Mac OS X Snow Leopard: The Missing Manual (Missing Manuals)

D.25. Desktop

The Macintosh desktop is pretty much the same idea as the Windows desktop, with a few key differences:

• Disk icons show up on the Mac desktop as soon as they are inserted or connected. You don't have to open a window to see their icons.

• You change the desktop picture using the Desktop & Screen Saver panel of System Preferences.

• The Trash is an icon in the Dock, not loose on the desktop.