Mac 101

If you are still new to the Mac and want a little help getting started, you don't need to buy a book.  Instead Apple has put together a course consisting of 27 lessons to get you going.

Lesson	Lesson Topic	Lesson Description
1	Mac Essentials	Did you know that your Mac is smart enough to update its own software? Or that dragging a CD or DVD to the Trash is an absolute necessity? Or that your Mac can store all your passwords on a Keychain? Or that everyone who shares your Mac can have his or her own user account? No? Then start here.
2	Address Book	Keep your friends, family, and foes close by preserving and managing their contact details in Address Book.
3	Automator	Wouldn't it be nice to have your own personal robot that could take care of all the nitty-gritty, repetitive tasks you do each day? Meet Automator.
4	Boot Camp	Run Windows XP and Vista at native speed on your Mac! Boot Camp Assistant automatically sets up your hard drive, leaving all your Mac data in place, while creating a separate partition for Windows. Boot Camp even burns a disc of all the drivers you’ll need and automatically installs them as part of the Windows installation.
5	Dashboard	Like desktop toys and tools? Dashboard is a cool feature of Mac OS X 10.4 or later that lets you get quick access to a world of widgets at the press of a key.
6	Dictionary	Need to find the meaning of life? Look it up in Dictionary! Whether you seek word spellings, meanings, or synonyms, knowledge is right at your fingertips.
7	DVD Player	You know what they say about all work and no play. For those times when you feel like being a couch (or office chair) potato, DVD Player gives you a front row seat to the movies.
8	Expose	If you find yourself buried in windows and application interfaces, Exposé is a nifty tool that can help you access windows instantly and effortlessly.
9	Font Book	Got fonts? Font Book makes it easy to manage your font collection, and provides tools that take the pain out of working with them.
10	GarageBand	Whether you're a musical virtuoso or don't know a quarter note from a keynote, GarageBand enables you to make music—with or without real instruments.
11	iCal	Forget jotting down appointments and to-do lists on sticky notes and calendars. iCal can help you get a handle on everything in your—and anyone else's—life.
12	iChat	Long distance phone bills and text messaging charges can be a thing of the past. With iChat, you can text, audio, and video chat with others using your Internet connection.
13	iDVD	Ready to share your movie masterpiece? iDVD features all the tools you need to create professional-looking DVDs that rival movie studio releases and play in any DVD player.
14	iMovie	If you've got a DV camera or digital still camera that can capture movies, iMovie lets you don the director's cap and edit movies like a pro—even high-definition video.
15	iPhoto	For the shutterbug in all of us, iPhoto allows you to easily view, edit, and share your digital photos. You can even create slideshows and your own photo books.
16	iSync	If you're an on-the-go, gadget-toting individual, iSync enables you to sync contacts, schedules, and other data on your Mac across your collection of cell phones, iPods, and Palm devices.
17	iTunes	If you like music, you'll love iTunes—a fully integrated music playing, buying, burning, converting, streaming, and so-much-more application.
18	iWeb	Build a beautiful website in minutes. Use iWeb to create websites and blogs - complete with podcasts, photos, and movies - and get them online, fast.
19	Mail	Get smart about your email. Mail not only lets you send and receive email, it can track and manage your messages, and eliminate junk mail too.
20	Preview	PDF viewing got a whole lot better with Preview, a PDF viewer that does more than simply show you the document. You can search for and copy text, view photo and fax files, play slideshows, and more.
21	QuickTime Player	QuickTime is the digital media standard when it comes to playing just about every flavor of audio, video, and image file format. If accessing online multimedia is your goal, QuickTime Player will get you there.
22	Safari	Get the most out of your web experience with Safari. This web browser offers plenty of features to make your Internet activity more efficient, including fast page loads, built-in Google search, pop-up window blocker, and AutoFill automation.
23	Spaces	With Spaces you can group your application windows and banish the clutter from your desktop. Create custom spaces for work, play, or your creative muse. Switch between spaces with just a click or keypress.
24	Spotlight	If you're searching for stuff on your Mac, look no further than Spotlight, an incredible search technology that can search for anything that you type and return results at blazing speeds.
25	TexEdit	You don't necessarily need a pricey word-processing application to take care of your text needs. TextEdit provides text and formatting tools, graphics and movie handling, spell check, and can even speak your text back to you.
26	Time Machine	Lost a file, or saved over that really important presentation? Wish you could go back in time to retrieve it? Use Time Machine to restore files from automatic backups.
27	VoiceOver	For those with visual or learning disabilities, VoiceOver provides a spoken English interface that makes it easier to get around the Mac.