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Chapter 1 - The Introduction
Welcome to the world of Mac OS X
This thread is meant for everybody, especially so for PC Windows users and Mac OS X newbies, just like myself. The idea is to introduce in simple, plain English the OS X operating system to people who are curious about Macs or recent switchers. I myself only been in the Apple ecosystem (OS X + MacBook Pro) since Feb ’07, I took to this world like a duck to water (no pun intended), and I never looked back since.
There is nothing original or new in this guide, all the information you will find here is freely available through Apple and at several other mac centric websites. I just tried to put it together in a cogent easy to read manner, to give you a flavour of what to expect when using a Mac. The idea is to have this thread as a reference point when considering to switch to Mac OS X and as later date referral after you bought a Mac. For more in depth information and technical queries you may want to consult our in house super-experts, DaffyDuck and Skip. They both had been of great help to me eighteen months ago when I agonized switching from Windows XP Pro and followed me with patience when I was making silly newbie mistakes.
OK, having prefaced the thread, let’s immerse ourself in the Mac OS X world where everything just works.
SETTING UP MAC OS X:
The default behaviour is for the Mac to prompt you for an installation language the first time it boots from the hard disk and, after installing a few files configure your locale settings. After setting up your keyboard, language, the installer creates the first user account. This is the important bit: it is an administration account, call it “Administrator” or something like that and create another for yourself afterward. You can create that regular user accounts in System Preferences after setup ends. This will not prevent you from making all the silly mistakes people do when using a Mac for the first few months (guilty as charged and I speak from experience), but it will significantly decrease the odds of you breaking something; you will be asked to authenticate as an administrator before any significant changes are made. Not to mention that it prevents unwanted changes to your system.
WHERE’S THE RIGHT CLICK?
If you’re coming from Windows environment this is probably the issue you will face (so did I) when first using a Mac, because Macs don’t come standard with a two button mouse. However, the right click function still exists. The default is to hold Control while clicking, but you can set up another method for the right click by clicking on > System Preferences, then > the Keyboard & Mouse icon. If you have a Mighty Mouse, you can actually set up a right click, or if you have a trackpad, on a laptop, you can set it to right click by tapping with both fingers at once.
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Chapter 2 - Appearance & Looks
AQUA:
It’s the graphic user interface (GUI), whereas Windows is all about applications, Mac is all about user interface. It is based around the theme of water as the name suggest. The user is king in Mac world, and everything about owning and using a Mac is directed toward the user’s experience. Aqua is the overall look and feel of the user interface the bright colors, layers, animation, transparencies, and the way programs are launched and used. The Mac OS X environment is very user friendly.
DESKTOP:
just like with Windows, the desktop is your workspace. You work on documents, open files, search the internet and whatever you do, you do it on your desktop. You can customize your desktop by going to System Preferences and choosing the options you want. You can also add widgets, using the Dashboard, customize your icons, and rearrange your desktop to suit you. It’s your workspace, and you can make it look like whatever you want it to.
DOCK:
The dock is a transparent bar at the bottom of the screen that contains icons of the things you use most frequently. It comes pre loaded with icons for the programs Apple think you will be using, but it is just as customizable as everything else. The left side of the dock contains applications; the right side contains the trash bin and documents. A bar separates the two. You can remove any icon from the dock except the trash bin and Finder. You can add items to your dock by dragging and dropping them there, and you remove them by dragging them off. When you drag an icon off of the dock, it disappears in a little puff of smoke. If you don’t like your dock at the bottom of your desktop, you can move it to either side. You can also control the size of the dock, or you can make it hide when it’s not in use.
MENU BAR:
Mac only has one menu bar displayed at any one time, and it is at the top of your desktop. It is an interactive menu bar that changes dynamically to reflect the application you are currently using. The menu bar always displays the name and menu options for the application that is currently running. If you have several applications open, the menu bar changes as you tab between them.
SPACES:
this feature enables users to set up virtual desktops (or spaces) suited to particular needs of the user, without the need to set up a new user account. You can assign a space for work and then switch to the adjacent space for watching a movie and move to the next one up for playing a game and so on. You can create up to 16 spaces and assign specific applications to run on a given space.
