First thing to do when you pickup a new Macbook?

[TechGod]

Don't want to make another useless thread but I got my first Mac laptop ever! rMNP 15" w/ the 750m !

Mac OS is really strange after years of windows XP and 7....takes some getting used to and a lot of things to learn...

Is there any point to getting a 3rd party app and running at max resolution? I plan on some light gaming once I get windows installed. I heard "retina" looks best at the default resolution since 4 pixels are working to make 1? Sounds strange...


I can partition off say 256gb to Windows at any time via Bootcamp assistant right?

Messed around in iphoto and imported 3 years of photos from my iphone! Is there anyway to put "photos" above "Events" in the sidebar? It's not letting my move things like in the finder....

Yep you can partition as much storage as you want for windows but I encourage, unless you need it, to not run Windows so you get used to the way OSX works.

 

[innominato5090]

Is there any point to getting a 3rd party app and running at max resolution? I plan on some light gaming once I get windows installed. I heard "retina" looks best at the default resolution since 4 pixels are working to make 1? Sounds strange....

Yup, retina screens work on OS X just like they do on iOS. Most apps ship with "@1x" and "@2x" graphic resources. @2x assets are double the size and they are shown on retina screen.

Personally, I use my rMBP at logical 1440x900 most of the time. When I need a bit more space, I bump it to 1680x1050 or 1920x1200 using one of the scaled modes in system preferences.

 

[pullman]

cmd-space to use spotlight as program launcher is an excellent suggestion. I use this a lot - so simple.

I also move the Dock to the left side of the screen (sys prefs - dock) and drag my Applications folder (from Finder) to the lower part of the Dock (next to Trash). Then right-click the resulting new Applications icon and select 1) display as icon and 2) sort by kind. This gives a handy "start menu" to speak Windoweze.

Ctrl-T is a useful shortcut to learn to create new tabs, in (all) browsers, in Finder etc.

I always set right option to show the desktop. In sys prefs - keyboard - shortcuts - mission control.

 

[lonePar]

Enable tap-to-click in System preferences.

Thanks for this too! Just bought a rMBP 13" (had MBA 2011 and still have 2010 iMac) but never knew this was an option!!!

 

[Mike Boreham]

Thanks for this too! Just bought a rMBP 13" (had MBA 2011 and still have 2010 iMac) but never knew this was an option!!!

Have a look at post #29 in this thread. if you didn't know about tap to click there are probably many others you would like.

 

[Traverse]

So last night I finally picked up my first macbook pro with retina display. Ended up going with the 13"/8gb/256gb. I have not purchased a carrying case yet, what are some of your favorites? I'm totally new to Mac coming from the PC world, what are some things I need to know or what are some programs I should download to start my experience off? I'm currently trying to sync my iPhone email with the macbook email, having problems with that. Thanks.

Enable your Firewall.

System Preferences > secuirty and privacy > FireWall

I believe it is disabled by default, enable it.

 

[lonePar]

Have a look at post #29 in this thread. if you didn't know about tap to click there are probably many others you would like.

Thanks Mike. Will investigate.