Former Windows user needs help...

[The Toddfather]

Hi All,

I just purchased my first Mac, any thread suggestions for beginners? I was looking for a Mac for Dummies type thread that would offer help to a long time Windows user.

Thanks!

 

[cwa107]

Hi All,

I just purchased my first Mac, any thread suggestions for beginners? I was looking for a Mac for Dummies type thread that would offer help to a long time Windows user.

Thanks!

Welcome to M-F.com. Congrats on your switch!

Check out the stickies in the Switcher subforum. We have a lot of switchers here and many questions have been asked, so be sure to take advantage of the Search feature.

For good reading material, I highly recommend Mac OS X: The Missing Manual.

 

[Kash]

I second cwa107's suggestion of The Missing Manual. I bought it a while ago and it's been a great help. It's chock full of useful tips and instructions. The author is correct, this manual really should have come bundled with your Mac

 

[Rambaud]

Thirded.

It was one of the first things I bought for my MacBook.

 

[frazzm737]

Another great book for the new Mac user is "Switching to the Mac." It is part of the missing manual series. It shows you how to do the same things you did on the PC on your new machine.

 

[eric]

I just purchased my first Mac, any thread suggestions for beginners? I was looking for a Mac for Dummies type thread that would offer help to a long time Windows user.

have you looked here?

Mac-Forums Switchers F.A.Q. and Information

welcome to the forums!

 

[torchy]

Besides the 'missing manual' which I purchased a couple of weeks before my first Mac arrived about four years ago
http://www.apple.com/support/mac101/work/
should help.
Have fun

 

[Sachsr1]

Helpful websites

iLife tutorials
http://www.apple.com/ilife/tutorials/

keyboard shorties
http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=75459

Mac OSX tips
http://www.apple.com/pro/tips/

 

[The Toddfather]

You guys are awesome, thanks for the suggestions.