Quick about installing programs??

jparker0201 · jparker0201 #1 (**permalink**)

10-12-2006, 07:38 PM

Ok...So I got the MBP today and I'm doing pretty good with learning everything thing except a couple of things...I am having a few little learning difficulties here and there but I am figuring most things out.

The one thing I'm stuck on though is a little problem with installing programs.
I have Firefox set to download stuff to the desktop, then I install it and run and all that good junk. Some programs leave an icon on the desktop though and I'm assume its a disk image or whatever. But when I delete this I end up having to go and download the program again. I don't want those icons on the desktop though. Is a simple fix to this having Firefox download stuff to somewhere besides the desktop?

If not can someone please help?

Thanks guys...I'm sure I will have plenty more questions and I am going to be very grateful for you guys.

NanoBite · NanoBite #2 (**permalink**)

10-12-2006, 07:42 PM

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Originally Posted by jparker0201

Ok...So I got the MBP today and I'm doing pretty good with learning everything thing except a couple of things...I am having a few little learning difficulties here and there but I am figuring most things out.

The one thing I'm stuck on though is a little problem with installing programs.
I have Firefox set to download stuff to the desktop, then I install it and run and all that good junk. Some programs leave an icon on the desktop though and I'm assume its a disk image or whatever. But when I delete this I end up having to go and download the program again. I don't want those icons on the desktop though. Is a simple fix to this having Firefox download stuff to somewhere besides the desktop?

If not can someone please help?

Thanks guys...I'm sure I will have plenty more questions and I am going to be very grateful for you guys.

Still don't fully understand how apps work within Mac OSX

jparker0201 · jparker0201 #3 (**permalink**)

10-12-2006, 09:54 PM

Ah, thank you so much.
One more thing, is the OSX firewall turned on by default or where do I go to enable it?

coach_z · coach_z #4 (**permalink**)

10-12-2006, 10:25 PM

system preferences
aka the lightswitch in your dock
-chris

mac57 · mac57 #5 (**permalink**)

10-13-2006, 02:47 PM

Specifically, System Preferences, Sharing, and then select the Firewall button. On my PowerMac G5 (new about 3 months ago), it was turned off by default.

baggss · baggss #6 (**permalink**)

10-13-2006, 03:00 PM

Yes, OSX enables the Firewall by default.

jparker0201 · jparker0201 #7 (**permalink**)

10-13-2006, 04:24 PM

Alright, so another question for you guys.

What is the best way at going to rename something?

In iTunes specifically. I right clicked but a rename option is there. I have figured out some method of holding one finger on the touch pad and then clicking the mouse button but this doesn't seem to work everytime. Help please?!

novicew · novicew #8 (**permalink**)

10-13-2006, 05:44 PM

You can easily rename a file by highlighting it and clicking once. If you do this fast, it will open the corresponding file(Double Click). Make sure to take a small pause(1 Sec). Sometimes it takes time to change it to rename mode but if you repeat the above process, you should be able to do it.

yogi · yogi #9 (**permalink**)

10-13-2006, 09:01 PM

Be sure to click the NAME of the file, not the icon itself. And give it a millisecond to turn into edit mode.

Kilted1 · Kilted1 #10 (**permalink**)

10-14-2006, 05:28 AM

I maybe a little square . I love to read up on things I buy. Yes I read instruction manuals . When I ordered my Mac my next stop was Amazon where I purchased this

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Switching-Ma...e=UTF8&s=books

