If you can use Windows, you can use a Mac. Some things are different, but it's pretty easy to figure them out.
All the standard file formats work on a Mac like they do on a PC. Installing a program is as simple as dragging the program to the Applications folder.
Not sure what programs you use a lot on the PC, but a few useful Mac apps are:
- Adium is a multi-service messaging client.
- iPhoto works just fine for basic photo editing like cropping, red-eye, etc., but use can use the open source freeware called The GIMP. it s pretty powerful.
Of course, one of the great features about the newer Macs is that you can install Windows on a separate part of the hard drive and boot into it should you need to.
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Date: 2008-01-15 03:16 am (UTC)All the standard file formats work on a Mac like they do on a PC. Installing a program is as simple as dragging the program to the Applications folder.
Not sure what programs you use a lot on the PC, but a few useful Mac apps are:
- Adium is a multi-service messaging client.
- iPhoto works just fine for basic photo editing like cropping, red-eye, etc., but use can use the open source freeware called The GIMP. it
s pretty powerful.
Here's a link with a few:
http://macspecialist.org/content/articles/essential_apps/
Of course, one of the great features about the newer Macs is that you can install Windows on a separate part of the hard drive and boot into it should you need to.