{"id":475,"date":"2009-01-12T09:57:17","date_gmt":"2009-01-12T17:57:17","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.spreadingscience.com\/2009\/01\/12\/change\/"},"modified":"2009-01-12T10:04:45","modified_gmt":"2009-01-12T18:04:45","slug":"change","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.spreadingscience.com\/2009\/01\/12\/change\/","title":{"rendered":"Change"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"mac\" by <\/em><\/span>Marcin Wichary<\/a><\/em><\/strong><\/span>
\nA Brief Guide for Mac Switchers\/Try-ers (No Laments, Please!)<\/a>:
\n[Via Web 2.0 Expo<\/a>]<\/p>\n

Wow, CNET’s Rafe Needleman sure raised a ruckus with his Mac switcher’s lament article. If you are thinking about moving from a Windows PC to a Mac and want to avoid the feeling of lament, read on, I have some advice that might help you make the change.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

This is a really helpful article<\/em> for those making the switch. It covers all sorts of useful viewpoints that can be applied to anything creating a large-scale change.<\/p>\n

Don’t make the shift cold turkey if you can. Talk with people who are experts. Talk with others in the same situation. Use communities to help. Take classes and read books.<\/p>\n

These approaches work with almost any change. They are not really Mac-specific in their underlying usefulness. The use of human social networks is critical for the rapid implementation of any novel process.<\/p>\n

These approaches use social tools to help make a personal change. It can be as simple as getting a new camera or buying a new car. Implementing an innovation works best when the social aspects of change are used.<\/p>\n

These are use of subject matter experts, local mavens and community leaders. Moving the information of change around a group rapidly is the best way to guarantee rapid uptake of new technologies.<\/em>
\n<\/p>\n

Technorati Tags: Education<\/a>, Social media<\/a><\/p>\n

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by Marcin Wichary A Brief Guide for Mac Switchers\/Try-ers (No Laments, Please!): [Via Web 2.0 Expo] Wow, CNET’s Rafe Needleman sure raised a ruckus with his Mac switcher’s lament article. 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