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Chapter 3 - Bundled Apps & Technologies
FINDER:
is the default application program that is responsible for the overall user management of files, disks, network volumes and the launching of other applications. It is similar to explorer in Windows. You use it to search for and access applications, programs and files. Items are grouped into categories (places, devices, shared computers, and searches) just like the source list in iTunes. It incorporates Cover Flow where you can click through multipage documents and play movies.
SPOTLIGHT:
Spotlight is Mac’s desktop file search utility. It is fast, intuitive and thorough. Spotlight searches everything, not just your docs or file folders. It includes your address book, email, calendar, preferences, everything. For instance, type your sister’s name into spotlight and it will show emails received from her or sent to her, calendar entries (such as her birthday), documents that have her name in them, your address book entry for her, everything in your Mac that includes her name.
BOOT CAMP:
it’s a utility included in Leopard OS X 10.5 that allows users of Intel based Macs to partition the HDD and install other OSs (such as Windows XP or Vista / Linux Ubuntu and so on), it comes with Windows drivers to help connect all your internal (graphic & sound card, webcam) and external (usb based) devices. Holding down the option key at startup brings up the boot manager, allowing the user to choose which operating system to boot.
AUTOMATOR:
Automator is an application that implements point-and-click (or drag-&-drop) creation of workflows for automating repetitive tasks. Automator enables the repetition of tasks across a wide variety of programs, including the Finder, Safari web browser, iCal and others. It can also work with third party applications. Automator comes with a library of many actions (file renaming, finding linked images, creating a new mail message, etc.), all of which act as individual steps in a workflow document that can be used to carry out repetitive tasks.
DASHBOARD:
Dashboard provides access to mini-applications called widgets. Widgets give you quick access to vital information whether stored locally on your computer or accessed live over the Internet like a world clock, calendar, and stock ticker, as well as convenient tools like the unit converter, calculator, and dictionary. Dashboard zooms onto your desktop as an overlay with a click of the mouse (or press of a key), so widgets are always handy. When dashboard is active, widgets float above the desktop, which is dimmed. To display dashboard, click the dashboard icon on the dock or press the F12 key on the keyboard.
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Chapter 4 - Bundled Apps & Technologies
iCAL:
it’s a personal calendar application that offers multiple calendars and the ability to publish & subscribe calendars online. It keeps track of events and appointments, allows multiple calendar views (home, work, and birthdays) to quickly identify conflicts and free time. It also integrates with MobileMe so calendars can be shared and synced with other devices.
iCHAT:
it’s an instant messenger client developed by Apple. It uses Jabber like protocol and Bonjour for user discovery, it also allow LAN communication. In the latest version it bears Aqua interface and uses speech bubbles and pictures to personalise the online chatting experience.
MAIL:
email client that uses the SMTP, POP3, and IMAP protocols, and supports MobileMe and Exchange via IMAP. Both the iPhone and the iPod touch feature a mobile version of it. The latest version includes personalized stationery which is handled in standard HTML format. Mail 3 offers Notes and To-dos which can be synced with iCal and it also introduced a built-in RSS reader.
SAFARI:
the Mac OS X web browser, one of the fastest available today. It has all of the other browsers feature but some of them are implemented in a distinct way. Some of unique feature are: bookmark management scheme reminiscent of iTunes jukebox software - integration of QuickTime multimedia technology - expandable text entry boxes, which can be resized by the user to make entering long texts easier - built-in password management via Keychain - support for user specified style sheets - the Web Inspector, a utility that lets users and developers browse the document object model (DOM) of a web page.
TIME MACHINE:
This is the marquee feature of OS X 10.5 (aka Leopard). It’s a backup utility that creates incremental backups of files which can be restored at later date. It also allow the user to restore the whole system or a single file. Time Machine's user interface uses Apple's Core Animation API. Upon its launch, Time Machine floats the active finder or application window from the user's desktop to a backdrop depicting a galaxy and star field. Behind the current active window are stacked windows, with each window representing a snapshot of how that folder or application looked on the given date and time in the past. When toggling through the previous snapshots, the stacked windows extend backwards, giving the impression of flying through a time tunnel. While paging through these windows from the past, a previous version of the data (or presently deleted data) may be retrieved.
