First day tips and tweaks for new MacBook owners

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Reverse "natural" scrolling
Windows 8 followed OS X in reversing the long-standing way two-finger scrolling worked. I'm sure if I just started using a laptop, the new "natural" way would feel right, but I'm just too set in my ways to change now. (Yes, I'm completely aware that I sound like one of those guys who won't give up a trackpoint nub or trackball.)

If you want to change back to the classic style, pulling your fingers from top to bottom to navigate down a page, follow the path System Preferences>Trackpad>Scroll & Zoom, then uncheck the box for "Scroll direction: natural."