New TUAW feature: Mac 101

I seem to recall a hint a while back which I have since forgotten. Could you please remind me how to set the Save function to operate similar to the Save as... function? i.e. options to drive down in folders.

#31 -- CJV, you can copy files to the Desktop by option-dragging or by copy/paste.

Mac 101 would be a big help to me.
I switched from Windows to Mac in February, and although the basics of navigating OS X weren't hard to learn, it's obvious I still have a long way to go.
For example, just renaming files frustrated me because it's nothing like I was used to in Windows. I Googled it to find out how.
And don't laugh, but I still don't know how to copy (not drag & move) a file from its location onto the desktop where I keep the files I use all the time for work. In Windows, you right-click and choose "send to desktop."
I also miss the ability to "print selected text," which is handy if you just want to print parts of Web pages or parts of a document.
So you can see, I have a lot to learn and would appreciate some Mac 101 tips.

In response to #17 and going off of what #26 said, I think Quicksilver works great for more things than it is billed for.
I also think that it would be a good idea to write for the 'newbies' about apps like Quicksilver and such that many Mac users use to their advantage. Another good idea would be to talk about apps that many PC users might be using and their Mac equivalents.

#20 try Disco (discoapp.com) multisession burning etc. its a very simple app, and makes burning easy, and look cool. It's about $30 but you'll find it discounted and as a freebie EVERYWHERE... it's just one of those apps!

I'm new to the whole Parallels-BootCamp business. What I would like to know is how these two different systems work and how for instance you need to install them (or uninstall them for that matter-since I read you need to partition your disc for BootCamp...)

thanks in advance

Maybe a post about what quicksilver does, and why everyone should have it installed on their Mac.

How about showing switchers the advantages of how apple-tab goes through applications which keep it's documents organized vs. how windoze just makes you alt-tab through a bunch of processes and you never know which is the right one.

noobs




lol, I'm just kidding. sounds like a good idea.

YES YES YES - a section with error messages AND the solution(s)