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Nov-07-2009Switchers Guide: Moving Hardware and Software to Mac(topic overview)
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Office suite Office 2008, Microsoft's Mac suite, is very different from Office 2007 for Windows. It has fewer applications and fewer features overall, and its user interface only roughly approximates the Windows version's. (To be fair, Office 2008 also has some features that Office 2007 lacks.) [1] Given the extreme rarity of hacker attacks on Macs, you may not want to. Utilities OS X comes with Disk Utility, an essential tool for formatting, partitioning, and otherwise keeping your drives spinning; its Repair Disk Permissions feature can fix a remarkable percentage of otherwise mysterious Mac problems.[1]
Many Windows programs have Mac versions. Unfortunately, in some cases those versions are entirely different from what you used on your PC. But not to fear: OS X apps--both Apple's own and those from third-party vendors--can be really impressive. [1] E-Mail and calendaring All Macs come with Apple's more-than-respectable Mail and iCal --and the new versions in Snow Leopard can connect to the Microsoft Exchange servers used by many businesses. That's good news, given that there's currently no version of Outlook for OS X--Microsoft plans to release one in 2010, but Office 2008 comes with a different, skimpier e-mail/calendar package called Entourage.[1] The best way to confirm that is to plug each piece of hardware into your new Mac, one at a time; if OS X doesn't automatically identify it and set it up, visit the manufacturer's Web site and look for a downloadable driver. Sadly, Mac compatibility remains spotty in a few hardware categories, most notably MP3 players that aren't made by Apple (it's assumed that Mac users buy iPods) and cell phones.[1]
Web browser Most leading Windows browsers--including Firefox, Opera, and Apple's own Safari --are available in essentially identical Mac versions: (The last one, naturally, comes bundled with every Mac.)[1] When you're switching from a Windows PC to a Mac, there's one piece of good news: Most of the peripherals you used with your PC--including printers, digital cameras, networking equipment, external drives, and scanners--should work fine with your Mac.[1] You can use the free Xmarks plug-in to transfer your bookmarks from IE (or Firefox) on a PC to Safari or Firefox on your new Mac.[1]
Security Chances are you've girded your Windows PC with anti-virus or anti-spyware tools, or a full-blown security suite.[1]
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