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Chapter 5 - Working with OS X
INSTALLING APPLICATIONS:
Installing applications on Mac OS X is easy compared to most platforms. However, the approach taken can be confusing at first for many users (I too messed it up the first time). There are generally three basic steps when installing a piece of software; Acquire, Un-package, Install. In addition to the instructions presented here, software publishers often provide additional notes with their software that will tell you more about the installation of their products. First the software must be acquired. It could be downloaded from a Web site or stored on a CD. Before any software can be installed, it must first be unpackaged. If you are installing from a CD or some other kind of disk then you can generally just insert the disk into your machine and skip this step. In order to make a downloaded program smaller, software publishers often compress their programs by packaging them in different of ways: Zip files - Stuffit files & Disk images (the most popular format). The final step of the process is to actually install the software where you want it. Software publishers will provide the installation of their software by one of two methods. They will either give you the application bundle to install, or provide an installer. Both offer very easy installation.
UNINSTALLING APPLICATIONS:
Uninstalling applications in OS X is very different than uninstalling in a MS Windows environment because OS X has nothing like the Windows registry. While most Windows programs include an uninstaller that can be run through using the Add/Remove Programs control panel, no such feature exists in Mac OS X and so most users simply move the application to the Trash (Recycle Bin in Windows).
FILE ORGANIZATION:
The Mac OS X disk is organized to help you find what you need. The system folder contains the Mac OS X system. The applications folder contains the applications on your computer. The library folder contains fonts, Internet plug-ins, files used by the operating system and applications, and other items available to all users of your computer. The users folder contains the homes of all the people using your computer. Your home provides a secure place for your files. It contains folders such as the desktop folder for items you put on the desktop, the documents folder for documents you save, and a pictures folder for your pictures. There’s also a library folder in your home, like the one above, but for storing fonts, plug-ins, and other files for your personal use. You can create whatever folders you like within your home, beyond those provided, to further organize your personal files. To change the applications or library folders, you need to log in as an administrator.
KEYBOARD SHORTCUTS:
when it comes to the actual keyboard shortcuts, a lot of the shortcuts on your Mac are the same as they are on your Windows PC; generally you can just swap Command for Control for a lot of the standards. For example, the Ctrl-C/X/V for Copy/Cut/Paste become Cmd-C/X/V.
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Chapter 6 - Extras
ESSENTIAL 3rd PARTY APPLICATIONS:
Quicksilver – It allows users to use the keyboard to rapidly perform tasks such as launching applications, manipulating files and data, running scripts or sending e-mail.
Adium - free instant messaging protocol (MSN, Jabber and Yahoo, plus a lot more). It integrates seamlessly with Address Book, so you’ll never lose your buddies’ contacts
Skype - free telephony computer software that allows you free phone calls between two computers running the same application.
Growl - global notification system used by applications to display small notifications about events set up by the user
Flip4Mac - proprietary digital media tools for QuickTime that supports Windows Media Video files. In other words it converts WMP files in QT.
VLC Player - an open source video streaming solution, It can play MPEG, DVD, AVI and pretty much any sub format you throw at it (including DivX, XviD, etc.). Plus it’s free!
DiskWarrior - a powerful HDD repair utility that can also build a new replacement directory using data recovered from the original. A life saver.
Inquisitor - an elegant and useful search software that integrates in the search bar of Safari browser. A must have.
MacPilot - Easily enable and disable hidden features in Mac OS X, optimize and repair your system, and perform numerous routine maintenance operations with the click of a button.
NeoOffice - a free open source office suite, it includes Spreadsheet, Word Processing that can convert MS Office files. It now comes with Aqua interface.
RapidoSerial - an easy to use database software that allows you to quickly build a permanent record of your applications and their related licenses.
