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Mac 101: The Desktop

That big expanse of space that takes up the majority of your screen real estate is called the desktop. This is where you do most of your work; applications, files, and folders get opened on the desktop. If you insert a CD or DVD into your Mac, its icon shows up on the desktop. When you connect an external hard drive or iPod, or connect to an iDisk (if you or someone you know has a .Mac account), the volume mounts on the desktop. You can also store folders and files on it too. Here's a sample of our Mac desktop:

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