Is Windows giving you pause? Ready to make the leap to
the Mac instead? There has never been a better time to
switch from Windows to Mac, and this incomparable guide
will help you make a smooth transition. New York Times
columnist and Missing Manuals creator David Pogue gets
you past three challenges: transferring your stuff,
assembling Mac programs so you can do what you did with
Windows, and learning your way around Mac OS X. Learning
to use a Mac is not a piece of cake, but once you do, the
rewards are oh-so-much better. No viruses, worms, or
spyware. No questionable firewalls, inefficient
permissions, or other strange features. Just a beautiful
machine with a thoroughly reliable system. Whether you're
using Windows XP or Vista, we've got you covered. If
you're ready to take on Mac OS X Snow Leopard, the latest
edition of this bestselling guide tells you everything
you need to know: transferring your stuff - Moving
photos, MP3s, and Microsoft Office documents is the easy
part. This book gets you through the tricky things:
extracting your email, address book, calendar, Web
bookmarks, buddy list, desktop pictures, and MP3 files.
Re-creating your software suite - big-name programs
(Word, Photoshop, Firefox, Dreamweaver, and so on) are
available in both Mac and Windows versions, but hundreds
of other programs are available only for Windows. This
guide identifies the Mac equivalents and explains how to
move your data to them. Learning Leopard - Once you've
moved into the Mac, a final task awaits: learning your
way around.