Stuffit - the utility for archiving and compressing files using a proprietary compression format. It was originally produced and designed to work on Macs.
WebSnapper - A great little app that takes snapshot of a webpage and then save it in different formats PDF & JPEG among the others. It install a camera-like button in the web browser that at a single click flashes the screen and photocopy the webpage. Fun to use.
Net4Mac - a social network service built exclusively for Mac users
Parallels - a desktop and server emulation virtualization software that allows you to run another OS (Windows, Linux) concurrently with OS X in your desktop.
HTTPMail: a plug-in app for Mail, that allows to access to web based mails that support the protocol; like Hotmail and MSN mail. In short you can send & receive emails using Mail client.
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Chapter 8 - Mac-Thai
WHY & WHERE TO BUY APPLE PRODUCTS IN THAILAND?
If you are an expat or a tourist there are plenty of outlets where you can purchase Apple goods. Obviously Bangkok has far the best choice and number of shops but you can find Apple resellers upcountry too. I’m thinking of Udon Thani in Charonsri Shopping Centre, Nakhon Ratchasima The Mall shopping mall in particular. Prices are cheaper in Thailand than in the West, certainly cheaper than Europe and Australia. In addition to that you can pick up a dual language, Eng-Thai, keyboard to help you with those Thai language lessons and late night msn/yahoo chats. I buy all of my Apple hardware and most of the (legit) software in Thailand and save a pretty penny in the process. Note that usually prices are exclusive of the 7% VAT and you may ask for a VAT refund as a tourist. Also, payment by credit card is usually charged (2.5 to 3.0%). Cash is preferred. Lastly, try to bargain for discounts if you are also getting some accessories. Here a list of Apple shops and services in Bangkok and Thailand:
(Apple Authorised Service Provider) Macintosh Center Co., Ltd. -
989 Siam Discovery Center, Room 404, 4th Floor, Rama 1 Road,
Phathumwan Bangkok
Thailand 10330
Tel: 662-658-0476~77
Fax: 662-658-0478
Email: admin@maccenter.co.th
Web: http://www.maccenter.co.th/map.html
Opening hours: 1. Service Date: Every day 2. Service Hour: 10:30 AM to 07:30PM
(Apple Authorised Service Provider) Macintosh Center Co., Ltd. -
149/4 Modern Home Tower,
Nonsee Road, Chongnonsee, Yannawa, Bangkok
Thailand 10120
Tel: 662-681-2054~55
Fax: 662-681-2053
Email: admin@maccenter.co.th
Web: http://www.maccenter.co.th/map.html
Opening hours: 1. Service Date: Monday to Friday (not included public holiday) 2. Service Hour: 08:30 AM to 05:30 PM (Monday to Friday)
(Apple Authorised Service Provider) Macintosh Center Co., Ltd. -
7 IT Mall, Fortune Town Building, Rm. 4P79, 4th Floor
Ratchadapisek Rd, Dindaeng, Bangkok 10400
Thailand
Tel: 662-642-0400~01
Fax: 662-642-0402
Email: admin@maccenter.co.th
Web: http://www.maccenter.co.th/map.html
Opening hours: 1. Service Date: Every day 2. Service Hour: 10:30 AM to 07:30PM
(Apple Authorised Service Provider) MacZone Chiangmai -
24-24/1 Sirimanklajarn Rd., Suthep
Chiangmai
Thailand 50200
Tel: 053 224 058 to 9
Fax: 225 568
Email: kongsak@applechiangmai.com, phichak@applechiangmai.com, king@applechiangmai.com
Web: http://www.maczone.co.th
(Apple Authorised Service Provider) Phuket Alpha Engineering Co.,Ltd -
Phuket Town: 261 Thalang Road
Muang, Phuket
Thailand 83000
Tel: 66-0 7621-5796
Fax: 66-0 7621-8603
Email: info@phuketalpha.com
Web: http://www.phuketalpha.com
(Apple Authorised Service Provider) SPV Advance Corp Ltd (Head office) -
1213/58-59 Sriwara Road, Lardprao 94
Wangthonglarng,
Bangkok 10310
Tel: 662 559 2901
Fax: 662 559 2488
Email: service@spv.co.th
Web: http://www.spv.co.th/
Office hours : Monday to Friday, 8:30AM to 5:30PM
(Apple Authorised Service Provider) Uficon Co.,Ltd. -
604/3 Pantip Plaza, Room#162/171, Ground floor
Petchaburee Rd., Rajchatewee, Bangkok
Thailand 10400
Tel: 662-256-0807 to 9
Fax: 662-656-6937
Email: support@uficon.com
Web: http://www.uficon.com/
Office hours: Monday to Saturday, 10.00 am to 7:00pm
(Apple Authorised Service Provider) Unity Progress Co Ltd -
2210/26-27 Narathiwat-Ratchanakhari Road
Chongnonsi, Yannawa
Bangkok 10120
Tel: 662 678-2566
Fax: 662 678-2560 to 1
Email: info@upc.co.th
(Drop Point) iShop by SPV Advance Corp Ltd -
Pantip Plaza, 3rd. Floor, Room 386-387, Petchaburi Rd.
