Migration from PC to Mac #2
I upgraded to the “Snow Leopard”. The upgrade went very smooth for about an hour. Unlike the windows upgrades/installations it didn’t ask any questions with the exception of whether or not to actually start the upgrade. Really weird, but most users will pick the default options anyway, so why bother.
I think it’s probably kind of confusing for many users to answer questions about things they are not really sure about and Apple thought to decide for them. Not bad for me – just different than windows.
Now after a few days of usage I have some small annoyances:
- Safari browser doesn’t have ad-blocking, so I installed my favorite – Mozilla Firefox (yeah AdBlock Plus works on mac).
- I don’t know about the desktop macs, but the MacBook doesn’t have delete and backspace keys. There is a delete key, which works as the PC’s backspace, and the actual delete is Fn+Delete. Somewhat annoying.
- Another thing I miss is the PgUp/PgDown keys. There are combinations equivalents, but not as convenient yet to me.
- Maximizing windows – apparently no such thing on the Mac.
- XCode is not a MDI application (as my usual Visual Studio on the PC). I’ll get used to it, but it will take time.
Other software (apart from the Firefox) I installed so far:
Open Office
Skype
Remote Desktop Connection
The adventure continues (I haven’t used my PC much for about a week)….
P.S.: For those looking for where the “Startup” is: System Preferences->Accounts->Login Item