Cribsheet of MAC & PC Survival Skills

Item	Macintosh OS 9	Windows
The Basics
Gettng Online Help	Touch desktop, Help> Mac Help (Command-?)	Start> Help (or Press F1)
Power On & Off	Upper right key on keyboard with triangle or circle	Main power key on chasis
Open the Hard Drive	Double-click on hard drive icon (upper right corner) or folder icon	Double-click on "My Computer" (or enter Atl-Esc), double-click on "Drive C:"
Open a folder	Double-click on folder icon	Double-click on folder icon
Create a new empty desktop folder	Touch desktop, Command-N	Right click on the desktop>New>Folder
Force Quit	Command-Option-Esc	Control-Alt-Delete, select "End Task"
Restart	Touch desktop, Special Menu>Restart	Start> Shutdown> Restart
Force Restart	Option-Control-Reset (if keyboard has a reset)	Control-Alt-Delete, select "Restart"
Shut Down & Power Off	Touch desktop, Special Menu> Shut Down	Start> Shutdown> Shutdown
Run a Desktop Program	Double-click on program icon	Double-click on program icon
Run a non-Desktop Program	Double-click on drive icon, double-click on program after navigating to it. OR launch sherlock to search for the program and double click on it when you locate it.	Start> Programs> program name OR launch Find to search for the program and double click on it when you locate it.
Switch between running programs	Touch window title bar if visible OR use Application Menu (right end of menu bar with MacOS icon)	Touch window title bar if visible OR type Alt-Tab until selection appears
To quit a program	File> Quit or Command-Q	File> Exit or Alt-F4
Locate a File on a Disk	Touch desktop, Type Command-F to launch Sherlock	Start> Find OR F3 to launch Windows Explorer
Select non-contiguous files in list	Hold shift key down during the selections.	Hold Ctrl key down during the selections.
Delete a File	Drag the File Icon into the Trash (or select the file and Press Command-Delete)	Drag the File Icon into the Recycle Bin (or select the file and Press Delete)
Empty Deleted Files	Touch desktop, Special> Empty trash	Right click Recycle Bin>Empty Recycle Bin
Copy (not move) a File	Drag the File Icon while holding Option key	Drag the File Icon while holding Ctrl key
Copy Text	Type Command-C	Type Ctrl-C
Paste Text	Type Command-V	Type Ctrl-V
Cut Text	Type Command-X	Type Ctrl-X
Select All	Type Command-A	Type Ctrl-A
Go to Parent Folder	Type Command-Uparrow	Backspace
Advanced
List of Keyboard Shortcuts	Click desktop, Help Menu>Mac Help>Shortcuts & Tips>Keyboard Shortcuts	Start> Help> Index> Keyboard Shortcut Keys or better
Select a Printer	Apple Menu> Chooser	Start> Settings> Printers> double-click on a printer, click on "Set as default"
Adjust Print Queue	Double click desktop printer icon	Double click taskbar printer icon
Access the Calculator	Apple Menu> Calculator	Start> Programs> Accessories> Calculator
Make a Shortcut(Alias)	Select Icon with Pointer, Type Command-M	Select Icon with Pointer, Right Click on Create Shortcut
Type Special Characters	Apple Menu> Key Caps	Start> Programs> Accessories> System Tools> Character Map
Add a Font to Font Menus	Drag the font to the closed System folder	Start> Settings> Control Panels> Fonts
View File Statistics	Select Icon with Pointer, Type Command-I	Select Icon with Pointer, Right Click on Properties
Take a Picture of the Whole Screen	Command-Shift-3	Press Print Screen key, then paste into a document
Take a Picture of part of the Screen	Command-Shift-4, then use the marquee tool	Alt-Print Screen
