Comments on: Drinking The MacBook Pro and OS X Kool-Aid http://devnulled.com/content/2007/02/drinking-the-macbook-pro-and-os-x-kool-aid/ devnulled provides news, tips, resources, and articles about various topics that software developers and engineers enjoy. Sun, 23 Nov 2008 14:45:28 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=abc By: Brett http://devnulled.com/content/2007/02/drinking-the-macbook-pro-and-os-x-kool-aid/#comment-109312 Brett Thu, 17 May 2007 00:24:49 +0000 http://devnulled.com/content/2007/02/drinking-the-macbook-pro-and-os-x-kool-aid/#comment-109312 There is a great MAC ergo keyboard available here: http://www.keyovation.com/pc-63-2-goldtouch-for-mac-adjustable-keyboard-white-usb.aspx Kyovation it's what Yahoo! gives to all it's employees. Enjoy There is a great MAC ergo keyboard available here: http://www.keyovation.com/pc-6.....e-usb.aspx

Kyovation it’s what Yahoo! gives to all it’s employees.

Enjoy

]]> By: Jason http://devnulled.com/content/2007/02/drinking-the-macbook-pro-and-os-x-kool-aid/#comment-97422 Jason Thu, 26 Apr 2007 13:34:25 +0000 http://devnulled.com/content/2007/02/drinking-the-macbook-pro-and-os-x-kool-aid/#comment-97422 @Jake: In most programs on a Mac you can jump the cursor over words by using [option]-[leftArrow] or [option]-[rightArrow]. @Jake:

In most programs on a Mac you can jump the cursor over words by using [option]-[leftArrow] or [option]-[rightArrow].

]]> By: Bubaco http://devnulled.com/content/2007/02/drinking-the-macbook-pro-and-os-x-kool-aid/#comment-68386 Bubaco Sun, 04 Mar 2007 09:18:36 +0000 http://devnulled.com/content/2007/02/drinking-the-macbook-pro-and-os-x-kool-aid/#comment-68386 Ello, please, what kind of dock do you use for your macbook? I plan to switch from my pc laptop running linux to macbook pro (running mac os, maybe linux if there is point for that), but I've only found these dockings, which I actually don't like at all: http://www.bookendzdocks.com/Products-Docking_Stations.html . Are there some more? Thanks Ello, please, what kind of dock do you use for your macbook? I plan to switch from my pc laptop running linux to macbook pro (running mac os, maybe linux if there is point for that), but I’ve only found these dockings, which I actually don’t like at all: http://www.bookendzdocks.com/P.....tions.html . Are there some more?

Thanks

]]> By: Chris http://devnulled.com/content/2007/02/drinking-the-macbook-pro-and-os-x-kool-aid/#comment-67828 Chris Fri, 02 Mar 2007 02:16:52 +0000 http://devnulled.com/content/2007/02/drinking-the-macbook-pro-and-os-x-kool-aid/#comment-67828 The Home and Backspace keys can be remapped. It's a bit touchy but here's the details. http://www.lsmason.com/articles/macosxkeybindings.html This saved my sanity! . . . That's what I let him think. ;-) The Home and Backspace keys can be remapped.
It’s a bit touchy but here’s the details.
http://www.lsmason.com/article.....dings.html
This saved my sanity!
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That’s what I let him think. ;-)

]]> By: Broz http://devnulled.com/content/2007/02/drinking-the-macbook-pro-and-os-x-kool-aid/#comment-67569 Broz Thu, 01 Mar 2007 04:45:20 +0000 http://devnulled.com/content/2007/02/drinking-the-macbook-pro-and-os-x-kool-aid/#comment-67569 More personal preference than anything else. Even though the Expose is available, I find myself instinctively clicking in the upper right for no apparent reason other than my years in Classic purgatory in the publishing industry. I would say I'm 75/25 between new school/old school. More personal preference than anything else. Even though the Expose is available, I find myself instinctively clicking in the upper right for no apparent reason other than my years in Classic purgatory in the publishing industry. I would say I’m 75/25 between new school/old school.

