Start using Mac OS X-write to new Mac users

There are two reasons for writing this document. 1. There are more and more friends using Mac. People often come to consult some common usage questions, such: "Why should I cross the red button in the upper-right corner of the interface,ProgramNot closed yet ?" And so on. In addition, I do not want to see that many people only use the most basic functions when using OSX. Let them go to Google. I still have to ask you after checking it out. So I am going to write an introductory article on my personal experience. If someone asks me again, just drop the blog address to him. 2. I wrote an article a few days ago.ArticleStarting from the lion of Mac OS X, this article mainly reviews and summarizes the nature. As a result, some people who do not know the truth refer to Apple's gunmen, which makes me very honored. Since we have given such a high honor, we have to work harder.

For common users, there are three main points to make good use of MAC:
1. Understand the basic structure and features of OSX
2. Master multiple gestures and shortcut keys (a small amount is enough, but more is better)
3. Use good tools

 

Next we will introduce them one by one:
1. Understand the basic structure and features of OSX
Mac OS X is a UNIX kernel, so it is easy to get started with Linux/Unix. You don't need to worry about kids shoes without relevant experience. After reading this article, you will feel embarrassed.

1. user directory: OSX uses a Unix multi-user system. All user directories are under the/users directory. After a user logs on to the system, your User Directories generally contain public, images, documents, downloads, music, videos, sites, desktops, and resource libraries (the resource library has been hidden in lion and can be found through terminals ), of course, this is OSX's internationalization for Chinese users. Open the terminal (click in the Left bar of the finder, application --> utility --> terminal, of course, we will introduce how to use launcher to quickly open the application), input ls, and you will see the real Directory Name: desktop, documents, downloads, library, movies, music, pictures, public, and sites. Enter CD/in the terminal, switch to the root directory, and type ls to see the overall UNIX directory.

Therefore, in Mac OS X, do not worry about the separation of disk D, data, and programs, because they are separated. There are no special requirements and no partitions are required. All the data can be stored in your user directory. If you think the directory provided by the system is not enough, you can add directories on your own. Data files can be organized in different categories based on your preferences. You can also drag a brain into the documents directory and call out spotlight by pressing CTRL + space, ask (this will be introduced in the tool section ). For other images and audio files, simply place them in the directory provided by the system, which is very simple and clear.

 

2. Finder and dock-Resource Management: The Finder is The OSX Resource Manager, which provides multiple resource browsing methods. The left bar shows personal favorites and device information. You can drag and drop commonly used folders to the personal favorites area on the Left bar for quick access. Finder on lion adds "all my files" and "airdrop" wireless sharing methods. Finder provides the quicklook (quick preview) function for all files. To learn the effect, select a PDF or MP4 file and click the Space key. The dock is equivalent to a resource access shortcut. In addition to fast access to programs, it also provides the stack function. Drag and Drop the resource folder to be quickly accessed to the dock, right-click the relevant folder in the dock, change the display content to a grid, and then click the folder in the dock. The effect is as follows. You can also use quicklook, you can also open the file directly:

3. Application installation and uninstallation: osgi technology has always been very important. After using MacBook, OSX technology is also very good. Finally, we found that the two have one thing in common: bundle. osgi encapsulates Java programs and resource files in the form of bundle, and all applications in OSX are bundle. For normal users, all programs you see in Launchpad are like one icon, but this icon is not a shortcut in windows, but a encapsulated bundle. From the program perspective, this is a folder, for common users, click this icon to run the program. Bundle is designed to be dynamic. It is this design method that makes the installation of more than 95% of software in OSX very simple. If you are switching from windows, you will think that the installation and uninstallation are simple. The installer is to drag XXX. app into the/applications (Application folder). uninstalling is to delete the program from this directory, that's enough. For child boots with cleanliness, refer to clearapp in the tool section. clearapp can find all app-related files and decide whether to delete them together. So you can understand that more than 95% of OSX's software is "green software" in windows ".

4. Disk Image: as the name suggests, the disk image file can be directly attached to OSX, and its format is like a disk partition. Disk image files are similar to common ISO files in windows, but the Mac suffix is DMG. Double-click the DMG file to open it directly. After opening the file, you can find the mounted disk image in the device on the Left bar of the finder. DMG files are the most common file organization mode in Mac, and almost all installation programs are published in DMG mode. In general, the installer is to open the publish file DMG, which contains an app file and application folder, and drag the app into the application. In addition, we can use the disk tool to partition the existing hard disk and restore the DMG file to a real hard disk file.

5. Status Persistence: Many software in OSX have the status persistence function. Open, browse, and close a file. The next time you open the file, the progress of the last file is automatically restored. Previewing (Reading PDF), audio and video software (such as itune and mplayerx), pages, Keynote, and so on. Lion is doing more in this regard, and the full screen status of the file is remembered. For example, if you open a PDF file, read it in full screen, and then close it with command + Q, the next time you open the PDF file, it will be automatically displayed in full screen. The new function "return" promoted in lion is to record the status of all window programs. After the program is shut down and restarted, it is re-opened and restored to the status before the program is closed.

