Thursday, December 1, 2011

Mac-attack

Last week, I made the jump from a PC user to a Mac user. Thanks to a great deal offered to my husband at his work, I got a screaming deal on a MacBook Pro. It took a week or two to get my files and such transferred and then I finally did it.

Last Friday, I broke the reliance on my PC. First time for years that I didn't turn on my laptop and use it. I'm all Mac now.

Before now, all my word processing has been on Microsoft Word. Now I'm left to wonder if I should invest in a copy of Microsoft Office for Mac as a default, fall back to my old comfort zone, or do I explore the new range of options available to Mac users? What say ye?

A good friend of mine recommended Scrivener. Any of you heard of it? Any of you use it?

What other Mac programs do you recommend I look into? If I'm going to break out of old habits, then I want to do it all the way. But since I'm a Mac novice, I need your help/suggestions/insight.

Leave lots of comments below for me! :o)

1 comment:

Julie Daines said...

I'm a die-hard Mac user, and I do all my writing on Scrivener. I love it. But, if you're going to use Scrivener, take the time to learn it. Watch the instructional videos online and use their website often. I find those who don't like Scrivener are the ones who don't know how to use it's features.

There are also great Mac tutorials online.