New to Mac / OS X

bmelnickbmelnick
Posted:
in macOS edited January 2014
Hi all,



I am a lifelong windows user who has taken step 1 in switching to the Mac. I bought my wife and I (really it will wind up being her's) an iBook.



What I'm looking for is a good online guide for beginners ... we are both very adept at using windows xp and previouse versions.



Any thoughts?



Thanks in advance,

Blue

Comments

  • Reply 1 of 5
    mr skillsmr skills Posts: 144member
    Try here.
  • Reply 2 of 5
    his dudenesshis dudeness Posts: 560member
    Well, really, if you're that familiar with Windows, OS X should be a snap. You'll find that both OS's have the same things. One has a Taskbar and one has a Dock, both the same, really. They both have a Control Panel, of sorts. Both have the ability for Wi-fi, Bluetooth, yada yada yada. Just remember, don't delete anything that you don't know what it is. Like something from the /Library folder. Not a good thing.
  • Reply 3 of 5
    mrsinmrsin Posts: 163member
    Quote:

    Originally posted by bmelnick

    Hi all,



    I am a lifelong windows user who has taken step 1 in switching to the Mac. I bought my wife and I (really it will wind up being her's) an iBook.



    What I'm looking for is a good online guide for beginners ... we are both very adept at using windows xp and previouse versions.



    Any thoughts?



    Thanks in advance,

    Blue



    I would highly recommend "Switching to the Mac" Tiger Edition - The Missing Manual - The book that should have been in the box by David Pogue & Adam Goldstein.



    I made the switch this past September and my only regret is in not having made the switch a LOT sooner .
  • Reply 4 of 5
    aquamacaquamac Posts: 585member
    Another great product is OS X Training for Windows Users. You could also join a local Apple User Group. And of course your always welcome to post questions here too.



    Welcome to Macintosh.
  • Reply 5 of 5
    jonnyboyjonnyboy Posts: 525member
    be a bit patient for the first two weeks





    ..then you'll be fine
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