]]> By: Macaholic http://devnulled.com/content/2007/02/drinking-the-macbook-pro-and-os-x-kool-aid/#comment-67492 Macaholic Wed, 28 Feb 2007 22:51:35 +0000 http://devnulled.com/content/2007/02/drinking-the-macbook-pro-and-os-x-kool-aid/#comment-67492 Hi :) Dunno why Broz recomended ASM. The Dock gives you all of that for switching apps, and OS X's Expose is a FANTASTIC app/window switcher, anyway. Beats all, IMHO! The commands that ASM offers are not unique to ASM; they are the same commands available if you right-click (or control-click... or click-hold) on an application's icon in the Dock. Although the Dock isn't perfect, I like its one-stop shop character for launching and controlling apps. Also, you can drag folders to the Dock (right side of its divider line) for fast access, even using the same key-click combis I mentioned above to bring up a folder's contents a la Mac OS's old Apple menu and Windows' Start menu. It's a fast weay tyo get at things, and you can put ANYTHING there. I have my hard drive, Documents folder and a few other folders in the Dock like this for fast access. Hi :)

Dunno why Broz recomended ASM. The Dock gives you all of that for switching apps, and OS X’s Expose is a FANTASTIC app/window switcher, anyway. Beats all, IMHO!

The commands that ASM offers are not unique to ASM; they are the same commands available if you right-click (or control-click… or click-hold) on an application’s icon in the Dock. Although the Dock isn’t perfect, I like its one-stop shop character for launching and controlling apps. Also, you can drag folders to the Dock (right side of its divider line) for fast access, even using the same key-click combis I mentioned above to bring up a folder’s contents a la Mac OS’s old Apple menu and Windows’ Start menu. It’s a fast weay tyo get at things, and you can put ANYTHING there. I have my hard drive, Documents folder and a few other folders in the Dock like this for fast access.

]]> By: Cody Mays http://devnulled.com/content/2007/02/drinking-the-macbook-pro-and-os-x-kool-aid/#comment-66914 Cody Mays Tue, 27 Feb 2007 02:36:10 +0000 http://devnulled.com/content/2007/02/drinking-the-macbook-pro-and-os-x-kool-aid/#comment-66914 Now, it's time to plug <a href="http://macromates.com" rel="nofollow">TextMate</a>. This is the greatest text editor I have ever used. I really hope you try it out. :) I recently made the switch to a macbook pro as well...from Ubuntu linux. I must say, I like it a lot. It's nice having a solid gui on top of a unix kernel. Now, it’s time to plug TextMate. This is the greatest text editor I have ever used. I really hope you try it out. :)

I recently made the switch to a macbook pro as well…from Ubuntu linux. I must say, I like it a lot. It’s nice having a solid gui on top of a unix kernel.

]]> By: dep http://devnulled.com/content/2007/02/drinking-the-macbook-pro-and-os-x-kool-aid/#comment-66822 dep Mon, 26 Feb 2007 19:58:39 +0000 http://devnulled.com/content/2007/02/drinking-the-macbook-pro-and-os-x-kool-aid/#comment-66822 Actually, I just found this: http://www.likemac.ru/english/ Might be worth checking out as far as file managers go. Actually, I just found this:
http://www.likemac.ru/english/

Might be worth checking out as far as file managers go.

]]> By: dep http://devnulled.com/content/2007/02/drinking-the-macbook-pro-and-os-x-kool-aid/#comment-66821 dep Mon, 26 Feb 2007 19:57:18 +0000 http://devnulled.com/content/2007/02/drinking-the-macbook-pro-and-os-x-kool-aid/#comment-66821 Did you ever use Total Commander on the PC? I'm wondering if there's a mac equivalent... I don't know if I could switch to a Mac for that reason alone. SUCH a powerful file manager. Did you ever use Total Commander on the PC? I’m wondering if there’s a mac equivalent… I don’t know if I could switch to a Mac for that reason alone. SUCH a powerful file manager.

]]> By: Kevin http://devnulled.com/content/2007/02/drinking-the-macbook-pro-and-os-x-kool-aid/#comment-66811 Kevin Mon, 26 Feb 2007 18:38:49 +0000 http://devnulled.com/content/2007/02/drinking-the-macbook-pro-and-os-x-kool-aid/#comment-66811 About a month ago acquired a iMac for Wife and agree the integration is great and overall a way better experience than the base XP experience. That said, we have repeatedly seen both Safari and Firefox crash (may be a Javascript thing) and it turns out the wifi component is not fond of Linksys routers. Oh I did manage to lock the iMac up within 6 hours of use but that seems to have been a one time occurence (No OS is impervious to my wiley ways ;) That said overall a great platform and now think a MacBook Pro would have been nicier than my ACER 8204. Quicksilver rocks. About a month ago acquired a iMac for Wife and agree the integration is great and overall a way better experience than the base XP experience.

That said, we have repeatedly seen both Safari and Firefox crash (may be a Javascript thing) and it turns out the wifi component is not fond of Linksys routers.

Oh I did manage to lock the iMac up within 6 hours of use but that seems to have been a one time occurence (No OS is impervious to my wiley ways ;)

That said overall a great platform and now think a MacBook Pro would have been nicier than my ACER 8204.

Quicksilver rocks.

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