{"id":8017,"date":"2010-01-08T02:50:08","date_gmt":"2010-01-08T02:50:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.amitbhawani.com\/blog\/?p=8017"},"modified":"2010-06-28T14:11:32","modified_gmt":"2010-06-28T14:11:32","slug":"install-applications-apple-mac-os-x","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.amitbhawani.com\/blog\/install-applications-apple-mac-os-x\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Install Applications in Apple MacBook Laptop"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.amitbhawani.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/01\/Google-Chrome-Mac.png\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-8019\" title=\"Google Chrome Mac\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.amitbhawani.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/01\/Google-Chrome-Mac.png?resize=131%2C81\" alt=\"Google Chrome Mac\" width=\"131\" height=\"81\" \/><\/a>Once you start installing a application in your Apple MacBook, you would get confused because the file you get is in the format of .DMG which comes as a single file[Disk Image File]. In Mac its seriously very easy and simple to install any new software application. In order to make you understand how this thing works i will show you installing <a href=\"http:\/\/www.thewwwblog.com\/google-chrome-mac-linux-beta-released-download.html\">Google Chrome for Mac<\/a> on my Apple MacBook for which first you need to download it from the official Google Chrome website.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_8024\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-8024\" style=\"width: 401px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.amitbhawani.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/01\/Drag-Mac-Applications.png\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.amitbhawani.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/01\/Drag-Mac-Applications.png?resize=401%2C173\" alt=\"Drag Mac Applications\" title=\"Drag Mac Applications\" width=\"401\" height=\"173\" class=\"size-full wp-image-8024\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.amitbhawani.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/01\/Drag-Mac-Applications.png?w=401&amp;ssl=1 401w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.amitbhawani.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/01\/Drag-Mac-Applications.png?resize=300%2C129&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.amitbhawani.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/01\/Drag-Mac-Applications.png?resize=280%2C120&amp;ssl=1 280w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.amitbhawani.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/01\/Drag-Mac-Applications.png?resize=150%2C64&amp;ssl=1 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 401px) 100vw, 401px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-8024\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Drag Mac Applications<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>In order to get started you need to double click on the .dmg file you have downloaded, which will extract all the files within the setup file. Once the whole content is extracted you will find a new file which now has to be moved to the Applications Folder which is listed in your Macintosh HD.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_8025\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-8025\" style=\"width: 404px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.amitbhawani.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/01\/Copy-Applications.png\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.amitbhawani.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/01\/Copy-Applications.png?resize=404%2C99\" alt=\"Copy Applications Mac\" title=\"Copy Applications Mac\" width=\"404\" height=\"99\" class=\"size-full wp-image-8025\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.amitbhawani.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/01\/Copy-Applications.png?w=404&amp;ssl=1 404w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.amitbhawani.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/01\/Copy-Applications.png?resize=300%2C73&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.amitbhawani.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/01\/Copy-Applications.png?resize=150%2C36&amp;ssl=1 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 404px) 100vw, 404px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-8025\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Copy Applications Mac<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Next in order to get started, you need to Drag the Application icon from the folder to the Dock which can help you in easily accessing the App easily. Next you need to right click on the new application under your dock a select the option &#8216;Keep in Dock&#8217; to make sure its always listed in that section. This means that even when you close the application, the shortcut just created previously would be listed there.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_8026\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-8026\" style=\"width: 150px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.amitbhawani.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/01\/Mac-Applications-Folder.png\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.amitbhawani.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/01\/Mac-Applications-Folder-150x150.png?resize=150%2C150\" alt=\"Mac Applications Folder\" title=\"Mac Applications Folder\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" class=\"size-thumbnail wp-image-8026\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.amitbhawani.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/01\/Mac-Applications-Folder.png?resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.amitbhawani.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/01\/Mac-Applications-Folder.png?resize=120%2C120&amp;ssl=1 120w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.amitbhawani.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/01\/Mac-Applications-Folder.png?zoom=2&amp;resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.amitbhawani.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/01\/Mac-Applications-Folder.png?zoom=3&amp;resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1 450w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-8026\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Mac Applications Folder<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Next the file which was originally downloaded to your desktop can be deleted because the extracted main files are already saved in your Applications Folder, hence keeping this one would be just using extra Disk Space which is of no use. You need to Eject it by right clicking on it and select the &#8216;Eject&#8217; option. Also you can just select the file and press Command-E button on your keyboard and then delete it. If no just moving the file to the Trash Can would do all the job from Ejecting to Deleting it.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_8027\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-8027\" style=\"width: 306px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.amitbhawani.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/01\/Remove-Dock-Mac.png\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.amitbhawani.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/01\/Remove-Dock-Mac.png?resize=306%2C145\" alt=\"Remove from Dock Mac\" title=\"Remove from Dock Mac\" width=\"306\" height=\"145\" class=\"size-full wp-image-8027\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.amitbhawani.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/01\/Remove-Dock-Mac.png?w=306&amp;ssl=1 306w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.amitbhawani.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/01\/Remove-Dock-Mac.png?resize=300%2C142&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.amitbhawani.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/01\/Remove-Dock-Mac.png?resize=150%2C71&amp;ssl=1 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 306px) 100vw, 306px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-8027\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Remove from Dock Mac<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>There is another way of installing Applications in Mac, where in you get a installation package which you need to Double-click on and the installer would be moving you towards a easy to follow process. Next you will be asked to just Drag the application icon to another location and thats it the installation is done. We will be writing more similar articles on Mac basics, tips &amp; tricks which can help you in easily using your new Apple Mac!<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_8028\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-8028\" style=\"width: 266px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.amitbhawani.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/01\/Eject-Mac-Applications.png\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.amitbhawani.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/01\/Eject-Mac-Applications.png?resize=266%2C300\" alt=\"Eject Mac Applications\" title=\"Eject Mac Applications\" width=\"266\" height=\"300\" class=\"size-full wp-image-8028\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.amitbhawani.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/01\/Eject-Mac-Applications.png?w=266&amp;ssl=1 266w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.amitbhawani.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/01\/Eject-Mac-Applications.png?resize=150%2C169&amp;ssl=1 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 266px) 100vw, 266px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-8028\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Eject Mac Applications<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Once you start installing a application in your Apple MacBook, you would get confused because the file you get is in the format of .DMG which comes as a single file[Disk Image File]. In Mac its seriously very easy and simple to install any new software application. In order to make you understand how this [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":8019,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"_genesis_hide_title":false,"_genesis_hide_breadcrumbs":false,"_genesis_hide_singular_image":false,"_genesis_hide_footer_widgets":false,"_genesis_custom_body_class":"","_genesis_custom_post_class":"","_genesis_layout":"","_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1344],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-8017","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-mac","entry"],"aioseo_notices":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.amitbhawani.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/01\/Google-Chrome-Mac.png?fit=131%2C81&ssl=1","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":680,"url":"https:\/\/www.amitbhawani.com\/blog\/why-apple-macbook-sucks-windows-rocks\/","url_meta":{"origin":8017,"position":0},"title":"Why Apple Macbook OSX Sucks Windows Rocks","author":"Guest Writers","date":"July 3, 2008","format":false,"excerpt":"Apple Macbook is a product from Apple which has got a huge Hype in the market as any other Apple products get. 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