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"The best things in life are nearest : Breath in your nostrils, light in your eyes, flowers at your feet,duties at your hand, the path of right just before you. Then do not grasp at the stars, but do life's plain, common work as it comes, certain that daily duties and daily bread are the sweetest things in life. -Robert Louis Stevenson"

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New to the Mac? Start here

According to the latest reports, 40% of Mac retail sales are represented by 'switchers.' It would be safe to assume that another portion of Mac sales are made by users new to computers entirely. Last time I checked, Macs come with a rather bare bones instruction manual, if they come with anything at all. While most of us feel OS X is designed so well, it is self documenting, not all users have such an easy time. Most of the readers of MacVolPlace probably are well beyond these types of tutorials. But I get questions all the time from switchers who want a resource to get them over the initial speed bumps of the change. Rather than pulling your hair out, take a look at these sites:

  1. Mac 101: Getting Started with the Mac
  2. Switch 101: Migrate from Windows to Mac
  3. Apple "Find out How" Tutorials
  4. How to Move from Windows to a Mac
  5. OS X Help for first time Mac Users
  6. O'Reilly: Switching from Windows to Mac OS X
  7. The Tao of Mac - How to Switch to the Mac
  8. MacWindows' Mac OS X 10.5 Leopard Cross-platform Issues: Reports and Tips regarding working with Leopard and Windows



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