From: thomas.e.elam@gmail.com   
      
   On 2/17/26 4:09 PM, Tom Elam wrote:   
   > 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.   
      
   That copy buffer is in Spotlight!   
      
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