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<blockquote data-quote="D3v1L80Y" data-source="post: 227085" data-attributes="member: 2960">Okay, I edited your post down to some key points.&nbsp; I don't mean to be harsh about this, but the obvious truth may be painful.First off, you 'coerced' her into a new OS.&nbsp; Things were probably working fine for her and she was in no need of learning a new OS.&nbsp; Just because Mac might be good for you, doesn't mean it is good for her.Secondly, it sounds like she is falling prey to the big thing that most new Mac users do... she is thinking &quot;Windows&quot;, but using a Mac.&nbsp; Some things are simply done in a completely different manner.&nbsp; She will have to get used to this.&nbsp; For example, your reference to installing things.&nbsp; Yes, she has to mount a disk image and drag the app to her Applications folder.&nbsp; Simple as that.&nbsp; No, it won't show up in a Start menu because there isn't one.&nbsp; Trying to even begin to compare it like is futile.Thirdly, it doesn't sound like she even wants to learn a new way on how to do things.&nbsp; She seems like she was very comfortable with Windows and would have been happy staying with it.&nbsp; Just because we as Mac users may prefer Mac, doesn't mean that everyone we know will like it or that they should use it.Now, since she already has the Mac, she might as well at least try to get used to it.&nbsp; A very good book that has been mentioned several times on this forum and others is David Pougue's &quot;OS X: The Missing Manual&quot;.&nbsp; I suggest getter her a copy of that.&nbsp; Online resources are abundant as well.&nbsp; This very forum is a good place to search for answers for new Mac users.Again, I apologize if my post seems somewhat crass, but the fact remains that some people are just more productive and happier with Windows.&nbsp; There is no great need or burning quest to &quot;convert the masses&quot; to Macintosh.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="D3v1L80Y, post: 227085, member: 2960"] Okay, I edited your post down to some key points. I don't mean to be harsh about this, but the obvious truth may be painful. First off, you 'coerced' her into a new OS. Things were probably working fine for her and she was in no need of learning a new OS. Just because Mac might be good for you, doesn't mean it is good for her. Secondly, it sounds like she is falling prey to the big thing that most new Mac users do... she is thinking "Windows", but using a Mac. Some things are simply done in a completely different manner. She will have to get used to this. For example, your reference to installing things. Yes, she has to mount a disk image and drag the app to her Applications folder. Simple as that. No, it won't show up in a Start menu because there isn't one. Trying to even begin to compare it like is futile. Thirdly, it doesn't sound like she even wants to learn a new way on how to do things. She seems like she was very comfortable with Windows and would have been happy staying with it. Just because we as Mac users may prefer Mac, doesn't mean that everyone we know will like it or that they should use it. Now, since she already has the Mac, she might as well at least [i]try[/i] to get used to it. A very good book that has been mentioned several times on this forum and others is David Pougue's "OS X: The Missing Manual". I suggest getter her a copy of that. Online resources are abundant as well. This very forum is a good place to search for answers for new Mac users. Again, I apologize if my post seems somewhat crass, but the fact remains that some people are just more productive and happier with Windows. There is no great need or burning quest to "convert the masses" to Macintosh. [/QUOTE]

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