Not Since Apple II E....

[TxPhotoShooter]

have I owned an Apple. Until yesterday! My old slow running Gateway died so my wife told me to buy the Mac Book Pro that I kept looking at. And all I can say is WOW! I may have to set up a reminder to go to the back room and dust off the desktop PC every now and then.

And now for the needed programs. Maybe I should have mentioned this to my wife before the purchase.

[osimages]

Welcome to the light... LOL

I changed to MAC about 4 years ago and have never looked back.

[texkam]

And now for the needed programs. Maybe I should have mentioned this to my wife before the purchase.

OpenOffice.org - The Free and Open Productivity Suite
Other options exist too. Good luck.

[picman]

Originally Posted by TxPhotoShooter

..... so my wife told me to buy the Mac Book Pro that I kept looking at. .

Dude, you must live in an alternate universe.

[tukaniray]

congrats on the MBP.

I turned my wife towards Apple 2 years ago ... and she now has a hard time working on her mother's windows XP computer. lol.

We are an Apple Family also ... love the OS.

-Ray-

[texkam]

Dude, you must live in an alternate universe.

...and you just bought an alternative to Windows. Welcome to the universe.

[Charles Putnam]

Welcome to the Dark Side. I switched this past April, and my MBP is now my primary computer. Only use my Win7 laptop for games.

Suggested websites to bookmark for a noob:
MacRumors Mac Rumors: Apple Mac Rumors and News You Care About
MacLife Computer Reviews, News, Mac Software for Apple Laptops, iPhone, iPod, Mac | Mac|Life
MacWorld Apple, Mac, iPhone, iPad, and iPod Reviews, Help, Tips, and News | Macworld
My First Mac My First Mac - Help Buying and Getting Started with Your New Mac

[TxPhotoShooter]

Originally Posted by Charles Putnam

Welcome to the Dark Side. I switched this past April, and my MBP is now my primary computer. Only use my Win7 laptop for games.

Suggested websites to bookmark for a noob:
MacRumors Mac Rumors: Apple Mac Rumors and News You Care About
MacLife Computer Reviews, News, Mac Software for Apple Laptops, iPhone, iPod, Mac | Mac|Life
MacWorld Apple, Mac, iPhone, iPad, and iPod Reviews, Help, Tips, and News | Macworld
My First Mac My First Mac - Help Buying and Getting Started with Your New Mac

It will be interesting to see if I really turn completely from my PC. I have invested a great deal of money on software which I don't think I can quickly replicate on the Mac.

Thanks for the info.

[picman]

Run Bootcamp and keep both OS's on the same computer

[tukaniray]

Originally Posted by TxPhotoShooter

It will be interesting to see if I really turn completely from my PC. I have invested a great deal of money on software which I don't think I can quickly replicate on the Mac.

Thanks for the info.

Like Adobe Software???

If you contact adobe and send them your Windows versions they will send you the Mac versions.

-Ray-

[Rson]

Originally Posted by tukaniray

Like Adobe Software???

If you contact adobe and send them your Windows versions they will send you the Mac versions.

-Ray-

Yeah, but they are just as bloated on the Mac as they are the PC. Lose-lose proposition.