A smooth transition from overfriendly PC to simplicity of a Mac
I am in the process of shopping for a new notebook. I've had two notebooks in the past, an Acer and a Dell Latitude, which both crashed and burned after three years. Now I'm eyeing Apple's new iBook. As a woman with little tech knowledge, I'm attracted to the design, colour and simplicity. Is the iBook a worthwhile choice? And will a PC gal be able to make the easy transition to the Mac world?
Rochelle Lewis
Central
For the rank beginner, there is little doubt that the Mac is considerably easier to use. Although the IBM PC and its compatibles have come a long way since the ugly and arcane DOS command line, it still does not quite 'hang together' in the way the Mac operating system does.
Having said that, I must add that you are obviously not a beginner and that may make a difference, albeit a small one. If you are accustomed, for example, to closing a window by clicking on the upper right-hand corner, then on the Mac you will have to go to the upper left-hand corner.
That is not a big problem, of course. But there are other differences.