1. A Mac, if it’s upgradeable, can upgrade only memory and the storage drive. A PC user can select from many motherboards, processors, storage drives, video cards, graphics cards, audio cards, and memory. This enables PC users to build a custom machine, or upgrade an existing machine quickly and easily.
2. On your Mac, choose Apple menu System Preferences, then click Users & Groups. Open Users & Groups preferences for me. Click the lock icon to unlock it. Enter an administrator name and password. Select a standard user or managed user in the list of users, then select “Allow user to administer this computer.”.

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Apparently, Mac users will also shell out more for hotel rooms too. According to the Wall Street Journal, travel site Orbitz has been able to segment its audience in Apple and Windows camps. An iOS devices the app is called Messages and can send iMessages as above or SMS messages to non Apple phones. On the Mac version of Messages iMessages is just one account you can set it up for. This remains essentially Mac to Mac be it iOS device or a computer running OS X 10.8.x and above. Apple Mac OS X El Capitan Free VIEW → OS X El Capitan features new options for managing windows, smarter Spotlight search, app enhancements, and faster performance.

Click the right corner of your Apple mouse, or click with two fingers on your Apple trackpad. You can change this in Mouse preferences and Trackpad preferences.

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Scroll, swipe, click

Settings for scroll direction, swipe gestures, and button assignments are also in Mouse and Trackpad preferences.

Close & resize windows

Buttons for closing, minimizing, and maximizing a window are in the upper-left corner of the window.

Change volume

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Use the volume control in the menu bar, or use the volume keys on your Apple keyboard.

Find files

Use Spotlight to quickly find and open apps, documents, and other files.

Open apps

You can also use Launchpad and the Dock to open your apps (programs).

Browse for files

Looking for Windows File Explorer? Learn about the Finder.

Throw files away

Looking for the Recycle Bin? Use the Trash, which is in the Dock.

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Rename files

Click the file once to select it, then press the Return key and type a new name. Press Return when done.

Preview files

Preview most files on your Mac using Quick Look. Click the file once to select it, then press Space bar.

Back up files

Time Machine keeps a copy of all your files, and it remembers how your system looked on any given day.

Change Mac settings

Looking for the Control Panel? Use System Preferences instead.

Many Mac keyboard combinations use the Command (⌘) key. Learn more keys and keyboard shortcuts.

Cut

Copy

Paste

Undo

Print

Close window

Switch apps

Quit app

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Forward delete

Find files

Force quit app

Take screenshot

Learn more

• For more information to help you get to know your Mac, use the Help menu in the Finder menu bar.
• What’s it called on my Mac? includes additional Windows and Mac terms.

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