Hi, this is my first Mac ever.
First of all, a few specific questions. I actually bought a white MacBook that is 2 years old (MacBook4,2) with Leopard and a Snow Leopard install disk.
1. Should I upgrade to Snow Leopard? From what I've read, there are performance improvements. However, I've also heard that laptops that wasn't preinstalled with Snow Leopard will run slow once it is installed.
2. When I used the OS disk to install Leopard, did I format the disk and clean everything? Here is the whole story. The seller reinstalled the OS, but in French, which I do not want. When I first opened the machine, it would let me create an account and go through all the process which is normal for a newly installed OS. Since I wanted in English, I put in the disk and chose Install Mac OS X and Bundled Software. It asked to restart and then started installing everything. During the installation, I got to choose English, but it didn't ask me to create a new account which I would expect in a fresh installation. After the installation, the account I created was still there. I'm now worried that the old files (like the French files) are still there because I have more than 17GB of used HD space and I don't think I have iLife installed, although I'm not sure because I don't know where to check. How do I make a clean installation?
3. Here is a more vague question. I'm very savvy with Windows. I know about GPOs, OUs, active directories, domain controllers, NTFS permissions, and will know in the near future pretty much everything needed to be a network administrator. I've also been using Windows since Windows 3.0, so I know how to get the most out of them. With the Mac, I feel like I'm lost in the wood, completely naked and I do not like it. Would you recommend a few books to get as savvy with a Mac?
P.S. What's with the one button touchpad?
First of all, a few specific questions. I actually bought a white MacBook that is 2 years old (MacBook4,2) with Leopard and a Snow Leopard install disk.
1. Should I upgrade to Snow Leopard? From what I've read, there are performance improvements. However, I've also heard that laptops that wasn't preinstalled with Snow Leopard will run slow once it is installed.
2. When I used the OS disk to install Leopard, did I format the disk and clean everything? Here is the whole story. The seller reinstalled the OS, but in French, which I do not want. When I first opened the machine, it would let me create an account and go through all the process which is normal for a newly installed OS. Since I wanted in English, I put in the disk and chose Install Mac OS X and Bundled Software. It asked to restart and then started installing everything. During the installation, I got to choose English, but it didn't ask me to create a new account which I would expect in a fresh installation. After the installation, the account I created was still there. I'm now worried that the old files (like the French files) are still there because I have more than 17GB of used HD space and I don't think I have iLife installed, although I'm not sure because I don't know where to check. How do I make a clean installation?
3. Here is a more vague question. I'm very savvy with Windows. I know about GPOs, OUs, active directories, domain controllers, NTFS permissions, and will know in the near future pretty much everything needed to be a network administrator. I've also been using Windows since Windows 3.0, so I know how to get the most out of them. With the Mac, I feel like I'm lost in the wood, completely naked and I do not like it. Would you recommend a few books to get as savvy with a Mac?
P.S. What's with the one button touchpad?