- Paperback: 352 pages
- Publisher: Wiley; 2 edition (Aug 19 2011)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 0470874406
- ISBN-13: 978-0470874400
- Product Dimensions: 22.9 x 15.3 x 1.9 cm
- Shipping Weight: 590 g
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Amazon Bestsellers Rank:
#181,519 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
- #99 in Books > Computers & Internet > Hardware > Macs
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Product Description
Product Description
Switching from a PC to a Mac is a breeze with this book
Anyone considering making the move to Mac from the Windows world will find this book smoothes the way. While Macs are famous for ease of use, there are fundamental differences in Mac and PC ways of thinking, plus there?s the hassle of moving files, calendars, and other essential data from one platform to another. This guide lays out all the information, explains basic Mac procedures for the newcomer, offers great tips on data-sharing (including running Windows applications on a Mac), and provides everything the new Mac user needs to move forward with confidence.
- Mac sales have recently surpassed the sales of new PCs, and many new Mac users are trying to adjust to a different way of working with the computer and struggling to transfer essential data from an old PC to the Mac
- Portable Genius books focus on the most accessible, useful information and deliver it in the most direct way: exactly what these users want
- Covers the basics that new Mac users need to get started, intermediate-level information to help them make the most of the Mac, and plenty of advice on transferring important data, running Windows applications on the Mac via Boot Camp, maintaining a Mac, and more
With help from Switching to a Mac Portable Genius, Second Edition, former PC users will find themselves comfortable in the Mac world in no time.
From the Back Cover
The Genius is in.
You don't have to be a genius to switch from a PC to a Mac. But if you want to do it with less hassle, put this savvy Portable Genius to work. Want to transfer all your e-mail, contacts, and calendars? Install new apps from the App Store? Synchronize with your iPod, iPhone, or iPad? Share data between Mac OS X and Windows? You'll find cool and useful Genius tips, full-color screenshots, and pages of easy-to-access shortcuts and tools that will save you loads of time and let you enjoy your Mac to the max.
Portable GENIUS
Fun, hip, and straightforward, the Portable Genius series gives forward-thinking Apple users useful information in handy, compact books that are easy to navigate and don't skimp on the essentials. Collect the whole series and make the most of your Apple digital lifestyle.
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4.4 out of 5 stars (5 customer reviews)
6 of 6 people found the following review helpful
4.0 out of 5 stars
Great Transition and Starting Point, July 13 2010
By BrentB67 - Published on Amazon.com
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I made the leap to Mac this past week and purchased this book as soon as I ordered my MacBook Pro. This is a quick read and I finished it using Kindle for the iPad on a roundtrip from DFW to Boston. There are some weird page breaks on the Kindle edition and the pictures and diagrams do not have the resolution to be enlarged and of much use.This is exactly what I needed to get started and highly recommend the book. There are some areas it goes into more detail than I needed (all the ways to run Windows on a Mac) and some others that were less detailed and helpful (how to integrate Mail, iCal, etc. with Exchange Server - particularly Exchange Servers prior to 2007 - it doesn't). These are my only comments that keep it from being a 5 Star Review and I understand that everybody will have diffrent areas of emphasis, it is still a very worthwhile $15.
If you order your Mac online it will arrive in about 5 business days, more than enough time to read this book. It is also easy to have it open next to you when going through setting up preferences and some disaster preparedness issues like an additional Admin User Account.
I recommend the Portable Genius series.
Best of Luck.
5 of 5 people found the following review helpful
4.0 out of 5 stars
Former PC User, Dec 7 2010
By LazyCats - Published on Amazon.com
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After many years of using a pc, I bought a Mac laptop and I love it. I thought I could figure out everything on my own since Mac's are suppose to be more user friendly but I was wrong because I approached the Mac like it was a pc. That's where this book comes in to help me make the transition. It's well written and easy to follow. I learned something new in the first couple of pages. The only reason I didn't give it 5 stars is because I got the Kindle edition and the charts are almost unreadable. If you increase the font size, it only increases the main text, not the text in the charts. If they are going to make books like this available digitally, the charts should also be readable. If this is incorrect and you can enlarge the charts, I'd like to know. I've only had the Kindle a couple of months.
6 of 8 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars
Mac Book, Dec 14 2009
By Jesus Christ is Love "Love Books" - Published on Amazon.com
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This review is from: Switching to a Mac Portable Genius (Paperback)
This is an awesome book to know the ins and out of Mac. I just switched from a pc to a mac so was a little lost on how to navigate the mac. Overall a really good book that gives you the facts straight and isnt boring.
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