Macintosh Computer User Tips (OSX): Make the Move to Mac OS X The Mac OS X operating system is a very stable system, providing additional features and benefits to users. This operating system will run only on newer Mac computers, but if you are interested in making hte move, visit mymacdealer or Apple. Here's what's changed in OS X: Apple System Profiler: Open the Applications folder, then open the Utilities folder. AppleCD Audio Player: Use the QuickTime Player. Insert a music CD, then just double-click a track icon toopen the player. The QuickTime Player is in the Applications folder. Calculator: This is now in the Applications folder. Chooser: When you are in an application and choose to print, you will automatically get the Print Center where you can set up and choose any printer on the network. To open the Print Center directly, go to the Applications folder, open the Utilities folder, and you'll find it in there. Control Panels: These are now System Preferences and can be accessed from the dock. Favorites: These are all stored in the Favorites window; click on the little red heart in any Finder window. You can also access a submenu of Favorites from the Go menu. Internet Access: The Control Panel is gone, but the Internet preferences pane is very similar. Network Browser: At the Desktop, click the Go menu, then choose "Connect to Server..." To connect to a Windows computer that has sharing enabled, enter the URL of the server to connect to using: smb://ServerName/ShareName/ Servername may be an IP address or DNS name. The name of the share (shared disk, volume or directory) must be specified and cannot contain spaces. Rebuilding the OS X Desktop OS X does not actually have a method of rebuilding the desktop. But in the event of problems in OS X, use Disk First Aid first to examine and repair the hard drive. If that still does not resolve the problem, you can delete three files from ~user/library/preferences: LSApplications
LSClaimedTypes LSSchemes Then restart your system and the files will be rebuilt. | 
