Newbie Tutorials : Getting yourself aquainted with OS X

Hi folks..

I will be trying to provide tutorials for some tasks that I feel have importance especially for new users and switchers ... I will try to update this thread as regularly as I can and provide more insights into os x.

well ... it's been about 2 days since I got my mac ... and have spent them predominantly getting accustomed to the OS and increasing my productivity with respect to day to day tasks... finding keyboard shortcuts... and the like ...

Data Transfer between MAC (OS X) and Windows (XP) over a home network (wired/wireless/direct laptop to laptop ethernet cable hookup)

Anyways ... the primary reason of this tutorial is to provide a tutorial on data transfer between a MAC OS X device and a win XP PC over a network at home ... (connecting through either the router's ethernet ports/ wireless/ a direct connection between the two machines via an ethernet cable) ...

The reason I opted for this as a means of data transfer is that I'm not satisfied that MacFuse and MacDrive won't screw up my data somewhere along the line during a transfer.... I want to do a one time data transfer from my ntfs external hard drive to my mac hard drive ... and then format my external hard drive to hfs+journaled .. and then retransfer the data onto it ...

Now onto the procedure ...
In windows xp ...
1. go to a folder/drive that you want to share with your mac ...
2. Right click ... head to properties ... and click on the "sharing" tab
3. In Network sharing and security .... there'll be an wizard to start file sharing .... go through the steps of the wizard and input what it asks you to ... and give the network any name of your choosing.
4. Now head to the folders/drives again that you want to share ... repeat steps 1. and 2.
5. Under the "sharing" tab ... in "network sharing and security" ... check the "share this folder on teh network" option and click ok.

In MAC ...
1. Open System Preferences
2. Under the "internet & network option" ... click on sharing
3. check Personal File sharing and windows sharing
4. click against windows sharing and note the ip address that is formed.

Now, to access data...
To access the MAC data from Windows,
Goto "run" (win+r) and type in the ip address exactly as it was displayed in the mac (pt. 4)
wait a while and a new explorer window will pop up ... and you may have to give your mac user name and password to start file sharing .... just drag and drop what you want ...

To access Windows Data from the MAC ...
Open Finder ... go to "Network" ... and wait a short while and you'll see the network workgroup you created in windows. Click on it ... and you'll find the name of your computer (windows) ... click on that as well .. and you'll be asked to connect ...
there will be an option for which folder/disk you would like to enable sharing with ... click on the appropriate one and enter your windows user name/password in the next screen ...
you'll find a drive appear in the desktop ... double click it .. and you're all set to start data transfer ....

Hope this has been of help...
More tutorials later ...

 

Keyboard Shortcuts


Action Shortcut

Stop process Command + period
Force quit Application Command + Option + Escape
Force restart Command + Ctrl + Power key



Shortcuts for taking Pictures of the Screen

Action saves to Shortcut

Whole screen PDF file on Desktop Command + Shift + 3
Part of the screen PDF file on Desktop Command + Shift + 4
Window / Icon PDF file on Desktop 1. Command + Shift + 4 2. Space
Whole screen Clipboard Ctrl + Command + Shift + 3
Part of the screen Clipboard Ctrl + Command + Shift + 4
Window / Icon Clipboard 1. Ctrl + Command + Shift + 4 2. Space



Shortcuts for Starting up

Action Shortcut

Start in secure mode Shift (After startup beep)
Prevent automatic login Shift (When the progress bar appears)
Prevent startup items from opening Shift (During login)
Start up from CD c
Firewire target disk mode t
Start up from NetBoot image n
Select start up disk Option
Reset Parameter RAM Command + Option + p + r
Start in verbose mode Command + v
Start in single user mode Command + s
Open Firmware Command + Option + o + f



Finder shortcuts

Action Shortcut

Hide Finder Command + h
Hide Others Command + Option + h
Empty Trash Command + Shift + Delete
Empty Trash (without dialog) Command + Option + Shift + Delete
Get info (static window) Command + i
Get info (dynamic window) Command + Option + i
Find ... Command + f
Eject Command + e
Minimize window Command + m
Show View Options Command + j
Go to Computer Command + Shift + c
Go to Home Command + Shift + h
Go to iDisk Command + Shift + i
Go to Applications Command + Shift + a
Go to Favorites Command + Shift + f
Go to Folder ... Command + Shift + g
Connect to Server ... Command + k
Log Out ... Command + Shift + q
Log Out (without dialog) Command + Option + Shift + q



