Mac machine Ownership - 10 Facts About Switching From Windows to Mac

Sales of Mac Minnesota Lemon Laws surged in 2007.

Many analysts attribute the Mac's increased popularity Love Lessons the "Halo Effect" of the iPod and/or iPhone.

It could also be due to the fact that computer buyers are fed up with the constant threats of machine viruses and spyware plans.

However, many potential Mac converts are understandably apprehensive about diving into unknown waters.

This being the case, here are 10 "Mac Facts":

• Despite the advantages that Mac machines have over Windows machines, both machines operate pretty much the same way. Basically if you can point and click the mouse and use a machine keyboard, you're golden.
• Transferring files between Macs and computers is no longer an issue. You can send a Microsoft Office document from your computer at work to your Mac at home; work Comicbookstqhgrez the document Edowbrxdf your Mac; and then send it back to your computer at work without any dilemmas.
• The software bundle that is included with new Mac machines makes them a better value than similarly equipped computers.
• You can open and edit pictures, photos, and Microsoft Word documents that were created on a Windows machine without any additional software.
• You can purchase Apple's iWork suite of Applications to be able to open, create & edit Excel spreadsheets and PowerPoint presentations.
• Microsoft Office 2008 for the Mac Christmas Cards a January 08 release date.
• You can run Windows XP and Windows Vista on newer Mac machines without any additional software (except the installation disc for the Windows OS that you want to install on your Mac).
• Due to the increased compatibility between Windows and Mac machines and the plethora of software that has been created for the Mac platform, installing Windows on your new Mac will probably not be necessary.
• I have never installed any form of virus protection on my Mac machines and have never experience any dilemmas with viruses or spyware.
• If there is an Apple Store in your area, you can have a "genius" transfer the data from your old computer to your new Mac. You can also copy the files from your computer to an external hard drive and then copy the files from the external drive to your new Mac.

Michael Gorzka is a machine technologies instructor and founder of "Help for the machine Shy". He is the author of TARGET="_BLANK" www.machineshy.com/macHow to use a Mac: a guide for windows machine users.