- Switching To The Mac The Missing Manual Sierra
- Switching From Pc To Mac
- Switching To Mac Missing Manual 2017
Publisher Description
Switching To The Mac The Missing Manual Sierra
Ready to move to the Mac? This incomparable guide from New York Times columnist and Missing Manuals creator David Pogue helps you make a smooth transition to OS X Mavericks, a beautiful machine with a thoroughly reliable system. Whether you’re using Windows XP, Windows 7, or Windows 8, we’ve got you covered.
Syncing with iOS. If you already have an iPhone or iPad, now's the perfect time to switch to OS X with iCloud, which allows you to sync Mail, Contacts, Calendar, Messages, FaceTime, Game Center, Safari, Reminders, iTunes, the Mac App Store, and Notes across all of your devices.
Transferring your stuff. Moving files from a PC to a Mac by cable, network, or disk is the easy part. But how do you extract things like your email, address book, calendar, Web bookmarks, buddy list, desktop pictures, and MP3 files? Now you'll know.
Re-creating your software suite. The big-name programs (from Microsoft, Adobe, and others) are available in both Mac and Windows versions, and their documents require no conversion on the Mac. But hundreds of other programs are available only for Windows. This book describes the Macintosh equivalents and explains how to move data to them.
Learning OS X Mavericks. Once you've moved into the Macintosh mansion, a final task awaits: Learning your way around. Fortunately, you're in good hands with the author of the #1 bestselling guide to OS X.
Jan 01, 2016 Those who have made the switch from a Windows PC to a Mac have made Switching to the Mac: The Missing Manual a runaway bestseller. The latest edition of this guide delivers what Apple doesn't—everything you need to know to successfully and painlessly move your files and adapt to Mac's way of doing things.
I have been working all my live in the Windows computing eco-system with the exception for Linux during my university and academic research time.
Recently I bought a Mac just to get to know this eco-system and to check for myself how easy it was to use Mac OS. I entered the arena with an open mind but got very fast disappointed. I see the same issues than I have on a Windows computer. The moment you need to set up something complex it is back to the command line. So far for user friendliness.
On top of that I found that a lot of out-of-the-box application are not really useful in an enterprise context. I tried the mail client and safari browser and quickly switch to Office for Mac and Google Chrome. I struggled to find a decent remote desktop application (VNC) that could deal with my Azerty keyboard. The out-off-the-box VNC server has this issue open since 2006. This is more than 10 years … so far for user friendliness.
Switching From Pc To Mac
To come back to the book as this is the focus of this blog post. To help me on my quest I used “Switching to the Mac: The missing Manual” by David Pogue. The book is a great companion and helps you quickly through the set-up and getting acquainted with the quirks of the Mac. It contains chapters on Mac equivalent software for things a Windows user is accustomed to and on free Mac software you want to consider.
Switching To Mac Missing Manual 2017
Although I still have a lot of doubt and reservations for the Mac OS the book was a great help in the endeavor.