If you're like me and cut your teeth on a PC before the first Windows was ever "framed", you may be more partial to a Fuji rather than a Macintosh when it comes to apples. Trust me! I completely understand. Please don't think we a traitor, but it might be time you give the Apple OS a fresh look.
After spending some time on the Atomic Learning website, I am admittedly shocked at how many similarities there are between the current evolution of Windows and Snow Leopard. Once you get past the fact that the Close-Minimize-Maximize buttons are on the "wrong" side of the windows and the missing right mouse button, you might be able to navigate Leopard fairly easily.
The first word that comes to mind for me is clean. Two features that help keep the leopard desktop clutter-free are Stacks and Spaces. My Windows desktop looks a lot like my office desktop...cluttered. Application icons strewn all over the place. Stacks (admittedly nothing more than a fancy folder) provides a nice neat place to "hide" all those application icons. With these close at hand on the dock, finding the right application is easy.
Spaces takes multitasking to a new level. Imagine a multi-screen set-up without the desk space. Leopard gives you the ability to created multiple spaces. Within these spaces, you can open applications. Once the spaces are set, you can quickly and easily switch between them with customizable shortcuts.
While I'm not prepared to run out and buy a Mac (not that my wife would let me), I can understand why so many of my friends like their wormy-old Apples.
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