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Hi Macforums,
Been using and building PCs for years now and have finally decided to make the switch over to Macs.
Just a few questions really i want to ask before i finally go and buy one.
1. How easy is it to upgrade and build on macs? Say if i had a g5 but wanted to add some more RAM or another HDD or a 2nd GPU how easy is this to do?
2. Whats the best way to store data on Macs? On my PC i run two 250GB hard drives which are then partitioned into different drives i.e:
C: System
D: Software:
E: Games
F: Music
G: Data
H: Videos
I: Downloads
J: Work
Whats the best way to organise and store files on the MAC or the standard way of storing the best?
3. I do alot of web and graphic design, are photoshop, dreamweaver etc all the same layout and shortcuts? Or is there different keyboard shortcuts for mac?
4. I used a friend’s mac and learnt about F9 and F11 and the different types of shortcuts, is there a guide online that will teach me all of these type of things? Also stuff on windows like windows task manager etc that i use to close programs down if there is a problem and run>cmd stuff for maintenancewhats the best way for me to learn all the different things for general maintenance? Or is just a case of me picking it all up as i go along?
5. Are there any OS components that i can or should get rid of when I get my mac? Like on windows i get rid of live update and don’t use the windows firewall and turn of system restore and get rid of outlook express and the games and any other rubbish I don’t need.
Is there a guide to setting up the Mac to a perfect configuration or any tips or things i should do when I get my Mac so it all runs that little bit better?
I think that’s about it for now, any advice would be hugely appreciated and any links to articles or forum write ups about new users to Macs would also be appreciated
Thanks
Joe
Been using and building PCs for years now and have finally decided to make the switch over to Macs.
Just a few questions really i want to ask before i finally go and buy one.
1. How easy is it to upgrade and build on macs? Say if i had a g5 but wanted to add some more RAM or another HDD or a 2nd GPU how easy is this to do?
2. Whats the best way to store data on Macs? On my PC i run two 250GB hard drives which are then partitioned into different drives i.e:
C: System
D: Software:
E: Games
F: Music
G: Data
H: Videos
I: Downloads
J: Work
Whats the best way to organise and store files on the MAC or the standard way of storing the best?
3. I do alot of web and graphic design, are photoshop, dreamweaver etc all the same layout and shortcuts? Or is there different keyboard shortcuts for mac?
4. I used a friend’s mac and learnt about F9 and F11 and the different types of shortcuts, is there a guide online that will teach me all of these type of things? Also stuff on windows like windows task manager etc that i use to close programs down if there is a problem and run>cmd stuff for maintenancewhats the best way for me to learn all the different things for general maintenance? Or is just a case of me picking it all up as i go along?
5. Are there any OS components that i can or should get rid of when I get my mac? Like on windows i get rid of live update and don’t use the windows firewall and turn of system restore and get rid of outlook express and the games and any other rubbish I don’t need.
Is there a guide to setting up the Mac to a perfect configuration or any tips or things i should do when I get my Mac so it all runs that little bit better?
I think that’s about it for now, any advice would be hugely appreciated and any links to articles or forum write ups about new users to Macs would also be appreciated
Thanks
Joe