Switch To A Mac Guides http://switchtoamac.com/guides/ Guides that help you learn to use a Mac en Copyright 2011 Mon, 06 Jun 2011 21:38:54 -0500 http://www.sixapart.com/movabletype/ http://www.rssboard.org/rss-specification What is Lion? Snow Leopard which was released in August 2009.  Lion has been designated a version number of 10.7 and is the eight iteration of the Mac OS X operating system. ]]> http://switchtoamac.com/guides/mac-os-x/version/lion/what-is-lion.html http://switchtoamac.com/guides/mac-os-x/version/lion/what-is-lion.html Lion Mac OS X Mon, 06 Jun 2011 21:38:54 -0500 What is Disk Utility? http://switchtoamac.com/guides/applications/utilities/disk-utility/what-is-disk-utility.html http://switchtoamac.com/guides/applications/utilities/disk-utility/what-is-disk-utility.html Disk Utility Tue, 06 Apr 2010 16:34:35 -0500 What is Boot Camp Assistant? Utility in the Mac OS X operating system that helps Mac users install Microsoft Windows on their Intel-based Mac.  The latest version of Boot Camp (version 3.0.x) offers support for Windows 7, Windows Vista, and Windows XP.  Boot Camp Assistant requires that a Microsoft Windows installation disc be used to perform the Windows installation. ]]> http://switchtoamac.com/guides/applications/utilities/boot-camp-assistant/what-is-boot-camp-assistant.html http://switchtoamac.com/guides/applications/utilities/boot-camp-assistant/what-is-boot-camp-assistant.html Boot Camp Assistant Tue, 06 Apr 2010 15:43:04 -0500 What is Snow Leopard? Mac OS X Leopard (version 10.5), the prior generation of the operating system.  Snow Leopard has been designated a version number of 10.6 and is the seventh iteration of the Mac OS X operating system. ]]> http://switchtoamac.com/guides/mac-os-x/version/snow-leopard/what-is-snow-leopard.html http://switchtoamac.com/guides/mac-os-x/version/snow-leopard/what-is-snow-leopard.html Mac OS X Snow Leopard Fri, 28 Aug 2009 00:00:00 -0500 What is Airport Utility? Airport Utility is a Mac OS X utility that allows users to set up, manage, and configure Apple's lineup of AirPort Wi-Fi base stations such as AirPort Extreme and Time Capsule. http://switchtoamac.com/guides/applications/utilities/airport-utility/what-is-airport-utility.html http://switchtoamac.com/guides/applications/utilities/airport-utility/what-is-airport-utility.html Airport Utility Mon, 15 Jun 2009 12:46:43 -0500 What is Activity Monitor? utility that provides runtime details about a Mac's CPU (processor), System Memory, Disk Activity, Disk Usage, and Network. ]]> http://switchtoamac.com/guides/applications/utilities/activity-monitor/what-is-activity-monitor.html http://switchtoamac.com/guides/applications/utilities/activity-monitor/what-is-activity-monitor.html Activity Monitor Mon, 15 Jun 2009 12:17:51 -0500 Quickly navigate to the Utilities folder Finder. ]]> http://switchtoamac.com/guides/applications/utilities/quickly-navigate-to-the-utilities-folder.html http://switchtoamac.com/guides/applications/utilities/quickly-navigate-to-the-utilities-folder.html Utilities Mon, 15 Jun 2009 11:24:34 -0500 What are Utilities? Applications folder contains a a Utilities folder that houses a number of tools that allow you monitor, tune, configure, and tweak your Mac.
]]> http://switchtoamac.com/guides/applications/utilities/what-are-utilities.html http://switchtoamac.com/guides/applications/utilities/what-are-utilities.html Utilities Mon, 15 Jun 2009 11:00:02 -0500 Forward delete on a Mac keyboard http://switchtoamac.com/guides/mac-os-x/mac-os-x-basics/forward-delete-on-a-mac-keyboard.html http://switchtoamac.com/guides/mac-os-x/mac-os-x-basics/forward-delete-on-a-mac-keyboard.html Mac OS X Basics Mon, 15 Jun 2009 10:37:01 -0500 Show or Hide Sidebar items via Preferences http://switchtoamac.com/guides/mac-os-x/sidebar/show-or-hide-sidebar-items-via-preferences.html http://switchtoamac.com/guides/mac-os-x/sidebar/show-or-hide-sidebar-items-via-preferences.html Finder Sidebar Thu, 28 May 2009 17:31:09 -0500 Determine which updates have been installed by Software Update Software Update on your Mac. ]]> http://switchtoamac.com/guides/mac-os-x/software-update/determine-which-updates-have-been-installed-by-software-update.html http://switchtoamac.com/guides/mac-os-x/software-update/determine-which-updates-have-been-installed-by-software-update.html Software Update Fri, 01 May 2009 18:51:13 -0500 Disable automatic updates in Software Update manually, use the following steps to disable the feature. ]]> http://switchtoamac.com/guides/mac-os-x/software-update/disable-automatic-updates-in-software-update.html http://switchtoamac.com/guides/mac-os-x/software-update/disable-automatic-updates-in-software-update.html Leopard Software Update Fri, 01 May 2009 18:24:59 -0500 Manually run Software Update on Mac OS X Leopard http://switchtoamac.com/guides/mac-os-x/software-update/manually-run-software-update-on-mac-os-x-leopard.html http://switchtoamac.com/guides/mac-os-x/software-update/manually-run-software-update-on-mac-os-x-leopard.html Leopard Software Update Fri, 01 May 2009 16:39:34 -0500 Different ways to launch a Mac OS X Application http://switchtoamac.com/guides/applications/different-ways-to-launch-a-mac-os-x-application.html http://switchtoamac.com/guides/applications/different-ways-to-launch-a-mac-os-x-application.html Applications Thu, 30 Apr 2009 21:30:32 -0500 Expose for Apple keyboards that have volume controls on F9, F10, and F11
]]> http://switchtoamac.com/guides/mac-os-x/expose/expose-for-apple-keyboards-that-have-volume-controls-on-f9-f10-and-f11.html http://switchtoamac.com/guides/mac-os-x/expose/expose-for-apple-keyboards-that-have-volume-controls-on-f9-f10-and-f11.html Expose Thu, 30 Apr 2009 15:52:09 -0500