pc2mac.org - Switching from a PC to a Mac

On the PC there is a built-in application called Character Map where you can find and copy special characters to the clipboard and then paste them into a document. On the Mac it is done more elegantly. In applications that edit text go to the Edit menu and select Special Characters… (or Command-Option-T). This will [...]

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In Windows you put a link to an application in the startup folder at C:\Documents and Settings\username\Start Menu\Programs\Startup. On the Mac you open System Preferences and go to the Accounts subsection. There you click on the Login Items tab to see the applications that will start when you login. Select an application from the list and [...]

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UsingMac has a page of 101 tips that include some that are very useful. For example: Control-F2 is Jump to MenuBar. After typing this you can use the arrow keys to move the selected item in the menu bar (and submenus). Hit enter to execute the command. This enables you to execute menu commands using just [...]

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iso images are copies of the actual bits that go on a CD. They are often used to install large applications like Linux operating systems. They are very easy to burn to a CD (or DVD) from the Mac. Open the Disk Utility (in the Utility folder of the Applications directory) and click on the Burn [...]

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On a PC you click on Search in the Start menu and get the “Search Results” window. You can then specify one or more of the following: the type such as pictures, music, video, or documents all or part of the name of the file or folder a word or phrase in the document where on the system to [...]

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