Switching from Windows guide

[Matthew Paul Thomas]

On Jul 13, 2006, at 10:53 AM, Phil Bull wrote:
> ...
> The 'How can I do X that I use to do on Windows' angle should 
> hopefully be covered by the 'Applications' section we have planned.
>
> Judging by the forum thread you linked to, maybe a
> 'Power-User/Administrator quick guide' would be a more appropriate
> format for power users, rather than a detailed, step-by-step guide. 
> Have you considered starting a page on the wiki to cover this?
> ...

It might be helpful to compare with Mac Help's "For Windows switchers" 
help. In 10.3.9, it has these topics (I don't know if they've changed 
in 10.4):
*   Your desktop at a glance
*   Where is the...? (Windows to Mac glossary)
*   Useful keyboard shortcuts
*   Where are my applications?
*   Transferring files from Windows to a Mac
*   Getting connected for Switchers
*   Setting up your email and instant messaging for Switchers
*   Printing for Switchers
*   Using Windows files on a Mac
*   Connecting and using peripherals for Switchers

Of these, the sections with names ending in "for Switchers" seem pretty 
useless -- they don't offer anything specifically related to Windows, 
other than the occasional sentence of the form "X on a Mac is very 
similar to X on a Windows PC". But the other ones may be worth 
emulating.

-- 
Matthew Paul Thomas
http://mpt.net.nz/