MAC users - Page 3

TheMercenary · 07-22-2010, 07:36 PM

Thanks for all the help guys, the fn + delete worked.

Keep those suggestions coming. I am determined to learn this.

I need to watch a tutorial.

Lamplighter · 07-22-2010, 07:54 PM

Good catch, Gvidas

Merc, I think the key is to relax.
There's not that much difference between PC and Mac.
...just many preconceived ideas no matter which side you're coming from.

TheMercenary · 07-22-2010, 08:28 PM

I am trying hard to over come them, thanks for your support. It is just going to take time to grow on me.

Part of the problem is that I am so much more familiar with the other platform that I feel lost. But I am in for the long haul, considering the financial investment.

Pete Zicato · 07-25-2010, 07:33 PM

Macs also allow you to use most of the emacs control key combinations. So Ctrl + D will also do a delete.

You can get this stuff in dribbles, but you really ought to skim that book I recommended earlier. It's an easy read.

TheMercenary · 07-26-2010, 03:23 PM

Ok, Thanks, another quick question.

I see a pic I want to save either on an email or just on the web. On PC I would just right click and hit save and then save to a file. There is no right click on this thing. How would I save a pic after I place my cursor over it?

Lamplighter · 07-26-2010, 04:01 PM

Usually, you can just click on the pic and drag it to your desktop.

Once on your desktop you can double-click and see it in PREVIEW, and this gives you the option of changing the file-type (via SAVE AS), along with a few simple tools.

TheMercenary · 07-26-2010, 06:19 PM

Cool. Thanks again!

I am really having an issue with bookmarks now. It is a total mess. Any pointers?

TheMercenary · 07-26-2010, 06:20 PM

I have a file with all my previous "favorites" saved in a file. How do I migrate that file to the bookmarks of my MAC?

gvidas · 07-26-2010, 08:12 PM

Control - click will give you contextual menus / most of the functionality of a right click.

TheMercenary · 07-26-2010, 08:23 PM

COOL, thanks. Keep those tips coming.

Pete Zicato · 07-26-2010, 10:40 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by TheMercenary

There is no right click on this thing.

If you have an apple mouse, you can make it do right clicks, but it's not turned on by default. Open the preferences app and choose the mouse.

If you have a laptop, you can command (clover) click on something for a right-click. You also should look into the touchpad gestures. They are one of the best things about an apple laptop.

Sperlock · 07-26-2010, 10:47 PM

I got a regular mouse so I could right click - I can't stand the way Apple does it. As for favorites, Safari can import bookmarks, but I am not sure how or how well it works. I would just back them up in Firefox then restore them in Firefox on my Mac. Firefox will automatically bring over IE favorites, last time I checked.

Pete Zicato · 07-27-2010, 01:57 PM

You don't have to buy a different mouse. The regular apple mouse will do both left and right clicks. You just have to turn it on in the preferences.

http://store.apple.com/us/product/MB...co=MTMzNzYzMzc

TheMercenary · 07-27-2010, 02:38 PM

Ok, I will try that.

xoxoxoBruce · 07-29-2010, 12:26 AM

Problems with Safari.

07-22-2010, 07:36 PM	#31
TheMercenary “Hypocrisy: prejudice with a halo” Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Savannah, Georgia Posts: 21,393	Thanks for all the help guys, the fn + delete worked. Keep those suggestions coming. I am determined to learn this. I need to watch a tutorial. __________________ Anyone but the this most fuked up President in History in 2012!

07-22-2010, 08:28 PM	#33
TheMercenary “Hypocrisy: prejudice with a halo” Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Savannah, Georgia Posts: 21,393	I am trying hard to over come them, thanks for your support. It is just going to take time to grow on me. Part of the problem is that I am so much more familiar with the other platform that I feel lost. But I am in for the long haul, considering the financial investment. __________________ Anyone but the this most fuked up President in History in 2012!

