windows to mac

Recently, I have taken the decision to buy a MacBook by replacing my old pc. I've already looked at several good laptops from the Apple MacBook series, but I'm not sure which one I should choose. I'm unable to make a final decision until now, as I'm lacking knowledge regarding this subject...

A quick background. I am a retired software engineer/architect with 40 years experience in IT. I've worked on many OS, including MacOS9 and early MacOSX (up to Lion) on my old Motorola iBook(which is still in use as an iTunes player for my HiFi) but mostly I've been using Linux for the last...

Good afternoon every-one, not really new to Apple, (July 2014 with a mini Mac), now running an iMac- new in 2018, a MacBook Pro late 2011 and an Apple iPhone 8. I spent many years on the dreaded Windows and now very pleased I moved away; not sure yet if macosX.com is UK based or else where? In...

hello everyone. I am switching from my PC this week to MAC due to change of company. now my concern is my official mail account is synced to outlook in my PC through POP. if i switch to MAC, how am i going to deal with it. is it possible to carry these mails to MAC without intervening the flow...

hello everyone. I am switching from my PC this week to MAC due to change of company. now my concern is my official mail account is synced to outlook in my PC through POP. if i switch to MAC, how am i going to deal with it. is it possible to carry these mails to MAC without intervening the flow...

I have tried all the tips out there and everything seems to install fine but nothing comes out when I hit print. I have a laserJet 3050 printer connected to a Windows 10 machine and shared with everyone, turned off 128 bit security and password sharing and done all the Apple steps to add it and...

First post! Just thought I'd say hey! Didn't see a new user section, Got a New MacBook Pro, What took me so long? I don't know It took Windows 10 to convince me. Been playing around with Windows computers for almost 20 years, I thought it would be hard to transition and I have a lot to learn...

Finally, I saved up around $3,000 to purchase a mac. I need to stay portable. So, I assume a macbook pro is the best. I use Creative Cloud and am a heavy After Effects user. If you had around $3,000, how would you configure your macbookpro?

One of my friends buys a Mac mini with OS X 10.5.8 and one of the very first things which I have noticed was the previous owner had changed the single drive name from Macintosh HD to a new one. I read somewhere that it is not good to change the primary name of the hard drive from Macintosh HD.

Can anyone please tell me how I can eject CD or DVD from my Mac? I am using Mac OS X Yosemite.

Hi, I'm stuck trying to copy my win7 virtual machine (Parallels 9) .pvm to an external disk!! Always I get error code -36 and don't finish the copy. I've try search on google but haven't found solution... My intentions is copy the vm to use in a new macbook. My vm is imported from a...

Hi, Just got Macbook Pro as my primary laptop at work. Let me first say ... the size, look, the way mousepad works, keyboard ... just remarkable. You have to feel it ... to see the difference. Now, I'm originally from Unix world, had trouble adjusting to windows but lot of apps on windows...

hi trying to install it on my mac.. put a cd r in the drive to write it on a disc but didnt work.. how can i install it? thanks dorit

I am interested in buying a Macbook. What all do I check for before buying it? Bazinga!

I bought an ibook g4 from someone to start off small familiarizing myself with Mac. What things should i do first? I am wishing to learn about development and how Mac operates. Where should I start? Bazinga!

Hi All, I'm hoping for some guidance on how to stand up a specific type of networking which I used to be able to do within the Windows Environment but cannot in MAC OSX. What I'm wanting to achieve is a way that I can create VLAN Interfaces using a non-physical interface (I.E... EN0 /...

What is the best way to migrate from Office for Win 2007 to Office for Mac 2011? I have a four yr old Sony all-in-one running Vista and Office 2007. I have a new iMac with Office for Mac 2011. What is the best way to migrate from the Sony to the iMac? It's my first mac. I'm concerned...

How can I hear unix exec audio files on my MAC. Message says Quicktime player can't open Unix executable format. What can? Help, need to listen to a lecture for school. Thx.

Hi guys I have just got my first mbp!!! coming from a windows background am still gettin the hang of things... A little abt me am a designer and a photographer. and want to use the mbp for both. Have a few queries to begin with Photography- I do photography for fun/ professional...

Glad to be here! After many years of Windows blue screens, we've (wife and I) finally converted fully to Mac and so far loving it. Only had our Mac's up and running for 2 days, so still figuring out how things work. We've had all the portable devices (pad, phone, pod) for a couple of years and...