Ready to move to the Mac? This incomparable guide helps you make a smooth transition. New York Times columnist and Missing Manuals creator David Pogue gets you past three challenges: transferring your stuff, assembling Mac programs so you can do what you did with Windows, and learning your way around OS X.Learning to use a Mac is not a piece of cake, but once you do, the rewards are oh-so-much better. You won't find questionable firewalls or inefficient permissions. Just a beautiful machine with a thoroughly reliable system. Whether youre using Windows XP or Windows 7, weve got you covered.Transfer your stuff. Moving files from a PC to a Mac is the easy part. This guide gets you through the tricky things: extracting your email, address book, calendar, Web bookmarks, buddy list, desktop pictures, and MP3 files.Re-create your software suite. Big-name programs from Microsoft, Adobe, and others are available in both Mac and Windows versions, but hundreds of other programs are Windows-only. Learn the Macintosh equivalents and how to move data to them.Learn OS X Mountain Lion. Once youve moved into the Macintosh mansion, its time to learn your way around. Youre in good hands with the author of Mac OS X: The Missing Manual, the #1 bestselling guide to OS X.
| ISBN: | 9781449338992 |
| Publication date: | 12th September 2012 |
| Author: | David Pogue |
| Publisher: | O'Reilly Media |
| Format: | Ebook (Epub) |