Here's my tips in no particular order
Yep, for the first month or so you'll think that life was easier with a PC because you're used to them, after that you'll never want to go back :)
If you find you absolutely need to use Windows, get VirtualBox, it's free and open source and the virtual machines run really well. It can prove useful during the transition period.
iPhoto is ok, but Aperture is a much better choice for managing your images, unless you're already invested in Lightroom in which case I don't think there's any reason to switch.
I know you just spent loads of money on your lovely new iMac, but you might want to get an external drive and use Time Machine for backups, it's really useful and you don't even notice it's there, takes all the hassle out of a backup routine.
OpenOffice is a very comprehensive free open source office suite if you don't want to invest in MS Office or iWorks.
Pretty much all the shortcuts you're used to etc, are replaced with etc.
If you're struggling to get your Apple mouse to right click, make sure you lift your left finger first, it's a stupid design and the reason I went out and bought a Logitech mouse.
Safari was the only browser that properly handles colour management, though I've heard that Firefox 3.5 does by now, I haven't tried it.
When you close an application window, the application doesn't close most of the time, just the window. Don't worry about closing the applications, you don't need to and it's means they're available faster when you want to switch back to them.
That's all I can think of for now, enjoy the new Mac, I'm jealous :) |
