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Migrating from PC

I've been considering using the Mac for awhile, but don't know where to begin on it as far as utilities. I've been a PC tech for years, and I know all the in's and out's of the hardware/software. Can anyone point me towards a tutorial, or a comparison chart, that would show equivalent procedures such as (windows features listed):
- System Properties
- Device Manager
- Event Viewer
- Command (although I believe OS X has Unix Terminal capability)
- User Profiles
- Security Permissions
- Control Panel

I know there are probably not exact equivalents, but any direction you could give would be nice.

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Oh, and there are also books which cover the Mac from a Windows-user's perspective, but they may be at a level below your level of experience.

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Sean

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vertex_paul

For the Event Viewer:

Open Terminal
Type: top

You can sort it by basically any column that you like.

More Info type: man top

Andrew Duffy

Not quite - top gives real-time process information, a la Windows Task Manager, but not system events.

vertex_paul

in-effect, you are correct, that was the last one I read before I put that there and I didn't review before posting...

netsmithcentral

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Thanks for the help, it looks like I'll be able to make the transition relatively smoothly. I increased the points and split them to make it fair for all your efforts.