I've got a 20" imac from 2006 that was brand new. I've got a macbook from 2007 that was refurb, and i now have a 24" imac from last month that is refurb.
I can't tell a damn difference between any of them, except the plain brown box the refurbs came in
apple refurb is perfect, and the warranty is all you need. applecare can't hurt, though
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It's impossible for us to without a doubt prove the non-existence of God. We just have to take it on faith that he's imaginary..
Also, I forgot I HAD a student discount until just now.
Though I did just graduate, I still have a perfectly valid ID.
Dammit.
So, question. I was looking at some pictures form a trip to the zoo with my ladyfriend, and I was trying to browse through them without closing the "Preview" window (thats what the program is called, yes?)
Anyways I says to use command + arrow key to go next and previous, but I do that and nothing happens. Ideas?
Yeah, it's not like the Windows photo viewer in the sense that you can just open one of the photos in the folder and be able to browse through the rest of the photos in the folder.
You have to select all the photos that you want to browse through and right-click>open. Kind of annoying, but meh.
Another way in 10.5 is to open a folder of pictures in finder. Click one and then hit the space bar for quicklook. Then using the arrow keys to go between pictures quicklook will stay open and you can switch between pictures.
I've got a 20" imac from 2006 that was brand new. I've got a macbook from 2007 that was refurb, and i now have a 24" imac from last month that is refurb.
I can't tell a damn difference between any of them, except the plain brown box the refurbs came in
apple refurb is perfect, and the warranty is all you need. applecare can't hurt, though
The boxing on my refurb had obviously been opened before (durr) and there was a 1cm scratch on the bottom of the laptop.
1) Would the Xbox 360 gamepad work in OS X? I only have a wireless one, so would the wireless receiver I can purchase be operational? Or should I just pick up a USB version?
2) What's the deal with the Wii Remote + Nunchuck / Classic Controller? Do they work?
I have the Mac version of the Wall-E game and my Nostromo game pad seems to slowly be deteriorating in the analog stick department (On the right stick, moving it left seems to have more sensitivity than moving right, judging by the speed of the camera rotation in Wall-E.) so I'm looking for a replacement.
Does anyone else feel that by using Apple's computing products that you're limiting yourself with what's available in the world of computers today? For instance, if you want to use Mac OS X you can only buy an Apple Macbook or iMac. But if you want to use Windows or Linux, you can buy from a wealth of laptop and computer providers or even build your own. I guess it goes back to the anomaly of Apple not licensing it's OS to any other computer provider, but I just wanted some input on what other people thought.
No.
My new job that I started two weeks ago is all Windows based. Honestly I haven't touched Windows for about 5 years now and having to use it again is just painful, absolutely painful.
And unreliable, my god. So many pointless lockups.
Coming home to my iMac every day after using Windows for 9 hours is like....[I can't think of a good enough analogy for this situation] good.
Also, I forgot I HAD a student discount until just now.
Though I did just graduate, I still have a perfectly valid ID.
Dammit.
So, question. I was looking at some pictures form a trip to the zoo with my ladyfriend, and I was trying to browse through them without closing the "Preview" window (thats what the program is called, yes?)
Anyways I says to use command + arrow key to go next and previous, but I do that and nothing happens. Ideas?
Yeah, it's not like the Windows photo viewer in the sense that you can just open one of the photos in the folder and be able to browse through the rest of the photos in the folder.
You have to select all the photos that you want to browse through and right-click>open. Kind of annoying, but meh.
Another way in 10.5 is to open a folder of pictures in finder. Click one and then hit the space bar for quicklook. Then using the arrow keys to go between pictures quicklook will stay open and you can switch between pictures.
Yeah, that's not a perfect solution though because you can't browse through the pictures in fullscreen using quicklook.
Does anyone else feel that by using Apple's computing products that you're limiting yourself with what's available in the world of computers today? For instance, if you want to use Mac OS X you can only buy an Apple Macbook or iMac. But if you want to use Windows or Linux, you can buy from a wealth of laptop and computer providers or even build your own. I guess it goes back to the anomaly of Apple not licensing it's OS to any other computer provider, but I just wanted some input on what other people thought.
No.
