Copy & Paste - Mac Vs. PC
written by John Chow on November 4th, 2008
It’s time for another Mac vs. PC video podcast. Today, we’ll be showing the difference in how copy and paste is done between a Mac and a PC. Ashley will show how to copy some text from a web page and then paste it into a text file on her desktop. Then I will show how to do the same thing with a Mac.
After making this video, Ashley told me she wants a new MacBook Pro. If any company wants to send her one as part of some promotion, she’ll be really grateful. Email me if you want to give Ashley (or me) a new MacBook. Hey, if you don’t ask, you don’t get!
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I always love MAC! Simple and innovative yet elegant!
If I didn’t ask, I won’t get it, will I?
Reply to this commentWell John, may I ask you for a new MacBook Pro?
Wow, that was very helpful. Thanks. I think I’m going to get a Macbook besides the dell i was begging my mother for for christmas.
For more tech news like this one, john posted, you can visit http://www.gadgetadvisor.com
Reply to this comment“Hello, I’m John Chow and I’m a Mac.” lol
Reply to this commentWhat a good joke! I like it!
Reply to this commentIt’d be even more funny if Shoemoney came on and said “I’m Shoemoney, and I’m a PC”.
Reply to this commentyeh, gadgetadvisor is really a nice site to get tech updates.
Reply to this commentI want mac too - send me also
I never use Mac before, I am outdated!
Too bad Bill just don’t seems to keep up
I will turn to Mac eventually, much cooler~!
Reply to this commentI think it’s inevitable…
Reply to this commentDid that 6 months ago and never looked back
Reply to this commentHighlight and hit Ctrl-C to copy.
Click in target document and Ctrl-V to paste.
Not quite as informative as the hibernation post.
Reply to this commentyea, that’s the first thing I thought of when I saw the title but then I knew nothing of the Mac!
Reply to this commentHaha, can i have a Macbook Pro too John? =)
Reply to this commentLol count me in too..
Reply to this commentCool post..I love my mac…a lot more functionality than the PC!!!!
Reply to this commentIn some respects it is, depending on your tasks. A stock mac will beat a PC on graphic manipulation & video tasks, but we rock the spreadsheet!
Reply to this commentWhy are you shifting your focus to tech all of a sudden?
Reply to this commentOpposed too …what’s for lunch?
Reply to this commentWhat is for lunch anyway? That’s always a hard question.
Reply to this commentYou know you could just buy her one for christmas….but who doesn’t love free stuff.
Reply to this commentNeat trick.
Reply to this commentI’m thinking about having a workstation around a PC Desktop, with a macbook pro on the side for web design, class work and travel. The only hurdles I’m having trouble with lately are people who think I should go all mac, and whether to drop my Blackberry for an iPhone. It’s not an easy decision.
Reply to this commentI love PC and i do not care if i want 5 seconds more
than mac to copy and paste.
Mario
Reply to this commentJust find some good tool and you can do things similar…
The point is - Mac is cooler! At least now everyone wants One, well except you.
Reply to this commentThis is very timely for me. I’ve just been considering a Macbook purchase after 10+ Windows years. I’m scared - I know Window’s inside out, but I just can’t ignore the number of people recommending Mac to me…
Reply to this commentUmm.. just use “Ctrl C” to copy and “Ctrl V” to paste on the PC. Jesus, could you perfor that task any harder?
Reply to this commentHitting Ctrl C takes two hands. Right clicks only takes one. Then again, they both take about the same amount of time so do whichever you want.
Reply to this commentLOL, you must have very small fingers to need to use two hands to do “Ctrl C” !
Amazingly I can use my left hand to press both the “Left Ctrl” and “C” at the same time.
Pressing Ctrl + C and the Ctrl + V takes about 1-2 seconds total, oh there is also Ctrl S for save.
Also John, you need to edit and correct your other anti Windows post :http://www.johnchow.com/hibernation-mac-vs-pc/
Which is incorrect, read the comments, and use “Sleep” not Hibernate.
