Filed under: Software, Switchers
Switcher side-by-side video training
With Mother's Day coming up, the perfect gift for your 'switcher mom' might be personal lessons in the Macintosh way. Don't have that kind of time? Mmm-hmm. Really. You never call, you never write..Well, if you're looking for something more wrappable than a bookmark for Apple's Switch 101 support pages, there's a new training product aimed squarely at PC-to-Mac switchers and the tasks they need to perform every day. It's saddled with the ungainly name of "It's About Time" to learn the Switch to Mac but I'm beginning to think of it as "Switching with Saied," since Saied Ghaffari is the genial, slightly-overexcited video host who walks you through basic computing tasks on side-by-side Windows and Mac desktops. This is the second training product from the company, following on the heels of "It's About Time" to learn iPhoto.
"IAT"TLTSTM is featured on Apple's download site at the moment if you'd like to check out the demo; the full version is $25 for the downloadable version, $30 for the boxed version. Note that you need at least a 1280x720 display to use the product.
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Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
Joey said 1:18PM on 4-29-2007
hey, I met that guy!
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Dave Barnes said 2:37PM on 4-29-2007
I looked at the demo.
Very well done.
My only complaint is about the price. Normally, I never complain about price (except for Adobe's pricing), but this is the type of training that Apple ought to offer it for free.
Switchers are mentally struggling with how much they paid for their new Mac and then you tell them to spend more money.
I think that charging for the iPhoto training is OK.
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Vidd said 7:06PM on 5-04-2007
>1280x720 only?
Do they not worry about people stuck with 1024x768 now not bothering to buy the product when they finally upgrade?
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thepants said 5:24PM on 4-29-2007
Hey there, Vidd - All Macs sold today and for the past year and a half have a resolution of 1280x720 or higher. The only exception is the Mac mini with a non-apple display but almost every display now has a resolution higher than 1280x720.
:)
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Aman said 4:02PM on 5-06-2007
Vidd, pants ir right. But, the thing works for that screeen too, just not as well, I'd know, Saied's my brother...
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Aman said 4:39PM on 5-07-2007
Dave, this isnt an Apple product, this is a whole new company
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