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I don't know about the most beautiful but they do a really nice job I would love to be on their web design team.
Hmmm, I think I found a mistake.
http://www.apple.com/findouthow/macosx/#customize-screenshot
Command Option 3?
It's Command Shift 3.
http://www.apple.com/findouthow/macosx/#customize-screenshot
Command Option 3?
It's Command Shift 3.
That's available for developers and comes with Mac OS X Leopard in the developer toolkit thing.
Edit: Sorry for the double post, but I can't delete this and merge it w/ my previous post.
Great move Apple! There are a few coworkers of mine who are switching soon and I will definitely direct them towards this section. 
Hey everyone, been reading for awhile, and I've finally decided to register now that I've made the switch!
Anyways as I said I recently switched over to a Mac. So I'm really excited to check out these tutorials. Good stuff. Makes me even more excited about my Macbook.
Anyways as I said I recently switched over to a Mac. So I'm really excited to check out these tutorials. Good stuff. Makes me even more excited about my Macbook.
I would much rather have Apple take the time and set up these videos. My best friend's parents are about to buy their first computer ever. They have never used a computer and we were talking about them paying $99.00 to the Apple store for the Mac training. These videos are free and make starting out a lot easier.
To hell with the 10.5.2 update being on time if they can post something useful like this for newbies and switchers.
Based upon Apple's iPhone tutorial videos, and MacBook Air's included trackpad videos (in system preferences). Apple clearly feels videos are more effect than reading manuals, and I suppose it only makes since considering Apple's introduction of multi-touch motions, which are easier to show than explain.
You're right. so much for the "not a watered down version of the internet"... Their own site doesn't even work on it.
No. It looked awful prior to the current design, and this one is nice and functional, but really nothing special. There are many sites that I think look and work better.
This is what I was saying the TV ads should be more like - explaining what it is that makes OSX good, instead of an arrogant trendy idiot going "vista sux"
Doug
Doug
Exactly. The commercials tell you absolutely nothing about the Mac or Mac OS X. All they imply is that it's better, but they never explain how.
the commercials do work....
I agree that the commercials should focus on the merits of mac, however they do seem to be working. My girlfriend was talking to me about getting a new laptop yesterday and said, "I don't want the new windows thing because it has a lot of problems. I either want a mac or an xp computer." I asked her why she thought vista was bad and she cited the mac commercials. The ads seem to work well on her...she really took them to heart. If she goes mac the videos will be a great thing to help her transition.
I agree that the commercials should focus on the merits of mac, however they do seem to be working. My girlfriend was talking to me about getting a new laptop yesterday and said, "I don't want the new windows thing because it has a lot of problems. I either want a mac or an xp computer." I asked her why she thought vista was bad and she cited the mac commercials. The ads seem to work well on her...she really took them to heart. If she goes mac the videos will be a great thing to help her transition.
you meant to write "makes SENSE" - but yes, I fully agree otherwise ;-)
Great move by Apple, lovely design and the perfect site to direct any switcher, newcomer, heck, even experienced users may pick something up in those 2-3 minutes it takes to watch one of them. I just learned heaps about Garageband for example. Cool!
Yup, they are not new (I've watched several of them before) they've just reorganized their site.
That's kind of brilliant marketing. Keep telling people persistently that something is better than another. Even if you have no proof at all, after some time people will believe you and buy your product.