With Windows Vista, even after years of use I STILL get lost in the control panel ( I don't tinker as much as I used to either, that could be it??). Going to settings on the Mac and I feel like there is something missing.
I don't get spaces yet.. what I like is the 4 finger horizontal swipe. I don't think I understand it yet fully either. LOL..
The F3 button does bring up something, the same as a 4 finger vertical swipe, but I have no clue yet. It will all come together.
Are those classes at Apple store worth attending? Are they a basic lesson on how to turn the computer off and on or do they get into some more advanced stuff?
for the system settings, it's very light compared to the windows control panel; you're not allowed as much ability to mess stuff up on the Mac OS. if you want detailed information, the system profiler is where all system specs are laid out much like device manager, sans control. for disk management, disk utility is much like disk manager in the windows administrative tools. the utilities folder in your applications folder is where you'll find more powerful tools for control over the hardware and software.
since you have a multitouch trackpad, here we go... 4 finger swipe downward will activate 'expose', which is the same as hitting F3. 4 fingers up will clear your desktop, just like the "show desktop" command in windows.
4 fingers to the left or right will bring up the task switcher, which is the same as using command+tab, which is the same as the alt+tab shortcut in windows.
as for the classes, they are VERY basic. some stores offer a "switchers" class that you may be interested in taking, though. to be honest, i was quite dissatisfied with the workshops as they were below my level of knowledge, but to each their own... my background may be different than yours.
Thanks.... People keep giving me links. It's much easier for me to do a search when I come across a problem. I learn better this way.
Please keep the links coming though, as I do read them.
One thing I realized, is that anything open is on the dock and you can just click on that. Am I missing something here or is the dock the same as a Windows task bar??
the dock is less like the taskbar and more like the start menu. open tasks will be highlighted in the dock if a shortcut for that app is in the dock. minimized apps will also show up on the right side of the separator in the dock. as for the file menu that you see at the top of every window in windows, you have just one, connected to the tray on the Mac OS, and it's dynamic; it changes for whatever application is on top.