Re: OT - just curious - who uses Mac and should I switch from PC?

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Musicmaker <bettinger@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

I believe, I think, I understand everything so far. Now, what if I
keep my pc laptop but disable all of it's wireless capability so it
won't ever connect to the internet, but keep my windows applications
on it for non internet use...can I connect a mac laptop to a pc laptop
to transfer information, like, via usb, that I have downloaded or
received in email? So that my pc laptop would be like a large
external drive that's actually running windows, or something like
that. Or am I making a simple situation complex from a lack of
understanding?

I know that lots of people have home networks, which is what you're
describing. You can have your Mac connected wirelessly and your PC
connected via a wire (since you're planning to disable the wireless
there). I don't know exactly how that works, since my Mac is the only
computer in our home, but I do know that lots of people do it and seem
to think it's pretty easy. If you buy a Mac, the people at the Apple
store will be able to give you lots of good advice.

One thing you may want to consider is AppleCare. That's what the
warranty is called. All Macs now come with one year of AC, but it only
includes 90 days (I think) of free phone support. You can buy two more
years of AC anytime before that first year is over, and I think it's
well worth the cost, if only in terms of getting to call tech support
for free with any teensy (or confusing, or big, or whatever) question
you might have during that three years in total. In addition, any Apple
peripherals you may have (keyboard, mouse, Airport router, etc.) are
usually covered under the same account, which makes life lots easier. My
external Apple mouse (I use that more often than the touchpad on my
MacBook) had some little glitches, and they replaced it with no
questions asked, even though it was out of warranty itself; it was
covered as part of my MacBook.

Have I mentioned that I love Macs? ;)

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