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iMac love, part II
Close to two days now with the iMac (I should really name her, she deserves it!) and wow I'm so in love.
Of course not everything is perfect. The main thing is something I knew going in - that because this is an Intel Mac, there's software that's not compatible yet. (Well, as far as I know most PPC-only apps will RUN on MacIntels, but they're very buggy.) For most of the really important stuff this hasn't been a problem, the Intels have been out for over nine months now; the big one, NeoOffice, works. BUT there are smaller ones like the Flickr Uploader that are not yet universal. Since I'd planned to make this computer my digital photo depository, that's a pain in the ass.
But wow I would not trade the Intel for ANYTHING. This thing is SO FAST. And yeah that's more a hardware thing than a Mac OS thing, but I do get the sense that the ease of multitasking IS partly due to the OS.
I *love* the remote. It's such a silly and really non-essential thing, but for a desktop especially I do find it really helpful for certain things. For watching stuff in Front Row, obviously. I also downloaded Remote Buddy, which makes the remote compatible with all kinds of other applications, including VLC (so essential!) but also both Safari and Firefox. If I'm reading something that's long, on one page, instead of having to keep my hand on the mouse or the keyboard to page or scroll down, I can lean back and use the remote to page down. My median and ulnar nerves thank me.
I downloaded Firefox first thing, but find myself using Safari more often than not; things just seem to look better in Safari, which is probably not that surprising since it's the native web browser. I just wish for a *few* tiny features I can get with Firefox but that are absent in Safari - I already added on Acid Search, which helps for that missing feature. I really want a "new tab" button so I don't have to keep going to the dropdown menu in the taskbar. And I want the "save this group of tabs" feature Firefox has. I found software that looks like it adds those features, but most aren't freeware and the one that is has a more complicated install than drag-install, which is about all I'm comfortable with at this stage.
Anyway. It's a good thing I waited till I wasn't anywhere near any deadlines to buy this thing; it's kind of consumed my life. But in that good way.
Of course not everything is perfect. The main thing is something I knew going in - that because this is an Intel Mac, there's software that's not compatible yet. (Well, as far as I know most PPC-only apps will RUN on MacIntels, but they're very buggy.) For most of the really important stuff this hasn't been a problem, the Intels have been out for over nine months now; the big one, NeoOffice, works. BUT there are smaller ones like the Flickr Uploader that are not yet universal. Since I'd planned to make this computer my digital photo depository, that's a pain in the ass.
But wow I would not trade the Intel for ANYTHING. This thing is SO FAST. And yeah that's more a hardware thing than a Mac OS thing, but I do get the sense that the ease of multitasking IS partly due to the OS.
I *love* the remote. It's such a silly and really non-essential thing, but for a desktop especially I do find it really helpful for certain things. For watching stuff in Front Row, obviously. I also downloaded Remote Buddy, which makes the remote compatible with all kinds of other applications, including VLC (so essential!) but also both Safari and Firefox. If I'm reading something that's long, on one page, instead of having to keep my hand on the mouse or the keyboard to page or scroll down, I can lean back and use the remote to page down. My median and ulnar nerves thank me.
I downloaded Firefox first thing, but find myself using Safari more often than not; things just seem to look better in Safari, which is probably not that surprising since it's the native web browser. I just wish for a *few* tiny features I can get with Firefox but that are absent in Safari - I already added on Acid Search, which helps for that missing feature. I really want a "new tab" button so I don't have to keep going to the dropdown menu in the taskbar. And I want the "save this group of tabs" feature Firefox has. I found software that looks like it adds those features, but most aren't freeware and the one that is has a more complicated install than drag-install, which is about all I'm comfortable with at this stage.
Anyway. It's a good thing I waited till I wasn't anywhere near any deadlines to buy this thing; it's kind of consumed my life. But in that good way.
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Anyway, I just wanted to ask if you know about key-commands? It would be easier than using the drop-down menu to make a new tab. In Firefox, the new tab command is Command Key (the one next to the space bar with the apple symbol and clover-leaf type-thing) and the "T" key. You press them simultaneously. It feels a little awkward at first, but it becomes second nature after a while. I'm so used to making the keystroke without thinking that it took me a few seconds to remember what the actual combination is; my fingers just do it naturally now.
I also use these often:
Command + C (Copy)
Command + V (Paste)
Command + X (Cut)
Command + Z (Undo)
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