6. Maintenance of Mac OS X: 1. You do not need to install anti-virus software. 2. Generally, you only need to regularly verify and Repair Disk permissions through the disk tool. In addition, the Mac OS x series is relatively smooth. I upgraded from leopard -- snow leopard -- lion and never installed it all the way. Or I have never reinstalled the system since I used OSX.

 

2. Master multiple gestures and shortcut keys (a small amount is enough, but more is better)

 

Mastering a lot of gestures and shortcuts can effectively improve work efficiency. touchpad and shortcut keys allow you to move away from the mouse. I won't talk about the many gestures. The descriptions on Apple's official website and operating system are very detailed. I will briefly introduce several common shortcut keys.

• Command + TAB switch application under any circumstances-forward Loop
• Shift + command + TAB switch application-backward Loop
• Command + Delete move the selected resource to the recycle bin
• Shift + command + Delete clear the waste bin of related programs
• Command ++ ~ Switch between multiple windows of the same application
• Command + F call out the query functions of most applications
• Command + C/V/X copy/paste/cut
• Command + N create application window
• Command + q exit the current application. Note that there are three small icons in the upper left corner of all application interfaces. Click green to expand to the most suitable window size, and minimize the yellow color, the current window is closed in red, but the program is not exited. Using command + q with command + TAB to close the application is the fastest
• Command + L when the current program is a browser, you can directly locate the address bar
• Command + "+/-" zoom in or out the font
• Control + release key display shutdown dialog box
• Control + space calls out spotlight
• Command + space switching Input Method

 

There are many shortcut keys in oxs. For common users, using the preceding shortcut keys can solve some efficiency problems.

 

3. Use good tools

1. Search
Spotlight is a powerful search tool provided by OSX for comprehensive search. With spotlight, you can search for anything on your computer when you type text. You can search for documents, emails, applications, songs, contacts, etc. You can also quickly define or execute simple mathematical calculations by setting.
The spotlight menu is located in the upper right corner of the screen with a magnifier icon. Click it to start searching. The default hotkey is Ctrl + space.

Spotlight's retrieval speed is very fast. Apart from the resource usage occupied by the first index initialization, it is usually an incremental index, and users will not feel anything.

Lion also adds the quick preview function for the searched resources.

So when I introduced user directories and files, I said that files can be not organized in OSX, as long as you remember any information about the file, you can quickly locate the file through spotlight.

2. launcher (starter)

One of the main functions of launcher is to quickly locate and start the application. It can also be used as a calculator, file location, webpage opening, Google search, etc. It is a necessary software for Mac. Two related software versions are recommended. They are free applications, Alfred and quicksilver.

We recommend that you use Alfred, which can be directly downloaded from the App Store and is relatively lightweight. The default hotkey is option + space. If you want to open Twitter for Mac, you only need four shortcut keys, option + space, enter T, and press Enter.
If a calculated expression is entered in the input box, for example, 200/999, the calculation result is 0.2002002 automatically. Enter the find and text information to find the most recently used files.

There is an article on Alfred has a more detailed introduction, please refer to: http://macoolife.com/blog/4/

Quicksilver provides more commands and more powerful functions. If you prefer Quick Silver, you can search for tutorials online.

3. Fan control

We recommend smcfancontrol, a dedicated fan control software for MacBook, for free. Anyone with money can donate to developers. MacOSX is not sensitive to fan control. When the CPU temperature is very high, the fan speed will be increased. At that time, the machine surface is very hot. With this software, the fan speed can be freely controlled. Generally,-turns are enough in the air-conditioned room in summer. It is not required to be enabled in winter. Complain about the hot child boots on the surface of the MacBook. install them as soon as possible.

4. Office software

We recommend three sets: iwork (pages, Keynote, numbers); Microsoft Office; OpenOffice. The first two are paid software, and the third is free software.
All iwork software can be directly downloaded from the App Store, with 20 knives each. Microsoft's office can be purchased from the official website, but it should still be a CD medium.
At present, most of my documents work on iwork. I recommend that you use iwork on Mac. It is quick to get started. After getting used to it, the efficiency and efficiency are both good. Please select according to your usage habits.

4. Browser

Common browsers include safari, Firefox, chrome, and opera. After updating lion, Safari became the most popular browser. The reading list works with the reader, and the effect is good. Multi-gesture light navigation (switching between browsed webpages) and light zoom are also the essence of user experience design. It is undoubtedly free software.

