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August 18, 2009

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Gwendolyn

Hello ~
I'm new to your post but I work for Apple & prior to working here I was a PC only user. While I do now love the mac I can recommend "never replacing" your two button mouse ... I must have mine to function for work and travel. The new trackpad on the macbook, no buttons I can not use at all & anytime I touch it I lose all or damage something. Keep your mouse and all should go well.

June

Whatever you do, don't NEVER EVER go near anything with the Vista program. It's evil!

Cynthia

Suzanne,

I'm a new member of the email book club, science fiction part: especially love those classic sf authors.

Congratulations on switching to a Mac!

I wanted to let you know that there are online resources to help you through the changeover--apple has one, at http://www.apple.com/support/switch101/
and
there's another that looks good at
http://www.switchingtomac.com/

[I just googled "switching to a mac" and found quite a few]

I never really "switched"---I couldn't stand the command line interface, yes that was a long time ago, and was put off computers entirely until I discovered what I could do with a Mac, even back in 1988: make posters for a lecture series, keep a mailing list, and so on, all in what seemed a much more natural way.

My latest Mac was a MacBook Pro last year; I thought I'd dislike the trackpad, as did another person posting here, but very soon I grew to love it. So, you never know; keep your mouse, but give that trackpad a good try. Moving the cursor, or a webpage, with just the movement of a finger so close to the keys is really a winner for me.

Enjoy your Mac, that's part of it (and why we mac users tend to be such enthusiasts!)

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