My new job that I started two weeks ago is all Windows based. Honestly I haven't touched Windows for about 5 years now and having to use it again is just painful, absolutely painful.
And unreliable, my god. So many pointless lockups.
Coming home to my iMac every day after using Windows for 9 hours is like....[I can't think of a good enough analogy for this situation] good.
I feel the exact opposite. My sisters use MacBooks and i've been using Vista for a year now. They're always crashing and begging me to use my PC and my Dell.
It's all about perspective. I guarantee those crappy PC's are due to bad hardware and file systems that are haggard and unkept. Give me 10 minutes with any PC and I will make it purr, just how you'd make my sister's Apple books purr.
Does anyone else feel that by using Apple's computing products that you're limiting yourself with what's available in the world of computers today? For instance, if you want to use Mac OS X you can only buy an Apple Macbook or iMac. But if you want to use Windows or Linux, you can buy from a wealth of laptop and computer providers or even build your own. I guess it goes back to the anomaly of Apple not licensing it's OS to any other computer provider, but I just wanted some input on what other people thought.
For about 15 years, yes, I had that issue. As a Windows user I just did not want to 'trap' myself in the Apple ecosystem. Even when I bought my iMac, I was relatively intent on Boot Camping WinXP onto it but decided to give OS X a trial period.
Best decision evar.
Before, I had been through three self-built machines, a Gateway, a HP and three Dells. I was constantly having to troubleshoot, fuck with drivers, prod this and poke that. It really was annoying, looking back.
Even after I switched, I hated the fact I was 'trapped'. I kept thinking the Windows way, overthinking solutions to problems. Eventually that process gave way in my mind and I've happily accepted being trapped. If I'm going to be trapped, Apple's ecosystem is one helluva place to be trapped in. I wouldn't dream of running just a Windows laptop as my only machine but I have no problem doing this with Apples as I move in that direction over the next month.
I want one. So light compared to my regular Macbook! And yet the touchpad is so much bigger on it!
This is my one gripe with all other laptops that will make it impossible for me to turn back: WHY ARE YOUR TRACKPADS THE SIZE OF A THUMBTACK?! Get with it folks, not like that real estate is doing anything else that important.
Does anyone else feel that by using Apple's computing products that you're limiting yourself with what's available in the world of computers today? For instance, if you want to use Mac OS X you can only buy an Apple Macbook or iMac. But if you want to use Windows or Linux, you can buy from a wealth of laptop and computer providers or even build your own. I guess it goes back to the anomaly of Apple not licensing it's OS to any other computer provider, but I just wanted some input on what other people thought.
No.
My new job that I started two weeks ago is all Windows based. Honestly I haven't touched Windows for about 5 years now and having to use it again is just painful, absolutely painful.
And unreliable, my god. So many pointless lockups.
Coming home to my iMac every day after using Windows for 9 hours is like....[I can't think of a good enough analogy for this situation] good.
I feel the exact opposite. My sisters use MacBooks and i've been using Vista for a year now. They're always crashing and begging me to use my PC and my Dell.
It's all about perspective. I guarantee those crappy PC's are due to bad hardware and file systems that are haggard and unkept. Give me 10 minutes with any PC and I will make it purr, just how you'd make my sister's Apple books purr.
I spent 15 years trying to make a PC purr, and it took under three months in OS X. See also: you're in the wrong place to make this argument :P
Also, I forgot I HAD a student discount until just now.
Though I did just graduate, I still have a perfectly valid ID.
Dammit.
So, question. I was looking at some pictures form a trip to the zoo with my ladyfriend, and I was trying to browse through them without closing the "Preview" window (thats what the program is called, yes?)
Anyways I says to use command + arrow key to go next and previous, but I do that and nothing happens. Ideas?
If you've got multiple images open in Preview you can just hit the left and right arrow keys to move through all the open pictures. Thumbnails will appear on the right side of the window and you can select or use the arrow keys to go through them. To open a bunch of photos just select them in Finder and hit ⌘O and they'll all open in one window. If Preview is open you can also just drag those photos to the Dock icon. If you just want to browse through pictures in a folder you can also just hit the spacebar and it will bring up Quicklook. Selecting a new pictures in the folder will automagically open it in Quicklook so navigating through the files with the arrow keys works well. If you select multiple images and hit the spacebar they'll all open in Quicklook and you can use the left and right arrow keys to switch between them. Hitting the diagonal arrows on the Quicklook window will take you full screen and arrow keys work there too. You can use Quicklook with a bunch of different file types, movies and audio files included.
