Best way to Learn OSX?

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  1. ELab2, Jun 10, 2009

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    I'm new to Mac and have only played with Leopard for a short period of time on a friend;s MBP and at Best Buy and such. I usually learn new electronics by playing with them but OS X is such a departure from Windows and I know there are so many different little cool tricks that I think that it would be a pretty dumb way to go about learning in this case.

    What would you recommend I do to learn how to use Leopard in and out whether it be a book, Apple's own guides, Apple's tutorial videos, or 3rd party tutorial guides or videos?

    Thank you in advance.
     
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  2. NathanCH, Jun 10, 2009

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    Apples videos on their site are free and pretty fun to watch so I'd start there. Chances are you'll learn most of what you need within the first week or two by just playing around. The more advanced stuff will come over time. I'm not really sure if it's necessary to go out a purchase a book.

    A useful tool to look for settings is the Spotlight search.
     
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  3. miles01110, Jun 10, 2009

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    You can learn a lot by reading through the forums, particularly the Leopard tips thread. You can also check out websites like macosxhints.com which usually has some interesting articles.
     
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  4. rgarjr, Jun 10, 2009

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    Go to a bookstore and spend some time in there reading about Leopard.
     
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  5. TwinCities Dan, Jun 10, 2009

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    There's always the guides here on MacRumors, as well... ;)
     
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  6. conch575, Jun 10, 2009

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    The way I learnt was by playing around with it. Looking and clicking on stuff and pretty much seeing what happens :-D
    It's quite easy to use, and I think it is much more easier than using Windows, since it is all graphical. Also, asking someone who is familiar with OSX (either in life or on a forum) is good too, helps you understand more!
     
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  7. gr8tfly, Jun 10, 2009

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