New Macbook Pro user with questions

[sfwdiy]

I've been a Mac user since the first iMac and everything posted so far is good info. It's way easier than you think, just be sure to run Disk Utilities repair permissions every time Software Update changes your software. Oh, and for the future, don't let Software Update change the operating system. Download and install the OSX Combo Update from the Apple website and then run Disk Utility repair permissions. You'll be better off than you were with windows.

Ehh, repairing permissions is one of the most over-used and unnecessary troubleshooting/maintenance routines out there. I can remember maybe one or two instances over the last 7 or 8 years where the fix for the issue was to repair permissions.

Hard drive corruption and mechanical drive failure are both far more common and problematic than permissions issues.

--B