5 days into my conversion from pc. best Lion OS tutorial recommendations?

great experience so far. PC user for years and looking to learn the ins and outs of the OS as quick as possible. mostly business use, constantly logging on to different wifi locations, hooking to projectors and smartboards, excel, ppt...  any thoughts on a good tutorial book or vid would be much appriciated. toured the apple website but need more. thanks in advance!

As a basic intro, it might not be a bad idea to pick up the September issue of MacWorld magazine. It has a thirty page section on the basics of Lion.
The Lion Visual Quickstart Guide http://www.amazon.com/Mac-OS-Lion-QuickStart-ebook/dp/B005CDUN5C/ref=pd_sim_kinc _2?ie=UTF8&m=AG56TWVU5XWC2 is a step by step, very visual introduction to Lion. If you're looking for a fast, convenient solution to basic problems, it's a good place to start.
The Mac OS X Lion: Peachpit Learning Series http://www.amazon.com/Mac-OS-Lion-Peachpit-ebook/dp/B005CDUN6G/ref=pd_sim_kinc_2 ?ie=UTF8&m=AG56TWVU5XWC2 is written by Robin Williams (not the celeb), and contains a lot of detailed information. It also contains good general info.
If you're looking for a more detailed volume, David Pogue's Missing Guide to Lion hasn't been published yet, but he's quite witty and informed, and you will find loads of shortcuts.
I've always found it much more informative to look through the books manually (if you find them in stock).
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