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vinodh said:
Just shout if you need any help.

One small piece of advice: Please learn how to use the trackpad properly. Three finger drag, swiping between desktops, mission control etc is awesome once you get used to it. Don't get tempted and buy a mouse with it and miss out on one of the MacBook's greatest features.
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Great advice. Once one gets used to the trackpad, there is no going back to a mouse.
 
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vinodh said:
Just shout if you need any help.

One small piece of advice: Please learn how to use the trackpad properly. Three finger drag, swiping between desktops, mission control etc is awesome once you get used to it. Don't get tempted and buy a mouse with it and miss out on one of the MacBook's greatest features.
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^^ This.

And - Google. There are seriously good websites out there that are easy to find, that will give you great ideas for getting the most out of the OSX operating system. Expect to regularly see the term "workflows" - take a closer look at those, imo, one of the primary differentiators between OSX and Windows (along with the Mac-specific software).
 
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Enigma_ said:
So how are you finding it? Prefer it over good old Windows?
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I'm happy with it :)

I don't think I'd say I prefer it because they are quite different... IMO, Windows is more of a business-orientated OS whereas Mac OS is more of a look good sort of thing if you know what I mean :D. Similar to how you can do more on Android vs iOS
 
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ahoudet said:
I'm happy with it :)

I don't think I'd say I prefer it because they are quite different... IMO, Windows is more of a business-orientated OS whereas Mac OS is more of a look good sort of thing if you know what I mean :D. Similar to how you can do more on Android vs iOS
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That was my initial thought too.

I'be said it above somewhere, I think - but Windows largely allows for improved efficiency/productivity inside an app.

OSX is far more focused on allowing that across apps, either using built in functionality (Automator; Applescript etc) or 3rd parties apps (Keyboard Maestro; Textexpander; Hazel) and the like. If one invests a bit of time into things like that, Windows quickly falls behind i.t.o. what can be done, especially in repetitive tasks.

One other thing that I think is often overlooked... People are quick to point out how expensive Apple tech is - but in my experience, the overwhelming majority of OSX software is NOT! Very-well made software, that integrates seamlessly with OSX, at very decent prices. My experience of most Windows software, especially those that are the "equivalent" of the OSX apps, are seriously overpriced for what you get.

More often than not, this is ignored i.t.o. the value-offer of OSX/Apple vs Windows/PC.
 
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ahoudet said:
I'm happy with it :)

I don't think I'd say I prefer it because they are quite different... IMO, Windows is more of a business-orientated OS whereas Mac OS is more of a look good sort of thing if you know what I mean :D. Similar to how you can do more on Android vs iOS
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I'ma let that slide 'cos you just got yours... I've asked Windows users on this forum what exactly they think they can do on a PC that I can't on my Mac... Not one valid response yet.
You're sitting in front of a machine more akin to Linux than Windows. The more you use it, the more that will sink in.
 
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greg0205 said:
I'ma let that slide 'cos you just got yours... I've asked Windows users on this forum what exactly they think they can do on a PC that I can't on my Mac... Not one valid response yet.
You're sitting in front of a machine more akin to Linux than Windows. The more you use it, the more that will sink in.
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Well, I guess that's more based on familiarity :)
 
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greg0205 said:
I'ma let that slide 'cos you just got yours... I've asked Windows users on this forum what exactly they think they can do on a PC that I can't on my Mac... Not one valid response yet.
You're sitting in front of a machine more akin to Linux than Windows. The more you use it, the more that will sink in.
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Well you won't be able to run Oracle Forms Builder or Pl/SQL Developer on Mac OS X :)

Btw, I use Windows and OSX. I prefer OS X, mainly because I am very familiar with UNIX. I don't dislike either OS.
 
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zippy said:
Well you won't be able to run Oracle Forms Builder or Pl/SQL Developer on Mac OS X :)

Btw, I use Windows and OSX. I prefer OS X, mainly because I am very familiar with UNIX. I don't dislike either OS.
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Nah ah... You can stll run 'em. Dual boot or Parallels/VMWare.
 
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greg0205 said:
Nah ah... You can stll run 'em. Dual boot or Parallels/VMWare.
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Fair enough but that's cheating :p

I'm yet to install Windows on it via dual boot... It was my intention but I'd rather not at my SSD is the 128GB (90GB or so left though). If I ever need to, that's what I'll do but all seems well right now!
 
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greg0205 said:
Nah ah... You can stll run 'em. Dual boot or Parallels/VMWare.
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I doubt anyone is arguing that, it's also a stupid comparison. Any hardware capable of running different OSs can do the same thing. :confused:

Edit: I've been tinkering with the idea of getting a MacBook :eek: mainly for development, though I'll have to dualboot as we use MS Stack exclusively, so one might ask what's the point...?
 
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