but you aren’t really sure what you need or where to begin.

Luckily you’ve stumbled upon the only resource that you’ll need when it comes to Mac OS X Snow Leopard.

So without further adieu, here are the 15 Tips (plus a Bonus Tip) that will make your Mac OS X Snow Leopard experience a great one.

Tip 1 – Mac OS X Snow Leopard – Apple’s Newest Operating System

Tip 2 – Mac OS X Features – The Features You Need To Enable

Tip 3 - iLife ’09 – iPhoto, iMovie, GarageBand, iWeb, and iDVD.

Tip 4 - iWork ‘09 – Pages, Keynote, and Numbers.

Tip 5 – Microsoft Office for Mac!

Tip 6 – Mobile Me – The Amazing Benefits of Cloud Computing.

Tip 7 – Spotlight, Spaces and Quicklook. Speed Up Your Efficiency.

Tip 8 – Address Book, iCal and Mail – Your New email Client!

Tip 9 – Front Row: Your Quick, Easy Entertainment Center

Tip 10 – iChat: Video Chat on Your Computer

Tip 11 – Dashboard and Exposé, Information at the Touch of a Button

Tip 12 – Time Machine: Don’t Lose Anything Ever Again!

Tip 13 – Calculator, TextEdit, Stickies, and Photo Booth: Everyday Programs for Everyday Use.

Tip 14 – Mac Virus Protection, You Can Get Viruses and You Do Need To Protect Yourself.

Tip 15 – Running Windows on Your Mac, Get The Best of Both Worlds!

Bonus Tip – Bonus Tip – Mac Programs to Help Eliminate Your Minor Frustrations.

Hopefully these tips have saved you time and even increased your efficiency when using Mac OS X.

If you’d like, you can even download all these tips in our “Mac OS X Snow Leopard – 15 Tips You Need To Know” eBook and review it all at your convenience.

If you are experiencing any problems with Mac OS X Snow Leopard or you need any help with your computer – feel free to visit www.YourComputerHelpDesk.com, contact us, or call us at (800) 573-0234.

This is a Bonus Tip in our series “Mac OS X Snow Leopard – 15 Tips You Need To Know”.

Now what about those few programs that misbehave?

Not every program is created equally and when it comes to computers, there are so many different formats that it’s hard to find 1 program that will play well with them all.

So here are a few programs that can help relieve some potentially minor frustrations for you.

1st things first, Quicktime doesn’t play well with a lot of video formats (especially .wmv files).

There are a few programs that can help alleviate this problem.

• Flip4Mac
• Perian
• VLC

Flip4Mac is a plug-in that works with Quicktime, converting .wmv files as you watch them.

Perian works in similar fashion but supports many more file types.

Finally you have VLC, which is a stand alone video player.

VLC is a great alternative to Quicktime and it supports just about every video file format out there, which means it’s a 1 stop shop for you.

So now that your video viewing problems are solved, we can move on to .zip and .rar files.

The built in Archive Utility in Mac OS X is alright but for heavy duty jobs your are going to want to grab UnRarX.

This is a great file compression program that should do the trick for all your file compression needs.

That should take care of the majority of your minor frustrations, if you had any in the first place that is.

Enjoy Mac OS X Leopard!

If you are experiencing any problems or you need any help with your Mac – feel free to visit www.YourComputerHelpDesk.com, contact us, or call us at (800) 573-0234.

This is our 15th tip in our series “Mac OS X Snow Leopard – 15 Tips You Need To Know”.

…you still need a few things from your old friend Microsoft Windows.

Well running Windows on your Mac is very simple!

There are 2 different ways that you can run Windows on a Mac: virtualization and Boot Camp.

Lets look at virtualization first.

If you want to run Windows and Mac applications at the same time — without rebooting — you can install Windows using Windows virtualization software.

• Parallels Desktop 5.0

• VMware Fusion 3

Both of these programs allow you to run Windows on your Mac, but the advantage of these programs is that you can access both your Windows and Mac programs at the same time.

Boot Camp, on the other hand is a cheaper alternative (free with Mac OS X Leopard).

