[Ham-Mac] new HAM...need help with CHIRP

[Chip S]

Hey folks.

I am glad that I finally found this mailing list.

My current setup is that I have a BF-F8 and I would like to program it with my Mac (El Capitan 10.11.2).
However, I guess I’m not smart enough to realize how to put all of this together.
I am sure that this question has been asked a 1,000 times…

I am fairly certain that I have the generic USB cable and not the ‘real’ one (learning this after the fact)

Can someone help me out and maybe provide some step by step instructions?

I do appreciate it!!