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						On 1 Aug 2006, at 13:41, juan kennaugh wrote:


> I was thinking MacBook - it would stop her thinking she's going to  
> get a virus every time she pressed the mouse - I'll just have to  
> find out if she can use her bookkeeping software on it.
>
> But, on the other hand, she also wants to upgrade her Windows 98  
> desktop to something newer - and I think it will blow her mind if I  
> tell her there's more than one operating system.

My mum refuses to change any overhead light bulbs, as she thinks the  
electricity will drip on her.  That's how technical she is.  Anyway,  
she has an XP desktop my dad set up, and the iBook I gave her.  She  
doesn't know about operating systems... just whether she's using the  
PC or the iBook.

I sent her an iSight, and she managed to connect it, set up and  
talking to me in about five minutes just by reading the pamphlet.   
She's also mastered the iPod mini I got her, again just by reading  
the pamphlet.

In all, I've had to give her barely any help with the iBook at all,  
but the PC's another matter.

She still uses the PC out of habit (and since there isn't a *good*  
Scrabble clone for Mac, or Freecell for that matter), but she's gone  
on holiday to the States with the iBook, and I wouldn't be surprised  
if she switches when she gets back.

With regards to the bookkeeping software: yes, that could be a  
problem.  Sure, you could set up Parallels, BootCamp or whatever, but  
then you might as well get a PC.

Tom

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Tom Gidden
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