The latest offering from Apple is Panther. It is the safest, easiest, most reliable and most secure Operating System on the planet. Panther is jam-packed with more than 150 exciting new features; features that leave Windows XP trailing years behind.

OS X has been evolving for more than three years now and in all that time, it is claimed that OS X has never been infected with a virus. More on that in the Security section.

There’s no doubt that the Mac OS X is by far the best thing to happen to Apple computers since the introduction of the first Mac back in 1984 and not just because of it’s dynamic and innovative styling.

Steve Jobs’ re-emergence with Apple has given the users the most dramatic change yet. The most dramatic being the truly beautiful Aqua interface. Elegant, exciting and brand new, no longer the butt of jokes from the Windows world.

Underneath the covers reveals yet more changes. Gone are the extensions and control panel and in comes Unix. The power of the Unix system is one of the worlds most powerful and stable operating systems. Couple this with the new G5 PowerMac and you have raw, unleashed power.

This guide will lead you through the basic principles of the Mac OS and hopefully encourage you to ’switch’. Whether you are thinking of making the ’switch’ or are a complete ‘newbie’, you should find all the information to make the transition easy.

Lets see if OS X can live up to it’s sleek, powerful imagery. We’ll take a walk through some of the cool applications and utilities that are installed with the operating system. You will be charmed by the compelling magic, ease of use and underlying complexity of Apple’s latest offering.