[CUBE] the desperate plea thing.

[J.C. Webber III]

Lacy Kyle wrote:
> The first, I am sure, of many basic OSX mistakes I will make!!

Don't try too hard to make OSX behave like or be laid out like OS9.
It's a different animal.  Try and accept it for what it is.

> 
> I am still trying to get my head round files apparently scattered all 
> over the place. I'm sure OS9 wasn't really any easier but somehow, 
> Applications, Documents, Extensions and Control Panels in 9 (and 
> earlier) seemed so much easier to understand. Whatever happened to the 
> computer for the rest of us!! Time to sign up to an OSX group I 
> suppose.....any recommendations as to the best one? (Particularly for 
> simpleton newbies like me!!)

There are really only two directories (folders) you need to concern
yourself with (at least for a while until you are ready to really dig
under the hood) and those are the /Applications folder and your own
personal home folder under /Users.

Install any new applications in /Applications folder and keep
your personal files in the various folders in your Home folder
(Pictures, Music, Documents, etc).

It's really just that simple.
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J.C. Webber III       
Technical Lead, Unix System Administrator
jcw at kingoblio.com (home) www.kingoblio.com