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Carlo Medina · 01-31-2008, 10:52 AM

Jeff,

If I can offer a little bit of advice: give yourself some time to get used to the Mac. I remember when I first switched. The look and feel of the Mac were new and exciting, but I missed a lot of the shortcuts and the familiarity of how to do things quickly in Windows.

Of course it took a while, but after really learning OSX I learned that there were shortcut equivalents on the Mac to those on Windows [how to enable right click and substituting the Apple Key for the Ctrl Key is a great example], and the other missing Windows shortcuts [which I now realize were more like workarounds] aren't necessary in OSX.

Best of luck to you, and keep us all posted!

01-31-2008, 10:52 AM	#13 of 14
Carlo Medina Member Location: Here Join Date: Nov 1997 Local Time: 02:46 AM Local Date: 10-12-2008 Posts: 10,604	Re: Possible Macbook purchase. Have some questions. Jeff, If I can offer a little bit of advice: give yourself some time to get used to the Mac. I remember when I first switched. The look and feel of the Mac were new and exciting, but I missed a lot of the shortcuts and the familiarity of how to do things quickly in Windows. Of course it took a while, but after really learning OSX I learned that there were shortcut equivalents on the Mac to those on Windows [how to enable right click and substituting the Apple Key for the Ctrl Key is a great example], and the other missing Windows shortcuts [which I now realize were more like workarounds] aren't necessary in OSX. Best of luck to you, and keep us all posted!