From: thomas.e.elam@gmail.com   
      
   On 2/17/26 2:36 PM, David B. wrote:   
   > On 17/02/2026 18:55, Tom Elam wrote:   
   > [....]   
   >> Yesterday I took the next step and bought a MacBook Air. Probably just   
   >> before the next update, but what the heck. Got almost everything up   
   >> and running except 2 standalone utilites that are Windows-only. A few   
   >> years back the poor state of Quicken and an M1 MacBook Pro that failed   
   >> to boot 13 days after purchase derailed the process. Quicken has been   
   >> updated and now works OK. I have two Windows 11 machines around that   
   >> can run those utilities. This is being sent on the Air/Thunderbird.   
   >>   
   >> Still a few kinks to work out, thanks to Google and YouTube I'm   
   >> confident I'll not be needing Parallels.   
   >   
   >   
   > You won't be sorry, Tom. 🙂 It's a great machine. I have the first one,   
   > an M1, which has hardly been used since I bought it for my wife!   
   >   
   > If you need any help, pop over to 'alt.computer.workshop' - you'll   
   > always find me there.   
   >   
   > Are you already familiar with the Apple Support Communities forums?   
   >   
   > Loads of help and advice from other users of Apple products there!   
   >   
   > https://discussions.apple.com/learn   
   >   
      
   Pretty much got all those kinks worked out. Setting up the HP printer   
   manager was a bit of a nightmare, as HP software can be. I had to   
   force-quit my browser to get it to let me sign-in. Got system-wide spell   
   checking working. Next I need to find a utility that will buffer Copy to   
   get past the Mac's primitive "just most recent algorithm."   
      
   It is amazing that on my Windows machine the OS and data took up over   
   400 gb. On the Mac, with all data files copied over, it's half that.   
      
   The most significant app difference is Quicken. Totally different apps.   
   All the Windows functionality is in the Mac version, but very different   
   arrangement.   
      
   I'm sure I have a lot to learn to get the most out of this OS. But, I   
   have my beautiful Dell HD screen, Logitech mouse and keyboard and 2   
   external drives all up and running. Took this Air with me when I went to   
   get an oil change this morning. Over an hour on the battery and the   
   battery icon showed about 5% power use. Wow.   
      
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