From Windows to OS X

Apple Menu

The Apple Menu in OS X is really quite unique and to compare it to something in Windows is really rather hard. The Apple Menu gives you access to applications and settings that Windows has in multiple locations.

Lets start with the Windows Start Button. The Windows Start Button has ‘Shutdown’ and ‘Logoff’; the Apple Menu has ‘Log out’, ‘Shutdown…’, ‘Restart…’ and ‘Sleep’.

If you right click the Windows Taskbar and select Properties you will be presented with the ‘Taskbar and Start Menu Properties‘ window. From the Apple Menu you can change the settings of the Dock.

In Windows, to get to the Control Panel you could click the Start Button, Settings, Control Panel; in OS X, to get to the System Preferences you could click the Apple Menu and select ‘System Preferences…’.

I know I’ve missed a few but I think you get the picture…