To people earlier posting things like ⌘P for paste, WTF are you on?
The ⌘ key is the one with the ⌘ symbol on it. It's called the command key, newer keyboards actually say command along with the ⌘ symbol. Most keyboard shortcuts use the ⌘ key, sometimes in conjunction with the option key and shift ket, the control key isn't often.
Does anyone else feel that by using Apple's computing products that you're limiting yourself with what's available in the world of computers today? For instance, if you want to use Mac OS X you can only buy an Apple Macbook or iMac. But if you want to use Windows or Linux, you can buy from a wealth of laptop and computer providers or even build your own. I guess it goes back to the anomaly of Apple not licensing it's OS to any other computer provider, but I just wanted some input on what other people thought.
No.
My new job that I started two weeks ago is all Windows based. Honestly I haven't touched Windows for about 5 years now and having to use it again is just painful, absolutely painful.
And unreliable, my god. So many pointless lockups.
Coming home to my iMac every day after using Windows for 9 hours is like....[I can't think of a good enough analogy for this situation] good.
I feel the exact opposite. My sisters use MacBooks and i've been using Vista for a year now. They're always crashing and begging me to use my PC and my Dell.
It's all about perspective. I guarantee those crappy PC's are due to bad hardware and file systems that are haggard and unkept. Give me 10 minutes with any PC and I will make it purr, just how you'd make my sister's Apple books purr.
I spent 15 years trying to make a PC purr, and it took under three months in OS X. See also: you're in the wrong place to make this argument :P
I find that highly unlikely :-P I use both Macs and PC's and they run equally smooth. And I haven't been trying for 15 years :-P If you've failed to make your PC run smooth it's probably cause of lack of understanding more than anything. I'm not a fanboy, i'm a realist. Also, PC's and Macs are essentially the same underneath the hood. Except Macs tend to be more generic and standardized, whereas with a PC you NEED to know about each and every single piece of hardware when you assemble one. And yes, thats one of the brightsides of the PC - you assemble it yourself.
This is also the perfect place to discuss this, because I vouch for both PC's and Macs. For the less savvy friends, I automatically suggest a MacBook. Macs have an easy learning curve, are aesthetically pleasing,and tend to do what you need right out of the box. For my friends that know a thing or two and want something more, I throw them to a Linux/Windows based laptop. It's that simple. I run both systems at home and at work (full PC setup as well as two MacBooks) and I always hate it when people complain about the other. I yell at PC fanboys for complaining about Apple lockups - because they assume that somehow the Apple OS isn't prone to being bogged down like Windows, and thus don't take care of their system, and I yell at Apple fanboys for just about the same thing. I'm not trying to spark a debate, I'm trying to spark tolerance and knowledge over ignorance.
I know that most people here won't know all the specifics, but what should I be entering in so that it can login? How do I find out if it's POP or IMAP? For the username input on the second page on my iPod, do I add the @uwo.ca to the end?
Edit: Should be more helpful as to what I'm already putting in.
I want one. So light compared to my regular Macbook! And yet the touchpad is so much bigger on it!
This is my one gripe with all other laptops that will make it impossible for me to turn back: WHY ARE YOUR TRACKPADS THE SIZE OF A THUMBTACK?! Get with it folks, not like that real estate is doing anything else that important.
Does the firmware on the new multi-touch trackpads do a better job of determining which touches are accidental than the old ones did? That's the only thing that would give me pause about a bigger pad; on my PowerBook I still suddenly start typing in the middle of a paragraph every now and then even with "ignore accidental input" enabled.
Also, how does one go about changing the plug at the end of an ethernet cable? The really long one that shares internet from my iMac to 360 is about to have the clippy thing on the end break on the computer end, and I don't want to have to go out and buy another long-ass cable.
I want one. So light compared to my regular Macbook! And yet the touchpad is so much bigger on it!
This is my one gripe with all other laptops that will make it impossible for me to turn back: WHY ARE YOUR TRACKPADS THE SIZE OF A THUMBTACK?! Get with it folks, not like that real estate is doing anything else that important.
