So I borrowed my friend's macbook....

[Cal166]

To Right Click put two fingers on the Touch Pad and Click with your thumb.

 

[bearxor]

Originally posted by: Cal166
To Right Click put two fingers on the Touch Pad and Click with your thumb.

You need to change your mouse prefs to let you tap to click. Also, if anyone else is reading this, this isn't set up by default, you have to go in to the system prefs -> keyboard and mouse -> trackpad and click the button that says 'Tap trackpad using two fingers for secondary click'.

However, this f'n rawks. I'm so used to it now I miss it when I boot in to windows. It's much easier for me to move the mouse over something and tap both fingers to right click than it is to actually use a right mouse button. I hope this is something they can implement in windows soon.

Another awesome feature of OS X that is under the same pref panel is 'Zoom while holding Ctrl'. I use it all the time for videos embedded in to web sites. If it doesn't give you a full-screen option I zoon in until the video fills up the screen. When it's done, I zoom back out. The only complaint I have is that the mouse cursor is visible over your video but its a really minor complaint compared to not being able to see a video full-screen at all.

 

[pontifex]

Originally posted by: Specop 007

Originally posted by: MmmSkyscraper
I love Apple hardware design but the OS drives me batshit.

That pretty well sums it up for me as well. I feel like a retard sitting in the corner when I sit down to a Mac.

lol, so true...it may be because i've used windows for so long, but it just seems way more intuitive than mac os.

i sit down in front of a mac and i just go DURRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR....

it's like i've never seen a computer before

 

[ViviTheMage]

Originally posted by: FearoftheNight
I want to learn to use to it before I decide whether to get my own or not.

you dont want one though ...

 

[alkemyst]

It's always fun to give those that claim to be computer pros at ANY hardware a simple to use Macintosh.

"Oh wait I am great at all PC hardware, no one uses Macs"

Hand them some SCSI devices

"Oh wait I am great at all PC hardware except SCSI"

Hand them the next thing.

"Well I really am a master of windows, it makes no sense to upgrade with $400 Dells out there"

Hand them a passworded box and ask them to get in.

"Well I can play Halo 3 really good"

Rinse and repeat.

A macintosh is pretty intuitive. Just browse around without thinking it's going to work just like XP or another flavor of windows.

 

[pontifex]

Originally posted by: alkemyst
It's always fun to give those that claim to be computer pros at ANY hardware a simple to use Macintosh.

"Oh wait I am great at all PC hardware, no one uses Macs"

Hand them some SCSI devices

"Oh wait I am great at all PC hardware except SCSI"

Hand them the next thing.

"Well I really am a master of windows, it makes no sense to upgrade with $400 Dells out there"

Hand them a passworded box and ask them to get in.

"Well I can play Halo 3 really good"

Rinse and repeat.

A macintosh is pretty intuitive. Just browse around without thinking it's going to work just like XP or another flavor of windows.

anyone that says they know everything is or is an expert at "computers" is, plain and simple, a fucking liar. there is just way too much stuff out there to know everything.

 

[Platypus]

Honestly, a child could figure out OSX...

I say that because I was tired of trying to troubleshoot tech support issues for my father over the phone and I bought him a Mac.. the calls have stopped. If he can figure out it (he calls me about copy and paste still) then you damn well better be able to.

 

[homercles337]

Originally posted by: dighn

Originally posted by: pulse8
To eject something, drag it to the trash.

that makes sense

Nothing on macs makes sense, unless youre a macophile.

 

[SacrosanctFiend]

I rather prefer my Macbook to my old Dell laptops. I like keeping my desktop a PC, but I find myself spending more and more time on the Macbook. And for those really important (to me) programs (e.g. PeopleSoft), there is always BootCamp.

 

[pulse8]

Originally posted by: FearoftheNight
Drag what into the trash? There is nothing on the desktop that says "USB DVD Drive" there are no drive letters either....

If there isn't a disc in the drive, just pull the USB cable. If you want to eject a disc from the drive, you drag the disc to the trash from the desktop.

 

[eits]

Originally posted by: FearoftheNight
"Wth is going on" basically sums it up...

Where is all this stuff downloading to? Where is my computer? Hmm... How do I install stuff?
I'm sort of winging that part not really sure what's happening. But...this is driving me crazy:

How do I eject the disc from my usb dvd drive? Don't tell me I need to go into the DVD player software and hit eject. Are there disk letters on this thing? Can someone let who is familiar with macs enlighten me? Thanks in advance. ugh... <-- feels dumb

it's pretty idiot-proof. everything downloads to the desktop. you install stuff by clicking the .dmg file and installing. in order to uninstall the program, you drag it to the trashcan.

to eject anything, drag the component to the trash bin. for example, if you put a dvd in and you want it ejected, drag it to the trash.

you're making it harder than it is.

 

[eits]

Originally posted by: DangerAardvark

Originally posted by: FearoftheNight
Drag what into the trash? There is nothing on the desktop that says "USB DVD Drive" there are no drive letters either....

Drag the MacBook into the trash. Then set it on fire. Good luck finding the matches with one mouse button.

huh? one mouse button??

