ya know, there's nothing like experience to answer your concerns because I am certain that the answers you get even though they are correct are not going to make the difference for you. I'd take one for a spin and do it with documentation and an open mind in hand.
----- Original Message ----- From: "Peter Apgar" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "'General discussions on all topics relating to the use of Mac OS Xby theblind'" <[email protected]> Sent: Sunday, January 13, 2008 4:56 PM Subject: honest comparison? hello all, as I have followed the list for several months now I am not so sure on the ease of use of a Mac. from a non user with an open mind, I have concerns that the os needs many extras loaded to do normal activities. for example does a mack need to have out side software to burn DVD's or cd's and can you just highlight items and paste the given items into the DVD drive and poop they will burn? is editing as simple as stopping the reader and adding more text to a given sentence?is there a read all in the active window command? and for normal use is there quite a number of hot keys to memorize to be able to open edit and save, other then using say a tool bar? is there a quick way to read mail, with out doing different command interactions? is there a hot key that we can use for spell check in any program? also what is the learning curve like transferring from a PC? thanks, Pete
