He's onny gone an done it!!!!

I've finally made the leap.
I went into the Apple store and bought me a nice 24" imac.
I was in the que for a 20" and changed my mind at the last miniute!!!!

It's huge, i can't believe how bigger it looks now it's in my house. I like it, but having used Windows for sooooo long, it seems a little strange.
It's gonna take a lot of getting used to but it's gonna be fun.

Craig

Congrats on your new toy!

A book that I would highly recommend that you get hold of is David Pogue's Mac OS X Leopard: The Missing Manual. It's very useful.

Thank you. I'll take a look for it!
I've been fiddling around on it tonight and can't seem to find where i put my pics or videos yet. I'll get there though!! There's much info on this forum too so i'm quite happy.
Thanks again

let me explain something that has helped people alot previously. Your desktop on your Mac is just like "My Computer" on windows. It will show you all peripherals connected, but it will also act like a real "desktop" if you need it to, you can copy apps/files to it for quick access. But "Macintosh HD" is where everything is stored.

MacHD>Users>YourUserName (it'll have alittle home icon next to it, on the left)>pictures/videos, etc.

is where all yoru stuff goes, also, just drag pics to iPhoto for easier photo storage/organization

have a happy mac experience

and keep coming back here to get any help you need (this is the nicest mac forum I have found so far)

Welcome Craig!

Montie Da Champ said:

MacHD>Users>YourUserName (it'll have alittle home icon next to it, on the left)>pictures/videos, etc.

Click to expand...

But whatever you do... DO NOT change the name of your Home folder. If you do, you're in for a major headache.

A site that I always recommend to switchers is www.myfirstmac.com
This, I believe, is a great resource and a definite bookmark.

Also, if you really want your desktop to stand out visit interfacelift.com (note no www.)
They have the best high resolution wallpapers that I have ever seen!
I personally use the London Eye one.

Have fun with your new mac.

I got a new 24" last week. LOVE IT. Finding this website was the biggest key. It is full of great info from great folks. I bought the missing manual book from Amazon. PRICELESS. It is a great reference book to have. It also helps that I am 10 min away from a apple store. To tell you the truth I can be there in under 10 ;D

Thank you all.

Thank you for the welcome guys!
The info you're offering is wondeful. I have found a copy of that book and i will be ordering it soon. So far I've brought in all my photos from my ext HD and imported them into iPhoto. It's awesome, i can't get over how much of a nice experience it is browsing through them.
I also love the fact that i can preview up and coming movie trailers through Front Row.....small i know but i think its fantastic!!
Thanks again. I'll have many more questions i am sure!