Yesterday I bought a new iMac from BestBuy. It was their last one in stock and was still on sale. Perhaps I shall unbox it today, Sincerely, Harold
Awesomeness, @Hal Pollner ! That is totally magnificent computer, and one you can surely be very proud to own. I LOVE that huge screen !
Thanks,@Yvonne. It's only a 21.5" screen; my old HP computer has a 23" screen. The largest iMac has a 27" screen. Hal
I love that screen size. That's what I have, and it's why I mostly use my iMac instead of my newer MacBook Pro. No, wait. I do have the 27" screen. That's still a good screen size, though. Once you get used to it, I think you'll love your Mac.
How do you suggest transferring the files from my old Windows PC to my new iMac? Thumb Drive or USB Cable? Thanks, Hal
For photos, text files, and that sort of thing, I would go with a thumb drive. Of course, program files created for Windows probably won't work on your Mac natively. There are programs that will allow you to run Windows on your Mac. Apple used to have an ad that said that the Mac runs windows better than a Windows PC, but I haven't used any of them. I didn't see a point in switching to a Mac if I was going to run Windows. My wife bought Bootcamp, I think it was, but it required her to assign a portion of her hard drive to Windows and installing Windows on her Mac. I understand that it worked okay but within a few months, she found she was rarely booting it up to Windows. I don't know much about that, though; only that it's possible. I think you'd do better just letting your Mac do Mac. You should be able to transfer and use photos, textfiles, video, audio, and anything that wasn't created specifically for a Windows OS. I haven't connected two computers with a USB cable since I ran a BBS, and that was before Windows, so I don't know if there would be any problems connecting your Mac to your Windows machine for the purpose of moving files. It sounds like it should work.
By the way, Apple is very good about helping people out with problems, and particularly people who are new to Mac. Rather than making you stay online for hours at a time, when you call for support, they take your number and an Apple tech will call you when they have one free. Plus, if you have an Apple store near you, they will do a lot of stuff for free. For us, the nearest Apple store is more than three hours away.
Another question: Is it necessary for either computer to be connected with the Internet during the file-transferring process? I just want to dump the contents of the PC's hard drive to the Mac's hard drive. It's mostly pictures and maybe a few text files. Hal
Can't find the post where you needed help with the pop up ads. Try this link: https://getadblock.com/ or go to the apple store you should have an icon for on your computer. It should all be free.
Retiring my PC and installing my new MAC...may be offline for only an hour or possibly days if I run into problems. Hal
If you feel wobbly about it, do you have someone around who can help? It shouldn't bee too much more complicated than plugging it in, creating a sign in and then find your favorite sites.