[PatsPalace24]

Just real quick... I know the best way to learn OS X is to play with it yourself, but are there any books that help? I know the missing manual stuff is good, but any other input? Or how did you all switchers get used to it? I doubt it will be even that hard!

[Siren]

i just got my mac setup four days ago and i'm mostly familiar with the basics

just work on it like you would a pc ... and when you run into anything you don't know how to do ... search system preferences (ex: the hotkeys section under the keyboard was very helpful) and browse through the hard drive to see if you can figure it out yourself.
If not, search MacOSX FAQs online ... and if that fails post here?

there are many guides and manuals (check amazon.com) but that's money and time I haven't spent, i would also appreciate it if someone could reccommend a good title

overall for me its been a pretty smooth transition. (i've haven't had a problem last more than a day)
good luck! its a great ride

btw, check out expose ... its awesome (under sys prefs)

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[d.fine]

Just use it, like I did, you'll find your way in no time ... !! have fun