Rajthewee
Bangkok 10400
Tel: 662 256-0397-8
Fax: 662 256-0398
Email: service@spv.co.th
Web: http://www.spv.co.th
Office hours : Monday to Sunday, 10:30AM to 7:30PM
(Drop Point) iStudio by SPV Advance Corp Ltd -
99, Esplanade 2nd Floor., Rm.223
Rachadaphisek Road, Dindaeng,
Bangkok 10400
Tel: 0-2660-9259-61
Fax: 66-2642-0-2660-9261
Email: service@spv.co.th
Web: http://www.spv.co.th/
Office hours : Monday to Sunday, 10:30AM to 7:30PM
(Drop Point) iStudio by UFicon (Fashion Island) -
Fashion Island Shopping Center, 2nd fl. Room #2066B,
Ramindra Rd., Kannayao, Bangkok
10230
Tel: 662-947-5275 - 6
Fax: 662-947-5276
Email: istudiofi@uficon.com
Web: http://www.uficon.com
Office hours : Monday to Sunday, 11.00 AM to 8.00 PM
(Drop Point) iStudio by UFicon (Pantip Ngamwongwan -
Pantip Plaza Ngamwongwan, 2nd Floor, Room 2027,
Bangkhen, Nonthaburi
11000
Tel: 662-953-5722 - 23
Fax: 662-953-5724
Email: istudiong@uficon.com
Web: http://www.uficon.com
Office hours : Monday to Sunday, 11.00 AM to 8.00 PM
(Drop Point) iStudio by UFicon (Pantip Pratunam) -
Pantip Plaza, 3rd. Floor, Room 3102-3,
Petchaburi Rd. Rajthewee Bangkok
10400
Tel: 662 256-0419-20
Fax: 662 656-6040
Email: istudiopt@uficon.com
Web: http://www.uficon.com
Office hours : Monday to Sunday, 10:30AM to 7:30PM
(Drop Point) Computer & VDO Lab Co Ltd -
318-320 Thamanoonvithee Road, Hatyai
Songkla
Thailand 90100
Tel: 074 237 254 to 6
(Drop Point) Copper Wired Co.,Ltd. (J-Avenue) -
323/1 J-Avenue 1st Fl.,Room A4, Sukhumvit 55,
Thonglor, Klongtonnue Wattana Bangkok
10110
Tel: 712-7620-2
(Drop Point) Copper Wired Co. Ltd (Siam Paragron) -
991 Siam Paragon Shopping Center
Room 315, 3rd Floor, Bangkok
Tel: 610 9315 8
Fax: 610 9319
Email: info@copperwired.co.th
(Drop Point) iShop by SPV Advance Corp., Ltd. -
IT Square, Laksi Plaza Buiding, 1st Floor, Rm.A47
Chaengwatana Road, Laksi,
Bangkok 10220
Tel: 0-2576-0808, 0-2576-0512
Fax: 0-2576-0513
Email: service@spv.co.th
Web: http://www.spv.co.th
Office hours : Monday to Sunday, 10:30AM to 7:30PM
(Drop Point) iStudio by SPV Advance Corp Ltd -
7 IT Mall, Fortune Town Building, Rm. 3C96, 3rd Floor
Ratchadapisek Rd, Dindaeng, Bangkok
Thailand 10400
Tel: 662-642-0827~9
Fax: 662-642-0829
Email: service@spv.co.th
Web: http://www.spv.co.th/map/
Office hours : Monday to Sunday, 10:30AM to 7:30PM
(Drop Point) IT City Co Ltd (Tawanna Branch) -
3500 Tawanna Building Ladprao Road
Bangkapi, Bangkok
Thailand 10240
Tel: 02 7340180 to 88
(Drop Point) IT City Co Ltd (Zeer Rangsit) -
99 Moo 8 Zeer Rangsit 2nd Floor
Phaholyotin Road, Kukot, Lamlookk, Pathumtani
Thailand 12130
Tel: 02 992 6800
(Drop Point) KomKaen Thailand Part Ltd -
378 Srichan Road, Mung
Komkaen
Thailand 40000
Tel: 043-224-145 to 6
(Drop Point) MacSurat -
22/162 Raduthid Road,
Talad, Muang Suratthani
Thailand 84000
Tel: 077-287338
Email: macsurat@thaimail.com
(Drop Point) Phuket Alpha Engineering Co.,Ltd -
Central Festival Phuket: 3rd Floor, Room 307 (next to Fuji Restaurant)
74-75 Moo5, Muang,
