I got my MBP!!! Now What??

Finally .... after a very very very long time I am now posting on my very own MBP. However, I have been playing around with it (a way bigger transition that i would have ever expected )hoping to get the best of it yet I have stumbled across some questions.

1) How come everytime I download some stuff for ex. MSN Messenger/ AIM, there's a icon on the desktop that I can't seem to get rid of( if i do, the program will stop working) What is that and how do I get around it?

2) What are all the differences between all browsers and does it matter what i use? So far I have safari ( given )/Camino/Mozilla/IE and trust me, I can't tell the differences ~__~

Anyways, that's all I have for now. I thank you first !

 

1) You haven't installed the application yet! So what you need to do is this:

Open the .dmg file for the application.
A "drive" comes up.
A window will also pop up with an icon of the application you're installing. Drag that icon into your Applications folder in Macintosh HD. That will install it.
Eject the "drive". And you can delete the .dmg file now.

2) The biggest differences between the browsers are mainly visual; such as Safari is heavy on brushed metal, Camino and Firefox have a more Aqua-look, etc.

And to help you out more in the transition to OS X, I recommend two articles:

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

 

dope !!!
phew finally got that question solved .... now i feel more superior !!!
and i think I'ma stick with Camino ... i just like it i dunno whyQ_Q

btw, it seems that my mac came with a lot of useless apps (bought it in taiwan and the store helps install stuff that i dont need) how will i uninstall the app? do i just drag it into trash? and also is there a way of deleting only 1 subject from the trash bin? because it seems like everytime i try deleting stuff everything goes in the trash bins gets deleted.

Thanks again !

 

Yikes...is the store allowed to do that on Macs?

Anyways, to uninstall applications you can just drag it to the Trash. You can also use a free app called AppDelete that searches through your computer and deletes files that were related to that app you were deleting, such as ReadMe files or maybe Preference files. It creates a folder in the Trash with all the related files.

However, its best to check over the files AppDelete thinks is related, as sometimes it may be a critical file that had a similar name to the application you were uninstalling.

I don't believe you can "empty" only one item on the Trash...

 

Since you're new to the Mac I would suggest playing around with it a few days. Once you're familiar with how it works or it's so hosed from all the newbie mistakes (we've all been there ) I would do a clean install. That would remove any reminants from the pre-installed crapware and you would have a fresh start.

 

um... i guess they are !? chinese hacks ??
but yah thank you for all your responses i'm getting more and more used to my mac and it's like i'm high all the time !!!!

ooh one more question ... my MBP came with wireless keyboard / mouse (more chinese hacks? they're actually like apple keyboards/ mouse too) do i just keep them on? because each time i turn it off it looses the connection and i have to go through all the process of getting it hooked through bluetooth again. If i do leave them on, does it KILL the battery??
Thanks again !!

 

just a quick question about web browsers but didnt want to waste making another thread. are there any browsers that can store your tabs/what you had open after you close the browser/shut down computer and such. like opera and IE do in windows???

 

I believe Firefox has this option. It does in Windows, as least, so I'd expect it to have the function in Mac OS X as well.

 

well thats what i thought would happen because i use opera in windows and it has this feature but in os x it doesnt i'll check out firefox though thanks

 

OmniWeb has the function to store tabs (and total windows layout, and lots more) ... it allows you to save your current "workspace" basically any way you want - and there's an option to autosave to reload your last view when you start up as well.

 

You're not using AIM and MSN are you? AIM hasn't been updated in years, and MSN is very buggy.

Every mac cmes build in with iChat. Use that for AIM. If you want to use an all in one AIM/MSN/Yahoo program download Adium.

 

yeah thank you for the info .... i got Adium and currecntly am playing around with you but i cant say i love it. We shall see

And i also have a very noob comutper question ..... will it be hard to get more memory for my MBP? currently i have 120G (80 in MAC OS) because it is not enough, not even close.

anyways .... into second day of my mac career things are finally starting to roll and im absolutely loving my mac !!! WOOT!!!!

 

Hold up! Lol

The 120 GB and 80 GB you're talking about is not memory, its hard drive space. Memory is RAM, and your current RAM should be 1 GB or 2 GB. 1 GB of RAM is good, 2 GB of RAM is better.

The 120 and 80 you're talking about is hard drive space, which is where you store applications and files.

 

ahhhhh my bad >_<
im asking about my drive space then .... is it hard to get it to 160G?

 

Well, upgrading the hard drive in the MBP by yourself voids the warranty, so you should watch out for that. What you can do though is buy a 160 GB hard drive and have an Apple certified technician install it.

 

ahhh ic
and im guessing i will find one of those (both HD / apple certified technician) at the apple store?

 

Yes, you'll find them there. That's their hangout .