5. Enhanced resource management

There are two small software that makes it easier for you to manage resources and windows.
Totalfinder: The Finder plug-in that adds multiple tags (similar to Chrome's multi-page signatures), dual-panel, and UI settings to the finder. Paid software, with 18 knives.
Breeze: window management software. optiong + 1/2/3 corresponds to the maximum window/left half screen/right half screen respectively. Paid software, 8 knives.
In terms of functions, these two software are a little expensive. I purchased a time-limited discount package and I thought it was acceptable.

6. Email

If you have upgraded to Lion, the mail provided by the system will be your best choice. Mail on lion has been greatly improved compared with the original version 4.5, there are many merits in both UI and function. Management of mail sessions, full screen experience, personal favorites bar, and so on are all highlights. At present, mail5 should be the best mail client I have used.

We are still using Snow Leopard's boots. The system's mail4.5 is also an option. For heavy Gmail users, we recommend Sparrow, which can be directly downloaded from the appstore with 10 knives.

7. Input Method: OSX's input method is still relatively weak. sogou pinyin or fit (smart pinyin) is recommended, which is free software.

8. Im

The built-in iChat Of The OSX system is an option that supports Gtalk and Yahoo, but does not support MSN. Although it can be supported through configuration, it is troublesome. Other options include QQ for Mac, MSN for Mac, Skype for Mac, and integration tools adium and Trillian.
Currently, I am using Trillian and integrate MSN, Gtalk, Twitter, etc. The performance is stable and the user experience is good. Free software, which can be downloaded directly from the App Store.

9. Audio and Video entertainment

We recommend that you use mplayerx, a playback artifact on a Mac, to enjoy almost all audio and video formats. Well, it's a very modest saying. Free software can be downloaded directly from the appstore.
If you want to intelligently match subtitles and social media functions, we recommend that you use the shooter audio and video service, paid software, and two-knife software, which can be downloaded directly from the appstore..

10. Download

The existing network conditions make downloading software not as elegant as before. Even resumable Firefox is supported. So we recommend a free software folx.
P2P software can use amule, which is similar to the plug-in windows.
Here we recommend the offline download function of thunder. Thunder uses its powerful hardware resources (bandwidth, server groups, and storage capabilities) to achieve fast offline download. Most resources are directly sniped in seconds, after that, the user only needs to download resources from the offline thunder server to the local device in a short time (the download speed can reach the m level if the network condition is good ). In terms of downloading, offline thunder does not provide any resources, but it provides very attractive service capabilities at a very low cost, which is about a few dollars a month. This is a real cloud service.

11. virtual machines

VMWare Fusion, Parallels Desktop (paid software)
Virtualbox (Free Software)
Specific can refer to: http://mac.linsheng.me/archives/785.html

12. System cleanup

Max ox s basically does not require system cleaning software. You can use cleanapp and cleanmymac to optimize and clean the system.
Cleanapp, paid software, about 15 knives.
Cleanmymac, paid software, about 30 knives.

13. Efficiency Software

Evernote: it is an excellent note-taking software that supports multi-terminal cloud synchronization and has never been known before. It is free of charge and can be downloaded directly from the appstore. You only need to pay for the large amount of documents synchronized each month.

Wunderlist: Excellent to do list software, supporting multi-terminal cloud synchronization, multi-party collaboration, and excellent user experience. It is free of charge and can be downloaded directly from the appstore.

14. Reader
I used several RSS reader software and finally chose reeder. The reading experience is very good. It is called the best RSS reader on the Mac platform and supports multiple terminals. The paid software is directly downloaded from the appstore with 10 knives. After using it, it is really good and value for money.
If you have a Kindle store account on Amazon, Kindle for Mac should not be missed. The reading experience is very good. Multi-terminal reading supports synchronization of progress, similar to Apple's iCloud.

15. Compression: iunarchive and the unarchiver are free software on appstore. They support compression and decompression of most software.

16. dictionary: Oulu dictionary, which is free of charge and can be downloaded directly from appstore.

17. chm: Two Free Software ichm and chmox can read the documents with the CHM suffix. The ichm layout and text are better. chmox supports better Chinese and can be selected at any time.

 

I wanted to write a simple new beginner's entry. As a result, I was surprised to hear so much about it. This article mainly targets Mac users or developers who have just switched to the Mac platform. Therefore, it does not involve development-related tools and technologies. I hope it will be helpful to you. When someone asks me a question about Mac usage, I can give an explanation. This is also one of the purposes of this article.
There are a large number of free software available on Mac OS X, and some software is charged. With Mac App Store, the available software is even more colorful. Therefore, I personally prefer not only the iOS platform, but also the Mac OS X platform.

Software Piracy cannot be avoided. My consistent attitude is:
1. Piracy is definitely not correct. If you use pirated software, at least you must be embarrassed.
2. Use genuine copies, especially programmers, as far as possible on the basis of economic strength. Why do programmers count on others if they do not support programmers?