The main drawback of Boot Camp is that you must choose whether you want to run Windows or Mac OS X Leopard when you start your computer up.

So it’s really up to you and your budget, which route you want to go. But both are good quality.

You will need a legitimate copy of Microsoft Windows in order to run Windows on your Mac.

If you are experiencing any problems with running Windows on your Mac or you need any help with your Mac – feel free to visit www.YourComputerHelpDesk.com, contact us, or call us at (800) 573-0234.

This is our 14th tip in our series “Mac OS X Snow Leopard – 15 Tips You Need To Know”.

… you can’t get a virus.

I would like to let you know that this is NOT true!

It is very possible to get a virus on you Mac computer and companies do make Mac Virus Protection software.

While it’s true that there are not as many viruses for Apple computers as there are for Microsoft computers, they still exist.

So you should still take every precaution possible in order to protect yourself from getting a computer virus because the headaches and frustration that you will experience when you do get one can be avoided.

So here are a few anti virus programs that will protect you from those nasty viruses.

• Norton AntiVirus 11.0 for Mac
• Virus Barrier X6

Make sure that you install virus protection as soon as possible, just to be on the safe side!

If you are experiencing any problems with viruses or you need any help with your Mac – feel free to visit www.YourComputerHelpDesk.com, contact us, or call us at (800) 573-0234.

This is our 13th tip in our series “Mac OS X Snow Leopard – 15 Tips You Need To Know”.

will be using most of the time, but what else comes with that shiny new operating system?

Well there are a few programs that you should know about, for everyday use:

• Calculator
• TextEdit
• Stickies
• Photo Booth

The calculator program allows users to perform simple, complex, and logical operations.

It has basic, programmer, and scientific modes and even allows you to print out all of your work.

Common conversions are also possible with this easy to use calculator.

TextEdit is just a simple word-processor that is comparable to notepad on a Windows computer.

It has the ability to

• Check spelling and grammar
• Create lists and tables
• Insert graphics

You can even save your document in a number of formats, including Microsoft Word.

Stickies are just what they sounds like!

And boy do they come in handy. Instead of writing down something on a sticky note and wasting paper, you can just use your computer!

Make a list or just type out that number that you need really quick.

You can even change the color, font or size of the text.

Finally we have Photo Booth, which is a really neat program.

Photo Booth allows you to take pictures or videos using your Macs built in camera.

Now you know about some of the “everyday use” programs that your Mac comes with, so get started being more productive!

If you are experiencing any problems with Calculator, TextEdit, Stickies, or Photo Booth or you need any help with your Mac – feel free to visit www.YourComputerHelpDesk.com, contact us, or call us at (800) 573-0234.

This is our 11th tip in our series “Mac OS X Snow Leopard – 15 Tips You Need To Know”.

Be able to quickly access information or perform a common task?

Apple brings you the Dashboard and Exposé.

The Dashboard is apples way of allowing you to access information very quickly.

Information such as

• Real-Time Weather (for multiple cities),
• A Dictionary and Translator,
• A Calculator and Unit Convertor,
• Stocks,
• Recent News,
• Or more than 4,000 other “widgets.”

You can bring up and put away your dashboard by simply pressing F4 (or F12 on some Macs).

Exposé will help you perform the task of switching between programs faster and easier.

It allows you to see all open windows by pressing F3 (or F9 on some Macs) and chose which one you would like with the click of your mouse.

There are a few other “hotkeys” that you can use to access different features on your Mac

• F8 – Spaces
• F10 – Clears the screen of programs so that you can access your desktop.

If you are experiencing any problems with your Dashboard or Exposé or you need any help with your Mac – feel free to visit www.YourComputerHelpDesk.com, contact us, or call us at (800) 573-0234.

This is our 10th tip in our series “Mac OS X Snow Leopard – 15 Tips You Need To Know”.

But now with iChat you can not only talk to your friends but see them as well.

iChat also includes a fully featured instant messaging client that can connect with

• iChat,
• AIM,
• Jabber, and
• Google Talk.

