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EddyTheDog · 06-21-2021, 04:55 PM

So, my flatmates partner got her a MacBook Pro - She can't even use a fucking mouse and I have no idea how to use a Mac - She wants me to teach her how to use the damn thing...

I remember hearing that you can set them up as dual boot with Windows - Did I imagine it or is it a thing?....

The computer is a work of art - I love it - I just can't fucking use it efficiently and certainly can't teach someone else...

sarettah · 06-21-2021, 05:00 PM

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Originally Posted by EddyTheDog

So, my flatmates partner got her a MacBook Pro - She can't even use a fucking mouse and I have no idea how to use a Mac - She wants me to teach her how to use the damn thing...

I remember hearing that you can set them up as dual boot with Windows - Did I imagine it or is it a thing?....

The computer is a work of art - I love it - I just can't fucking use it efficiently and certainly can't teach someone else...

Macs are turn on and go. Easy peezy.

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Colmike9 · 06-21-2021, 05:50 PM

Back a long time ago, I was working for Apple when they switched from Motorola to Intel, and Bootcamp came out. We didn't support it yet, but it worked well and I think it still does.
There was also something called Parallels and I think that's still around, too, but it wasn't free. You could run Windows in a virtual window on the Mac OS.
(You could dual boot before bootcamp came out, though, but then you had to do things like use exactly the right hardware)

support.apple.com is good for most things, and if you're using OSX 10.4, I might have written the article.... lol

Or click HERE to sign up for a virtual thing on Wednesday to learn how to use Macs.

EddyTheDog · 06-21-2021, 06:12 PM

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Originally Posted by sarettah

Macs are turn on and go. Easy peezy.

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I am such a Windows cultist - I can do most things using muscle memory only - I can do anything on the Mac as well but it isn't natural and I can't teach someone like that...

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Originally Posted by Colmike9

Back a long time ago, I was working for Apple when they switched from Motorola to Intel, and Bootcamp came out. We didn't support it yet, but it worked well and I think it still does.
There was also something called Parallels and I think that's still around, too, but it wasn't free. You could run Windows in a virtual window on the Mac OS.
(You could dual boot before bootcamp came out, though, but then you had to do things like use exactly the right hardware)

support.apple.com is good for most things, and if you're using OSX 10.4, I might have written the article.... lol

Or click HERE to sign up for a virtual thing on Wednesday to learn how to use Macs.

Thanks - I think it was Bootcamp I was thinking of.....

Sly · 06-21-2021, 06:48 PM

Sell it and buy a Compaq. Great for beginners!

You are overtthinking things. There's no reason to load up Windows, she will be fine on the Mac and so will you with half of an honest effort. They are pretty easy to use once you start tinkering around. Don't let your Windows experience cloud your judgment.

What kind of things is she looking to do?

2MuchMark · 06-21-2021, 07:04 PM

Hi Eddy. You can do this in 2 ways. You can run Windows with Bootcamp, or you can use Parallels. Parallels is better.

If you use Bootcamp, your Machine will boot into either Windows OR OS/X. But if you use Parallels, you can run Windows as a virtual machine inside OSX, effectively having both running at the same time.

If your Macbook Pro is the new M1 Chip, then you are definately better running with Parallels + Windows 10 for ARM. It is fucking fast, works perfectly, and gives you the most flexibility.

Enjoy!

Sly · 06-21-2021, 07:50 PM

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Originally Posted by 2MuchMark

Hi Eddy. You can do this in 2 ways. You can run Windows with Bootcamp, or you can use Parallels. Parallels is better.

If you use Bootcamp, your Machine will boot into either Windows OR OS/X. But if you use Parallels, you can run Windows as a virtual machine inside OSX, effectively having both running at the same time.

If your Macbook Pro is the new M1 Chip, then you are definately better running with Parallels + Windows 10 for ARM. It is fucking fast, works perfectly, and gives you the most flexibility.

Enjoy!

How can a woman that doesn't know how to use a mouse benefit from this?

Pump the brakes and keep things simple guys.

Colmike9 · 06-21-2021, 08:09 PM

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Originally Posted by Sly

How can a woman that doesn't know how to use a mouse benefit from this?

Pump the brakes and keep things simple guys.

Yeah, if it's someone who's new to computers, just stick with the Mac OS. It's simple to use and at least for the regular user, there is nothing that you can do on a PC that you can't do on a Mac, except maybe things like not as many games are compatible.

Manfap · 06-22-2021, 07:34 AM

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Originally Posted by EddyTheDog

I can't teach someone like that...

