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Switcher Hangout (Windows to Mac)
A few logistical questions before making the switch
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<blockquote data-quote="joshbrez" data-source="post: 1005184" data-attributes="member: 26453"><p>A few suggestions:</p><p></p><p>The first responder said that Safari is horrible as a browser. I'll rebut that by saying that it's not true at all. Safari and Chrome are probably your best Mac browsers right now, with Firefox being rather clunky and slow in my experience. I use Safari with the 1Password extension for passwords & Click2Flash to block, well, Flash.</p><p></p><p>The Apple Geniuses will not install Windows XP for you to my knowledge. Once you find an XP disk, you'll have to do this yourself. As for the version of XP that came with your Dell, it is likely that you have an OEM disk that will not act as an installer for another computer.</p><p></p><p>I would suggest investing in a big external hard drive. Once you have one of these, it's trivial to move over all your files yourself rather than entrust them to someone else. Then, afterwards, you can use this drive for Time Machine, which is OS X's native backup application.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="joshbrez, post: 1005184, member: 26453"] A few suggestions: The first responder said that Safari is horrible as a browser. I'll rebut that by saying that it's not true at all. Safari and Chrome are probably your best Mac browsers right now, with Firefox being rather clunky and slow in my experience. I use Safari with the 1Password extension for passwords & Click2Flash to block, well, Flash. The Apple Geniuses will not install Windows XP for you to my knowledge. Once you find an XP disk, you'll have to do this yourself. As for the version of XP that came with your Dell, it is likely that you have an OEM disk that will not act as an installer for another computer. I would suggest investing in a big external hard drive. Once you have one of these, it's trivial to move over all your files yourself rather than entrust them to someone else. Then, afterwards, you can use this drive for Time Machine, which is OS X's native backup application. [/QUOTE]
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