I'm the same way, I have a windows 7 computer for those rare times I use it 
which I do as it's connected to the tv and that is how we watch tv.
On 2013-04-03, at 2:59 PM, Eugenia Firth <gigifi...@me.com> wrote:

> Hi there
> Personally, I like TextEdit and pages better than I like in this word. This 
> is because MS Word offers me more options that I want to deal with. When I 
> made the switch, I had choices because I am self-employed, and I could call 
> my customer and tell her that I was Changing and therefore, I was no longer 
> going to use tables. I do make Excel files by converting them from Numbers. I 
> have of voided putting windows on my computer like the plague. It's just 
> prejudice. Also, my husband has a Windows computer which has just 13 on it. 
> So, if I have a burning need to use Windows, I can use his computer, 
> something I do about once a year. The big thing I use it for is editing PDF 
> files such as forms. That is something we need added for the Macintosh. I 
> hope this information helps.
> Regards,
> Gigi
> 
> Sent from my iPhone
> 
> On Apr 3, 2013, at 3:24 PM, Kerri <shalo...@shaw.ca> wrote:
> 
>> Hello, 
>> 
>> I will do my best to chime in on this subject.
>> 
>> I used windows since 1995 in college and 1998 at home. I found the switch 
>> fro Windows to Mac rather arduous because my computer had a couple not 
>> serious issues and I didn't have training (I hadn't found this list yet) 
>> Once the learning curve was over, I find Mac easier and more intuitive but 
>> there are some things I like better about windows to this day. I like the 
>> feedback that voice over provides, for example, when copying and pasting, 
>> but I like burning css on windows better. For utilizing talking communities 
>> chat client, I prefer windows but for Skype I prefer Mac.
>> On 2013-04-03, at 12:36 PM, "Shannon Gerdts" <bambam...@gmail.com> wrote:
>> 
>>> Hello list,
>>> I'm a new subscriber as of today and would like to ask this direct question 
>>> without getting a lot of elitest Mac/Windows mentalities.  What I mean by 
>>> this is I would love to get some feedback from you guys on the list about 
>>> an unbiased bit of feedback on your experiences with the Mac.  I also would 
>>> like to know what you guys have experienced as being pros to the switch 
>>> from a windows machine to that of a  Mac system as well as cons if there is 
>>> any.  Have any of you used boot camp or another way of running windows 
>>> successfully on a Mac?
>>> The reason I want to get this information is because my wife just recently 
>>> had her Toshiba laptop  give out on her after just three to four years and 
>>> is rather disappointed with her experiences in windows laptops so she is 
>>> tossing around the idea of a Mac.  However, before making the decision to 
>>> just jump into the decision she would like to get as much information as 
>>> possible and weigh the advantages and disadvantages first so that she makes 
>>> the best decision for her in the long run without being stuck shelling out 
>>> money on a system she won't like.  I ask about running Windows in boot camp 
>>> or through another avenue because she enjoys mudding and uses VIP mud which 
>>> is made only for windows so will likely need to use this in the short term 
>>> at the very least until she can find a client that works as well with 
>>> voiceover on the Mac.
>>> I thank all responses you guys can give us and thank you all in welcoming 
>>> me to the list.
>>> 
>>> Take care,
>>> Shannon Gerdts 
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