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.