Becoming familiar with the Mac

Wednesday, July 4th, 2007 | Tips

If you’re new to the Mac or in the process of switching, you may have questions about how things work. You may need to know how to move your files from a Windows machine.

If that’s the case, you’re in luck. I’m sure a buddy who’s been using a Mac for a while will be more than willing to help. But if you don’t have a friend who can assist you, there are other ways to learn about your new Mac. Apple has some materials to help you become familiar with your Mac and also to assist you with moving files from a Windows machine or another Mac.

The Support section of Apple’s web site can be a great resource for many of your questions. However, for beginners there are two sections that can be of greatest value. Unfortunately, Apple doesn’t make them very easy to locate. One of these sections is called Mac 101. Here you will find an overview of the Mac OS X interface, learn about connecting peripherals and how to tweak preferences. Second section is called Switch 101. In this section you will learn how to move files from a Windows machine to your new Mac. You will also learn about Apple software and some of the other things covered in Mac 101.

Although, Macs are the most user friendly computers, it may be interesting and helpful to get some beginning pointers from the experts at Apple. Visit Apple’s Support site and begin learning more about your shiny Mac.

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