The moment you type a Web address (i.e. www.Google.com) in your Web browser (i.e. Safari, Firefox, etc) and press your Enter or Return key…
…Domain Name Servers (DNS) play the role of translating that address into the appropriate numeric address (called an IP Address) on the Internet.
Once the translation is made, your computer connects to that computer through the Internet and it brings up the web site you’ve requested.
If you’re running into the problem with Apple Mail on Mac OS X 10.6…
…where when you ask it to copy an email address, and you go to paste it shows you this:
First & Last Name <name@domain.com>
instead of this:
name@domain.com
Here’s how you can update Apple Mail so it does the latter…
One of the best books I’ve read regarding switching to the Mac (from the world of Microsoft, and Windows) is David Pogue’s book -
Switching to the Mac: The Missing Manual
I really appreciated David’s direct approach to telling you the equivalent:
If you’re more inclined to use the keyboard, than the mouse — this web page is a great resource for you:
Mac 101: 56 Useful Mac Shortcuts
Enjoy!
If you don’t use your Dashboard, you can free up available memory in your computer (sometimes resulting in a speedier system!), by disabling your Dashboard.
If you want your Dashboard disabled, here’s how to do it:
I’ve seen it happen many times now…
People assume Apple’s Mighty Mouse only has one button.
It’s actually got quite a few, you simply have to enable the right side to be the ’secondary button’, and that’s done in Keyboard & Mouse under System Preferences.
Here’s how you enable it:
Here’s what it should look like when you’re done:
Also, while you’re in the Keyboard & Mouse preferences, you might want to change the Keyboard Shortcuts so you can tab through dialog boxes on your Mac, and on the web.