NoOB Crossing over ....

How'd I do by getting THIS
? I was a windows user for years.My wife has shown me the light.Its my 1st MAC.
Ok thanks guys.
Ok heres all my NoOb questions at once
1 Ok whats the reality of the "oven" rumors ? I use an old refrigerator shelf turned upside down as a laptop tray.Its open underneath has great ventilation and was FREE.
2 Is the white THAT hard to keep clean...God why white ?
3 I have a dell latitude D600 1.4g processor,Will this newer MAC blow my mind ?
4 The keyboard seem far from the edge in pics...Is the wasteland that vast ?
5 Is it true the screen only tilts to 130* ?
6 I have XP on my laptop now,I have AVAST,spyware doctor and ad-aware.Should I install these on my MAC and use them often ? I know macs have been under the virus radar but they are getting more popular so I wanna be safe.Besides I really like AVAST's virus warning for web pages and downloads.
7 How great is the reception of the internal wireless card ? I have seen many laptop lid mods for antennas,Will I find my self wanting to do this.I have no problem opening my laptop what so ever...I aint scared of no ghosts.
Ok thats what I have so far...Lets see when it gets here on tuesday.
8 Can someone hook me up with any info on using the Ambient light sensor or the SMS to switch from win XP to Leopard ?

97cv wrote:
1 Ok whats the reality of the "oven" rumors ? I use an old refrigerator shelf turned upside down as a laptop tray.Its open underneath has great ventilation and was FREE.
Apple Notebooks: Operating Temperatures
2 Is the white THAT hard to keep clean...God why white ?
Don't know my BlackBook is easy to clean. You will find many posts on cleaning the WhiteBook.
3 I have a dell latitude D600 1.4g processor,Will this newer MAC blow my mind ?
Probably
4 The keyboard seem far from the edge in pics...Is the wasteland that vast ?
That is where your wrists rest.
5 Is it true the screen only tilts to 130* ?
I think so haven't measured it. Why would you want ti to open further than that. Be hard to read laying flat on the table.
6 I have XP on my laptop now,I have AVAST,spyware doctor and ad-aware.Should I install these on my MAC and use them often ? I know macs have been under the virus radar but they are getting more popular so I wanna be safe.Besides I really like AVAST's virus warning for web pages and downloads.
If you think you want a virus software I suggest ClamXav. It's good and it's free. The one program I personally can't live without is Little Snitch. It keeps programs and anything else on your computer from phoning home without your knowledge. Try the beta it is much better than the original.
7 How great is the reception of the internal wireless card ? I have seen many laptop lid mods for antennas,Will I find my self wanting to do this.I have no problem opening my laptop what so ever...I aint scared of no ghosts.
Mine has good reception. Have not used it on any public wifi sites.
8 Can someone hook me up with any info on using the Ambient light sensor or the SMS to switch from win XP to Leopard ?
The Ambient light sensor is on the MacBook Pro. SMS is good protection for your hard drive and unless you want to play with some of the software that uses it there isn't anything to worry about.
Two programs you will want up front is StuffIt Expander 2 and RAR Expander. They will unzip almost any files you ever download for your Mac.
Leopard is great and there is a lot of good info to be had on here. Just ask if you have any further questions. Meanwhile here are some good links for info.
MacBook
Mac 101: All Work and Play
Switch 101: Migrate to Mac

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