#Mac OS X Introductory Tutorials

http://www.digitaltrends.com/computing/windows-user-needs-to-know-mac-os-x/ - too expert???

http://support.apple.com/videos/#macos -- Here are two particularly useful videos on this page:

 PC to Mac: The Basics (we don't have trackpads, so gestures won't work)

 Anatomy of a Mac

Things to know about:

 Dock
 Apple menu
 Menu bar
 Controlling windows; controlling apps
     Scrolling - go to System Preferences
 Trash
 Knowing what application you're in
 Keyboard shortcuts: command key in place of control key
 Mission control
 Finder: 
    Using the "Go" menu
 Spotlight
 Quick Look

#Ubuntu http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cjJvhQlNy1g

Similar to Mac

Things to know about:

  Dock (left-hand side) commonly used apps - move mouse down to get bottom of dock
  Status bar (top) - application menu and status bar - like Mac menu bar
  Gear is like Apple menu in Mac OS X
  Dash - lets you find applications 
  Workspace switcher (like Mission Control in Mac OS X)

#Unix command line Getting a terminal window

Help commands:

help, man

File commands:

pwd, cd, ls, mkdir, rmdir, rm

Other useful commands:

cat, echo, more (less)

Editor:

nano, gedit

#Nano tutorial http://mintaka.sdsu.edu/reu/nano.html