Shortcuts for icons in the Finder

Action Shortcut

Select next icon Arrow keys
Select icon by the first letter Letter key
Select next (alphabetically) Tab
Add icon to selection Shift + click
Select adjacent icons (list view) Shift + click
Select non-adjacent icons (list view) Command + click
Edit icon name Return



Shortcuts for files and folders

Action Shortcut

Copy an item Option + drag
Duplicate Command + d
Create Alias (drag)Command + Option + drag
Create Alias (Command)Command + l (L)
Show original Command + r
Add to Favorites Command + t
Align items Command + drag
Open folder in separate window Command + double-click
Open item Command + Down Arrow
Close folder (go to the folder above) Command + Up Arrow
Open folder (in list view) Option + Right Arrow
Close folder (in list view) Option + Left Arrow
Open all folders in selected folder (in list view) Command + Option + Right Arrow
Close all folders in selected folder (in list view) Command + Option + Left Arrow
Delete item Command + Delete



Shortcuts for windows

Action Shortcut

New Finder window Command + n
Close front window Command + w
Minimize front window Command + m
Close all windows Option + click close button
Minimize all windows Option + click minimize button
Fit to screen Option + click zoom button
Hide Application Option + click (Desktop, Dock item, ...)
Move an inactive window Command + drag window
See path Command + press window title
View as Icons Command + 1
View as List Command + 2
View as Column Command + 3
Hide / Show Toolbar Command + b



Shortcuts for the dock

Action Shortcut

Show item in Finder Command + click dock item
Switch to dock (full keyboard access)Ctrl + d
Navigate (full keyboard access)Arrow Left, Arrow Right or Tab, Shift + Tab
Open item Space, Return, Enter
Hide / Show Dock Command + Option + d



Shortcuts for user processes

Action Shortcut

Browse active user processes Command + Tab
Browse backwards Command + Shift + Tab



Shortcuts for dialogs

Action Shortcut

Select next area Tab
Default button Return or Enter
Close dialog Esc or Command + period
Select folders above or below (Save, Open) Up Arrow, Down Arrow
Scroll up (list) Page up
Scroll down (list) Page down



Full keyboard access

Action Shortcut

Turn on full keyboard access Ctrl + F1
Any control in dialogs and windows Ctrl + F7

Highlight next control Tab
Highlight next control (text box) Ctrl + Tab
Highlight next window Command + `
Highlight item in list, tab group or menu Arrow keys
Move sliders and spin buttons Arrow keys
Highlight control adjacent to a text box Ctrl + Arrow keys

Select highlighted item Space bar
Default click or action Return or Enter
Click Cancel button Esc
Close menu without choosing an item Esc
Reverse the order of moving the highlight Shift + "key"

Action (with Function keys) Shortcut

Menu bar Ctrl + F2
Dock Ctrl + F3
Browse windows Ctrl + F4 (Ctrl + Shift + F4)
Toolbar Ctrl + F5
Utility window Ctrl + F6

Action (with Letter keys) Shortcut

Menu bar Ctrl + m
Dock Ctrl + d
Browse windows Ctrl + w (Ctrl + Shift + w)
Toolbar Ctrl + t
Utility window Ctrl + u



Shortcuts for Mouse Keys (Must be activated in "Universal Access")

Action Shortcut

Use Mouse Key on/off Option (five times)
(Must be activated in "Universal Access")

Move up 8
Move down 2
Move left 4
Move right 6
Move diagonally 1,3,7,9
Click 5
Hold down 0

(If you don't have a numeric keypad, press the fn key + "number")

Floating dock
See running apps command+tab
move to next tab or mouse move
select previous shift+tab
quit selected item (while holding command and tab) q
force quit selected " " option + q

(they have been taken from keycue menus)

 

pretty good guide there, zambie

 

Nice stuff, zambie. You may want to add a link to the guides you're writing up on your forum sig. Just a suggestion.

 

ya... good thought sam!

anyways.. when i get the time i'll try and type up some more tutorials ...

 

http://guides.macrumors.com/Keyboard_shortcuts

 

awesome Deepshadows...

 

Here are some additional resources from Apple about Data Transfer with a Mac:

Switch 101: Migrate Your Files

How To Move To Mac - Use Your Network

More clarifications here.

 

Nice guide dude! I'll def use it!