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 Macintosh to Windows Help
Author:Kylie Baxter
Date:Wednesday, 24th Oct 2001 18:11
Views:2,611 (excluding Digests and RSS feeds)
Category:Computers and Software
URL:http://www.freepint.com/go/b13536

I have a student who's moved from a Mac to Windows at home and University and he's finding it a little difficult. Does anyone know of a website, article or book I could recommend to help ease his way? A conversion guide would be very helpful!

Thanks

Kylie Baxter
Law School, University of Hull

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  Macintosh to Windows Help
I have a student who's moved from a Mac to Windows at home and University and he's finding it a ...
Kylie Baxter 24/10/01 18:11 13536
   Re: Macintosh to Windows Help
Why did he change? OK - some people need to trade down, moving from a BMW to a Lada, or ...
Arthur 01/11/01 10:25 13673
    Re: Macintosh to Windows Help
I don't know why he changed, but probably because it's very difficult being a Mac user in a UK University ...
Kylie Baxter 01/11/01 10:31 13674
     Re: Macintosh to Windows Help
Hunted down..... Sounds like that Channel 4 TV series "Extinct". And I thought that universities encouraged independent thought, the willing ...
Arthur 01/11/01 11:54 13677
   Re: Macintosh to Windows Help
Kylie There's a book called "Crossing Platforms" that might be helpful. A review of it is on the link below: http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/platforms/reviews.html You ...
John McCulloch 25/10/01 14:10 13545
   Re: Macintosh to Windows Help
This might help: http://www.macwindows.com/ John Carson.
John J. Carson 24/10/01 18:58 13537
    Re: Macintosh to Windows Help
Thanks for the tip - a useful site, but not quite what I was looking for. Kylie Baxter
Kylie Baxter 25/10/01 10:09 13541

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