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This Mac thing is just a phase. Between the dominance of Windows and the energy of the open source desktops, it's hard to believe it will last. Nice hardware though - assuming it wears well. | This Mac thing is just a phase. Between the dominance of Windows and the energy of the open source desktops, it's hard to believe it will last. Nice hardware though - assuming it wears well. The following are some notes on trying Mac OS X on a Macbook Pro. | ||
== Software == | == Software == | ||
All the following are free software or open source. | |||
VLC - http://www.artima.com/forums/flat.jsp?forum=276&thread=168152 Isn't it cheesy how Quicktime only shows video in a tiny window, and Microsoft doesn't provide a media player for the Mac anymore? This player plays almost anything, with full resizing. | VLC - http://www.artima.com/forums/flat.jsp?forum=276&thread=168152 Isn't it cheesy how Quicktime only shows video in a tiny window, and Microsoft doesn't provide a media player for the Mac anymore? This player plays almost anything, with full resizing. | ||
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AdiumX - http://www.adiumx.com/ - multi protocol instant messager | AdiumX - http://www.adiumx.com/ - multi protocol instant messager | ||
Virtue - http://virtuedesktops.info/ - virtual desktops - a few glitches | Virtue - http://virtuedesktops.info/ - virtual desktops - a few glitches but decent | ||
Shell - Built in ;) - but iTerm - http://freshmeat.net/redir/iterm/49825/url_homepage/iterm.sourceforge.net - is better | Shell - Built in ;) - but iTerm - http://freshmeat.net/redir/iterm/49825/url_homepage/iterm.sourceforge.net - is better | ||
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- An article on UI that pointed out how valuable edges are - so much easier to "select" than any screen area (since when you overshoot you've still got it) - really turned me onto the sensibilites of a good UI design. So why, then, are the shortcuts for ejecting a CD and opening the insipid Front Row located in these key positions? (the latter is miskeyed when using the switch-between-windows key) | - An article on UI that pointed out how valuable edges are - so much easier to "select" than any screen area (since when you overshoot you've still got it) - really turned me onto the sensibilites of a good UI design. So why, then, are the shortcuts for ejecting a CD and opening the insipid Front Row located in these key positions? (the latter is miskeyed when using the switch-between-windows key) | ||
- Cursor keys - different combinations in every app. Why? | - Cursor keys - different combinations in every app. Why? | ||
- The whole keyboard muddle makes switching between operating systems especially frustrating. | |||
- Frustratingly, the guideline of there being "no maximized windows" is upheld in apps such as firefox, where you can't "press f11 for full screen mode." | - Frustratingly, the guideline of there being "no maximized windows" is upheld in apps such as firefox, where you can't "press f11 for full screen mode." | ||
- Speaking of function keys... | - Speaking of function keys... what the #($((#*? | ||
== Looking forward to == | == Looking forward to == | ||