Huh. Alright, well, that's pretty cool. Thanks for the information guys.
~Luke On Jul 20, 1:40 pm, Cary Preston <[email protected]> wrote: > Pages and Numbers are Apple's word process or and spreadsheet. I got them and > Keynote (Power Point competitor) bundled together as iWork, but you can get > them separately via the App store now. I think they are $10 each (I know the > iPad versions are). > > On Jul 20, 2011, at 1:31 PM, Luke <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > I'm sorry, what is Pages and Numbers? > > > ~Luke > > > On Jul 20, 1:30 pm, Edward Crosby <[email protected]> wrote: > >> Actually, Pages and Numbers opens Word and Excel files pretty well. But, > >> yes, there is the Office for Mac alternative. > > >> ---------------------------------------- > >> Have a Better One, > >> Edward Crosbyhttp://about.me/edwardcrosby > > >> On Wed, Jul 20, 2011 at 1:24 PM, Luke <[email protected]> wrote: > >>> Ed, yes, everything is backed up to a Seagate external USB HD. I may > >>> not be up on the latest and greatest but cmon man. > > >>> I guess the main thing for migration would be to get Office for Mac. > >>> I mean, yeah the MP3s, JPEGs, AVIs etc are all going to carry over > >>> alright. But the DOCs and spreadsheets will be more difficult. > > >>> That or get something akin to OpenOffice or such. > > >>> Of course this is all speculation because I doubt my wife wants a Mac. > > >>> ~Luke > > >>> On Jul 20, 1:05 pm, Edward Crosby <[email protected]> wrote: > >>>> I hope you have that data backed up to either an external hard drive or > >>>> online storage (Spideroak, Carbonite, etc.). If not, perhaps my > >>> technology > >>>> consulting blog will help you. > >>>http://ectech.info/blog/2011/05/30/backing-up-your-data/ > > >>>> And maybe this would help if you were to decide to buy a Mac. > > >>>>http://www.apple.com/support/switch101/ > > >>>> ---------------------------------------- > >>>> Have a Better One, > >>>> Edward Crosbyhttp://about.me/edwardcrosby > > >>>> On Wed, Jul 20, 2011 at 12:56 PM, Luke <[email protected]> wrote: > >>>>> Thanks for the response Ed. > > >>>>> My main problem would be migration of the 8+ years worth of files and > >>>>> data from the PC to a Mac. > > >>>>> Something to consider at least. > > >>>>> ~Luke > > >>>>> On Jul 20, 12:08 pm, Edward Crosby <[email protected]> wrote: > >>>>>> Another review on the new Mac Mini. > > >>>>>>http://bit.ly/pRJO8z > > >>>>>> ---------------------------------------- > >>>>>> Have a Better One, > >>>>>> Edward Crosbyhttp://about.me/edwardcrosby > > >>>>>> On Wed, Jul 20, 2011 at 11:28 AM, Cary Preston <[email protected]> > >>>>> wrote: > >>>>>>> I'll be installing it as soon as I get home today. It's got several > >>>>>>> features I've been looking forward to for a while now. > > >>>>>>> Sent from my iPhone > > >>>>>>> On Jul 20, 2011, at 10:51 AM, Edward Crosby <[email protected]> > >>> wrote: > > >>>>>>> Okay. This is SWEET! > >>>>>>> That's definitely my new recommendation to anyone that is looking > >>> to > >>>>> shop > >>>>>>> for a new computer that is not a PC gamer. That is a great buy for > >>> an > >>>>> i5 > >>>>>>> machine. I'm just not so sure about Lion yet, though. > > >>>>>>> ---------------------------------------- > >>>>>>> Have a Better One, > >>>>>>> Edward Crosby > >>>>>>> <http://about.me/edwardcrosby>http://about.me/edwardcrosby > > >>>>>>> On Wed, Jul 20, 2011 at 10:46 AM, Cary Preston < < > >>> [email protected]> > >>>>>>> [email protected]> wrote: > > >>>>>>>> < > >>>>>http://www.engadget.com/2011/07/20/apple-updates-mac-mini-core-i5-and.. > >>> .> > > >>>http://www.engadget.com/2011/07/20/apple-updates-mac-mini-core-i5-and. > >>>>> .. > >>>>>>>> Sent with MobileRSS HD< > >>>>>http://itunes.apple.com/app/mobilerss-hd-google-rss-news/id375300540?.. > >>> .> > > >>>>>>>> Apple is acting as a market leader again- first it was ditching > >>> the > >>>>> floppy > >>>>>>>> drive, now it's the DVD rom. The Air made sense- the ultra slim > >>> factor > >>>>> had > >>>>>>>> no room. The Mini is a surprise, though- we use ours as a DVD > >>> player > >>>>> and > >>>>>>>> HTPC. I know you can get a SuperDrive via USB, but it's a clumsy > >>>>> solution. > >>>>>>>> Guess it's getting closer to the day that physical media is > >>> completely > >>>>>>>> obsolete. > > >>>>>>>> -- > >>>>>>>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google > >>>>> Groups > >>>>>>>> "The Unique Geek" group. > >>>>>>>> To post to this group, send email to < > >>> [email protected]> > >>>>>>>> [email protected]. > >>>>>>>> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > >>>>>>>> <theuniquegeek%[email protected]> > >>>>>>>> [email protected]. > >>>>>>>> For more options, visit this group at > >>>>>>>> <http://groups.google.com/group/theuniquegeek?hl=en> > >>>>>>>>http://groups.google.com/group/theuniquegeek?hl=en. > > >>>>>>> -- > >>>>>>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google > >>>>> Groups > >>>>>>> "The Unique Geek" group. > >>>>>>> To post to this group, send email to > >>> [email protected]. > >>>>>>> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > >>>>>>> [email protected]. > >>>>>>> For more options, visit this group at > >>>>>>>http://groups.google.com/group/theuniquegeek?hl=en. > > >>>>>>> -- > >>>>>>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google > >>>>> Groups > >>>>>>> "The Unique Geek" group. > >>>>>>> To post to this group, send email to > >>> [email protected]. > >>>>>>> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > >>>>>>> [email protected]. > >>>>>>> For more options, visit this group at > >>>>>>>http://groups.google.com/group/theuniquegeek?hl=en.-Hidequoted > >>> text - > > >>>>>> - Show quoted text - > > >>>>> -- > >>>>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google > >>> Groups > >>>>> "The Unique Geek" group. > >>>>> To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > >>>>> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > >>>>> [email protected]. > >>>>> For more options, visit this group at > >>>>>http://groups.google.com/group/theuniquegeek?hl=en.-Hidequoted text - > > >>>> - Show quoted text - > > >>> -- > >>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > >>> "The Unique Geek" group. > >>> To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > >>> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > >>> [email protected]. > >>> For more options, visit this group at > >>>http://groups.google.com/group/theuniquegeek?hl=en.-Hide quoted text - > > >> - Show quoted text - > > > -- > > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > > "The Unique Geek" group. > > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > > [email protected]. > > For more options, visit this group > > athttp://groups.google.com/group/theuniquegeek?hl=en.- Hide quoted text - > > - Show quoted text - -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "The Unique Geek" group. 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