Moving from PC to Mac? Thoughts?

hollywoodchris · 2012-09-15, 05:18 PM

I'm considering moving from PC to MAC. How hard is the transition/learning curve?

Thanks,
Chris

Cleo · 2012-09-15, 05:33 PM

Much easier than going from Mac to PC.

Command key does what the Control key does on a PC as in copy and paste.

Don't really have to worry about viruses.

If you are into using a command line Terminal gives you access to standard unix commands since Macs are basically unix with a Mac GUI.

My Macs go weeks and even months between restarts.

ArtWilliams · 2012-09-15, 05:39 PM

Cleo says, "once you've gone Mac you'll never go back!"

cd34 · 2012-09-15, 05:41 PM

Natural scrolling will throw you off for a little bit, but, after a few days, it'll become natural.

You can set your trackpad to have a right click 'area' so that it works more like a PC. I believe you can use normal 2-button mice.

For the most part, you won't see a lot of difference. You can run BootCamp in case you want to reboot into windows, or, with Parallels you can run a Windows instance in a virtual machine.

Terminal/Command Prompt is Unix rather than DOS, so, if you are used to dropping to a command prompt to do things, you need to use the Unix equivalents.

Most applications work the same. If you're near an Apple store, they will do the data migration from your PC to a Mac (I'm not sure if there is a fee for this).

javbucks · 2012-09-16, 06:51 PM

The only thing I found weird at first was installing programs on Mac but once you get that you should have no problems.

hollywoodchris · 2012-09-17, 11:48 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Cleo

Much easier than going from Mac to PC.

Command key does what the Control key does on a PC as in copy and paste.

Don't really have to worry about viruses.

If you are into using a command line Terminal gives you access to standard unix commands since Macs are basically unix with a Mac GUI.

My Macs go weeks and even months between restarts.

Thanks for the info

I had read a little about the command line. Something I need to learn on Mac.

Cleo · 2012-09-17, 01:41 PM

What kind of this do you need to use the command line for?

ecchi · 2012-09-18, 04:41 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Cleo

Much easier than going from Mac to PC.

I don't use Macs, but that comment would put me off. It can only work like that if Macs do less than PCs.

2012-09-15, 05:18 PM	#1
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2012-09-15, 05:33 PM	#2
Cleo Subversive filth of the hedonistic decadent West Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Southeast Florida Posts: 27,936	Much easier than going from Mac to PC. Command key does what the Control key does on a PC as in copy and paste. Don't really have to worry about viruses. If you are into using a command line Terminal gives you access to standard unix commands since Macs are basically unix with a Mac GUI. My Macs go weeks and even months between restarts. __________________ Free Rides on Uber and Lyft Uber Car: uberTzTerri Lyft Car: TZ896289

2012-09-15, 05:41 PM	#4
cd34 a.k.a. Sparky Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: West Palm Beach, FL, USA Posts: 2,396	Natural scrolling will throw you off for a little bit, but, after a few days, it'll become natural. You can set your trackpad to have a right click 'area' so that it works more like a PC. I believe you can use normal 2-button mice. For the most part, you won't see a lot of difference. You can run BootCamp in case you want to reboot into windows, or, with Parallels you can run a Windows instance in a virtual machine. Terminal/Command Prompt is Unix rather than DOS, so, if you are used to dropping to a command prompt to do things, you need to use the Unix equivalents. Most applications work the same. If you're near an Apple store, they will do the data migration from your PC to a Mac (I'm not sure if there is a fee for this). __________________ SnapReplay.com a different way to share photos - iPhone & Android

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2012-09-17, 01:41 PM	#7
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2012-09-15, 05:39 PM	#3
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