Transitional moment
Today was gadget day. I managed to misplace my cellphone on Monday night in my sheer excitement over a visit from a friend, and my ThinkPad is choked-up and crawling. So today I decided to solve both problems. And now … I’m in transition.
The phone (a Blackberry Pearl, via Verizon) seems fine, but I haven’t had time to figure out how it works. I have taken many pictures by accident today. And it’s almost out of battery (again, no time to charge). I suppose if you called me it would ring, but I’m not sure I would know how to answer your call.
Then, with the significant help of OneWebDay NYC producer and Apple-expert Laurence Koret, I became the owner of a new Mac. It looks lovely. But it doesn’t have any of my email or other files on it yet, and I’m not sure I’ll have time for a while to move all of that over. If only the PC-Mac transition was simple. This isn’t Laurence’s fault - he did a great job in all possible ways. (Hint: you should hire him for your NYC technology needs - take a look at his site.)
It’s just the transition time. These two new objects have come into my life, but it will take a substantial investment of time to make them useful.
(This is why people like devices that are single-purpose appliances with simple interfaces. Let’s not give in! That’s the message of Jonathan Zittrain’s The Future of the Internet. Tonight’s Zittrain book talk at the very classy Tribeca Grand was a great occasion, and I was honored to be a co-host.)
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Moving things around aren’t easy. I’ve never used a PC … just a variety of unix boxes and OS X. A friend notes that there are several “easy” procedures and tools to aid the transition.
Try
http://guides.macrumors.com/Moving_Email_from_PC_Outlook_to_Apple_Mail
and go from there.
Aww. I really like the ThinkPads (this is partially because most Linux distros Just Work on them) so I’m always sorry to hear of someone switching!
Stick with the MAC. You will like it. A MAC became my primary work machine more than three years ago. With some good IT support, it works well in an office Windows network. Overall, it’s super. I’d recommend an EvDO card to give you even better mobility.
But, with Kat, I too feel bad to see a ThinkPad user depart. My home laptop is five year old ThinkPad. I loaded my first Linux flavor onto it more than four years ago. Currently, I run Ubuntu. So maybe keep your machine around, and if you have a bit of time, try installing Linux for fun. You will, I predict, be pleasantly surprised.