I've Been Converted

I can finally put my nearly 7 year old Toshiba to rest, or at least reassign her to educational game duty under the guidance of Miss J. I was like a kid in a candy store yesterday, waiting for a body in a blue shirt to come serve me. Man, I was so not prepared for the Apple store. It was my very first visit and boy are they hardcore. It was one of the busiest stores in the plaza. I've been a PC user forever, and I bought my iPod at Target so I'm really quite the Apple madness virgin. Everyone had a gadget in hand, testing it out, asking questions, making purchases. Even Miss J found herself playing games on an iPod touch as I was trying to decide which Macbook I should buy. They even had a special area where the kids could entertain themselves with computer games on a ridiculously huge monitor. After about an hour, I left with my brand new Macbook and storage case.

Now comes the fun part. Transferring all of my pictures and music over, installing my printer and camera software, which I am not even sure that I need to install because of the iPhoto stuff that I need to play around with, and going through PC withdrawal as I learn all the shortcuts and Mac commands. I've already had to bug Renee on how to copy and paste without right and left clicking, because, with a Macbook, there is only one long mouse button to click. I have no complaints so far, my conversion is going rather smoothly.

If you are a Mac user and you have any tips, tricks or anything else you'd like to share with me about mastering the Mac, feel free.

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12 comments

Aidy

February 8, 2009 at 4:00 PM

Congratulations Ms. Bar B! I've had my macalicious macbook for almost one year and I love it, trust me you won't regret it. It may get some time to get used to but it's worth it :) Btw, may I recommend a cover for your keyboard. The latest macbooks are made from aluminum. The white macbooks (like yours and mine) have a tendency to retain the skin's oil from the palms of our hands when we type. I did have to replace my keyboard panel because it started getting a yellowish tinge color. A cover for your key board should prevent that :)

MaricrisG

February 8, 2009 at 6:32 PM

Congrats on your new MAC! That's awesome!

Unknown

February 8, 2009 at 9:56 PM

oh how i envy you.

*longing for the day when i can put my pc to rest and join the laptop club*

Barbara

February 8, 2009 at 11:41 PM

@ Vida_de_Chiqa: Thanks for the advice. I was wondering about all this white space, lol. Seems like it would be a playground for stains. I'm gonna look into the keyboard cover.

@ Maricris: Thanks! I'm super excited. I've been playing around with it all weekend =)

@ fly tie: Your day is coming girlie. I don't know if this is the same nationally, but you should look into checking out prices for the one that you want around August when folks are going back to school. The electronic stores usually have big deals them... and depending on how the economy is effecting the stores in your area, you might just be able to find a good deal now.

T.Allen

February 9, 2009 at 9:38 PM

Woohoo! Congratulations...we have both in the house, but when I have thoughts to get out in a hurry, I make my way to the PC. One day...one day, I'll get the hang of the mac-nificent one!

Unknown

February 10, 2009 at 8:41 AM

I am still getting used to my Mac but it is truly worth it. Let me know if you have more questions. A tip that I got early on was to use the software that is on the machine. Start playing with imovie immediately. I waited a year and now I wonder what in the world I was waiting for!

Jewelry Rockstar

February 10, 2009 at 1:41 PM

Welcome to the mac world, we've been waiting for you. I've been a mac user for many years, but completely gave up PC about 4 years ago. If you have any questions, please hit me up. Another great investment is their training program for $99 per year. You get one hour of training per week. After a few trips you'll be able to figure everything out.

Eb the Celeb

February 10, 2009 at 5:17 PM

Ha.... you've crossed over to the darkside... dont let ichat get you in trouble...lol

Anonymous

February 10, 2009 at 5:39 PM

I heard some people use those Mr. Clean Magic Erasers on their Macs to keep the keyboard area clean. I think I read about it on Lifehacker.com...Either way, congrats on the new computer! I want a Mac, too! :)

Tara
http://theyoungmommylife.com

Hana Njau-Okolo

February 10, 2009 at 6:34 PM

Congrats! Heh! Sasa ume-join century hii. LOL. I shouldn't talk, I usually just stare at my daughter when she's on her mac, doing stuff.

Good for you and ever better for Miss. J., doing her thing!!!

Mama Shujaa

Anonymous

February 10, 2009 at 9:23 PM

A friend told me to get a macbook, since I plan to buy a new laptop in the near future. And this might be a sign.

I went mall walking last week, and walked past an Apple Store that wasn't there the last time I was in that mall. And now I come to your site and you're bragging about how much fun you had in the store. I think I'll go mall walking tomorrow and sashay right on into the Apple store. I may get that laptop sooner than planned.

Lisa Maria Carroll
http://singlemomandmore.com

Barbara

February 11, 2009 at 12:06 AM

Thanks for all the tips. That keyboard cover is on my "Stuff I Need for My New Mac" list, lol. I have two Cal mommy friends... well a bunch of mommy friends with Macs. I think the damn majority of the Cal population are Mac users, which is another reason I jumped on the Mac-wagon =).

But anyhoo... as I was saying...

My two friends have those covers and one of them is gonna replace her white/clear one with a purple/clear one and so she is going to hand her's over to me. Sweet!

And I have definitely gotta go back and read Eb's post about iChat, cuz she got caught up in some weird 3-way and... well, go pay her a visit to find out more, lol.

Thanks again ladies for all the congrats and tips on how to make the most outta my new Mac.