The Help I Got A Mac podcast was originally launched after I, Cliff Ravenscraft, purchased my very first Apple/Mac computer in 2007. My first computer was a Commodore Vic 20, I then spent years on DOS based computers. I was an early adopter to Windows 3.0 and 3.1 and then moved into Windows 95, 98, and XP. I refuse to consider my "Windows ME and Vista" as "computing experiences.I recall my initial excitement about owning a Mac wearing off after about two weeks. I had become quite frustrated with how the Mac OS differed from the Windows OS. I needed help and that’s why I launched this show and titled it, “Help I Got A Mac!”In the Fall of 2007, I met Chris Beiting, a former Apple Store Genius who came to my rescue with a willingness to answer any and all my Mac related questions. I invited him to join me me on a weekly basis and from November 2007 through March 2012 we produced 180 episodes devoted to helping the brand new Mac Switcher and discussing all things Apple, including Ma
