Getting started with Messages: When OS X Mountain Lion first appeared, many veteran iChat users fired up the new Messages chat program, poked around a bit, and then quit it in despair. Eventually, some of us relaunched it and began to slog around in it, figuring out how to use the new app to do what we wanted to do, but still we felt a bit lost.
If that sounds familiar to you, perhaps I can help. Now that I’ve muddled through Messages more thoroughly, I think I can provide guidance on how to make the switch from iChat to Messages, for people who still haven’t made the switch.