Reply to this commentthanks for the tip john
Reply to this commentYea, lol…
I can do both easily with one hand.
Reply to this commentnice one John
Reply to this commentI can’t live without CTRL + C and CTRL + V..
Reply to this commentYou’re right dude.. make copy and paste so easy..
Reply to this commentThat’s such a cool feature I didn’t even know existed on Mac’s - Thanks for the video on that John + Ashley. I think it’s preferable to using ctrl + c or right clicking.
Reply to this commentThanks for the Mac tutorial, never knew that. I just bought a Macbook Pro 2.5 Ghz some days back and I am really enjoying working on it..
Reply to this commentNot all PCs suck at copy and paste like this. This is a function of the operating system you use. Windows, of course, is not very intuitive in many areas of it’s User Interface and that is why I (and many others) choose to go with something like Ubuntu or another flavor of Linux if you own a PC. Ubuntu has done this kind of copy & paste for as long as i can remember.
If you are considering purchasing a Mac just to get some UI improvements or be different from the mainstream then download the latest Ubuntu Live CD and give Ubuntu a try. You can boot off the CD without installing Ubuntu so you can try it risk free. If you like it you can even install it alongside windows so you can choose to boot into Windows or Ubuntu when you turn on your computer.
Reply to this commentYep … there’s even a Mac theme and a “dock”. My daughter’s laptop boots Windows Vista and Ubuntu, but everyone thinks it’s a Hackintosh (they never see Vista because she quit using it).
Reply to this commentWhere can I find ‘Ubuntu Live CD’???
Reply to this commentWell … assuming you want to build a desktop computer, here is the download page. The desktop version is a live CD with a short-cut to the installer on the desktop.
Reply to this commentOkay … so you want the link too?
http://www.ubuntu.com/getubuntu/download
Reply to this commentFunny little video. Btw i love this part of your post
“Email me if you want to give Ashley (or me) a new MacBook. Hey, if you don’t ask, you don’t get!”
Reply to this commentDragging the text to the desktop also creates a new file using Linux with a Gnome desktop … I also tried this on Windows XP and DnD works just fine as long as you have an available file. You seemed to have picked the toughest route to copy the text on the “PC”.
And why say “PC” … You should be saying that “I’m a Windows”, since Macs are also PCs (with some extra dollars in the price tag to account for them also being pop art).
Reply to this commentHi I am Mac
Reply to this commentHi , I am Mac
Reply to this commentlol…I wish I could just ask companies to give me and get one (which I am sure you and Ashley will). Nice little video
Reply to this commentI love MACs
They are really something special
Reply to this commentNo one cares.
Reply to this commentAha! Macbooks really are better. I am a mac - specifically a macbook air!
Reply to this commentmacbooks i will admit are pretty sweet looking - but i think im more of a pc guy - but if you want to convert me sent me a macbook - like john said you gotta ask
Reply to this commentPC here……..simple and easy to use
Reply to this commentI’m really interested to see if Ashley get’s the mac or not. It’d really be a sign of the power of Chow…because no offense, but her blog is updated once every 2 months or so, so if she does get the mac, it has to be because of you.
Reply to this commentYeah and if some more companies want to send Mac’s then they can also contact me from my blog.
Reply to this commentAs a PC, Mac is looking better and better.
Reply to this commentTHAT, is awesome. I want a mac! But I’ll keep my PC for games
Reply to this commentHeh, im using debian linux and all I have to do is drag and drop as well. Not to mention my os costs $0. If you want eyecandy, just get compiz
Reply to this commentI’m planning to buy a MacBook Pro this week. Timely post I must say.
Reply to this commentis that macbook air ? , i really really want mac, so simple and minimalist
Reply to this commentI hate my slow internet it 512K so I had to wait 2 minutes for the whole video to load!
Reply to this commentme too have to wait for the video to load because i am on 256k
Reply to this commentCool post… this reminds me how much I love my mac…a lot more functionality than the PC!
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