Just got my MBP 17" !! General Q's

I am a total green-horn with Mac computers. I just got my computer tonight, via UPS. I was glad my custom MBP 17 was assembled in China rather than Japan right now, too. I opted for 2.3GHz, 8GB RAM, Anti-Glare, 7400rpm 500GB.
I haven't used it too much yet, just general navigating. I clicked on command +esc and suddenly movie trailers popped up and so I watched a couple! I love the screen, no choppiness on the streaming, sharp image! Stellar! Then I tried it out my new (arrived 2 days ago) Boog Taipan Slim L bag and man it is slick! Looks like I have a 13 inch MB in there! Highly recommend the Boog bag!
Anyway would anyone by kind as to supply a link where I can learn setting up preferences, finding sys files and folders... I want to cross-reference what I know about my old XP system. I want to know my way around ASAP if possible.
FOR EXAMPLE: I downloaded firefox 4.0 and it installed fast and fine. However, after following the instructions, clicking on the installer and dragging it into App folder I STILL saw FIRE FOX icon on my desktop and I can't delete it. I didn't know if I did something wrong so I downloaded it again and reinstalled. Now I had TWO firefox icons on the desktop with a (1) to denote the second.
I am of the habit to check MY DOWNLOADS in windows and save and or delete files as I go.
However, so far I don't know how to do this type of stuff on my new MBP's OSX.
I clicked on the DOWNLOADS area by the TRASH Bin.... but I couldn't delete it there. I WAS able to delete the second installer labeled with a (1) after it. If I click both firefox files on the downloads area, it brings up the (1) installer again. Also, I can't seem to delete the FIRST firefox installer at all, the TRASH turns into an EJECT symbol???? Weird.
When I click on the firefox installer on the desktop, it pulls up its window and off to the right, there is a file dir... at the top, the dir reads, MacIntosh HD, then FireFox ... it appears OSX is reading the firefox installer like a sys folder??? Should I uninstall firefox and reinstall a new preferred way? Or is this normal when downloading programs????

CaryChilton wrote:
I am a total green-horn with Mac computers. I just got my computer tonight, via UPS. *I was glad my custom MBP 17 was assembled in China rather than Japan* right now, too. I opted for 2.3GHz, 8GB RAM, Anti-Glare, 7400rpm 500GB.
I haven't used it too much yet, just general navigating. I clicked on command +esc and suddenly movie trailers popped up and so I watched a couple! I love the screen, no choppiness on the streaming, sharp image! Stellar! Then I tried it out my new (arrived 2 days ago) Boog Taipan Slim L bag and man it is slick! Looks like I have a 13 inch MB in there! Highly recommend the Boog bag!
Anyway would anyone by kind as to supply a link where I can learn setting up preferences, finding sys files and folders... I want to cross-reference what I know about my old XP system. I want to know my way around ASAP if possible.
FOR EXAMPLE: I downloaded firefox 4.0 and it installed fast and fine. However, after following the instructions, clicking on the installer and dragging it into App folder I STILL saw FIRE FOX icon on my desktop and I can't delete it. I didn't know if I did something wrong so I downloaded it again and reinstalled. Now I had TWO firefox icons on the desktop with a (1) to denote the second.
I am of the habit to check MY DOWNLOADS in windows and save and or delete files as I go.
However, so far I don't know how to do this type of stuff on my new MBP's OSX.
I clicked on the DOWNLOADS area by the TRASH Bin.... but I couldn't delete it there. I WAS able to delete the second installer labeled with a (1) after it. If I click both firefox files on the downloads area, it brings up the (1) installer again. Also, I can't seem to delete the FIRST firefox installer at all, the TRASH turns into an EJECT symbol???? Weird.
When I click on the firefox installer on the desktop, it pulls up its window and off to the right, there is a file dir... at the top, the dir reads, MacIntosh HD, then FireFox ... it appears OSX is reading the firefox installer like a sys folder??? Should I uninstall firefox and reinstall a new preferred way? Or is this normal when downloading programs????
1) Firefox 4 ***** (Windows Vista anyone?). Firefox destroyed Firefox with Firefox 4
2) Safari > Chrome > Firefox 3.6 > all
3) The only reason why it's made in China is because of cheap labor and sweatshops. A ton of high-tech stuff inside your iPod, iPhone, Mac, you name it are made in Japan.
4) People need to stop freaking out and stop worry about "what if" and actually have some sort of feeling or compassion for the ones who are actually affected and are living there, people who lost their lives and people who risk their life right now as we speak.
5) Grats on your new Mac.

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