how do you remove icons of downloaded applications (skype etc.) from desktop in my mac os x snow leopard 10.6?

Question

i downloaded apps like skype, open office etc. into my brand new macbook white and you know those installation icons that you have to download first and then opened it to run the application... well i have icons of skype saved on my dock, but on a desktop there are still those icons for installation... they are also still in my downloads folder... do i need to keep them? i think so, or..? if yes, i'd like to move them into another folder, i want my desktop to be clean and i really mind those icons, i want to have everything tidy... can anybody please help me? i'm new to mac operation systems...

xxx

Answer 1

nope.



they are mounted volume icons, that's why they appear on your desktop.



you have to eject them not delete them. click on the volume (icon) to highlight, option click eject or hit the finder 'file' eject button.



next point.



the dng files don't need to be retained once the app has been installed in your app folder so you can delete them. although I keep them in case the app needs to be reinstalled, you can create a app dng folder for this. just saves you having to download the app again.

Answer 2

Personal preference in most cases, I have read a lot of pro Linux, problem is which Linux? Mac? At least with Windows and Linux you can chop and change, they both support the same environment. If you have Windows installed you can remove it and run Linux if you wish and Viceversa, or dual boot. The idea that Linux is secure and mal-ware free (virus, spyware) is true to a certain extent, unfortunately the more people that have it will lead to more people running as root and any malicious code they run has that privilege. That is Windows problem, new users are administrators by default, anything they do has administrative privileges and infection is all too easy. That being said, Windows is relatively easy, it is probably the desktop you use at work and there is therefore no learning curve, support online is also easy to come by, with so many users it is unlikely you are the first to experience a particular problem. There are emulators for Windows so you can run Mac OS, install the virtual workstation and install Linux, do a search on emulators and there are plenty. I like Windows and Linux, at the moment desktop share is won by Microsoft, and Servers are Linux. As long as you update security software (Linux and Mac as well - you need to keep patching the kernel as they become available for Linux) and make sound decisions about what you do online then your experience will be virtually equal whatever system you use. Regarding software options, each has a number of similar offerings and I would find it surprising that popular software would not be available for Windows - just for Linux. Linux and Mac users are very vocal about 'Windows bashing', Windows is a big target - but I like it. Linux runs on virtually nothing, but some versions can be resource hungry once you load Gui's and extra services. Vista is a hungry just to load, but with enough resources (most new computers are suitably equipped) runs well. Mac? No idea - never used it.

Answer 3

With Skype, you can communicate with your friends wherever they are and with whatever device you use for free.

You can download it for free here http://bit.ly/1kw3ZMQ

Answer 4

What, the DMG files?



Delete them. They're useless. Get rid of them.