Re: very confused about installing applications

2012-02-03 Thread Ray Foret Jr
Quite true. Forgot about that little detail. Sincerely, The Constantly Barefooted Ray!!! Now a very proud and happy Mac user!!! Skype name: barefootedray Facebook: facebook.com/ray.foretjr.1 On Feb 3, 2012, at 4:32 AM, Scott Howell wrote: > He may not even see the .ap extension and that i

Re: very confused about installing applications

2012-02-03 Thread Scott Howell
He may not even see the .ap extension and that is why I explained the installation process as I did yesterday. I'd guess unless folks have changed the default on their machine they may not even realize apps have the .ap extension. On Feb 2, 2012, at 7:45 PM, Teresa Cochran wrote: > Hi, Alex, >

Re: very confused about installing applications

2012-02-02 Thread Ray Foret Jr
To copy a file, do this. 1. Focus on the file you wish to copy. 2. Press command+c to copy. 3. Move to the location to which you wish to copy the file. 4. Now, press command+v to paste in the file. HTH. PS. Hey, look, just give yourself time to learn this. None of us learned it imediat

Re: very confused about installing applications

2012-02-02 Thread Alex Hall
I think what you say makes sense. Unfortunately, Finder has such a lag in it, especially on 10.7.3, that copying a file (assuming I can figure out how) will likely be an exercise in patience rather than a simple task. Thanks for the help, and sorry for my negative tone, it is just rather annoying t

Re: very confused about installing applications

2012-02-02 Thread Teresa Cochran
Hi, Alex, There are two ways to install files. When you browse within a disc image, you will either find a file that says "installer package" or a .app file. Here's how it works. Usually, you begin downloading the disc image. It is mounted on your desktop when you open it. This does not mean yo

Re: very confused about installing applications

2012-02-02 Thread Teresa Cochran
You don't have to mess with those files. In every disc image, there is a file (or folder, actually) with a .app extension. That folder needs no uncompressing. You just copy it over to your apps folder and then use it. If you open a disc image and it says there's an installer package in the list

Re: very confused about installing applications

2012-02-02 Thread Alex Hall
They are pkg files, at least I believe they are. So I have to copy files, not install? I am trying to not get frustrated even more with the mac, but why package things up in a compressed format which uncompresses (though getting it to do so is a guessing game) to some files, then offer a pkg file i

Re: very confused about installing applications

2012-02-02 Thread Scott Howell
Hang on! WHen you say you are installing an app, how exactly are you doing this? Are you opening the DMG file and just running the app or are you copying the app from within the DMG to your applications folder. Understand that when you download an app, you will be receiving it as a zip, DMG, or s

Re: very confused about installing applications

2012-02-02 Thread Alex Hall
I think it does have one, but cannot be sure. If not, where would I find this .app file, and why would it not already be there? Also, why do other applications (audacity, filezilla) never show up, even though they were installed from dmg files? On 2/2/12, Teresa Cochran wrote: > Hi, Alex, > > I d

Re: very confused about installing applications

2012-02-02 Thread Teresa Cochran
Hi, Alex, I don't remember if Chrome has an installer. If an application doesn't have an installer with prompts, you will need to find the .app file and copy it over to your apps directory. HTH, Teresa "We are made of star-stuff"--Carl Sagan, Cosmos On Feb 2, 2012, at 9:49 AM, Alex Hall wrote

very confused about installing applications

2012-02-02 Thread Alex Hall
Hi all, I am thoroughly confused. I have now installed Chrome twice, and both times it has disappeared from my applications folder and spotlight. I have also installed Filezilla, and have been able to find it via spotlight, but it is not in my applications folder. I installed Yofukurou, though, and