Thailand 83000
Tel: 66-0 7624-9750
Email: info@phuketalpha.com
Web: http://www.phuketalpha.com
(Drop Point) Support Center Co. Ltd (Silom Complex 3rd. floor) -
Unit 317, 3rd Fl., Silom Complex, 191 Silom Rd., Silom, Bangkok 10500
Tel: +662 2313934-5
Fax: +662 2313934
Email: info@support.co.th
Web: http://www.support.co.th
(Drop Point) Support Center Co. Ltd (Silom Soi 9) - (Drop Point)
28/13 Soi Suksavittaya (Silom Soi 9), Silom Road, Silom, Bangrak, Bangkok 10500
Tel: +662 2332920-3
Fax: +662 6350904
Email: info@support.co.th
Web: http://www.support.co.th
(Drop Point) Z 29 Co. Ltd -
989 Siam Discovery Center, 4th Floor, Room 426
Ramal, Pathumwan, Bangkok
Thailand 10330
Tel: 02-6580447 to 8
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Chapter 9 - Appendix
QUICK GLOSSARY:
You know what it's called on a Windows computer, but you're not sure what it is on the Mac.
Windows term: Accessories
Mac term: Dashboard widgets, Utilities Applications
Use: Dashboard includes a calculator, notepad, address book, clock, dictionary, gmail, google, ical. itunes widget and many others beside. You'll find similar applications in the Applications folder and the Utilities folder (which is in the Applications folder)
Windows term: Alt key
Mac term: Option key
Use: Used to modify keys and enter special characters such as é
Windows term: Close box
Mac term: Close button
Use: Closes a window when you click it. It’s the left most button of the three buttons located in the upper left corner of the window
Windows term: Control key
Mac term: Command key
Use: Used with keyboard combinations to perform actions or shortcuts. For example, pressing Command-S usually saves a document or file
Windows term: Control panels
Mac term: System Preferences
Use: Used to select system settings such as your desktop background. To open System Preferences, choose Apple menu > System Preferences
Windows term: Device Manager
Mac term: System Profiler
Use: Get detailed information about your computer hardware and software. Choose Apple menu > About This Mac and click More Info
Windows term: Disk drive eject button
Mac term: Media Eject key
Use: To open and close the optical drive, press the Media Eject key on your keyboard. To eject disks in other types of drives, (or if your keyboard doesn’t have the Media Eject key,) select the disk in the Finder and choose File > Eject
Windows term: Exit
Mac term: Quit
Use: Choose Quit from the application menu to exit an application. The application menu is labeled with your application’s name
Windows term: My Computer
Mac term: Desktop
Use: Sometimes refers to the Mac OS X work environment. Also used to refer to background behind all the windows. You can keep documents and other icons on your desktop
Windows term: My Documents folder
Mac Term: Documents folder
Use: Use the documents folder in your home folder to store your documents. To see your documents folder, open a finder window and click your home folder in the sidebar on the left side of the window
