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| From | "David B." <David@hotmail.co.uk> |
|---|---|
| Newsgroups | comp.sys.mac.advocacy |
| Subject | Re: Why I'm an Apple convert |
| Date | 2026-02-18 11:23 +0000 |
| Message-ID | <mvllprF89c9U1@mid.individual.net> (permalink) |
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On 18/02/2026 04:58, Tom Elam wrote: > On 2/17/26 4:09 PM, Tom Elam wrote: >> On 2/17/26 2:36 PM, David B. wrote: >>> On 17/02/2026 18:55, Tom Elam wrote: >>> [....] >>>> Yesterday I took the next step and bought a MacBook Air. Probably >>>> just before the next update, but what the heck. Got almost >>>> everything up and running except 2 standalone utilites that are >>>> Windows-only. A few years back the poor state of Quicken and an M1 >>>> MacBook Pro that failed to boot 13 days after purchase derailed the >>>> process. Quicken has been updated and now works OK. I have two >>>> Windows 11 machines around that can run those utilities. This is >>>> being sent on the Air/ Thunderbird. >>>> >>>> Still a few kinks to work out, thanks to Google and YouTube I'm >>>> confident I'll not be needing Parallels. >>> >>> >>> You won't be sorry, Tom. 🙂 It's a great machine. I have the first >>> one, an M1, which has hardly been used since I bought it for my wife! >>> >>> If you need any help, pop over to 'alt.computer.workshop' - you'll >>> always find me there. >>> >>> Are you already familiar with the Apple Support Communities forums? >>> >>> Loads of help and advice from other users of Apple products there! >>> >>> https://discussions.apple.com/learn >>> >> >> Pretty much got all those kinks worked out. Setting up the HP printer >> manager was a bit of a nightmare, as HP software can be. I had to >> force- quit my browser to get it to let me sign-in. Got system-wide >> spell checking working. Next I need to find a utility that will buffer >> Copy to get past the Mac's primitive "just most recent algorithm." >> >> It is amazing that on my Windows machine the OS and data took up over >> 400 gb. On the Mac, with all data files copied over, it's half that. >> >> The most significant app difference is Quicken. Totally different >> apps. All the Windows functionality is in the Mac version, but very >> different arrangement. >> >> I'm sure I have a lot to learn to get the most out of this OS. But, I >> have my beautiful Dell HD screen, Logitech mouse and keyboard and 2 >> external drives all up and running. Took this Air with me when I went >> to get an oil change this morning. Over an hour on the battery and the >> battery icon showed about 5% power use. Wow. Sounds like you are really pleased! 😅 > That copy buffer is in Spotlight! Please explain. Ah! Maybe this is something new? I can't get passed (or is it past?!!) macOS Ventura on this old iMac! -- Kind regards, David
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Why I'm an Apple convert Tom Elam <thomas.e.elam@gmail.com> - 2026-02-15 15:27 -0500
Re: Why I'm an Apple convert "David B." <David@hotmail.co.uk> - 2026-02-15 22:32 +0000
Re: Why I'm an Apple convert pothead <pothead@snakebite.com> - 2026-02-15 23:08 +0000
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