| Is Windows giving you pause? Ready to make the leap to the
Mac instead? There has never been a better time to switch
from Windows to Mac, and this incomparable guide will help
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 Mac OS X.
Why is this such a good time to switch? Upgrading from one
version of Windows to another used to be simple. But now
there's Windows Vista, a veritable resource hog that forces
you to relearn everything. Learning a Mac is not a piece of
cake, but once you do, the rewards are oh-so-much better. No
viruses, worms or spyware. No questionable firewalls,
inefficient permissions, or other strange features. Just a
beautiful machine with a thoroughly reliable system. And if
you're still using Windows XP, we've got you covered, too.
If you're ready to take on Mac OS X Leopard, the latest
edition of this bestselling guide tells you everything you
need to know:
Transferring your stuff -- Moving photos, MP3s, and
Microsoft Office documents is the easy part. This book gets
you through the tricky things: extracting your email,
address book, calendar, Web bookmarks, buddy list, desktop
pictures, and MP3 files.
Re-creating your software suite -- Big-name programs (Word,
Photoshop, Firefox, Dreamweaver, and so on) are available in
both Mac and Windows versions, but hundreds of other
programs are available only for Windows. This guide
identifies the Mac equivalents and explains how to move your
data to them.
Learning Leopard -- Once you've moved into the Mac, a final
task awaits: Learning your way around. Fortunately, you're
in good hands with the author of Mac OS X: The Missing
Manual, the #1 bestselling guide to the Macintosh.
Moving from Windows to a Mac successfully and painlessly is
the one thing Apple does not deliver. Switching to the Mac:
The Missing Manual, Leopard Edition is your ticket to a new
computing experience.
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