Does the firmware on the new multi-touch trackpads do a better job of determining which touches are accidental than the old ones did? That's the only thing that would give me pause about a bigger pad; on my PowerBook I still suddenly start typing in the middle of a paragraph every now and then even with "ignore accidental input" enabled.
Yea, I know what you mean. Luckily my Dell has two nifty features on it - when you start typing the trackpad goes in sleep mode (meaning I have to graze the entire surfice, left-to-right, or right-to-left, for it to re-activate) and there's also a "Trackpad Off" button.
Does anyone else feel that by using Apple's computing products that you're limiting yourself with what's available in the world of computers today? For instance, if you want to use Mac OS X you can only buy an Apple Macbook or iMac. But if you want to use Windows or Linux, you can buy from a wealth of laptop and computer providers or even build your own. I guess it goes back to the anomaly of Apple not licensing it's OS to any other computer provider, but I just wanted some input on what other people thought.
No.
My new job that I started two weeks ago is all Windows based. Honestly I haven't touched Windows for about 5 years now and having to use it again is just painful, absolutely painful.
And unreliable, my god. So many pointless lockups.
Coming home to my iMac every day after using Windows for 9 hours is like....[I can't think of a good enough analogy for this situation] good.
My Macbook locks up and has program crashes more than my Windows and Linux boxes. Using Firefox is like playing hangman. Maybe your work computers suck, but I haven't seen a blue screen in 4-5 years and very rarely ever have to kill anything but Steam. Linux, on the other hand, has only been weak to flash because of the shitty plugin.
So, is there a way to synch iCal calenders through a network? Or similar? I want my laptop and my new iMac to have the same calendars, and update when the other one gets changed sort of thing. Do i need to fork out for mobile me?
So i did some of my own investigation work and found the iCalexchange . http://icalx.com/ its a free host for calendar publishing, instead of forking out for MobileMe or .Mac.
Im not sure what else I would need MobileMe for but i hope it helps anyone else looking for a way to share/synch iCal calendars.
Does anyone else feel that by using Apple's computing products that you're limiting yourself with what's available in the world of computers today? For instance, if you want to use Mac OS X you can only buy an Apple Macbook or iMac. But if you want to use Windows or Linux, you can buy from a wealth of laptop and computer providers or even build your own. I guess it goes back to the anomaly of Apple not licensing it's OS to any other computer provider, but I just wanted some input on what other people thought.
No.
My new job that I started two weeks ago is all Windows based. Honestly I haven't touched Windows for about 5 years now and having to use it again is just painful, absolutely painful.
And unreliable, my god. So many pointless lockups.
Coming home to my iMac every day after using Windows for 9 hours is like....[I can't think of a good enough analogy for this situation] good.
My Macbook locks up and has program crashes more than my Windows and Linux boxes. Using Firefox is like playing hangman. Maybe your work computers suck, but I haven't seen a blue screen in 4-5 years and very rarely ever have to kill anything but Steam. Linux, on the other hand, has only been weak to flash because of the shitty plugin.
Firefox on mac is iffy. Bad coding on the side of Mozilla
Also, how does one go about changing the plug at the end of an ethernet cable? The really long one that shares internet from my iMac to 360 is about to have the clippy thing on the end break on the computer end, and I don't want to have to go out and buy another long-ass cable.
You'll have to buy a new end (RJ45) which are typically sold in bulk packs, and the tool to recrimp the connection. You can find these at Lowes, Home Depot, Radio Shack, etc.
You will also need to look at how the other end is wired - there are two common color codes used for ethernet wiring T568A & T568B. Based on how the other end is wired, you will need to wire the new end accordingly. Google can pull up pictures that can explain that better than I can here.
BTW - You may find it cheaper to buy a new cable depending on how much that crimp tool costs in your area.
Does anyone else feel that by using Apple's computing products that you're limiting yourself with what's available in the world of computers today? For instance, if you want to use Mac OS X you can only buy an Apple Macbook or iMac. But if you want to use Windows or Linux, you can buy from a wealth of laptop and computer providers or even build your own. I guess it goes back to the anomaly of Apple not licensing it's OS to any other computer provider, but I just wanted some input on what other people thought.