Windows term: My Recent Documents
Mac Term: Recent Items (in the Apple menu)
Use: As you open applications and files, their names are kept in the Recent Items submenu of the Apple menu. You can use this submenu to quickly reopen applications and documents. Many applications include an Open Recent command in the File menu that lists documents you have worked on recently
Windows term: Network Connections
Mac Term: Network preferences
Use: Use the network pane of System Preferences to configure your network settings. For help setting up or solving network problems, click Assist me
Windows term: Performance control panel
Mac Term: Activity Monitor
Use: See how your computer is performing and which processes it’s running
Windows term: Program Files
Mac Term: Applications folder
Use: The Applications folder holds Mac OS X applications and utilities
Windows term: Properties
Mac Term: Get Info
Use: In the Finder, select a file, folder, disk, server, or other item, then choose File > Get Info to see information about it. You set ownership and permissions for the item. For files, you can select the application you want to open the file
Windows term: Recycle Bin
Mac Term: Trash (in the Dock)
Use: Drag files and folders to the trash icon in the Dock to delete them. To permanently delete the files, choose File > Empty Trash
Windows term: Search Command
Mac Term: Spotlight and more
Use: Click the spotlight (magnifying glass) icon at the right of the menu bar and enter search text to find files, documents, applications, email, and other items on your Mac. Many applications, such as the Finder, Mail, and Address Book provide a search field in the toolbar where you can quickly search for items. In Safari, use Google search to find Internet websites. Use Sherlock to search the Internet for information
Windows term: Shortcuts
Mac Term: Alias
Use: To make an alias, select the file or application and choose File > Make Alias
Windows term: Standby
Mac Term: Sleep (in the Apple menu)
Use: Sleep is a low-power mode. To put your computer to sleep, choose Apple menu > Sleep
Windows term: Start menu and Task bar
Mac Term: Dock
Use: Use the dock to open your favorite applications, files, folders, and Internet websites. By default, the dock appears at the bottom of the screen. Drag items here to add them to the dock
Windows term: Status icons
Mac Term: Status menus
Use: Status menus appear as icons at the right of the menu bar. Use status menus to start connections, check the status of portable's battery, and change your iChat status
Windows term: Windows Explorer
Mac Term: Finder
Use: Use the finder to organize your files, applications, and other software. To open a finder window, click the desktop and choose File > New Finder Window
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Chapter 10 - Famous Mac Users
TRIVIA:
....and you thought you were among the few using a Mac? Think again, here a list of well known people who like/d Macs too.
