| Macintosh computers come complete with almost | | | | You'll find this application also has excellent |
| everything you need built into the computer. Let's | | | | integration with other applications on your system |
| take a minute to check out just what comes with | | | | and is more useful in other applications more than |
| a Mac right "out of the box". With the built in | | | | on it's own. |
| software included, you can edit movies, pictures | | | | Next up you'll have iCal. iCal has become the |
| and music, as well as manage your email, | | | | standard for calendaring applications on the |
| calendars and contacts. In fact, so much is | | | | internet. iCal lets you easily manage your |
| included pre-loaded with the computer that you | | | | upcoming events and easily syncs with your iPod, |
| probably won't have to buy a lot of additional | | | | iPhone, the web and other computers you may |
| programs later on. Let's go over what you'll see | | | | have. Preview is another application that is fairly |
| on your dock at the bottom of the screen when | | | | desecrate within your computing experiences. |
| you turn your computer on. | | | | Preview is what opens whenever you open a PDF |
| First thing you'll notice is the Finder. The Finder is | | | | document or an image. You probably won't open |
| the windowing system for the computer, | | | | this from the Dock very often, but it is most |
| however, you'll notice it most with the translucent | | | | likely crucial to normal computing. |
| bar at the top of your screen. The Finder lets | | | | Next up we have the iLife suite. The iLife suite is |
| you quit applications, as well as access | | | | probably the most interesting part of your new |
| preferences, the file, edit, etc. menus. | | | | Mac. iLife includes iMovie, Garage Band, iPhoto and |
| The next application you'll see on your dock is | | | | iDVD. iPhoto is a photo management application, |
| Dashboard. Dashboard allows you to access | | | | whenever you hook up a camera, iPhoto is what |
| Widgets. You can access Dashboard by clicking on | | | | you'll see. iMovie is a video editing application, if |
| the icon in the Dock or pressing F12 on your | | | | you ever have a camcorder that is digital and you |
| keyboard. You can add and delete widgets by | | | | hook it up to your computer, this is what you'll |
| clicking on the "+" sign at the lesser left hand side | | | | see, as well as if you ever want to manipulate |
| of your screen as well as download new widgets | | | | video. Garage Band is a music creation and editing |
| on apple. | | | | app. Garage Band comes with many built in |
| Mail is the next application you'll see, it's the basic | | | | instruments, loops and many useful features that |
| mail application. You'll be prompted to input your | | | | you can use for your music creation. iDVD is just |
| email account's information into the application | | | | what it sounds like, it lets you take videos and |
| when you launch it for the first time. Mail also | | | | convert them and dress them up so you can |
| allows you to keep notes and make To Do lists | | | | simply insert a DVD and have it burn so you can |
| along with the usual, compose, send and | | | | play it on any DVD player.iTunes is probably the |
| automatically receive email from your account. | | | | most well known application on both the Mac and |
| Next you'll see Safari. Safari is one of the Mac's | | | | Windows computers. iTunes is the largest music |
| premier web browsers. Safari is considered to be | | | | store in the world as well as an excellent music |
| one of the fastest browsers out there, and allows | | | | management application, if you have a music file, |
| you to keep RSS feeds in order, make RSS | | | | iTunes can probably play it. Next you'll see Spaces. |
| feeds of selected parts of a web page as well as | | | | Spaces can be used to form virtual desktops, |
| having excellent integration with the operating | | | | which can help you split up where your |
| system. | | | | applications are on your Mac and help free you |
| Address Book is the next app you'll see. Address | | | | from screen clutter. Spaces can be accessed by |
| Book lets you input all of your information for | | | | pressing the icon on your Dock, pressing F8 or |
| contacts for anyone you know, including phone | | | | assigning a hot corner in System Preferences. |
| numbers, web pages and, of course, addresses. | | | | |