For example, my Outlook email, calendar, and contacts were all up and running on Apple Mail, iCal, and Address Book right out of the gate.

Also, the two platforms are more similar than different. Here are the highlights of my big switch from PC to the new MacBook Air:

Sure, there have been a few challenges, like some glitches with the new OS and figuring out that Adobe Flash was sucking 30% if my battery life, but overall, the experience has been a lot like that time in summer camp.

I set it up, transferred everything over from the PC, and 48 hours later, posted my first non-PC generated piece of work in 25 years: Why Getting Fired Can Be the Best Thing For You. Three days later, the FedEx guy delivered my three-pound baby, all the way from Shanghai.