Hey just got my MacBook Pro and I'm loving it but I have a few questions since some things aren't as they were in Windows.

1. How do I show hidden files? I need to be able to see the hidden files on my iPod in order to move all my music into iTunes without re-ripping every CD I own.

2. Is there any way to clear Safari's browsing history without resetting it and losing my saved passwords, cookies, etc? I want to unclutter the history but I don't wanna lose everything else.

3. What should I do about virus protection and spyware scanners/blockers? I can't find any programs of the sort that will work on OSX. I assume OSX's firewall is a little more secure than Windows though and I won't have to worry about a different firewall correct?

history and hit clear will not lose your passwords also under safari empty cache will not
lose your passwords but it will remove the cookies.the firewall is all you need thats in a
router such as airport express/extreme or linksys.but if you run bootcamp or parallels
then i would consider a virus program.

2. Is there any way to clear Safari's browsing history without resetting it and losing my saved passwords, cookies, etc? I want to unclutter the history but I don't wanna lose everything else.
On the Safari menu is an item called 'Reset Safari' which will do what you want and not what you think it will. I don't know why they call it reset, when it's just an easy way to delete history, cache, etc. You should also checkout the Pimp My Safari website for other useful utilities. I've recently switched back from Firefox to Safari 3.0, since Safari is a little snappier.

3. What should I do about virus protection and spyware scanners/blockers? I can't find any programs of the sort that will work on OSX. I assume OSX's firewall is a little more secure than Windows though and I won't have to worry about a different firewall correct?
I don't use virus protection or spyware blockers. Nor do I run a firewall on my macs, instead I rely on the firewall on my dsl modem and also my linksys router.

There should be utilities around that will allow you to copy music from your iPod back to iTunes. Checkout versiontracker.com.

Prior to Safari 3, the Reset Safari command reset everything in Safari except for your bookmarks. Starting with Safari 3, you are given a choice of what to reset. Just uncheck the check boxes for what you don't want to reset. However, there's another way that's always been there but is often overlooked. Just go into the history window and delete what you want from the history.

Hey just got my MacBook Pro and I'm loving it but I have a few questions since some things aren't as they were in Windows.

1. How do I show hidden files? I need to be able to see the hidden files on my iPod in order to move all my music into iTunes without re-ripping every CD I own.


I don't think activating hidden files will do the trick. You'll need a program to do what you want. Do a search on Senuti or something like that.

Also, if you still have access to your WinPC, you can just copy over the library to the Mac.

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I don't think activating hidden files will do the trick. You'll need a program to do what you want. Do a search on Senuti or something like that.

Also, if you still have access to your WinPC, you can just copy over the library to the Mac.

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How can I copy them over from my PC?

I think showing the hidden files should do the trick, I did it all the time on my PC. You show hidden files and then find where the music is stored, it's all named a bunch of jumbled letters for some reason but you just drag and drop or copy and paste it all into iTunes and everything returns to its original name and organizes itself.

How can I copy them over from my PC?

I think showing the hidden files should do the trick, I did it all the time on my PC. You show hidden files and then find where the music is stored, it's all named a bunch of jumbled letters for some reason but you just drag and drop or copy and paste it all into iTunes and everything returns to its original name and organizes itself.
I realize the hidden file trick works on Windows, but Mac OS X is a little different. You will need an application (like Senuti ... I think that's what it's called).

As for copying from the PC, just connect both computers to the same network. On the PC, enable sharing on the folder with your iTunes music. Then, on the Mac, mount the shared PC folder and copy the iTunes folder over to the Mac's Music folder.

When you first open iTunes, it should find the proper folder and set-up the proper database files. Keep in mind, this method will replace any iTunes folder you already have on the Mac.

Check out Apple's support site. I think they have an "article" on how to transfer music from a PC to the Mac.

Hey just got my MacBook Pro and I'm loving it but I have a few questions since some things aren't as they were in Windows.

1. How do I show hidden files? I need to be able to see the hidden files on my iPod in order to move all my music into iTunes without re-ripping every CD I own.

2. Is there any way to clear Safari's browsing history without resetting it and losing my saved passwords, cookies, etc? I want to unclutter the history but I don't wanna lose everything else.

3. What should I do about virus protection and spyware scanners/blockers? I can't find any programs of the sort that will work on OSX. I assume OSX's firewall is a little more secure than Windows though and I won't have to worry about a different firewall correct?
a plus side of re-ripping is to use apple lossless so if you use the optic out its hard to
tell the difference between the cd and your library of course if your collection is large
this is not feasible.

a plus side of re-ripping is to use apple lossless so if you use the optic out its hard to tell the difference between the cd and your library of course if your collection is large this is not feasible.

It shouldn't be hard, it should be impossible.

a plus side of re-ripping is to use apple lossless so if you use the optic out its hard to
tell the difference between the cd and your library of course if your collection is large
this is not feasible.

That wouldn't do me a huge amount of good since most of my CD's are CD-Rs that were burnt using files that had been ripped to the hard drive in MP3 format so lossless would be pretty worthless.