Windows to Mac Question

[jbergsing]

In preparation of switching to a Mac, some questions are arrising. The most important is how do I get all my photos over to the Mac? I have them backed up on an external drive, but I'm not sure if the Mac will read it coming from a Vista machine. Any input would be wonderful!

 

[Zenas]

Do you have a Mac Store in your town? If so, I highly suggest going there. They will aid in your conversion. Bring your own Kool-Aid.

 

[jbergsing]

Do you have a Mac Store in your town? If so, I highly suggest going there. They will aid in your conversion. Bring your own Kool-Aid.

Closest Apple Store around here is about 100 miles away, in Birmingham.

 

[Zenas]

Hrm, you can always probably get excellent online or over the phone support from Apple. In my experience, Apple has some of the greatest customer support alive.

 

[jfschultz]

What is the format for the files. If they are a gif or jpeg a similar format, iPhoto will import them from your external drive.

 

[Thomas2007]

With Leopard you'll just connect to the drive over your network and copy the files over, it's no problem. We've been dealing with compatibility issues for two decades now - most of those issues are solved.

 

[jbergsing]

jfschultz & Thomas2007, Thanks! That is great news! I kinda figured the compatibility issues had been worked out. Yes, they are all JPG and JPEG.