07-25-2010, 07:33 PM	#34
Pete Zicato Turns out my CRS is a symptom of TMB. Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Chicago suburbs Posts: 2,916	Macs also allow you to use most of the emacs control key combinations. So Ctrl + D will also do a delete. You can get this stuff in dribbles, but you really ought to skim that book I recommended earlier. It's an easy read. __________________ Talk nerdy to me.

07-26-2010, 03:23 PM	#35
TheMercenary “Hypocrisy: prejudice with a halo” Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Savannah, Georgia Posts: 21,393	Ok, Thanks, another quick question. I see a pic I want to save either on an email or just on the web. On PC I would just right click and hit save and then save to a file. There is no right click on this thing. How would I save a pic after I place my cursor over it? __________________ Anyone but the this most fuked up President in History in 2012!

07-26-2010, 06:19 PM	#37
TheMercenary “Hypocrisy: prejudice with a halo” Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Savannah, Georgia Posts: 21,393	Cool. Thanks again! I am really having an issue with bookmarks now. It is a total mess. Any pointers? __________________ Anyone but the this most fuked up President in History in 2012!

07-22-2010, 07:54 PM	#32
Lamplighter Person who doesn't update the user title Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Bottom lands of the Missoula floods Posts: 6,402	Good catch, Gvidas Merc, I think the key is to relax. There's not that much difference between PC and Mac. ...just many preconceived ideas no matter which side you're coming from.

07-26-2010, 04:01 PM	#36
Lamplighter Person who doesn't update the user title Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Bottom lands of the Missoula floods Posts: 6,402	Usually, you can just click on the pic and drag it to your desktop. Once on your desktop you can double-click and see it in PREVIEW, and this gives you the option of changing the file-type (via SAVE AS), along with a few simple tools.

07-26-2010, 06:20 PM	#38
TheMercenary “Hypocrisy: prejudice with a halo” Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Savannah, Georgia Posts: 21,393	I have a file with all my previous "favorites" saved in a file. How do I migrate that file to the bookmarks of my MAC? __________________ Anyone but the this most fuked up President in History in 2012!

07-26-2010, 08:12 PM	#39
gvidas Hoodoo Guru Join Date: Jul 2009 Posts: 286	Control - click will give you contextual menus / most of the functionality of a right click.

07-26-2010, 08:23 PM	#40
TheMercenary “Hypocrisy: prejudice with a halo” Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Savannah, Georgia Posts: 21,393	COOL, thanks. Keep those tips coming. __________________ Anyone but the this most fuked up President in History in 2012!

07-26-2010, 10:47 PM	#42
Sperlock Elite Elitist Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: Reno, NV Posts: 322	I got a regular mouse so I could right click - I can't stand the way Apple does it. As for favorites, Safari can import bookmarks, but I am not sure how or how well it works. I would just back them up in Firefox then restore them in Firefox on my Mac. Firefox will automatically bring over IE favorites, last time I checked. __________________ Every oak tree started out as a couple of nuts who stood their ground. - Anonymous http://informationthreshold.blogspot.com, http://spiritualthreshold.blogspot.com

07-27-2010, 01:57 PM	#43
Pete Zicato Turns out my CRS is a symptom of TMB. Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Chicago suburbs Posts: 2,916	You don't have to buy a different mouse. The regular apple mouse will do both left and right clicks. You just have to turn it on in the preferences. http://store.apple.com/us/product/MB...co=MTMzNzYzMzc __________________ Talk nerdy to me.

07-27-2010, 02:38 PM	#44
TheMercenary “Hypocrisy: prejudice with a halo” Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Savannah, Georgia Posts: 21,393	Ok, I will try that. __________________ Anyone but the this most fuked up President in History in 2012!

07-29-2010, 12:26 AM	#45
xoxoxoBruce The future is unwritten Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 71,105	Problems with Safari. __________________ The descent of man ~ Nixon, Friedman, Reagan, Trump.

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