when i turn on my mac i get os x utilities

For example, if you close the 'Contacts.app' window, there is really nothing more for you to do with that app, so the app closes. You wrote: 'hen I click the X on an application, I expect it to exit.' At the risk of frustrating you further, some apps on the Mac do close when you close their window, and some don't. After several minutes of searching I finally gave up and thought, 'Wait, you don't suppose that it's just that easy? I plugged in the network cable and I'm on the network?' But that's how it worked. Then I started searching for the equivalent of Windows' 'Network Wizard' to start configuring - whether or not this was a public network, a home network, or a work network. For example, when I bought my PowerBook, I hooked the Ethernet cable to it. While things may feel easier on Windows, as someone who spent time and has done tech support on both platforms, I think it's fair to say that really depends a lot on what you are used to. I went through this exact process about 10 years ago, and I've never looked back.

When i turn on my mac i get os x utilities