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From: Tim Murray on 4 May 2008 16:21
On Sun, 4 May 2008 14:54:18 -0400, Madwen wrote:
> You can always boot from your system CD/DVD but I find it more
> convienent and secure to keep a system on an external drive

And not to mention infinitely faster.

From: Telstar on 4 May 2008 18:53

"Woody" <paul.woodsford(a)NOSPAMvirgin.net> wrote in message
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> Having been a PC user since Win 3 I have now taken the plunge and ordered
> an iMac 24", arriving on 9th May, so that using Bootcamp I can run XP for
> the few programs I need that I cannot find a Mac equivelant for yet. Also,
> I want to learn the basics well before, hopefully turning away from XP.
>

I hope you see by the replies below that you are not really entering the
nirvana most mac people proclaim evangelically.

Be prepared to deal with similar issues re backup, file formats, and
compatability that you had on the PC.

I have Macs and PCs by the way. They both have their issues.


From: Telstar on 4 May 2008 18:54

"Telstar" <none(a)none.net> wrote in message
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>
> "Woody" <paul.woodsford(a)NOSPAMvirgin.net> wrote in message
> news:sndTj.108547$Ff4.88151(a)newsfe5-win.ntli.net...
>> Having been a PC user since Win 3 I have now taken the plunge and ordered
>> an iMac 24", arriving on 9th May, so that using Bootcamp I can run XP for
>> the few programs I need that I cannot find a Mac equivelant for yet.
>> Also, I want to learn the basics well before, hopefully turning away from
>> XP.
>>
>
> I hope you see by the replies below that you are not really entering the
> nirvana most mac people proclaim evangelically.
>
> Be prepared to deal with similar issues re backup, file formats, and
> compatability that you had on the PC.
>
> I have Macs and PCs by the way. They both have their issues.
>
>

PS

I suggest VmWare Fusion instead of doing the reboot BootCamp in most
instances.


From: Heath Raftery on 4 May 2008 20:46
Woody <paul.woodsford(a)nospamvirgin.net> wrote:
> Having been a PC user since Win 3 I have now taken the plunge and ordered an
> iMac 24", arriving on 9th May, so that using Bootcamp I can run XP for the
> few programs I need that I cannot find a Mac equivelant for yet. Also, I
> want to learn the basics well before, hopefully turning away from XP.

Congrats! Welcome. My 24" iMac arrived this morning. Now I have to wait
until after work to unbox it!

> 1. Do I need a virus checker gor Leopard? If so does anyone have any
> recommendations?

No. This may change in the future, but seriously, don't worry about it now.

> 2. Can I have 2 external HDs, one for each OS, to be used for data
> backup/storage for each OS? No cross-writing ability needed but
> cross-reading useful. If so which formats should I use?

Absolutely. HFS+ for the Mac one, NTFS for the Windows one.

> 3. XP has Windows Defender from MS, anything similar for Leopard and do I
> need it?

No. There's a firewall built-in, but seriously, it's not needed.

> 4. Is Time Machine similar to XP's System Restore?

No. Time Machine is closer to an actual backup program in that it stores
an independant backup. Yes it organises them by date, but they are just
ordinary backups. The interface makes it look like you can "go back in
time", because that's a simple and intuitive way of accessing the backup.
What in fact is happening however, is part of a complete backup is being
restored.

System Restore is more of a system rollback function. Time Machine
deals with your files.

> 5. Can I use 1 external HD for Time Machine and holding Data for the Mac,
> pictures etc:?

Sure, but you're better off using the internal HD for your documents
(that's where your "Home" folder will be) and then use the external HD
for the Time Machine backup.

> Hope someone can answer my queries. I'm sure there will be more in the
> future and hopefully when I am upto speed I can return the favour to the
> group.

For sure, bring them on. I'd advise you to ask each question in a new
thread with a specific subject though - it gets very hard to track
otherwise.

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From: Madwen on 5 May 2008 00:56
In article <PUoTj.28524$DY1.22118(a)bignews5.bellsouth.net>,
Tim Murray <no-spam(a)thankyou.com> wrote:

> On Sun, 4 May 2008 14:54:18 -0400, Madwen wrote:
> > You can always boot from your system CD/DVD but I find it more
> > convienent and secure to keep a system on an external drive
>
> And not to mention infinitely faster.

Infinitely.
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