No.
My new job that I started two weeks ago is all Windows based. Honestly I haven't touched Windows for about 5 years now and having to use it again is just painful, absolutely painful.
And unreliable, my god. So many pointless lockups.
Coming home to my iMac every day after using Windows for 9 hours is like....[I can't think of a good enough analogy for this situation] good.
My Macbook locks up and has program crashes more than my Windows and Linux boxes. Using Firefox is like playing hangman. Maybe your work computers suck, but I haven't seen a blue screen in 4-5 years and very rarely ever have to kill anything but Steam. Linux, on the other hand, has only been weak to flash because of the shitty plugin.
Firefox on mac is iffy. Bad coding on the side of Mozilla
I'm sorry, but if your macbook is locking up it sure as hell isn't the fault of Firefox. It's a user space program, if it is locking up then i'd say something else is at fault. (like a daemon or hardware fault)
And second Firefox has been rock solid on both my older Macbook and newer Macbook Pro, if you're having problems then i'd say it's probably your own fault. I'd try a clean install of Firefox if I were you, remove the application then go into ~/Library/Application Support and remove the mozilla and firefox directories. (making sure you backup any bookmarks etc beforehand)
I'd place good money on it being an iffy add-on.
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Listen to GrimReaper, for he speaks the truth. Until just the other day, using Firefox on OS X was an excruciating experience for me. I finally decided that enough was enough, and set out to find the cause (I'm lazy, and had been putting it off for ages). It turns out that the innocent little ShowIP extension was the cause for all of my troubles (Firefox would stop responding when switching between tabs... sometimes for a couple of seconds, sometimes indefinitely). I disabled the extension, and Firefox just runs like a dream. I never would've suspected that add-on.
I seem to remember from my hazy days as a youth that the school PC's, macs, featured folders that would close after a while, like, 5 minutes or something. While it is handy to be able to track your navigating by looking at what is left open, its hella messy...... is there a way to turn that on?
This is also the perfect place to discuss this, because I vouch for both PC's and Macs. For the less savvy friends, I automatically suggest a MacBook. Macs have an easy learning curve, are aesthetically pleasing,and tend to do what you need right out of the box. For my friends that know a thing or two and want something more, I throw them to a Linux/Windows based laptop. It's that simple.
See, I don't get the idea that just because I know how to deal with the technical issues, I must also want to.
Ok, so I'm having troubles with my Touch. Specifically, troubles wi-ing my fi.
I have both my MBP and my Touch connecting to my home wireless router. Both connect to it fine, and both show full bars of reception. I can browse with safari no problem on my MBP; however, when using safari on my Touch, nothing loads. Not even google. What is the likely culprit here? The Touch was loading pages fine right when I got it, but it has been doing this for a couple days now. I have tried renewing my lease, tried making it forget the wireless connection so that I had to re-enter the WPA password, tried resetting my iPod prefs. Nothing works.
This is also the perfect place to discuss this, because I vouch for both PC's and Macs. For the less savvy friends, I automatically suggest a MacBook. Macs have an easy learning curve, are aesthetically pleasing,and tend to do what you need right out of the box. For my friends that know a thing or two and want something more, I throw them to a Linux/Windows based laptop. It's that simple. I run both systems at home and at work (full PC setup as well as two MacBooks) and I always hate it when people complain about the other. I yell at PC fanboys for complaining about Apple lockups - because they assume that somehow the Apple OS isn't prone to being bogged down like Windows, and thus don't take care of their system, and I yell at Apple fanboys for just about the same thing. I'm not trying to spark a debate, I'm trying to spark tolerance and knowledge over ignorance.
I can understand recommending Linux, but I just don't see why you would recommend Windows to a tech savvy friend who wants "something more", unless they're specifically a gamer. The main reason I use OS X is because it's a Unix-based system that doesn't have an ass-backwards interface (looking at you, KDE/Gnome). Yeah, it has the shiny coat of user-friendly paint on top, but under the hood it IS a full-blown BSD implementation, ready to do pretty much anything you could do in Linux (but also with the advantage of tools like Applescript and Xcode).
Ok, so I'm having troubles with my Touch. Specifically, troubles wi-ing my fi.
