You clearly have a different definition of horrible to me!
You can just get a mouse with a second button if you want anyway.
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You can just get a mouse with a second button if you want anyway.
Kind of defeats the purpose of an air if you have to use a mouse.It is just different of course, but if you're used to a PC and are swapping to a mac because it's 'better' you're in for a shock. Particularly after using an iPhone which really is better than a windows device.
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It does take some getting used to when you switch, but I find the Mac a much less frustrating experience. Just have a quick look on the internet, there are loads of guides for people who have switched.
On my Macbook, you can get "right-click" by putting two fingers on the touchpad while you click, so you don't have to press control.
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In many ways a Mac is "better" in the same vein as an iPhone. The user points and clicks and gets things done intuitively… the terminology is far less nerdy/arcane… the interface looks much nicer.
You seem to have extended a good deal more good will to the iPhone than to the Mac computer - the only difference is that the iPhone is different in an obvious way, whereas you seem to want the Mac to be the same as the PC, but different.
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On my Macbook, you can get "right-click" by putting two fingers on the touchpad while you click, so you don't have to press control.
Cunning. Thanks for that. It took me all day to figure out you could scroll with two fingers (actually all day plus a phone-rant).Posted 2 years ago # -
Incidentally i must admit i think the new glossy screens are a bit pap on the new macbook/pros
Got an anti-glare screen on my MBP. Love it.
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You can just get a mouse with a second button if you want anyway.
Kind of defeats the purpose of an air if you have to use a mouse.
On my Macbook, you can get "right-click" by putting two fingers on the touchpad while you click, so you don't have to press control.
On my macbook you can get right-click by tapping two fingers simultaneously on the touchpad, no need to click.
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dvd ripping software..nothing beats the PC's dvdfab5 in my experience, macs versions are rubbish.
Try handbrake, much lauded software and very easy to use.
All I know is life got a lot less stressful when I switched to Mac.
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5thElefant:
Cunning. Thanks for that. It took me all day to figure out you could scroll with two fingers (actually all day plus a phone-rant).Well it seems your tests to get to grips with your new Macbook were quite thorough then.
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5thElefant:
Cunning. Thanks for that. It took me all day to figure out you could scroll with two fingers (actually all day plus a phone-rant).You could have looked at the video tutorials on the page that safari opens to by default:
http://www.apple.com/startpage/
To be honest I struggled to work out how to operate the multi-touch track pad on the new MacBook while I was in the shop, but soon got the hang of it. The other one to look for is to use the cmd key instead of the ctrl key if you want things like ctrl-z undo, etc.
One past such trivia, I haven't looked back, and am a convert. I have a nice Sony laptop with Vista as well, but I reach for the MacBook by default now, it's just easier and nicer to use - and boots up way quicker.
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I like the four finger swipe and drags as well
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Ahh WayneKerr has started the auld debate agin...
all I know is that Mac's stress me out - far too dictatorial and inflexible. Although, according to my wife, they look pretty and she want's one.
Personally I want to go the jungle and get Ubuntu...
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Try handbrake, much lauded software and very easy to use.
All I know is life got a lot less stressful when I switched to Mac.
seriously? Handbrake? Never have i seen such a slow program. The speed of DVD Fab 5 is 20 mins for a rip, less for a burn. Handbrake, i tried...2hrs for a rip and then it couldnt make a dvd could it..no no.. thats too much like hard work..
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