Another Switcher

Well yesterday my Macbook(White)arrived. I have to say im very impresed with the build of this little laptop. I dont game anymore so the intel graphics is fine. And really that is the only negative i can say about this machine just a superb build qulitiy. OS X is going to take some geting use to its def different i like but its all greek to me at the moment. So far im very happy with it (Thumbs Up)

 

That's good to hear! Be sure to check out the stickies at the top of the forum for lots of tips and suggestions.

 

Congrats! The Mac is a whole lot easier to learn than you think. Apple designs the Mac to work on a logic system. HUI (human user interface). Unlike Windows which is more of a computer centric design.

Here's a couple of cool tips and it will begin to make sense:

After you install an app and then decide you don't want it no matter how long you have been using it just simply drag it's folder to the trash. No un-installing required for the majority of your apps. Unlike Windows there's no registry that shares files inside that program that require un-installing which isn't guaranteed to be fully removed.

Here's another. After downloading a new application a white virtual hard disc will appear on your desktop. Just simply drag the contents of that drive to your desktop and it's installed! Just that easy. Then you can simply drop the virtual disc to the trash.
Unlike Windows there's no install shield that prevents you from using the computer while it's installing the application. Most of your apps are just a simple drag and drop installation.

One logic system Apple uses may seem a bit different but makes sense. When you hit the expand (maximize) button on your web browser the window expands just enough to cover the size of the website you are viewing. It will not expand to fit the whole screen as in Windows. The Windows way seems easier but if you think about it full screen browsing only makes sense if the content fills it. Wide screen monitors make full screen browsing even more senseless.
Safari basically behaves this way, other browsers on the Mac tend to do it the Windows way.

One last tip: Open the Macintosh HD on your desktop and you will see the "Applications folder". Drag it to the dock next to the trash (weird) and you can right click or control click or double tap the trackpad (in settings) and the window pops up with your apps just like the start button in Windows.
This is my favorite feature.

 

Thanks for the tips, They helped alot. Its different but after you get use to all the new surroundings its pretty fast. No installing of software is very nice.

 

Congrats on switching, iFish. Mac OS X may seem a little unfamiliar at first, but once you get used to it you will realize how much more efficient and easier it is to use OS X vs. Windows.

Here's two articles that will probably help you get used to the Mac environment:

http://www.apple.com/support/switch101/
http://www.apple.com/support/mac101/

I just want to point out something:

hldan is absolutely correct; dragging an application to the Trash will uninstall it, its that easy. However, sometimes some files from that application won't be uninstalled with it; it will not harm your computer in any way, but it will consume some space. So for some large applications I'd recommend you uninstall them with a free application called AppDelete. AppDelete is very easy to use and will uninstall the application and any documents about that application that is useless once the application is gone.

http://reggie.ashworth.googlepages.com/appdelete

 

The whole lack of a registry thing is great. I love being able to actually move my applications after installation

Yep, love this feature. Camino behaves like safari for this too. Unfortunately, firefox goes the windows route
Is there a keyboard shortcut to maximize it this way without setting up a quicksilver script?

 

Offtopic: ifish, is that a picture of your dog?

 

Yes thats him when he was a baby, Now he is 7months old and ah 120lbs. He's gonna be big ol boy when he is full grown. We named him Zeus.