I just bought a mac and have never used one. I need help.

i have no idea what i am doing. I have always used a pc. now i have a mac mini.

Stedman1 has posted a great link. I strongly recommend against the Mac for Dummies. At some point the Dummy books began to believe they were for dummies rather than for newbies. The Missing Manual series is very good. If you were a comfortable Windows users the book I recommend is Switching to the Mac: The Missing Manual, Mavericks Edition because it will build on what you already know and understand. Otherwise just get the OS X Mavericks: The Missing Manual version.

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There are a number of resources. You might want to start with:
The User Manual:
http://help.apple.com/motion/mac/5.0/en/motion/usermanual/
This Thread:
https://discussions.apple.com/message/22833760#22833760
or just do a google search, that should bring up plenty of tutorials from around the web.
Cheers!

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Lightroom serial numbers are multi-platform: they work on both Mac and Windows.
Photoshop serial numbers are platform specific: Mac only or Windows only.
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Order product | Platform, language swap
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http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1751

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Something here might help a detailed list of actions
What to do before selling or giving away your iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch - Apple Support
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I have just bought new ipad and have icloud but my photos haven't transferred across to my iphone 4, not even one I took yesterday on the ipad. What am I doing wrong?

What do you mean by copy? I thought the i cloud did that automatically for you. That's what I don't understand.

I have just upgraded to Mavericks and have been using Time Machine on an external disk with Snow Leopard. Can I continue to backup with Time Machine on the same external disk or do I need a new disk since the operating system has changed?

I have just upgraded to Mavericks and have been using Time Machine on an external disk with Snow Leopard. Can I continue to backup with Time Machine on the same external disk or do I need a new disk since the operating system has changed?

Hi there,
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The disk containing your iPhoto library is running low on space.How is this possible? I have no photos and have never used iphoto and the program is up to date.

How is this possible? I have no photos and have never used iphoto and the program is up to date. I try to import and drop my pictues into iphoto but nothing happens or I get above statement. Help please!

Then it's a bogus message and indicates that the default library is damaged.
Hold down the option (or alt) key key and launch iPhoto. From the resulting menu select 'Create Library' and use that one.
Regards
TD

I have an iPhone 3gs, and I downloaded ios 5.1 through iTunes, but now its telling me to activate my iPhone with a sim card, and I never had one.. Help!

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HT1937 I have an iphone bought in the UK but I'm in Europe and can not use it I need help please help me thanks

I have an iphone bought in the UK but I'm in Europe and can not use it I need help please help me thanks

wiliiam rrichard wrote:
Because My iphone is Locked on the United Kingdom
No it is not. iPhones, like all cell phones are not locked to countries. They are locked to carriers.
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I cannot install my ipod to my computer. Says something about the device driver. I did not get it new either and so have no info about it. And I have never used one before and have no friends who have either. Can someone help me?

See
iOS: Device not recognized in iTunes for Windows
- I would start with
Removing and Reinstalling iTunes, QuickTime, and other software components for Windows XP
or
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However, after your remove the Apple software components also remove the iCloud Control Panel via Windows Programs and Features app in the Window Control Panel. Then reinstall all the Apple software components
- New cable and different USB port
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iTunes for Windows: Device Sync Tests
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