Annette, You have built in apps for the most common things you will want to do. Some of the apps included with your new Imac are Mail, Safari, ICal, Address Book, IMovie, IPhoto 'Mail' is your email client. 'Safari' is the Web Browser. 'ICal' is a calendar. 'Address Book' is of course, the address book. 'IPhoto' is a photo gallery 'IMovie' is a movie player. You can also install the usual stuff, like Firefox, Thunderbird, OpenOffice/NeoOffice For genealogy, some available apps are Gramps, Reunion, Family Tree Maker, MacFamilyTree. Les Hardy On 09/01/12 23:35, Annette wrote: > G'Day > > I thought I knew something about computers. I now realize I do Not, > specially about iMacs. I seem to be in strange territory > > I have a brand new iMac, Im just coming to terms with the Mouse,which has a > mind of its own. Now Im slowly venturing into the programs > > Does the iMac come with software like a email/internet program? Does it have > a basic word processing program? From what I can see it doesn't. > > If it does where do I find it on the computer? > > Do I have to now learn a new language to use it, to tell you the truth, it > scares me as nothing is familiar > > Help Will Be APPRECIATED > > Annette Aksenov > > Please help me work out what I need to get in order of practicality& need > >> >> >> >> ------------------------------- >> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >> GEN-NEWBIE-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the >> quotes in the subject and the body of the message >> > > > ******************** > > Gen-Newbie's website: > > http://www.rootsweb.com/~newbie/ > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to GEN-NEWBIE-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message >

G'Day Again George & Les Thank You for your information Re Email, I still prefer Windows Mail. All my genealogy is on Legacy, that is a concern, looks like will have to keep my laptop just for that Will explore the programs you mentioned Les Thank You Annette Aksenov > > For genealogy, some available apps are Gramps, Reunion, Family Tree Maker, > MacFamilyTree. > > > Les Hardy > > > > > On 09/01/12 23:35, Annette wrote: >> G'Day >> >> I thought I knew something about computers. I now realize I do Not, >> specially about iMacs. I seem to be in strange territory >> >> I have a brand new iMac, Im just coming to terms with the Mouse,which has >> a >> mind of its own. Now Im slowly venturing into the programs >> >> Does the iMac come with software like a email/internet program? Does it >> have >> a basic word processing program? From what I can see it doesn't. >> >> If it does where do I find it on the computer? >> >> Do I have to now learn a new language to use it, to tell you the truth, >> it >> scares me as nothing is familiar >> >> Help Will Be APPRECIATED >> >> Annette Aksenov >> >> Please help me work out what I need to get in order of practicality& >> need >> >>> >>> >>> >>> ------------------------------- >>> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >>> GEN-NEWBIE-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the >>> quotes in the subject and the body of the message >>> >> >> >> ******************** >> >> Gen-Newbie's website: >> >> http://www.rootsweb.com/~newbie/ >> >> >> ------------------------------- >> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >> GEN-NEWBIE-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the >> quotes in the subject and the body of the message >> > > ******************** > > Gen-Newbie's website: > > http://www.rootsweb.com/~newbie/ > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > GEN-NEWBIE-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message >