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Rathji · 06-07-2010, 08:17 PM

I am a Windows guy at work and a Linux/Windows guy at home and school. The last time I used a Mac for more than 5 minutes was about 15 years ago.

My sister in law, who grew up on Windows, bought a Macbook Pro about 3 months ago. Today after talking to her while installing a wireless printer for her I realize she has zero idea how to do anything but open Pages or Firefox. I asked her if she knew how to make a photo album or edit video, because people say these are good selling points of a Mac and she had no idea where to even start if she wanted to. Stuff like finding out a system setting for her machine was totally impossible as well, like IP address or computer name.

My question is for those who have switched to a Mac from solely using Windows. How hard is it to learn to do these things? What is the expected learning curve for an average user?

06-07-2010, 08:17 PM	#1
Rathji Franchise Player Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Supporting Urban Sprawl Exp:	Shouldn't a Mac be easy to use? I am a Windows guy at work and a Linux/Windows guy at home and school. The last time I used a Mac for more than 5 minutes was about 15 years ago. My sister in law, who grew up on Windows, bought a Macbook Pro about 3 months ago. Today after talking to her while installing a wireless printer for her I realize she has zero idea how to do anything but open Pages or Firefox. I asked her if she knew how to make a photo album or edit video, because people say these are good selling points of a Mac and she had no idea where to even start if she wanted to. Stuff like finding out a system setting for her machine was totally impossible as well, like IP address or computer name. My question is for those who have switched to a Mac from solely using Windows. How hard is it to learn to do these things? What is the expected learning curve for an average user? __________________ "Wake up, Luigi! The only time plumbers sleep on the job is when we're working by the hour."