! I’m 100% Web-based now on email, so I think I’ll be okay there.

By: Shripriya

Shripriya — Wed, 25 Apr 2007 03:09:20 +0000

JSK – once you learn the mac, it is great. But if you’ve been trained on the PC, be prepared for some angst since everything is just a little different. I got a great little PDF called switching to mac that helped a lot – I will try to find it for you.

In addition, migrating email is a pain (if you care). I migrated over 100K emails (ick!) But let me know if you need any help along the way – happy to welcome another switcher to the family!!!

By: JSK

JSK — Tue, 24 Apr 2007 21:51:02 +0000

You’re going to have to paint it then, Scott. They only come in white for now.

By: Scott

Scott — Tue, 24 Apr 2007 20:50:20 +0000

I’m going to get a cute little purple one to go with my sweater…

By: JSK

JSK — Tue, 24 Apr 2007 19:58:49 +0000

Loyal reader that he is, he no doubt will discover this on his own!

I imagine the PC would be difficult to navigate for a novitiate, too. Remember Scott Cook’s point that usability often is a function of familiarity?