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Except when you drag an app to the waste basket in OS X, it doesn't really delete the app in it's entirety. Many times, many files in OS X are left behind like preference files or other settings. This is similar to past complaints about un-installing an app in Windows (where the un-install doesn't clean up the Windows registry). In fact, I would say deleting an app by dragging it to the waste basket in OS X is worse (in terms of total removal) than un-installing apps in Windows. At least in Windows, many apps have un-install utilities that appropriately clean everything.

I agree, but you can download a disk cleaner which I run once a month just to free the disk from this kind of files...I agree they could do better but I prefer this solution to the Windows one.

* OS X's version of Windows Explorer is called Finder and Finder is very hard to become accustomed to. If you enjoy organizing your file system (to organize photos, movies, music, documents, etc into folders), you'll find using Finder very cumbersome. Finder doesn't provide you with the ability to navigate your file system's entire structure while looking at the contents of a folder - which means it's difficult to jump from one folder to another to copy/paste/move files. NOTE: Yes, I realize some people will say: why even bother organizing your files? Use iTunes, iPhoto to manage your files...and for those types of files, I agree. But I use my Mac for work and I like to organize my Word, Powerpoint, Excel files into folders for faster access.

To me it's like the manual vs automatic gear box "problem"...for most people automatic is better! But I can understand the will to control everything and "know" your machine better!

I also don't agree with the rest if your comments concerning contextual menus, but I guess I got used to it through ubuntu before switching to OS X...

The one really annoying thing about OS X to me is windows management (no word play intended)..drag and drop, like in the 80's...I can't find a single smart feature concerning this aspect of OS X!
 
you won't regret the change.

I find Office on the Mac to be far better than the Windows version - the Mac still has normal toolbars easily accessible, and the ribbon is a bit less appalling.

Get used to not havong to shutdown the latop every time. Just close the lid and open it as needed, without any issues.

Make sure you enable the touchpad properly - you'll want to use the 2 finger scroll because it actually works perfectly... and disable the arse backwards 'natural' scrolling or whatever it's called.
I've been using Better Touch Tool for years to get the most out of the excellent trackpad.
i think the file manager, Finder, is a little better out of the box, now... but Totalfinder is great and gives you double pane, and most improtantly folders on top.

Oh, I also prefer/ recommend Dragthing once you've got over the initial dock excitement..
 
So true, I believe...

edgarp wrote yesterday: "It is all about what keeps you inspired."

I think in my heart that this is so true so true, especially about these matters.

If I (as a long time Windows user) could be confident that I would not only master (basically) but also enjoy using OS X and the for me special Mac keyboard on a highly planned MBA 11 of this year, I would already now have been writing this post on that light and small wonder. (For me, the solid and silent hardware [and its perfect small footprint] is so great.)

My big dilemmas now are:

1) Waiting and seeing whether Sony will make a 11.6 inches PC (Flip... or Pro) during the Winter that will be solid and silent?

2) Waiting for the Summer 2014 (Broadwell?) MBA 11 or new Sony 11?

3) Not wait until the MBA 2014, because the present model is so well founded and "grounded" that it is a safe buy? (How good or not so good is the screen of the MBA 2013?)
 
As a long time DOS/Windows user, I made the switch to OSX when the original MBA was releases in 2008, mainly due to the fact it could also run Windows if required through Bootcamp or VM.

Almost 6 years down the line, the only thing I prefer using Windows for MS Excel which is much better than the Mac Office version. That said, don't use it very often as the Mac Office version is OK, just struggles a little when you're trying to manipulate large data sets.

Expect to take a couple of days/weeks to get used to some of the minor differences (took me about a week to stop going to the top-right hand corner of a window!) but once you've got used to it you'll wonder why you waited so long.

I know some of the newer machines running Windows start up quicker now, but back in 2008 that was the thing that made me smile the most. You open a sleeping MBA and it's ready to play in seconds :D
 
EDIT: I thought to go for the Core-i5 model 1.3GHz. 256GB SSD. Is that a good model?? :)

It's not good, it's amazing. The whole experience will be wonderful for you, both hardware and software. I remember when I switched to Macs in 2007 (for similar reason you described) and I haven't looked back. Bringing a PC up to those specs would cost you about the same, except you don't have to deal with Windows and hardware failure. Macs are outstanding, and I'm sincerely happy you're making the switch.

In the rare case that you'll actually need Windows, you can always get it installed through VMware, for example. Yes it's an extra cost, but it's a great solution instead of having a separate PC.
 
Its the best change you can make! Since I switched over to Mac in 2007 I have never wanted to throw or punch my computer since the switch if I had to switch back to windows I would do without a computer period!
 
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