 

[eits]

Originally posted by: potato28

Originally posted by: GTaudiophile
Maybe this helps? http://guides.macrumors.com/Mac_Beginner's_Guide

:laugh: Link broken?

no, just a screwed up hotlink.

http://guides.macrumors.com/Mac_Beginner's_Guide

 

[OneOfTheseDays]

Now that is dumb, you eject something by dragging it to the trash?

 

[eits]

Originally posted by: Fenixgoon

Originally posted by: rivan

Originally posted by: Specop 007

Originally posted by: MmmSkyscraper
I love Apple hardware design but the OS drives me batshit.

That pretty well sums it up for me as well. I feel like a retard sitting in the corner when I sit down to a Mac.

I've been cross platform for more than a decade - operationally they're really not that different these days. Unless you want to fiddle with anything that's not in the system prefs on OSX, that is...

or right click...

you can right click on a mac.

 

[Engraver]

Mac lovers remind me of scientologists, especially the ones I have to work with. I'm sure not all mac users are like that, but too many are.

 

[pontifex]

Originally posted by: OneOfTheseDays
Now that is dumb, you eject something by dragging it to the trash?

haha, my thoughts exactly. i don't see how that is intuitive.

 

[eits]

Originally posted by: pontifex

Originally posted by: Specop 007

Originally posted by: MmmSkyscraper
I love Apple hardware design but the OS drives me batshit.

That pretty well sums it up for me as well. I feel like a retard sitting in the corner when I sit down to a Mac.

lol, so true...it may be because i've used windows for so long, but it just seems way more intuitive than mac os.

i sit down in front of a mac and i just go DURRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR....

it's like i've never seen a computer before

you probably go "durrrrrrrrrrrrr" because you've got to be an idiot to not figure out how to use a mac in like 20 seconds.

 

[SacrosanctFiend]

Originally posted by: OneOfTheseDays
Now that is dumb, you eject something by dragging it to the trash?

How so? You get rid of things by putting them in the trash. You want to 'get rid' of the disc (or whatever is connected to your computer), so you put it in the trash. Maybe it's just my low-tech mind, but it seems pretty clear-cut to me.

 

[eits]

Originally posted by: SacrosanctFiend
I rather prefer my Macbook to my old Dell laptops. I like keeping my desktop a PC, but I find myself spending more and more time on the Macbook. And for those really important (to me) programs (e.g. PeopleSoft), there is always BootCamp.

not to mention apple laptops last much longer than pc laptops... and they still look sweet after years have passed. my powerbook is still going strong after having it for 4 years... the only thing that sucks on it is the antenna because it's outdated. i upgraded the memory, too. other than that, it's solid.

it still looks sexy... like a macbook pro.

 

[eits]

Originally posted by: pontifex

Originally posted by: OneOfTheseDays
Now that is dumb, you eject something by dragging it to the trash?

haha, my thoughts exactly. i don't see how that is intuitive.

if you don't like that method, you could always press the eject button on the top of the keyboard.

or you could right click on it and eject.

or you could go into macintosh hd and press the eject image next to the drive name.

 

[Engraver]

Originally posted by: eits

not to mention apple laptops last much longer than pc laptops... and they still look sweet .

Last much longer how so? You can't upgrade them yourself...which in itself is insanity. I hear L. Ron Hubbard calling...

 

[MrDudeMan]

Originally posted by: SacrosanctFiend

Originally posted by: OneOfTheseDays
Now that is dumb, you eject something by dragging it to the trash?

How so? You get rid of things by putting them in the trash. You want to 'get rid' of the disc (or whatever is connected to your computer), so you put it in the trash. Maybe it's just my low-tech mind, but it seems pretty clear-cut to me.

I'd say people think it is slightly awkward because of what the trash can represents. When you delete a file, you are disposing of it with no intention to ever use it again (for the most part). Removing a physical device or piece of media isn't the same at all. The vast majority of the time, you have the intent to use it again, so throwing it away makes no sense.

 

[Anubis]

Originally posted by: eits

Originally posted by: SacrosanctFiend
I rather prefer my Macbook to my old Dell laptops. I like keeping my desktop a PC, but I find myself spending more and more time on the Macbook. And for those really important (to me) programs (e.g. PeopleSoft), there is always BootCamp.

not to mention apple laptops last much longer than pc laptops... and they still look sweet after years have passed. my powerbook is still going strong after having it for 4 years... the only thing that sucks on it is the antenna because it's outdated. i upgraded the memory, too. other than that, it's solid.

it still looks sexy... like a macbook pro.

my 4 year old dell still looks and works fine, and its not that ugly ass white color

 

[Anubis]

Originally posted by: eits

Originally posted by: pontifex

Originally posted by: OneOfTheseDays
Now that is dumb, you eject something by dragging it to the trash?

haha, my thoughts exactly. i don't see how that is intuitive.

if you don't like that method, you could always press the eject button on the top of the keyboard.

or you could right click on it and eject.

or you could go into macintosh hd and press the eject image next to the drive name.

the eject button on the KB isnt intuitive either, if you have never used a Mac you will have no idea WTF it is anyway