Macs do Windows, too | Boot Camp
More and more people are buying and loving Macs. To make this choice simply irresistible, Apple will include technology in the next major release of Mac OS X, Leopard, that lets you install and run the Windows XP operating system on your Mac. Called Boot Camp, you can download a public beta today.
As elegant as it gets
Boot Camp lets you install Windows XP without moving your Mac data, though you will need to bring your own copy to the table, as Apple Computer does not sell or support Microsoft Windows.(1) Boot Camp will burn a CD of all the required drivers for Windows so you don’t have to scrounge around the Internet looking for them.
Optional alt. At startup, hold down the option key (alt) to choose between Mac OS X and Windows.
Run XP natively
Once you’ve completed Boot Camp, simply hold down the option key at startup to choose between Mac OS X and Windows. (That’s the “alt” key for you longtime Windows users.) After starting up, your Mac runs Windows completely natively. Simply restart to come back to Mac.
http://www.apple.com/macosx/bootcamp/
http://manuals.info.apple.com/en/Tiger_Install_Setup_Guide.pdf
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mac_OS_X
Mac OS X v10.5 Leopard
Mac OS X v10.4 Tiger
Mac OS X v10.3 Panther
Mac OS X v10.2 Jaguar (first Mac OS X release to publicly)
Mac OS X v10.1 Puma (code name)
Mac OS X v10.5
Mac OS X v10.5 “Leopard” is the name of the upcoming sixth major release of the Mac OS X operating system for Apple Computer’s Macintosh line of computers. Mac OS X v10.5 “Leopard” was shown to developers for the first time at the 2006 Worldwide Developers Conference
Installing MSC OSX Tips
The Installer doesn’t open. If the Installer doesn’t open, restart your computer while holding down the C key to start up your computer using the install disc.
If the Installer still doesn’t appear, restart your computer and hold down the mouse
button or trackpad button to eject the disc. After your computer starts up, insert the
Mac OS X Install disc and use Startup Disk preferences to select the Install disc as your startup disk, then restart.
Logging In to Mac OS X
You don’t remember your password and need to reset it.
If you don’t remember your password and you have the Mac OS X Install disc, insert the disc and restart your computer while holding down the C key. When the Installer
appears, choose your language and click the forward arrow. Choose Utilities > Reset Password, and follow the onscreen instructions.
How do I change my computer’s name on Mac OSX
Go to the Sharing System Pref (File Sharing Control Panel under 9), and type the network name you’d prefer…
For user name, go to Users System Pref, and ‘Edit User’
How to change your desktop icons on a MAC
Here is a step-by-step guide for setting a folder icon:
1) Select a file or folder that has the icon you want to use.
2) Press Command-I to bring up the Inspector panel.
3) Click on the icon once. You should see a gray border around the icon.
4) Press Command-C to copy the icon. Do NOT close the inspector panel.
5) Select the file or folder that you want to customize.
6) Press Command-V to paste the icon.
Tiger 10.4 new Features
http://www.apple.com/macosx/newfeatures/
Panther versus Tiger
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