Mac for dummies?

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Hi fellas,

My boss gave me a new iMac, but I've never ever worked with it. I used to roll with MS systems. He told me I need to learn it..And now I got the Mac, but I dont know anything. Does someone know a good beginner website for me for easy learning the Mac os??

I got a

beautyshotimac17_1103.jpg

I guess its a 1.25Ghz..


Help this 2 hour old rookie out :)
 
Welcome to the iMac. I have a 17" iMac at home very much like yours.

You will learn a lot just by reviewing the programs you have and the tasks you need to accomplish. If you do graphics, you will use the Creative Suite from Adobe, most likely. If you are doing accounting or other tasks, maybe you will use the Microsoft Suite (Excel, Word, etc.)

This forum is a great place to ask questions too. Here's a short list of things to do when first getting started:

1. Go to the system preferences (that white "light switch" icon in the dock) and set the General Preferences how you want them.
2. Set up an Administrator Account for yourself in the System Preferences/Accounts/Log in. Make sure you are an "administrator" for the computer. You can even set here that the computer is only accessible with your password, and you can set another account for anyone else to access the computer. You could name it "Guest" but give it Administrator priveledges.

Come back here with any specific questions or problems and most likely you will get a prompt answer.

Welcome!
 
There are some excellent books you might want to take a look at including: David Pogue's Mac OS X: The Missing Manual, Panther Edition and Switching to the Mac: The Missing Manual. I also heartily recommend The Robin Williams Mac OS X Book, Panther Edition (its not that Robin Williams). :D

All of these are fast and relatively engaging reads as technical books go. Filled with lots of illustrations and how to information about the Mac OS X operating system, its care and feeding.
 
I have (and have no need for) the Mac OS X 10.3 Visual Quickstart Guide... it looks like a pretty good introduction, if you want it for, oh, $30 plus S/H... get you a book and take it off my hands, no? ;)

Also, For Dummies books are always good.
 
Hi Javascript. Welcome to the forum :)

Have a look on the apple.com/switch as they suggested. And maybe, if you live in US and/or close to an Apple Shop, check if they have any quick mac courses. I think they go in one evening thru about everything. If you know any mac users close to where you live, it can be a good thing too for a starter.

The missing manuals etc can be good, but they are very big to start with. Just .. use your mac. I think it'll probably take 2-3 days or even less untill you feel good with it. And then try with everything slowly .. Modifying it as you like, learning new programs with it, and maintaining it too. :)

There are no dumb questions. You can always use the search-button here and see if you find something, if e.g. someone has looked for the same topic before. If you don't find what you wanted to know, ask. A wise person admits he/she does not know something and asks it, a fool never asks, thus remains not knowing what he wanted to know for a lifetime. I hope you enjoy the mac! And the mac users .. ;)
 
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