I have both my MBP and my Touch connecting to my home wireless router. Both connect to it fine, and both show full bars of reception. I can browse with safari no problem on my MBP; however, when using safari on my Touch, nothing loads. Not even google. What is the likely culprit here? The Touch was loading pages fine right when I got it, but it has been doing this for a couple days now. I have tried renewing my lease, tried making it forget the wireless connection so that I had to re-enter the WPA password, tried resetting my iPod prefs. Nothing works.
Am I missing anything?
If it's connecting, then i'd check your network address settings. Either it isn't getting an address from your routers DHCP server or perhaps it isn't getting the dns server addresses.
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I've got a spare copy of Portal, if anyone wants it message me.
This is also the perfect place to discuss this, because I vouch for both PC's and Macs. For the less savvy friends, I automatically suggest a MacBook. Macs have an easy learning curve, are aesthetically pleasing,and tend to do what you need right out of the box. For my friends that know a thing or two and want something more, I throw them to a Linux/Windows based laptop. It's that simple.
See, I don't get the idea that just because I know how to deal with the technical issues, I must also want to.
Who said anything about technical issues? Now you're just putting words into people's posts.
Well, I'm not really talking at you in particular. Just in general the idea that the more technically minded would want to use less polished technology all of the time.
I wouldn't call windows less polished technology. Any time someone compares the two OS's (and yes, we can only compare OS's, hardware is irrelevant and detracts) on equal hardware, they come up about the same in performance. Anytime someone uses Mac and it consistently crashes, its the user's fault, or the hardware (I see this often at work.) Anytime I see Windows systems crash, its cause of the user or the hardware (again, often.)
Most technically minded would want to use Linux or Windows over Mac because quite simply, theres more options. Less so with Vista then compared to XP, but there really is more on the Windows platform. That's not to say Mac doesn't have options, because it does. But whatever a Mac can't do, a Windows/Linux based system can - lets just put it that way. It's not necessarily Mac's fault per se, it's about developers more than anything. But that doesn't make the argument invalid.
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I've got a 20" imac from 2006 that was brand new. I've got a macbook from 2007 that was refurb, and i now have a 24" imac from last month that is refurb.
I can't tell a damn difference between any of them, except the plain brown box the refurbs came in
apple refurb is perfect, and the warranty is all you need. applecare can't hurt, though
Another way in 10.5 is to open a folder of pictures in finder. Click one and then hit the space bar for quicklook. Then using the arrow keys to go between pictures quicklook will stay open and you can switch between pictures.
The boxing on my refurb had obviously been opened before (durr) and there was a 1cm scratch on the bottom of the laptop.
Pretty sweet deal considering I saved ~$700.
1) Would the Xbox 360 gamepad work in OS X? I only have a wireless one, so would the wireless receiver I can purchase be operational? Or should I just pick up a USB version?
2) What's the deal with the Wii Remote + Nunchuck / Classic Controller? Do they work?
I have the Mac version of the Wall-E game and my Nostromo game pad seems to slowly be deteriorating in the analog stick department (On the right stick, moving it left seems to have more sensitivity than moving right, judging by the speed of the camera rotation in Wall-E.) so I'm looking for a replacement.
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No.
My new job that I started two weeks ago is all Windows based. Honestly I haven't touched Windows for about 5 years now and having to use it again is just painful, absolutely painful.
And unreliable, my god. So many pointless lockups.
Coming home to my iMac every day after using Windows for 9 hours is like....[I can't think of a good enough analogy for this situation] good.
Switch: 6200-8149-0919 / Wii U: maximumzero / 3DS: 0860-3352-3335 / eBay Shop
I feel the exact opposite. My sisters use MacBooks and i've been using Vista for a year now. They're always crashing and begging me to use my PC and my Dell.
It's all about perspective. I guarantee those crappy PC's are due to bad hardware and file systems that are haggard and unkept. Give me 10 minutes with any PC and I will make it purr, just how you'd make my sister's Apple books purr.
For about 15 years, yes, I had that issue. As a Windows user I just did not want to 'trap' myself in the Apple ecosystem. Even when I bought my iMac, I was relatively intent on Boot Camping WinXP onto it but decided to give OS X a trial period.
Best decision evar.
