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- Author : Adam Engst
- Author : David Pogue
- Binding : Paperback
- EAN : 9781565925397
- Edition : 1
- ISBN : 1565925394
- Label : O'Reilly Media
- Languages : Original Language: English, Published: English
- Manufacturer : O'Reilly Media
- Number Of Items : 1
- Number Of Pages : 326
- Package Dimensions : 0.80 inches (Height) x 9.00 inches (Length) x 1.10 pounds (Weight) x 7.00 inches (Width)
- Product Group : Book
- Publication Date : 1999-11-30
- Publisher : O'Reilly Media
- SKU : 1100072428
- Studio : O'Reilly Media
Say what you like about the farmer and the cowman, but the Windows user and the Macintosh jockey likely will never enjoy much more than a grudging co-existence. That's why it can be so traumatic when a job or other tragic circumstance requires a devotee of one environment to switch to the other. Crossing Platforms: A Macintosh/Windows Phrasebook helps ease the change by translating the terms and conventions of each platform into the other's equivalent.It is organised like a translating dictionary, with two distinct sections: One for translating "Macintosh" into "Windows", the other for going the opposite way. Someone who was familiar with Windows and who wanted to know the equivalent of booting into Safe Mode could look up that term in the Windows-to-Mac section and read all about holding down the Shift key to boot Mac OS without extensions. A Mac user could look up Finder in the Mac-to-Windows section and learn how to use the functionally equivalent Windows Explorer.Each section opens with a handy "10 Most Important Differences" section, which explains such things as the operating systems' differences in window anatomy and that whole single- versus multiple-button mouse debacle. There is a certain amount of "nyah-nyah" sniping about which operating system's features are better, but it's all in fun. This is an honestly useful book. --David Wall, Amazon.com
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