Piligar
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Q: Help for new user please

Hi .  I have just bought a Macbook Pro and it's taking me a while to feel comfortable with it after years in the other environment.

 

Simple things are frustrating me .  If you can help , I'd appreciate it.

1) I have a Seagate 500 GB external drive that I use to store photos. I have plugged it in but don't know where to look to find it.

 

2) Is there a tutorial site for the Macbook Pro and for iPhotos?

 

Thanks

MacBook Pro (15-inch Early 2011)

Posted on Feb 22, 2012 9:30 PM

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  • by shldr2thewheel,Helpful

    shldr2thewheel shldr2thewheel Feb 22, 2012 9:33 PM in response to Piligar
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    Feb 22, 2012 9:33 PM in response to Piligar

    Piligar wrote:

     

    Hi .  I have just bought a Macbook Pro and it's taking me a while to feel comfortable with it after years in the other environment.

     

    Simple things are frustrating me .  If you can help , I'd appreciate it.

    1) I have a Seagate 500 GB external drive that I use to store photos. I have plugged it in but don't know where to look to find it.

     

    An image of it should be on the right hand side of your screen.  Have you formatted it for a Mac?

     

     

    2) Is there a tutorial site for the Macbook Pro and for iPhotos?

    http://www.apple.com/support/mac101/, http://support.apple.com/kb/HT2481

  • by laverne's mom,Helpful

    laverne's mom laverne's mom Feb 22, 2012 9:40 PM in response to Piligar
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    Feb 22, 2012 9:40 PM in response to Piligar

    You can find a whole selection of video tutorials here.  If you don't find what you are looking for, just look for it in the search box.  When I first got my mac I found the video tutorials very helpful.

  • by fane_j,

    fane_j fane_j Feb 22, 2012 10:03 PM in response to Piligar
    Level 4 (3,677 points)
    Feb 22, 2012 10:03 PM in response to Piligar

    Piligar wrote:

     

    1) I have a Seagate 500 GB external drive that I use to store photos. I have plugged it in but don't know where to look to find it.

    Just as in the "other environment", it helps if you tell us what version of the OS you are using. Some features change from one version to another.

     

    If there's no problem with your drive, you should be able to access it from the desktop or a Finder's window sidebar. Both are controlled from Finder's Preferences.

     

    To display the drive on the desktop, go to Finder > Preferences > General

     

    <http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3737>

    (look for "Change what's displayed on the dekstop")

     

    To show the drive in the Sidebar, go to Finder > Preferences > Sidebar

     

    <http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?path=Mac/10.7/en/mh14108.html>

     

    If the drive doesn't show after you enabled it in the Preferences, then there is a problem with it, such as not enough power delivered by the USB bus. Note that, if it is formatted in NTFS, Win's default file system, it can only be mounted as read-only. To write to it you need additional software, which I don't recommend, or you need to re-format it. The format depends on whether you wish to use it with Macs only, or also with PCs.

    Is there a tutorial site for the Macbook Pro and for iPhotos?

    There is indeed, and I think some have already been suggested. You should also benefit from

     

    Switch 101: On Windows, I used to...

    <http://support.apple.com/kb/HT2514>