Before, I had been through three self-built machines, a Gateway, a HP and three Dells. I was constantly having to troubleshoot, fuck with drivers, prod this and poke that. It really was annoying, looking back.
Even after I switched, I hated the fact I was 'trapped'. I kept thinking the Windows way, overthinking solutions to problems. Eventually that process gave way in my mind and I've happily accepted being trapped. If I'm going to be trapped, Apple's ecosystem is one helluva place to be trapped in. I wouldn't dream of running just a Windows laptop as my only machine but I have no problem doing this with Apples as I move in that direction over the next month.
This is my one gripe with all other laptops that will make it impossible for me to turn back: WHY ARE YOUR TRACKPADS THE SIZE OF A THUMBTACK?! Get with it folks, not like that real estate is doing anything else that important.
I spent 15 years trying to make a PC purr, and it took under three months in OS X. See also: you're in the wrong place to make this argument :P
If you've got multiple images open in Preview you can just hit the left and right arrow keys to move through all the open pictures. Thumbnails will appear on the right side of the window and you can select or use the arrow keys to go through them. To open a bunch of photos just select them in Finder and hit ⌘O and they'll all open in one window. If Preview is open you can also just drag those photos to the Dock icon. If you just want to browse through pictures in a folder you can also just hit the spacebar and it will bring up Quicklook. Selecting a new pictures in the folder will automagically open it in Quicklook so navigating through the files with the arrow keys works well. If you select multiple images and hit the spacebar they'll all open in Quicklook and you can use the left and right arrow keys to switch between them. Hitting the diagonal arrows on the Quicklook window will take you full screen and arrow keys work there too. You can use Quicklook with a bunch of different file types, movies and audio files included.
To people earlier posting things like ⌘P for paste, WTF are you on?
⌘C - Copy
⌘V - Paste
⌘X - Cut
⌘Z - Undo
⇧⌘Z - Redo
⌘P - Print
⌘W - Close Window
⌘Q - Quit Application
Huge list of OSX keyboard shortcuts. Even more keyboard shortcuts.
The ⌘ key is the one with the ⌘ symbol on it. It's called the command key, newer keyboards actually say command along with the ⌘ symbol. Most keyboard shortcuts use the ⌘ key, sometimes in conjunction with the option key and shift ket, the control key isn't often.
I find that highly unlikely :-P I use both Macs and PC's and they run equally smooth. And I haven't been trying for 15 years :-P If you've failed to make your PC run smooth it's probably cause of lack of understanding more than anything. I'm not a fanboy, i'm a realist. Also, PC's and Macs are essentially the same underneath the hood. Except Macs tend to be more generic and standardized, whereas with a PC you NEED to know about each and every single piece of hardware when you assemble one. And yes, thats one of the brightsides of the PC - you assemble it yourself.
This is also the perfect place to discuss this, because I vouch for both PC's and Macs. For the less savvy friends, I automatically suggest a MacBook. Macs have an easy learning curve, are aesthetically pleasing,and tend to do what you need right out of the box. For my friends that know a thing or two and want something more, I throw them to a Linux/Windows based laptop. It's that simple. I run both systems at home and at work (full PC setup as well as two MacBooks) and I always hate it when people complain about the other. I yell at PC fanboys for complaining about Apple lockups - because they assume that somehow the Apple OS isn't prone to being bogged down like Windows, and thus don't take care of their system, and I yell at Apple fanboys for just about the same thing. I'm not trying to spark a debate, I'm trying to spark tolerance and knowledge over ignorance.
Address I use to login is http://mail.uwo.ca which redirects to http://ce.uwo.ca/uwc/auth.
I know that most people here won't know all the specifics, but what should I be entering in so that it can login? How do I find out if it's POP or IMAP? For the username input on the second page on my iPod, do I add the @uwo.ca to the end?
Edit: Should be more helpful as to what I'm already putting in.
Name: (my name)
Address: (username)@uwo.ca
Password: (password)
Description: (username)@uwo.ca (Default)
Second page-
Name: (my name)
Address: (username)@uwo.ca
Description: (address)
Host name: I've tried both mail.uwo.ca and ce.uwo.ca
Username: (username)
Host name: [email protected]
User name: blank
Password: blank
I've tried both POP and IMAP with these settings
Does the firmware on the new multi-touch trackpads do a better job of determining which touches are accidental than the old ones did? That's the only thing that would give me pause about a bigger pad; on my PowerBook I still suddenly start typing in the middle of a paragraph every now and then even with "ignore accidental input" enabled.
