just ordered my first mac!

just ordered Apple MacBook Pro MD313LL...please let me know what i should do to prepare for my first macbook (knowledge wise), any links to shortcuts, guides, etc etc? already read the sticky

 

Do you need Windows? If so then I would run bootcamp.

Also, I would first check if you got all the components you ordered, there was a mishap about someone who didn't get the i7 air when he bought an i7 air.

Other than that, I'd say enjoy, learn Lion.

 

i don't plan to run windows - have 2 other laptops for windows if i need it

lion is the newest OS right? mine said it should come with that, what's so special about it/how is it different from the old one?

 

To be honest not much, and as you said you bought your first mac...

Lion will be your first OS X, right?

Get used to the launchpad, mission control, etc.

There's not much to learn, but you can tweak gesture settings and install some cool free apps, too!

* I would recommend you turn off the reverse scrolling, it gets really confusing when you use a Windows laptop with the Macbook Pro. *

 

You can either 2 finger click for right click or turn it on like a normal touchpad where you click on the bottom right side. I still run Snow Leopard on mine so I can't comment on Lion.

You'll enjoy the experience tho, I loved making the switch from Windows to Mac although I'm looking for a decent gaming desktop.

 

Well worth reading:

The Essential Guide to OS X Lion | Mac|Life

 

question - file sharing? is there a way to read/copy files between a windows 7 and mac osx (lion) on the same network??

//EDIT: nvm...googled it...found several links lol

 

Yea I love my MAC as much as the next guy however the simple fact remains that OSX Lion or whatever OS is next to come as the ones before it they are not developer friendly and more user friendly. And I completely understand that , and have accepted that. However many Mac owners/users happen to be developers as well such as myself. And many needs of these developers include having the ability to use a Windows Machine.

Take me for instance you'd think Why would this nut wanna install windows on his macbook when he has all those alienwares running windows? Well for one the mac is far superior in battery life and portability, and ease of use on the go, thus having the ability to develop stuff on the run can come extremely useful. I really went out of my way to install windows on this device and I'm completely happy that I did.

Case and point, don't forget that many of us Mac end-users happen to be developers as well. Oh and did I mention the select few that just wanna play games? on their Macs?

 

I would like to comment on how unnatural the "natural scrolling" is for me on the mac. I would want my screen to go the direction of where I am moving my hand, even though people bring in the iOS reference. iPods are not the same as Mac but to each his own style.

 

I think Apple was just assuming that everyone was a Pilot and Flys around in their airplanes as to why it's all inverted

 

i am REALLY REALLY going to miss my right mouse button def gonna turn on that feature first thing

 

Sorry fellas, had to delete a few posts. Here's why really quickly. Ready?

Dissecting a post line by line or paragraph by paragraph is almost always a start for trouble. Is that really necessary? I really saw nothing wrong that required dissection like that.

OSX? Windows? Proper tool for the job I say. You get zero points for OS loyalty or for being a purist. None whatsoever. Why compromise when you can have the best of both worlds?

 

I actually don't recommend turning on the feature to have the lower right portion of the touchpad act as a right-click. Instead, just use two finger clicking which I believe is the default option. Two finger clicking for a right-click is a lot easier than hunting down the lower right corner of the trackpad especially when it is actually pretty damn big (the 13" MBP's trackpad is actually larger than most other notebooks, 17" or not).

I think you will also find that you use more fingers in the trackpad for vertical and horizontal scrolling anyway. Things will feel comfortable if you have an iPhone, iPod touch, iPad, or even an Android smartphone/tablet as Apple has designed OS X Lion for multi-touch input through the trackpad.

Also, if you really, really, really need a physical right-click (don't know why though), you can always use a USB wired/wireless or bluetooth wireless mouse with your Mac as the right-click will work.

 

I found the click-in-the-bottom-corner to be frustrating, because I could never tell accurately if I was clicking far enough over. I'd get right clicks when I wanted left clicks and vice versa. I learned about the two-finger click function late in the game, and never got used to it, but that might be the best solution. For me, I used a USB mouse a lot and control-clicked when that wasn't available (pinky on control, thumb on the touchpad).