# O/T: Good OSX Primer

**URL:** <https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/o-t-good-osx-primer/58870>\
**Category:** Rails\
**Created:** [April 26, 2006, 7:13pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/o-t-good-osx-primer/58870 "2006-04-26T19:13:08Z")\
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**Author:** ![john\_old](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/j/9f8e36/32.png) [@john\_old](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/john_old)\
**Post date:** [April 26, 2006, 7:13pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/o-t-good-osx-primer/58870/1 "2006-04-26T19:13:08Z")

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A bit off topic, but I know there are a lot of smart Mac evangelists on  
the list so I thought I’d pose the question here.

I made the switch to OS X after Apple moved to the x86 platform. Now  
that VMWare can be ported to OS X, it’s a practical platform for me.

I’m an ex \*nix admin, so I ‘get the drift’; however, I’m looking for a  
good guide to OSX to help the transition. Not so much a ‘dummies’ guide  
on how to organize the family photos, but something outlining idiomatic  
usage for productivity-intensive use such as software development.

Any tips?

Thanks

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**Author:** ![john\_old](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/j/9f8e36/32.png) [@john\_old](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/john_old)\
**Post date:** [April 26, 2006, 7:27pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/o-t-good-osx-primer/58870/2 "2006-04-26T19:27:58Z")

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Rui Carmo’s HOWTO Switch to the Mac is pretty good. It is not focused  
on programming, but I find it very useful.

[http://the.taoofmac.com/space/HOWTO/Switch%20To%20The%20Mac](http://the.taoofmac.com/space/HOWTO/Switch%20To%20The%20Mac)

Congratulations on your switch.

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**Author:** ![john\_old](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/j/9f8e36/32.png) [@john\_old](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/john_old)\
**Post date:** [April 26, 2006, 8:08pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/o-t-good-osx-primer/58870/3 "2006-04-26T20:08:23Z")

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O’Reilly has some really really good titles for you. Mac OS X Tiger  
for Unix Geeks, for example, is a great read. Running Mac OS X Tiger  
is good, but not as advanced. And of course, the Tiger Nutshell book  
by them is a great reference, like most of the nutshell books.

-ray

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**Author:** ![john\_old](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/j/9f8e36/32.png) [@john\_old](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/john_old)\
**Post date:** [April 26, 2006, 8:14pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/o-t-good-osx-primer/58870/4 "2006-04-26T20:14:38Z")

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On Apr 26, 2006, at 10:13 AM, John wrote:

> A bit off topic, but I know there are a lot of smart Mac  
> evangelists on  
> the list so I thought I’d pose the question here.
> 
> I made the switch to OS X after Apple moved to the x86 platform. Now  
> that VMWare can be ported to OS X, it’s a practical platform for me.

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