The first time you use a Mac, you’ll quickly discover the benefits of a
single company making the hardware, software, and operating system. Take the
Multi-Touch trackpad on the MacBook Air. Mac OS X Snow Leopard enables trackpad
gestures, so you can interact more easily with your photos, documents, and the
web. Zoom in or out on images with a pinch. Scroll up and down a page with a
flick. Or flip through your web bookmarks like you’re turning the pages in a
book.
A Mac also has Wi-Fi technology built in1 and can join wireless
networks (even Windows networks) in a few clicks. Just select your network,
enter a password if necessary, and you’re connected. There’s no configuration
process or complicated setup. Like a lot of things, the Mac does it all for
you.
A Mac is great at day-to-day things, too. It comes loaded with all the
essentials for email, calendar, contacts, browsing the Internet, and much more.
And since these applications are all made by Apple, they all work together
seamlessly. The Mac can also open Microsoft Office applications such as Word and
Excel, and even run Windows — so it’s compatible with the PC world.2
With one exception: It doesn’t get PC viruses.