Tim Allen, actor
Harry Anderson, actor
Dan Aykroyd, actor
Valerie Bertinelli, actress
Katheryn Bigelow, director
Sandra Bullock, actress
Drew Carey, actor
Marc Caro, director
Doug Chang, Lucas Films graphic artist
Lee Chemel, TV Director
Art Clokey, creator of Gumby
Dabney Coleman, actor
Stephen Collins, actor
Kevin Costner, actor
Tom Cruise, actor/producer
Geena Davis, actress
Danny DeVito, actor/director
Barry Diller, show-biz/entertainment
Richard Donner, director/producer
Clint Eastwood, actor
Sally Field, actress
Wendy Finerman, producer
Harrison Ford, actor
Jodie Foster, actress
Mel Gibson and family, actor
Tom Hanks, actor
Renny Harlin, director/producer
Mariel Hemingway, actress
Buck Henry, writer/director,actor
Dustin Hoffman, actor
Samuel L. Jackson, actor
Steven Charles Jaffe, director
Ann Jillian, actress
Nicole Kidman, actress
John Laroquette, actor
Spike Lee, director/writer/actor
Rush Limbaugh, radio and tv personality
George Lucas, director/producer
Marlee Matlin, actress
Alyssa Milano, actress
Robert Morton, producer
Dennis Muren, head special effects huncho
Geoff Murphy, director
Conan O'Brien, TV personality
Rosie O'Donnell, actress/comedian
Mike Okuda, scenic arts director
Sydney Pollack, director
Maury Povich, TV talk show host/personality
Jerry Seinfeld, actor/comedian
Joel Schumacher, director/producer
Andrew Shue, actor
Sinbad, actor/comedian
John Singleton, writer/director
Wesley Snipes, actor
Sly Stallone, actor
Darren Star, creator "90210" and "Melrose Place"
Oliver Stone, director/producer
Sharon Stone, actress
John Tesh, actor
Irwin Winkler, director/producer
Robert Zemeckis, director
Bryan Adams, singer/musician
Tori Amos, singer
Laurie Anderson, musician
Bjork, singer
Bono, singer/musician U2
Sheryl Crow, Grammy award-winning singer
Thomas Dolby, musician
Peter Gabriel, musician
Jerry Garcia, musician
Mickey Gilley, singer
Dave Gilmour, singer/musician
Amy Grant, singer
Arlo Guthrie, musician
Jan Hammer, musician/composer
Herbie Hancock, musician
Ben Heppner, opera singer
Ice T, singer-rapper
Joe Jackson, musician
Howard Jones, musician
John Paul Jones, musician
Quincy Jones, musician/producer
Stanley Jordan, musician
B.B. King, musician
Cyndi Lauper, singer
Cole Lloyd, musician
Courtney Love, singer
Madonna, singer
MC Solaar, musician/rap
Meredith Monk, vocalist
Prince (or the artist formerly known as), singer
Lou Rawls, singer
Trent Reznor, musician
Jeff Rona, composer
Todd Rundgren, musician
Buffy Sainte-Marie, musician
Joe Satriani, musician
Paul Schaffer, musician
Jason Scheff, bass player/lead singer
SEAL, musician
Gene Simmons, musician
John Tesh, musician
Rabin Trevor, guitarist
Eddie VanHalen, musician
Neil Young, musician
Hans Zimmer, Hollywood composer
Douglas Adams, writer
Scott Adams, cartoonist
Marty Basch, writer
Gerry Callahan, senior writer
Tom Clancy, writer
Douglas Cooper, novelist
Richard Dawkins, biologist/author
Barbara De Angelis, writer
Roger Ebert, film critic
Malcolm Forbes, Jr., publisher
William Gibson, writer
David Guterson, writer
J.C. Herz, writer Playboy
Douglas Hofstadter, former Scientific American columnist and author
D Knowledge, poet
G. Gordon Liddy, columnist
John McTiernan, writer
Steve Perry, writer
Mario Puzzo, author The Godfather series
John Singleton, writer/director
Bruce Sterling, writer
Martha Stewart, publisher/editor
Bob Thave, cartoonist
Buzz Aldrin, astronaut
Shoukei Arai, House of Representatives, Japan
Paul Baran, early internet pioneer
Philippe Decoufle, choregraphed Olympic Game opening in Albertville
Roy Disney, Disney Family
Michael Eisner, CEO Disney Corp.
Larry Ellison, Chairman, CEO and Founder Oracle Corp.
Dr. Roger Guillemin, M.D., Ph.D, Nobel Laureate in Medicine and Physiology
Vaclav Havel, ex Czech President
Colin Hunter, Virology Laboratories - Univ. of Maryland at Baltimore
Paul MacCready, inventor, flying wing Pathfinder
Gabriel Garcia Marquez, Nobel Laureate
Edgar Morin, French philosopher, sociologist, science theoretician
Fidel V. Ramos, ex President of the Republic of the Philippines
Stephen Sprouse, designer
Isacc Tigret, founder the Hard Rock Cafe and House of Blues
Osel Hita Torres, Tibetan Lama
Kristi Yamaguchi, Olympic Gold Medal ice skater
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