Basic Macintosh

The Finder app is arguably the most central element of the OS X user experience. It lies at the very heart of nearly everything you do. In light of this, you should learn to make the most of it! Follow along as we go over ten awesome tips for improving your Finder use. We'll cover everything from adding tabs to hidden shortcuts.

The OS X Finder is how most of us interact with the filesystem on our Macs, and while the default settings are user friendly, there are some additional options that can be configured to make the Finder a much better experience. From the simplest things like showing the extension of documents, to revealing the status bar and having invisible items become shown again, you're sure to get more out of the Mac Finder by making a few of these adjustments.

Macintosh tech support. Online and in person.

"Missing Fonts Some users have had messages about missing fonts in all iWork applications - Numbers and Keynote as well as Pages. In many cases these messages seem innocent but annoying. In some cases the problem can affect the layout of the document."

empowermac The YouTube videos for empowermac. iWork (Pages, Keynote, Numbers), iLife (iMovie, iPhoto, iTunes).

"With iMovie 11 coming out with features like a "real" timeline the iMovie FAQ has decided it is time to COME BACK!!! Yes... I will say it again there is a "real" timeline, and audio editing is much more enhanced, plus the functionality of the keywording in iMovie outdoes even what Final Cut offers. (and you will not hear me say that often). Over the next few weeks we hope to add content as a blistering rate. Stay tuned. To see the latest additions to the website click the "News" button on the Website."

Great tutorials and demonstrations on various aspects of the Mac.

"iCloud: Troubleshooting iCloud Calendar"

"17 Reasons Why Your Mac Runs Slower Than it Should Day by day, bit by bit your Mac has got slower and slower. You don't really notice because it has happened so gradually."

"Mac Stuff "Appealing stuff about Macs, like cool apps, hardware, news, etc" RSS Curated by Maria João Valente "

"This is the outline for Wesley Fryer's 3 hour workshop, Mac OS (Macintosh Operating System) Basics. Last updated 25 April 2011. Apple Resources Switch 101 (Migrate to Mac)"

Macintosh for Dummies - help for Mac users - videos and other support documents

"Whether you want to learn how to get around your Mac desktop (or find out what a desktop is, for that matter); figure out how to connect your printer, iPod, digital camera, or other device; discover email and the Internet; learn how to do various tasks; learn how to use the software that came with your Mac; or even find out what to do when things don't go as planned; we have the answers. "

"Find out how" - Apple's site for back tutorials