Most Mac’s includes a built-in iSight camera and mic. So you don’t have to go out and buy anything to get going.

iChat even allows you to have a conference video chat with up to 4 different people (including yourself)!

If you want to use iChat to it’s fullest you must purchase Mobile Me. The 4-person video chat will only work if you have Mobile Me (1-person video chat will work without Mobile Me).

If you are experiencing any problems with iChat, the built in iSight, or mic or you need any help with your Mac – feel free to visit www.YourComputerHelpDesk.com, contact us, or call us at (800) 573-0234.

This is our 9th tip in our series “Mac OS X Snow Leopard – 15 Tips You Need To Know”.

But not had the money to purchase one?

Well Apple has you covered!

Front Row is Apple’s version of an entertainment center built right into your Mac.

You can view full-screen

• Movies,
• Music Videos, and
• Photos

You can also listen to any music that is in your iTunes!

Front Row works with any computer in your house, so if you have a computer with all of your movies on it you don’t have to drag it into another room just to watch movies that aren’t stored on the computer connected to your TV.

If you have an apple remote you can even use it to control your Mac and Front Row from the comfort of your couch!

Woo all of your friends with your sweet new entertainment center by having a movie night, it’s sure to impress.

If you are experiencing any problems with Front Row or you need any help with your Mac – feel free to visit www.YourComputerHelpDesk.com, contact us, or call us at (800) 573-0234.

This is our 8th tip in our series “Mac OS X Snow Leopard – 15 Tips You Need To Know”.

Well when you get an Apple computer, these 3 programs work together to improve your computing experience.

Apple offers Mail (email), Address Book and iCal (calendar) to help you get things done with efficiency and accuracy.

Mail works with the most popular email standards of today as well as the most popular email services (Gmail, Yahoo! Mail, and AOL Mail).

You can even have multiple email accounts in Mail, so all of your emails are in one place!

Address Book gives you a place to store your contact information. You can

• Import information from applications,
• Create distribution lists, and
• Print address labels and envelops.

Address Book even uses the vCard format, the most popular format for contact information today, so that you can send and receive vCards.

To load a vCard onto your Mac, simply click and the contact information stored in the card is automatically loaded into your contacts.

iCal allows you to create multiple calendars to separate your work and home life (for example).

You can even hide calendars to simplify viewing.

One of the extra neat things about iCal is that it allows you to create events. You can then use your Address Book to send emails to your guest list and it will keep track of attendee responses. If you get an invitation it will automatically be added to your iCal.

These 3 programs are fully integrated into one another to help you get stuff done faster and easier than you could ever imagine.

If you are experiencing any problems iCal, Mail, or Address Book or you need any help with your Mac – feel free to visit www.YourComputerHelpDesk.com, contact us, or call us at (800) 573-0234.

This is our 7th tip in our series “Mac OS X Snow Leopard – 15 Tips You Need To Know”.

Help you improve your speed and efficiency while using your computer!

Your Apple computer comes with 3 programs that can help you achieve this

• Spotlight,
• Quick Look, and
• Spaces

So what do each of these programs offer, you might ask.

Spotlight allows you to find anything on your computer simply by typing what you are looking for.

Spotlight can help you find

• Files,
• Email,
• Contacts,
• Images,
• Calendar events, and
• Applications.

Spotlight can be accessed quickly by pressing command + spacebar.

Quick Look allows you to instantly preview almost any file without having to actually open the program, by simply clicking the item you want to preview and hitting the spacebar.

Spaces (hotkey – F8) let’s you group application windows, essentially creating another window with only the programs you want in it.

If you need to enable it on your Mac, go into your

System Preferences → Exposé & Spaces → Spaces

and check the Enable Spaces box.

You can quickly switch between your spaces with hotkeys Ctrl + 1 (2,3,4, or however many spaces you enable) or Ctrl + Arrow Keys.

If you are experiencing any problems with Spotlight, Quick Look, or Spaces or you need any help with your Mac – feel free to visit www.YourComputerHelpDesk.com, contact us, or call us at (800) 573-0234.