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Drop that zero and get yourself a hero.

...or just get over it. With time she'll see the error of her ways.

You DO KNOW that Windows (uugh!) can run on Macs, right?? and also MS Office (double uugh!!).

I say let her deal with her PC and virii problems and all those worms and trojan horses... all while you work and use your Mac with a big smile on your face. Nothing convinces a girl more than the hard facts she sees with her own eyes.

I'm actually going to take your advise. It makes sense that the human brain's neurons may be programed to respond better to a subtle approach instead of being forced into thinking a certain way. It maddens me when my parents try that.  I had not thought of that Jasoco.

You can always try what I did.  Buy her a Mac.  Due to job software requirements not a 100% Mac user (but getting there.  The home PC is gone and despite having talked about running windows on her Intel iMac has never gotten around to doing it since everything she NEEDS for home use is available for the Mac and work stuff is on her workplace supplied Windows laptop). 

Jyri

gd wrote:

I'm actually going to take your advise. It makes sense that the human brain's neurons may be programed to respond better to a subtle approach instead of being forced into thinking a certain way. It maddens me when my parents try that.  I had not thought of that Jasoco.

Years of experience. The forceful approach just makes you seem.. demanding and annoying. It's all about subtlety and just "being there". The best advertisement is not in your face. It's the stuff you barely notice. Oddly enough.

Though as someone said, she might like Windows. Maybe she doesn't have problems with it. If so, let her have her Windows. If you like her enough, you will accept it. So it'll be a two OS house, providing that you even get together. Which is so far down the road it's not even funny.

Jasoco wrote:

. So it'll be a two OS house, providing that you even get together. Which is so far down the road it's not even funny.

A two OS house. Are you talking about marriage. Honestly how old does anyone around here think I am. Don't be shy I want to read your thoughts about me. Please, all of you, make a wild or educated guess about my age and write it down on the forum.

Every girl I've been with has started with a PC then ended with a Mac, which lets me know when it's time to go

we have a 2 OS house.
my Mac and her PC/Xp Pro  sit side by side and our displays are about 24 inches apart.
we have zero probs with it.

itsa computer. try talking to her about what is real.
if a different OS is a major prob.. you really need antivirus and have her files deleted.
or perhaps she should delete yours.

mrreet2001 wrote:

Either a somewhat mature 13 year old or an immature 17 year old.

I'm 15.

The reason I stated this post was because she and I had an argument about an Ipod. It's a long story, but to make it short: The biology teacher asked which is better the Zune or the Ipod and she said the Zune was better. I went the other way around and said the Ipod was better. After class she asked me why I preferred the Ipod.

I bet he wants her to play his trombone.

Jasoco wrote:

Also, I'm 30. I'd consider myself lucky to find a girl that even used Windows just because at least she'd be computer literate.

Pretty much everyone I know is computer literate; that is not really of any worry to me. The problem isn't whether she uses Microsoft but that she shouldn't get mad each time I pull out my Ipod.