This is first blog entry from the Apple Mini that had been stashed in a closet here since I bought it soon after they came out. (It was too cool to resist.)
The Mini hadn’t wanted to connect with my old router. I plugged it into our new router about an hour ago, and eleven software upgrades began installing. (But unlike my experience with Microsoft, the system asked for my permission for each upgrade!)
Trying to get the Mac to do what I want is painful. It’s like learning to walk after a bad accident. I keep squeezing the mouse, looking for the missing buttons. Safari is enough like FireFox that my fingers know what to do. WordPress, however, isn’t displaying the option of inserting HTML, so I cannot figure out how to post a picture.
Solution: Download Firefox and use it instead of Safari.
If you’re a proud Mac user, point me to the best (minimalist) crib sheets for getting up to speed in this environment.
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You really should shut off the WYSIWYG anyhow it only messes things up…
You shut of WYSIWYG under user.
If you havent got an mouse with two buttons…get one…even with Mac its very useful.
Use shortcuts like alt+Q to close the selected application.
Learning the shortcuts in Mac is really speeding things up…
Try the WikiTosh:
http://wikitosh.com/wiki/pmwiki.php
In particular, the basic how-to:
http://www.wikitosh.com/wiki/pmwiki.php/Wikitosh/BasicHowTos
Keyboard Shortcuts:
http://www.macobserver.com/columns/firstmac/2000/20001115.shtml
A few years ago I got tired of putting up with all the nasty crap out there such as bugs, viruses, and spyware so I went totally Mac. However I still use PCs at work. For the most part, the learning curve was fairly easy.
The one-button mouse sucks, so I bought optical, laser, two-button, with scroll-wheel (Logitech) for both my Macs. Besides, my hands are kind of large, so I also bought the biggest mice I could find.
While the MAC does has its quirks, for the most part it is a pretty good machine. While it was strange at first to come home to a different machine (I would find myself trying to use MAC techniques on the PC, and vice versa), it is now no problem.
Who says you can’t teach a old dog new tricks?
Donald Clark