Walt Mossberg has FAQ for those who are thinking of buying a Mac. Below are some questions that he answers in the FAQ: Who should consider a Mac? Who shouldn’t consider The Mac? Can I run Microsoft Office on a Mac? Can I use all my Windows files on a Mac? Can I mix Macs [...]
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FAQ when choosing a Mac
Nov 18
I just received word from Jon that he’s in the process of converting at least three individuals to the Mac side. His advancement from heathenship to Mac converter is meteoric. I wish him success in the turning others into the Mac fold.
Yet another turneth over…
Oct 15
I’m on a mission. I’m on a mission to spread the good word about the cult of Mac. I am here to bestow on people the glory that is the Macintosh. First, my brother. Then my cousin and then her folks. When I sold my iBook, I had another notch in my belt. There are [...]
News of the week recap
Dec 11
The week for me was slow and boring. It really didn’t gave me much of a reason to post news about Apple. So what did the web have for me going towards the weekend? Is it the right time to buy a Mac? (he says it’s ok even amidst the launching of the MacIntels on [...]
Walt Mossberg calls the latest iMacs as “a new gold standard for PCs.” It has become quite obvious that the iMac G5 has now stopped being just a PC. PCs are so ubiqitous these days that the iMac certainly stands out as a multimedia center with a PC. Not the other way around. Macsimum News [...]
Switchers and switching A Needham & Co. financial analyst said that a considerable number of Windows users have switched over to Macs. The ‘halo effect’ might have something to do with it, but there’s also the perception by switchers that Mac PCs suffer “less from the daily irritants of viruses, spyware, and worms.” “Less?” Why [...]
More switchers
Nov 4
I managed to make someone switch to a Mac again but for some strange reason she said she hasn’t used it yet since she didn’t know how to. Weird. On the same note, a BusinessWeek writer has decided to switch to a Mac and is asking his readers for advice on which one to get: [...]
Apple News
Sep 20
Rumor: new hardware at Apple Expo Paris. Steve Jobs says they are on track in shipping Intel-based Macs by June 2006. Jobs also vows to stand firm against greedy music companies (can you say ‘Sony’ and ‘Warner’?). This is in light of the fact some music companies want Apple to raise the $0.99 price tag [...]
Fasoldt writes that a reader recounted to him through email about his switch to Mac. Raymound Nourse, after setting up his Mac mini, says, “this is what computing is supposed to be, simple and seamless,” and further , “I can say that I have been set free of the problems and fears I have experienced [...]
The iPod halo effect has James Derk switching to a Mac and likes how his iBook worked out of the box. He adds, “Of course, a Windows laptop out of the box works too, but after 50 patches from Microsoft and 10 reboots.” The Mad as hell – switching to Mac series will end on [...]
No, Zotob isn’t a new drug or the name of an alien in Apple’s “Switch” campaign. If you have had your head stuck in a hole somewhere or isn’t a tech/gadget/internet savvy individual, then you probably don’t know that Zotob is the latest internet worm to attack Windows. The write up says, “There is absolutely [...]
One more under my belt.
Aug 7
I switched to Mac on 2004. I really like the platform that I stopped using my Windows desktop and eventually sold it. At some point in time, a proud Mac owner comes to a realization, “I got to start telling people about this,” and then look for people to convert or switch. My first switcher [...]
Switching away from Mac
Apr 4
I have heard and read about people switching to Mac. They have gotten sick and tired of all the viruses, the rojans, and the spyware and malwares that plagued Windows. But I am also interested in those who decided that they don’t want to have anything to do with the Mac anymore. Some call themselves [...]
