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Now that you've got your first Mac, where do you go from here?
Here's some more advice on getting started.

Welcome New Mac Owners - Here Are Some Tips to Get You Started

Welcome New Mac Owners - Here Are Some Tips to Get You Started

Did Santa leave a new Mac for you under the Tree? Make it the best gift ever by making the most of your Mac.

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Getting Started with Instant Messaging and iChat
Waiting for someone to get back to you via email? Use instant messaging for fast answers, telepresence, sending large files and more.

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The Next 5 Things to Do After Starting Up Your New Mac
Keep improving your Mac by following these next steps. They will make your Mac experience more safe and comfortable.

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What is a USB Flash Drive and What Is It Good For, Anyway?
Floppies are dead and buried. Long live the flash drive! Find out why these little guys are so useful and why you should have one.

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Save and Share Important Web Pages With Your Mac
Surfing the web can be like panning for gold. Know how to save and sharev the nuggets you find.

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Do I Need Virus Protection for My New Mac?
If you own a PC, you better get all the latest anti-virus software up and running before even connecting to the internet. What about Macs?

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What Keys Give Me What Symbols On the Mac?
I can never find them when I need them. You know, the arrows, boxes, symbols and accents. It's not as easy as it should be.

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Crossing Over To Play Windows Games On Your Mac
The Mac cannot compete with Windows in the gaming arena, but here's one (cheap) way to reclaim some of that ground. Half-Life 2 anyone?

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Introduction to Apple’s .Mac Services
Craig gives you an overview of what services are offered and what some competitive options could be.

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Finding the Big Files on Your Hard Drive to Make More Free Space
What do you do when you get that message that your hard drive is almost full? The trick is in finding your biggest files you don't need.

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What We Like About Time Machine

Time Machine will likely be the one thing we remember about Leopard years from now. Is it all that? Paul takes us through what he likes about it.

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What Are My Options When Installing Leopard?
Will I lose my data? Do I need a new hard drive? Adam looks at what installing Leopard means for your new Mac.

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10 Killer Tips for Using Aliases on Your Mac

Using aliases is all about efficiency. You can reduce your file clutter and the amount of time it takes to get around that mess of a hard drive.

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An Intro to System Preferences
Have you come over from Windows and wondered where the Control Panels are? The Mac version is called System Preferences and that is where you can control the finer points of your Mac experience, from setting up right-clicking to sharing a printer.

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Don’t I Need Microsoft Office to Open That?
Did you think you got away from paying the Microsoft tax by switching to Mac? They still want $150-$500 for you to use Office. Skip the tax and give NeoOffice a try. You'll like the price.

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iTunes Cheat Sheet
If you haven't spent much time using iTunes, we'll give you the essentials to get you off and running. This is the first in our Cheat Sheet series where we provide a visual graphic you can print or save to keep with your Mac that explains all the important basics to get started.

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Installing Downloaded Mac Apps
Confused by installing applications you downloaded from the internet? Let us help you sort it out and get rid of the extra junk files.

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Let Exposé Rock Your World
What is this “Exposé” that everyone seems to love? It’s hard to explain, but we’ll tell you why and how you should be using it all the time on your new Mac.

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To .mac Or Not To .mac
So you’ve bought a new Mac and this .Mac thing is constantly being pushed at you. Should you get it? Is it worth it? Let’s take a look!

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iPhoto Cheat Sheet
Still trying to figure out where to start with iPhoto? Our exclusive iPhoto Cheat Sheet will give you a quick reference for the most used functions found in the Organize View of iPhoto. You'll be organizing Albums and creating books in no time at all.

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What Else Do I Need to Get With a New Mac?
So you are planning to buy or just bought a new Mac and you are wondering if you need to get anything else to go along with it. I'll break down what else you will need to get and some other things you may want to buy to round out the whole Mac experience.

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iTunes for Mac: Moving your iTunes Media folder

Learn how to move your iTunes Media folder to a different location on your Mac.

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