My teacher doesn't know anything about an Apple Mac!
Are you stuck in a class where the teacher uses Windows, but says it's ok if you use an Apple Mac? Then, you try to follow the instructions, but they don't work? Then when you ask the teacher about it he says it works on Windows, that's all the teacher knows. Then i guess you are expected to throw away your Mac and start again with a new Windows?
Or, you could learn some things that the teacher won't. Extremely difficult things that if you learn them will allow you to follow Windows instructions, but use your Mac.
Why are the things so difficult? Because Microsoft uses proprietary technology and has designed it so that it won't work with a Mac. They are competing against Apple and they want to kill it forever.
There are five convoluted steps to making the transition from Windows to Mac.
1) The ctrl keys are completely different. They do not do the same things, in fact, they are so dissimilar that you might not even believe they could be so different. On Mac, ctrl is held down during mouse clicks. On Windows, ctrl behaves like a Mac command key.
2) The command keys are totally different. On a Mac, the command key is held down for shortcuts, doing the same thing as the Windows ctrl key, (convolutedly confusing? Yes. Microsoft wants you to throw away your Apple). On Windows, the start button is uselessly redundant (it brings up the Start menu), but it looks a lot like the Mac command key.
3) The Option key is only on a Mac, giving you an Apple menu, but can cause confusion when compared to Windows right-click. They aren't the same. Windows doesn't have a options key. The menu from a Windows right-click is the same as holding ctrl down during a mouse click. Microsoft is confusing you on purpose. They want you to get rid of your Mac.
4) The Apple mouse only has one key. You don't right click. There is no such thing on a Mac. Hold down ctrl while you click with the mouse button instead.
5) On an Apple Mac, when you want to eject the CD or remove a flash memory card, move the icon into the Trash. Microsoft wants you to trash the Apple, so they called theirs the Recycle Bin. Apple Trash is so completely different from Windows Recycle Bin that you might not even believe they could be so different. The little icon looks the same, though. Really, you should read up on the difference. It is so convoluted and confusing that it really needs it's own field of study.
To summarize, it is possible to switch from a Windows to a Mac, but you will have a lot of trouble. Just remember, when people tell you they are the same, it is because they never use a Mac. Apple computers are easy, unless you have to use Windows for some reason. If you must use Windows, prepare for it to be confusing. Good luck, and maybe someday there will be computer classes for Apple students.
Or, you could learn some things that the teacher won't. Extremely difficult things that if you learn them will allow you to follow Windows instructions, but use your Mac.
Why are the things so difficult? Because Microsoft uses proprietary technology and has designed it so that it won't work with a Mac. They are competing against Apple and they want to kill it forever.
There are five convoluted steps to making the transition from Windows to Mac.
1) The ctrl keys are completely different. They do not do the same things, in fact, they are so dissimilar that you might not even believe they could be so different. On Mac, ctrl is held down during mouse clicks. On Windows, ctrl behaves like a Mac command key.
2) The command keys are totally different. On a Mac, the command key is held down for shortcuts, doing the same thing as the Windows ctrl key, (convolutedly confusing? Yes. Microsoft wants you to throw away your Apple). On Windows, the start button is uselessly redundant (it brings up the Start menu), but it looks a lot like the Mac command key.
3) The Option key is only on a Mac, giving you an Apple menu, but can cause confusion when compared to Windows right-click. They aren't the same. Windows doesn't have a options key. The menu from a Windows right-click is the same as holding ctrl down during a mouse click. Microsoft is confusing you on purpose. They want you to get rid of your Mac.
4) The Apple mouse only has one key. You don't right click. There is no such thing on a Mac. Hold down ctrl while you click with the mouse button instead.
5) On an Apple Mac, when you want to eject the CD or remove a flash memory card, move the icon into the Trash. Microsoft wants you to trash the Apple, so they called theirs the Recycle Bin. Apple Trash is so completely different from Windows Recycle Bin that you might not even believe they could be so different. The little icon looks the same, though. Really, you should read up on the difference. It is so convoluted and confusing that it really needs it's own field of study.
To summarize, it is possible to switch from a Windows to a Mac, but you will have a lot of trouble. Just remember, when people tell you they are the same, it is because they never use a Mac. Apple computers are easy, unless you have to use Windows for some reason. If you must use Windows, prepare for it to be confusing. Good luck, and maybe someday there will be computer classes for Apple students.
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