First time MAC user
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- Mishga0
now...time to get a new girlfriend and new trendy friends..get Dolce & Gabana clothes and voilà!
- modern0
"The biggest difference is... using command instead of control"
and one of the best things, what idiot decided to move the main shortcut key to the edge of the keyboard.
- Llyod0
I'm getting one delivered in 10 days. I don't really know how to use a mac. what's a good site that goes through the hot keys and how to change preferences? Simple things like I read you can eject a cd by dragging its icon into the trash bin.
- loldrgss
- its not funny. i couldnt figure out how to open the drive at first either. its not a user friendly method imo.October
- there is an eject button on the keyboard
http://cache.gizmodo…
Meeklo - i could imagine that it might be scary dragging a disc to the trashcan tho.bulletfactory
- Pay $99 for One to One lessons at your local apple store.KevinTx
- If you have to pay $99 to learn how to use, it isn't designed very well.404NotFound
- studderine0
ha
- Llyod0
laugh now but some day...
- mimeartist_com0
switched about a year ago... had to use vista the other day... crikes that shit is mental
- Fungal_Bum0
Welcome aboard! The discussion forums on the Apple site are really good. They have forums for ex Windows users, so you can ask even the most basic questions without feeling like an idiot.
- Llyod0
One thing immediately noticeable about mac vs pc is with the speed that macs launch. I have a new mbp and a new hp/vista that's fairly fast for a 700 dollar machine. The mbp starts up within less than a minute while the vista box takes 2-3 minutes. Anybody know why this is? loading drivers or something?
- type msconfig into the run command and turn off apps you don't need from starting up on launch. Also turn off the windows loading screen,Jnr_Madison
- turn off the what?Llyod
- osx keeps pantalooning in the background after pretending to be finished by showing you the finder.invisiblechamber
- under the BOOT.ini tab on msconfig click the NOGUIBOOT to stop the windows loading screen on startup.Jnr_Madison
- you got it?Jnr_Madison
- take off the 30sec choose an operating system screenmimeartist_com
- Jaline0
You'll get used to it. Just read tutorials, support forums, previous QBN threads, etc. Google is your friend.
- ArmandoEstrada0
i dont ever shut down my machines. I notice alot of windows switchers sit there and shut down the whole computer just to transport it home or go somewhere. just shut the lid and it goes to sleep. it takes about 5 seconds for it to start back up.
- VectorMasked0
Got my mac like close to 3 years ago and got used to it and knew everything i needed to know to pwn in 1 week.
- dog_opus0
I don't remember what it's like to use a Windows machine. Seriously, I don't. Last time I bought one was in 1996.
- ArmandoEstrada0
oh, and the biggest piece of advice, get apple care. you have up to your first year to do so. In the past, i have sent in a computer for a broken key and it returned back to me with a new case, mouse trackpad, logic board and a bunch of stuff i didnt ask for.
- ArmandoEstrada0
- +1Jnr_Madison
- depends on the user and its irrelevant to the computer operating system.Meeklo
- was he commenting on the hardware or os? I think he was just pimping the wacom.Jnr_Madison
- bulletfactory0
i'm using my bluetooth logitech mouse, since there's no Control Panel for os X i can only use the basic functions, scroll, left/right click, oh well.
- Meeklo0
- Its about the OS.ArmandoEstrada
- but much cheaper, my titanium powerbook was well over £2k
my new top of the range imac significantly lessmodern
- trooperbill0
you'll be back
- MediaPimp0
I've been using Apple comps since the Commodore 64 stopped being top pimp on the block. Then again, I've been using Windows just as long. The biggest difference is... using command instead of control. There are also a few features from both platforms that don't exist on the other. Expose is the first that comes to mind as far as productivity, for me at least. I couldn't live without it at this point.
At the end of the day, you must remember, the brand matters not. Computers are merely tools. How well you work with said tool is what matters most. It will take some getting used to, and it will either frustrate the fuck out of you or make you fall in love and want to hump your firewire 800 port... or not (hopefully not).
Ok... I'm drunk... and sleepy.
I'm done. Thank you. G'nite.