It answers a lot of questions that I've seen asked here .Even in the short time I've beem a member

jparker0201 #1 (permalink)
Member Since: Sep 29, 2006 Posts: 38	10-12-2006, 07:38 PM Ok...So I got the MBP today and I'm doing pretty good with learning everything thing except a couple of things...I am having a few little learning difficulties here and there but I am figuring most things out. The one thing I'm stuck on though is a little problem with installing programs. I have Firefox set to download stuff to the desktop, then I install it and run and all that good junk. Some programs leave an icon on the desktop though and I'm assume its a disk image or whatever. But when I delete this I end up having to go and download the program again. I don't want those icons on the desktop though. Is a simple fix to this having Firefox download stuff to somewhere besides the desktop? If not can someone please help? Thanks guys...I'm sure I will have plenty more questions and I am going to be very grateful for you guys. Last edited by jparker0201; 10-13-2006 at 04:24 PM.
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coach_z #4 (permalink)
Member Since: Jul 23, 2004 Location: North NJ Posts: 3,169 Mac Specs: i dont have no mac's	10-12-2006, 10:25 PM system preferences aka the lightswitch in your dock -chris MoTM honor roll... when? i dont remember
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mac57 #5 (permalink)
Member Since: Apr 29, 2006 Location: St. Somewhere Posts: 4,547 Mac Specs: PowerMac G5 Quad, 2.5 GHz, 4 Core, 120 GB SSD, 500 GB HDD	10-13-2006, 02:47 PM Specifically, System Preferences, Sharing, and then select the Firewall button. On my PowerMac G5 (new about 3 months ago), it was turned off by default. My Macs: PowerMac G5 Quad, 2.5 GHz, 4 Core, Mac Pro, 3.2 GHz 8 Core, Power Macintosh 7500/100 My iStuff: 32 GB iPhone 4, 30 GB iPod Video, 16 GB iPod Touch My OS': Mac OS X Tiger, Mac OS X Snow Leopard, Mac OS X Leopard, Mac OS 8.6, openSUSE 10.3, Win XP I was on the Mac-Forums honor roll for September 2007
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novicew #8 (permalink)
Member Since: Jan 04, 2006 Location: Hamburg, Germany Posts: 1,385 Mac Specs: MacBook Pro \| iMac(2.1 G5) \| MacBook(2.16 C2D) \| MacMini (1.67 CD) \| iPhone 4 \| iPad (3rd Gen)	10-13-2006, 05:44 PM You can easily rename a file by highlighting it and clicking once. If you do this fast, it will open the corresponding file(Double Click). Make sure to take a small pause(1 Sec). Sometimes it takes time to change it to rename mode but if you repeat the above process, you should be able to do it. finiteloops.com
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Member Since: Jan 14, 2005 Location: St. Gallen, Switzerland Posts: 1,973 Mac Specs: iMac Core i5, iPad, iPhone 4	10-13-2006, 09:01 PM Be sure to click the NAME of the file, not the icon itself. And give it a millisecond to turn into edit mode. If you liked this post, consider using the Reputation System.
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baggss #6 (permalink)
Member Since: Oct 10, 2004 Location: Margaritaville Posts: 10,306 Mac Specs: 27" 3.4 Ghz i7 iMac-13" C2D Macbook-OSX 18.8.2-64Gb iPad 2-32 Gb iPhone 5-ATV 2-14Tb of Storage	10-13-2006, 03:00 PM Yes, OSX enables the Firewall by default.
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jparker0201 #7 (permalink)
Member Since: Sep 29, 2006 Posts: 38	10-13-2006, 04:24 PM Alright, so another question for you guys. What is the best way at going to rename something? In iTunes specifically. I right clicked but a rename option is there. I have figured out some method of holding one finger on the touch pad and then clicking the mouse button but this doesn't seem to work everytime. Help please?!
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Member Since: Sep 22, 2006 Location: Norway Posts: 1,133 Mac Specs: 2 iMacs 17+20" 2.16GHz 2GB RAM 500MB HDD 256MB Graphic card. 60Gig 5th gen iPod with Video	10-14-2006, 05:28 AM I maybe a little square . I love to read up on things I buy. Yes I read instruction manuals . When I ordered my Mac my next stop was Amazon where I purchased this http://www.amazon.co.uk/Switching-Ma...e=UTF8&s=books It answers a lot of questions that I've seen asked here .Even in the short time I've beem a member
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