Comments on: The Good, the bad, and the ugly (+pictures!) http://www.nateperkins.com/mac_switch/2006/05/03/the-good-the-bad-and-the-ugly/ Switching to the wonderful world of Mac... by a lifelong PC user Wed, 07 Jan 2009 02:04:43 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.0.2 by: Flint http://www.nateperkins.com/mac_switch/2006/05/03/the-good-the-bad-and-the-ugly/#comment-32 Wed, 09 Apr 2008 10:23:11 +0000 http://www.nateperkins.com/mac_switch/2006/05/03/the-good-the-bad-and-the-ugly/#comment-32 I saw similar post three month ago. Topicality of this post sucks. Dude, you have to keep up to date. I saw similar post three month ago. Topicality of this post sucks. Dude, you have to keep up to date.

]]> by: Housewife http://www.nateperkins.com/mac_switch/2006/05/03/the-good-the-bad-and-the-ugly/#comment-30 Sun, 06 Apr 2008 18:17:51 +0000 http://www.nateperkins.com/mac_switch/2006/05/03/the-good-the-bad-and-the-ugly/#comment-30 I have been visiting sources like that lately. That’s the most important point of everything. That’s why I can professionally say that this information is objective and sounds true to me I have been visiting sources like that lately. That’s the most important point of everything. That’s why I can professionally say that this information is objective and sounds true to me

]]> by: MopUpDuty http://www.nateperkins.com/mac_switch/2006/05/03/the-good-the-bad-and-the-ugly/#comment-28 Thu, 03 Apr 2008 12:01:30 +0000 http://www.nateperkins.com/mac_switch/2006/05/03/the-good-the-bad-and-the-ugly/#comment-28 I opened this website for myself long time ago. Today it has become even better. I like the links and info that is given here, I just dislike some people. They make a lot of mistakes when posting or commenting. They are usually rude and have a bunch of problems I think. They spoil this website. I would want them to leave this place alone and go somewhere else to have their kind of fun. I opened this website for myself long time ago. Today it has become even better. I like the links and info that is given here, I just dislike some people. They make a lot of mistakes when posting or commenting. They are usually rude and have a bunch of problems I think. They spoil this website. I would want them to leave this place alone and go somewhere else to have their kind of fun.

]]> by: Nate Perkins http://www.nateperkins.com/mac_switch/2006/05/03/the-good-the-bad-and-the-ugly/#comment-15 Fri, 05 May 2006 22:12:59 +0000 http://www.nateperkins.com/mac_switch/2006/05/03/the-good-the-bad-and-the-ugly/#comment-15 Hot corners with expose was exactly what I was looking for! Thanks a million! Hot corners with expose was exactly what I was looking for! Thanks a million!

]]> by: carlmmii http://www.nateperkins.com/mac_switch/2006/05/03/the-good-the-bad-and-the-ugly/#comment-14 Fri, 05 May 2006 02:55:54 +0000 http://www.nateperkins.com/mac_switch/2006/05/03/the-good-the-bad-and-the-ugly/#comment-14 Finding windows: for the love of god, <b>USE EXPOSÉ</b>. :p I have mine set up with hot-corners. Top-left: dashboard Top-right: show app windows Bottom-left: show all windows Bottom-right: show desktop That way it's a simple mouse-sweep to get to another window or the desktop. I don't really like having to press function keys to show windows, because that requires my left hand to move completely, as well as requiring me to actually look at the keyboard. Installing Apps: there's usually 3 types of installations -- 1.) Drag/drop. Easiest of them all, just drag the application into your applications folder. Think of this like a standalone .exe file on the windows side. You could put it anywhere, but it makes sense to go with the rest of your applications. All you have to do is run the program. 2.) Package. Usually for system-affecting apps. These use the standard package installer process which guides you through the process. 3.) Full installation program. This is for apps like photoshop and other big apps with several support files. This most resembles what you're used to, and there really aren't that many that use this installation method nowadays. One of the biggest things that you'll get used to is the fact that there's no registry in OS X. There's nothing system-related that an application really affects. All of an application's preferences are all stored in a preferences folder in your user directory (these will also remain if the program is removed or you upgrade, allowing you to keep the same preferences between different versions). There's also no real need for an uninstallation program because there's practically nothing that requires it. The only thing that's left after you delete an application is its preference files, which take up so little space that it's not noticeable in the least (and since you're not running the application, there's no way they're using system resources). What I think is the most beautiful thing about OS X's whole system though is its ability to deal with on-the-fly renaming. It doesn't matter if a file is already open -- you can rename it whenever you want, and all applications it's open in will update to reflect that. This also applies to applications in the dock. You can rename / move the applications around all you want, and the dock links will still work. General advice: try to forget all the little roadblocks you know windows has, and look at OS X as a completely fresh operating system. It works for you, not the other way around. Finding windows: for the love of god, USE EXPOSÉ. :p I have mine set up with hot-corners.

