Life with a Mac – day 4

I’ve been using a MacBook Pro and iPhone 4S for the past 4 days now and have found the changeover a bit challenging.

What has been interesting has been hearing people tell me that once I go Apple I won’t go back. They don’t know the depths to which I am integrated into the Microsoft ecosystem.

However on the other hand – many people don’t know my history with Apple. While on the surface I appear to be all pro-Microsoft, people who know me well enough also know that I am able to recognise their shortcomings and recognise the advantages of competing products.

So while I currently live in a Microsoft world, my history is not so singular:

– My first computer was an Apple IIGS, and most of my school years were spent on Apple IIe computers as they were the de facto
– I have an iPod connected to my car, and have since it since 2006
– My wife uses my iPad 2 which I have had for 2 years
– My iPad 2 was replaced with a “new iPad” (which was subsequently replaced by my Surface RT)
– Before Windows Phone existed I was a happy iPhone 3S user

So where does this leave me now?

Using the Mac plus iPhone for the past few days has been more than challenging. The switch has not been easy as the user interface between the Microsoft and Apple worlds is so different.

As mentioned in my first post – the thing I miss the most so far is OneNote.
The second thing I miss is Lync 2013. The ability to have tabbed conversations does not exist in Lync for Mac 2011, as it didn’t in Lync 2010. This has been my first real exposure to the gap in release cycles between Office for Windows and Mac platforms, and an understanding of what Mac users experience working with Office 365.

I will be building a list of what Mac users can’t do with Office 365 so stay tuned for regular updates!