So Dont.. stick her on youtube, with whatever model/ios no she's using and let someone else do it.

machinegunkelly · 06-23-2021, 12:31 AM

if She doesn't know how to use a mouse, your friend may well be retarded... ( or she's used to touch screen and skip the mouse, go track pad )

Bright side, She'll never know the help you're giving her is sub par

tip: at least map CMD to CTRL so you have a fighting chance at success.

I switched to mac 15 years ago, but instantly mapped my keys to windows and never looked back.

blackmonsters · 06-23-2021, 10:42 AM

WTF!

I got a free Mac a few years ago from a client and I just turned it on and started using it.
I don't understand this thread at all.

Rochard · 06-23-2021, 11:05 AM

Here you go.... https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/surface

2MuchMark · 06-23-2021, 11:07 AM

I've used both and honestly, Apple's OS/X is alot easier to use and faster than Windows.

Colmike9 · 06-23-2021, 12:07 PM

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Originally Posted by Rochard

Here you go.... https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/surface

Honestly I used one when I went to a hack a thon at a radio station, and I didn't like it lol..

Klen · 06-23-2021, 01:27 PM

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Originally Posted by 2MuchMark

I've used both and honestly, Apple's OS/X is alot easier to use and faster than Windows.

Well, windows has become such a shitty os anything else is easier and faster

Colmike9 · 06-23-2021, 01:55 PM

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Originally Posted by Klen

Well, windows has become such a shitty os anything else is easier and faster

Even OS/2 is better

babematrix · 06-25-2021, 10:20 PM

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Originally Posted by EddyTheDog

So, my flatmates partner got her a MacBook Pro - She can't even use a fucking mouse and I have no idea how to use a Mac - She wants me to teach her how to use the damn thing...

I remember hearing that you can set them up as dual boot with Windows - Did I imagine it or is it a thing?....

The computer is a work of art - I love it - I just can't fucking use it efficiently and certainly can't teach someone else...

all you need is to buy and install genuine "parallels" software

06-21-2021, 04:55 PM	#1
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Colmike9 (>^_^)b Industry Role: Join Date: Dec 2011 Posts: 7,224	Back a long time ago, I was working for Apple when they switched from Motorola to Intel, and Bootcamp came out. We didn't support it yet, but it worked well and I think it still does. There was also something called Parallels and I think that's still around, too, but it wasn't free. You could run Windows in a virtual window on the Mac OS. (You could dual boot before bootcamp came out, though, but then you had to do things like use exactly the right hardware) support.apple.com is good for most things, and if you're using OSX 10.4, I might have written the article.... lol Or click HERE to sign up for a virtual thing on Wednesday to learn how to use Macs. __________________ Join the BEST cam affiliate program on the internet! I've referred over $1.7mil in spending this past year, you should join in. I make a lot more money in the medical field in a lab now, fuck you guys. Don't ask me to come back, but do join Chaturbate in my sig, it still makes bank without me touching shit for years..

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Sly Let's do some business! Industry Role: Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Austin, TX Posts: 31,289	Sell it and buy a Compaq. Great for beginners! You are overtthinking things. There's no reason to load up Windows, she will be fine on the Mac and so will you with half of an honest effort. They are pretty easy to use once you start tinkering around. Don't let your Windows experience cloud your judgment. What kind of things is she looking to do? __________________ Vacares - Web Hosting, Domains, O365, Security & More - Paxum and BTC Accepted Wanted: CCBill pay sites for sale

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2MuchMark Videochat Solutions Industry Role: Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Canada Posts: 48,553	Hi Eddy. You can do this in 2 ways. You can run Windows with Bootcamp, or you can use Parallels. Parallels is better. If you use Bootcamp, your Machine will boot into either Windows OR OS/X. But if you use Parallels, you can run Windows as a virtual machine inside OSX, effectively having both running at the same time. If your Macbook Pro is the new M1 Chip, then you are definately better running with Parallels + Windows 10 for ARM. It is fucking fast, works perfectly, and gives you the most flexibility. Enjoy! __________________ VideoChat Solutions \| Custom Software \| IT Support https://www.2much.net \| https://www.lcntech.com

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machinegunkelly Confirmed User Join Date: Jun 2003 Posts: 3,276	if She doesn't know how to use a mouse, your friend may well be retarded... ( or she's used to touch screen and skip the mouse, go track pad ) Bright side, She'll never know the help you're giving her is sub par tip: at least map CMD to CTRL so you have a fighting chance at success. I switched to mac 15 years ago, but instantly mapped my keys to windows and never looked back. __________________ dead.

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