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Yea, I know what you mean. Luckily my Dell has two nifty features on it - when you start typing the trackpad goes in sleep mode (meaning I have to graze the entire surfice, left-to-right, or right-to-left, for it to re-activate) and there's also a "Trackpad Off" button.
My Macbook locks up and has program crashes more than my Windows and Linux boxes. Using Firefox is like playing hangman. Maybe your work computers suck, but I haven't seen a blue screen in 4-5 years and very rarely ever have to kill anything but Steam. Linux, on the other hand, has only been weak to flash because of the shitty plugin.
Im not sure what else I would need MobileMe for but i hope it helps anyone else looking for a way to share/synch iCal calendars.
Firefox on mac is iffy. Bad coding on the side of Mozilla
You'll have to buy a new end (RJ45) which are typically sold in bulk packs, and the tool to recrimp the connection. You can find these at Lowes, Home Depot, Radio Shack, etc.
You will also need to look at how the other end is wired - there are two common color codes used for ethernet wiring T568A & T568B. Based on how the other end is wired, you will need to wire the new end accordingly. Google can pull up pictures that can explain that better than I can here.
BTW - You may find it cheaper to buy a new cable depending on how much that crimp tool costs in your area.
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I'm sorry, but if your macbook is locking up it sure as hell isn't the fault of Firefox. It's a user space program, if it is locking up then i'd say something else is at fault. (like a daemon or hardware fault)
And second Firefox has been rock solid on both my older Macbook and newer Macbook Pro, if you're having problems then i'd say it's probably your own fault. I'd try a clean install of Firefox if I were you, remove the application then go into ~/Library/Application Support and remove the mozilla and firefox directories. (making sure you backup any bookmarks etc beforehand)
I'd place good money on it being an iffy add-on.
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My bad. it's one of those 'my fingers know what to do better than my brain does' situations.
Damn, what key combo is it to get those? (I mean ⇧⌘)
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⇧ = Shift
Oh....
Copy Paste? :P
Yep, I meant what key combination do I have to press in order to get those. I did copy and paste them for that posting. (obviously)
Bit of a bugger about text editor, I can't do that on my mac at this time. It's in the hands of Apple getting repaired. *sniff*
So i'm macless at the moment.
Typing this up from my windows desktop (gaming) machine.
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Details please.
See, I don't get the idea that just because I know how to deal with the technical issues, I must also want to.
I have both my MBP and my Touch connecting to my home wireless router. Both connect to it fine, and both show full bars of reception. I can browse with safari no problem on my MBP; however, when using safari on my Touch, nothing loads. Not even google. What is the likely culprit here? The Touch was loading pages fine right when I got it, but it has been doing this for a couple days now. I have tried renewing my lease, tried making it forget the wireless connection so that I had to re-enter the WPA password, tried resetting my iPod prefs. Nothing works.
Am I missing anything?
I can understand recommending Linux, but I just don't see why you would recommend Windows to a tech savvy friend who wants "something more", unless they're specifically a gamer. The main reason I use OS X is because it's a Unix-based system that doesn't have an ass-backwards interface (looking at you, KDE/Gnome). Yeah, it has the shiny coat of user-friendly paint on top, but under the hood it IS a full-blown BSD implementation, ready to do pretty much anything you could do in Linux (but also with the advantage of tools like Applescript and Xcode).
If it's connecting, then i'd check your network address settings. Either it isn't getting an address from your routers DHCP server or perhaps it isn't getting the dns server addresses.
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Who said anything about technical issues? Now you're just putting words into people's posts.
Most technically minded would want to use Linux or Windows over Mac because quite simply, theres more options. Less so with Vista then compared to XP, but there really is more on the Windows platform. That's not to say Mac doesn't have options, because it does. But whatever a Mac can't do, a Windows/Linux based system can - lets just put it that way. It's not necessarily Mac's fault per se, it's about developers more than anything. But that doesn't make the argument invalid.