Bought my first MAC today need help

[alexqd3]

I bought a Mac Book Pro today. It is my very first Mac book. I was wondering if there was a guide that shows you all the short cuts and things you should know for using a MAC, because I am very new to it all. I have the new Lion X OS. I like the finger swipe shortcuts a lot. What else is out there?

 

[ImageX]

Welcome to the forums and congrats on your first Mac! You should linger around the switcher area which can be found here. That forum should have a lot of info for you. I learned a lot when I first got my Mac by looking at a bunch of topics in that section. As for basic shortcuts, substitute "command" for "control". For instance, copy in Windows is "ctrl + c" whereas in OS X it is "cmnd + c". Also, get used to "cmnd + q". That shortcut is the Quit shortcut. Unlike Windows, if you just click on the red close circle, that window will simply close, not the whole app. To quit an app in OS X you need to click on it's name in the file menu and navigate to "Quit (This App)" or simply press "cmnd + q" and it will be closed completely. I hope you don't get discouraged with the different features a Mac has, because once you get used to it, it's much friendlier than Windows. Good luck.

- ImageX

 

[TattooedMac]

Hi and welcome to MF

Have a look at these for starters .....
Mac Switching 101
Mac 101
MacTricksAndTips ~ 100 Essential Mac Apps
Mac OS Menu Bar Items
Mac OS Keyboard Shortcuts
Mac downloads ~ Apple

Here is a list of Apps that people around here use a lot, but b e sure to check out what came with the Mac as they are really sufficient in doing most things
Adium ~ Chat Client
Growl Notifications
SuperDuper or CarbonCopyCloner ~ Both make bootable copies of your HD
HandBrake ~ Video Converting
Burn ~ As it says A Burning App
Transmission ~ p2p client
Skitch ~ Screen capture and more
VLC ~ Video player that plays most codecs and does a lot more
Perian and Flip4Mac Makes watching certain codecs easier ... This is Essential IMHO
Audacity ~ Play with Music App
CandyBar ~ Mods all your icons, and dock
MainMenu or Oynx ~ Does the same as Disk utility only more thorough
Quicksilver ~ Works like Spotlight but way way better and does so much more
StuffitExpander ~ Opens Zip and rar files and more
Lil Snitch ~ Firewall type App that looks at your incoming and outgoing traffic
and last but certainly not least .....
AppTrap ~ Once installed it sits in System Preferences and deletes all associated files of anything that you put in the trash ...

Should keep you busy for a while lol
HTH

Cheers


EDIT : as well check out all the stickies at the top of the sub-forums as there is a lot of good info there.

 

[alexqd3]

Oh wow thank you both very much for the great links! I'm so happy with my macbook. I love having to learn everything all over again. Glad to be a part of MF. Thanks again!

 

[TattooedMac]

Oh wow thank you both very much for the great links! I'm so happy with my macbook. I love having to learn everything all over again. Glad to be a part of MF. Thanks again!

Your welcome alexqd3 and be sure to return as there is a wealth of information here

Cheers