MacBookiness
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mik3capEverything seems to be going well with the new laptop so far. I am learning to readjust my user paradigm; Finder is basically Windows Explorer, the Dock is the Taskbar, and the menus and system tray stuff is always at the top of the screen. The thing I most need to get used to is the keyboard and the Apple/Option key. I'm so used to hitting the Ctrl key at the extreme left of the PC keyboard, it's taking me a while to get used to it. I'm spending time going through the Help tutorials and learning all the ins and outs.
I purchased and installed Parallels virtual desktop, and painlessly migrated my desktop PC entirely to my laptop. It took a solid 30 hours to do it, but mostly it occurred without me clicking on anything. The install of Parallels and my version of Windows XP Pro (that came from Dell even) took no intervention on my part at all, and it works without a hitch. I then used the Parallels Transporter agent to create a virtual disk and wirelessly migrate the 60G of stuff I had on the PC (that's what took the most time).
Now it's just a process of poring through all that stuff and organizing it on the new system. And I intend to use the Apple filesystem and "smart folder" organization as much to my advantage as possible. I think I'm also going to try and run as many apps native in OS X as I can, and just use the Windows XP stuff as a fallback when stuff won't run on the Mac side (like for watching WMVs or Netflix online, or running PC games). My first project is ripping my whole music collection to the laptop, and then I may just end up getting a free iPod the next time I come across a huge bag of CDs sitting around on the street. Why keep all those jewel cases and crap in storage anyway?
I purchased and installed Parallels virtual desktop, and painlessly migrated my desktop PC entirely to my laptop. It took a solid 30 hours to do it, but mostly it occurred without me clicking on anything. The install of Parallels and my version of Windows XP Pro (that came from Dell even) took no intervention on my part at all, and it works without a hitch. I then used the Parallels Transporter agent to create a virtual disk and wirelessly migrate the 60G of stuff I had on the PC (that's what took the most time).
Now it's just a process of poring through all that stuff and organizing it on the new system. And I intend to use the Apple filesystem and "smart folder" organization as much to my advantage as possible. I think I'm also going to try and run as many apps native in OS X as I can, and just use the Windows XP stuff as a fallback when stuff won't run on the Mac side (like for watching WMVs or Netflix online, or running PC games). My first project is ripping my whole music collection to the laptop, and then I may just end up getting a free iPod the next time I come across a huge bag of CDs sitting around on the street. Why keep all those jewel cases and crap in storage anyway?
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on 2007-10-01 07:44 pm (UTC)"Finder is basically Windows Explorer BUT BETTER, the Dock is the Taskbar BUT BETTER, and the menus and system tray stuff is always at the top of the screen BUT MAKE MORE SENSE WHERE THEY ARE ON THE APPLE. The thing I most need to get used to is the keyboard and the Apple/Option key BUT I WILL SOON BECAUSE IT IS MUCH MORE INTUITIVE."
Glad I could help! ;)
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on 2007-10-01 10:45 pm (UTC)Mike, in a few weeks, you'll never look back!
Lack of crashiness will become the new normal, as well. I "sleep" my macbook pro when I'm not using it and almost never shut it down entirely. My uptime record runs in the weeks or even months, not days.
I got the 200 GB upgrade on mine just so I wouldn't have to worry about music storage. But since my 80 GB iPod is getting full, I night have to spring for the 180 GB. Yes, I am ashamed. 8^)
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on 2007-10-02 02:02 am (UTC)