Format a Floppy	Click desktop, Special Menu> Erase Disk	In My Computer right click floppy icon> Format (Select Full for HD disks)
Find System Version & Memory	Apple Menu> About This Computer	My Computer>rt click Properties
Find Alias/Shortcut Destination	Select Icon and Command-R	Right click icon> Properties> Find Target
Reset the Date & Time	Apple Menu> Control Panels> Date & Time	Start> Settings> Control Panels> Date & Time
Select New OS for Next Boot	Apple Menu> Control Panels> Startup disk	Start> Settings> Control Panels> System > advanced tab> click Startup and Recovery Button
File Sharing	Apple Menu> Control Panels> File Sharing	Start> Settings> Control Panels> Network
Access a Program or File on a File Server	Apple Menu> Chooser>Appleshare	Network Neighborhood
Change ODBC settings	Apple Menu> Control Panels> ODBC Setup PPC	Start> Settings> Control Panels> ODBC
Select a modem type	Apple Menu> Control Panels> Modem	Start> Settings> Control Panels> Modems
Dial out setup	Apple Menu> Control Panels> DialAssist	Start> Settings> Control Panels> Telephony
Dial-up PPP setup	Apple Menu> Control Panels> Remote Access	My Computer> Dialup Networking
TCP/IP address setup	Apple Menu> Control Panels> TCP/IP	Right Click Networking Neighborhood>Properties
Change your password(s)	Apple Menu> Control Panels> Keychain Access	Start> Settings> Control Panels> Passwords
Shared Access to Same Computer	Apple Menu> Control Panels> Multiple Users	Start> Settings> Control Panels> Users
Cross Platform File Access	Apple Menu> Control Panels> File Exchange	Start> Programs> MacDisk (Third Party)
Change Virtual Memory	Apple Menu> Control Panels> Memory	Right Click My Computer> Performance
Differently Abled Access	Apple Menu> Control Panels> Easy Access	Start> Settings> Control Panels> Accessibility Options
OLE decisons	Paste if never intend to edit item Embed if you do intend to edit item Link if you want "hot" view of item	Paste if never intend to edit item Embed if you do intend to edit item Link if you want "hot" view of item
Comfort Settings
Hide All ApplicationWindows	Click desktop, Finder Menu> Hide Others	Right click blank Taskbar Area>Minimzie All
Change the Background pattern	Apple Menu> Control Panels> Appearance	Start> Settings> Control Panels> Display
Change the Sound Volume	Apple Menu> Control Panels> Sound	Start> Settings> Control Panels> Sounds
Change the Mouse settings	Apple Menu> Control Panels> Mouse	Start> Settings> Control Panels> Mouse
Change the Keyboard settings	Apple Menu> Control Panels> Keyboard	Start> Settings> Control Panels> Keyboard
Change the Monitor settings	Apple Menu> Control Panels> Monitor	Start> Settings> Control Panels> Display
International Formatting	Apple Menu> Control Panels> Numbera	Start> Settings> Control Panels> Regional Settings
Audio Visual Setup	Apple Menu> Control Panels> QuickTime Settings	Start> Settings> Control Panels> Multimedia Properties
Disk and Monitor Sleep settings	Apple Menu> Control Panels> Energy Saver	Start> Settings> Control Panels> Power Management
Profiler	Apple Menu> Apple System Profiler	Start> Settings> Control Panels>System>Hardware
Add Program to Favorites/Start	Select icon then File Menu> Add to Favorites	Drag icon to hover over Start button and let go
Stunted Desktop	Click desktop, Edit> Preferences> General> uncheck Simple Finder	Ctrl-Esc (to reinstate missing taskbar)

