09.04.06

Welcome to Mac OS X

Posted in Uncategorized at 1:12 am by ryan

So, you’ve finally decided to switch to Mac OS X and your trying to figure out how to get around? I just helped my good friend Aeron through this experience and I’ve got a few notes to help you on your way.

The “Finder” is that funny looking face on the far left of your dock. To connect to a windows server, select “Go” and “Connect to Server”. In the Connect box, just type “smb://” then the IP address just like you would type in Windows.

Now you need to figure out what programs you’ll need to get by.
• For video, check out VLC (freeware).
• For MSN Instant Messaging, check out Adium X (freeware).
• For web browsing, check out Camino. Based on Firefox, part of the Mozilla project but built for OS X (freeware).
• Above all else, replace the Finder with Path Finder and use Quicksilver instead of Spotlight.

Enjoy you’re trip to Taiwan Aeron…

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