Shortcuts for Windows 98 - reformatted from the official Microsoft Appendix G
1,001 Windows 95 Tips: Operating System Shortcuts
Macintosh Keyboard Shortcuts - and here as well
Mac OSX vs Windows XP - also see PC Fairy Tales
Mac OS 9 vs OS X.pdf - tips for users making the switch
MacOSX_Intro-Part1.pdf - aimed at people who are used to the PC
Mac OSX panther.pdf - a helpful introduction from Northern Illinois University
osxfaq.com - a site aimed at UNIX users running MacOS X, nice Glossary too
www.macosxhints.com - a repository for tips & tricks for OS X geeks
www.osxguide.com - another community-based tips & tricks site
Upgrading PCs Illustrated - text of a major Que book
WindowsReinstall.com - how to install upgrade, fix  and tweak microsoft windows
Wintrouble.net - expert troubleshooting advice, also at Bootdisk.com
ToeJumper.net - troubleshooting advice and links, also see PC Guide.com
Winguides.com - how to edit the registry, also at Annoyances.org
Driverpit.com, Driverzone.com, PCDdrivers.com, - places to look for PC drivers
Computer FAQ links from Google - lots more info rated by popularity

Applications

 

Program Type	Macintosh OS 9	Windows 98, and up
Attribute Editor	FileTyper or Attributes	AttributeChanger or FileOps or FileTypeManager
Attribute Editor (Dates)	FileTyper or Attributes	Better File Attributes
Backup	Retrospect	Goback / Ceren Backup / EZBack-it-up
Calendar	MiniCalendar	Free-Cal
Catalogger	DiskTracker	Ruby / disclib
CD/DVD burning	Roxio Toast Titanium	Nero or CDCreator
Character Map	ASCII Chart	Keynavigator
.chm Viewer	xchm	hh.exe(built-in)
Clipboard-multiple	MultiClip	Clipmate
Color Grabber	Pixel Spy	EyeDropper, GetPixel
Convert to PDF	PrintToPDF	Eprint / pdf995 / pdfFactory
Databases	Filemaker Pro	Access / Filemaker Pro
DifferenceScan	Docucomp	ExamDiff
Disk Images	Toast Titanium	Alcohol 120 percent / ImageDrive
Disk Partition Tools	SilverLining / FWB Hard Disk Toolkit	Partition Magic
Disk Directory Repair	Disk Warrior	Norton Systemworks / Drive Rescue
Downloader	WebWhacker / Web Buddy	OfflineExplorer / Black Widow
Editors (commercial)	Bbedit	UltraEdit / Hot Dog / Hackman
Editors (shareware)	BBedit Lite	Notepad etc
File Compression-Zip	Stuffit / Zipit	WinZip
File Compression-RAR	WinRAR	MacRAR / MacPar
File Erasure (Secure overwrite)	PGPtools	Steganos Shredder
File Listings	Print2Pict	File List Generator / Maxlister
File Merging	ChunkJoiner 2.1.2	WinMerge
File Navigator	Disktop	PowerDesk / Total Commander / freecommander
File Renaming	Quick ReName	Bulk Rename Utility
File Sharing	Dave/eDonkey	MacDrive/eMule
File Utility	File Buddy	freeCommander / Comparator / CloneSpy
Font Editor	Fontographer	FontLab
Font Management	Suitcase / Master Juggler	ATM
Font Specimens	Font Clerk	FontPage
FTP	Fetch	WS_FTP
HTML Tools	HTML Markdown	Detagger
Icon Editor	ResEdit / Resorcerer	IconForge / Icon Maker / MicroAngelo
Image Conversion	Graphics converter / Debabelizer	Xnview / Irfanview
Image - floppy	ShrinkWrap / Diskcopy	WinImage
Installation Monitor	Installer Observer	InstallWatchPro / Filemap
Memory Utility	Memory Mapper 1.5 / Peek-a-Boo	MemStatus / InfoSpy
Networking	Timbuktu	RealVNC / PCAnywhere
Newsgroup reader	Thoth	ForteAgent, newsbinpro Xnews
Performance	MacBench	WUBench / CliBench
Profiler	Techtool	CPU-Z / HijackThis
Resource Editor	ResEdit/Resorcerer	Resource Hacker
Screen Capture	Snapz	Snagit / HyperSnap
Screen Capture (autoscroll snapshot)	Snapweb / Screen Catcher	Snagit
Screen Ruler	Screen Ruler	JRuler
Searching-Multiple file	GOfer / Ultrafind	Eureka / Wilbur
Security-Encryption	PGP / Superlock	CryptoHeaven / Eraser
Sound Capture/mp3 ripping, encoding (exact audio copy)	N2MP3 Professional / Audio Hijack	TotalRecorder / RecordNow
Streaming Media	RealPlayer	Windows Media Player
Text to Voice Readers	Hearit / Simpletext	Keymaster / ReadPlease
Troubleshooting	TechToolPro	Check-It / Micro-scope / PC-Technician / Spinrite
Video Capture	SnapzPro X2, ScreenRecord, Screentool	Camtasia
Video Player	DVD Player / Apple DVD Player	PowerDVD
Virus Check	Virex	NAV / VirusScan housecall.antivirus.com
WebTools	Intermapper	Internet Assistant

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