Top-left: dashboard
Top-right: show app windows
Bottom-left: show all windows
Bottom-right: show desktop

That way it’s a simple mouse-sweep to get to another window or the desktop. I don’t really like having to press function keys to show windows, because that requires my left hand to move completely, as well as requiring me to actually look at the keyboard.

Installing Apps: there’s usually 3 types of installations –

1.) Drag/drop. Easiest of them all, just drag the application into your applications folder. Think of this like a standalone .exe file on the windows side. You could put it anywhere, but it makes sense to go with the rest of your applications. All you have to do is run the program.

2.) Package. Usually for system-affecting apps. These use the standard package installer process which guides you through the process.

3.) Full installation program. This is for apps like photoshop and other big apps with several support files. This most resembles what you’re used to, and there really aren’t that many that use this installation method nowadays.

One of the biggest things that you’ll get used to is the fact that there’s no registry in OS X. There’s nothing system-related that an application really affects. All of an application’s preferences are all stored in a preferences folder in your user directory (these will also remain if the program is removed or you upgrade, allowing you to keep the same preferences between different versions).

There’s also no real need for an uninstallation program because there’s practically nothing that requires it. The only thing that’s left after you delete an application is its preference files, which take up so little space that it’s not noticeable in the least (and since you’re not running the application, there’s no way they’re using system resources).

What I think is the most beautiful thing about OS X’s whole system though is its ability to deal with on-the-fly renaming. It doesn’t matter if a file is already open — you can rename it whenever you want, and all applications it’s open in will update to reflect that. This also applies to applications in the dock. You can rename / move the applications around all you want, and the dock links will still work.

General advice: try to forget all the little roadblocks you know windows has, and look at OS X as a completely fresh operating system. It works for you, not the other way around.

]]> by: Nathan http://www.nateperkins.com/mac_switch/2006/05/03/the-good-the-bad-and-the-ugly/#comment-13 Fri, 05 May 2006 01:23:28 +0000 http://www.nateperkins.com/mac_switch/2006/05/03/the-good-the-bad-and-the-ugly/#comment-13 1. Expose. hit F9 to shrink and view all windows, F10 for only the windows of the current application, and F11 to shuffle them all out the way to access your desktop. 2. To clear your workspace and view your desktop without using expose, hold down option and command keys, and click on the finder icon. That's the shortcut to "hide others". (likewise, if you have a bunch of applications open, but you only want to see say the address book, option-command click the address book, it comes to the front and all other apps get hidden. 1. Expose. hit F9 to shrink and view all windows, F10 for only the windows of the current application, and F11 to shuffle them all out the way to access your desktop.

2. To clear your workspace and view your desktop without using expose, hold down option and command keys, and click on the finder icon. That’s the shortcut to “hide others”. (likewise, if you have a bunch of applications open, but you only want to see say the address book, option-command click the address book, it comes to the front and all other apps get hidden.

]]> by: Nate Perkins http://www.nateperkins.com/mac_switch/2006/05/03/the-good-the-bad-and-the-ugly/#comment-11 Thu, 04 May 2006 14:50:46 +0000 http://www.nateperkins.com/mac_switch/2006/05/03/the-good-the-bad-and-the-ugly/#comment-11 Ya, I have absolutely no clue how to do that. :( Ya, I have absolutely no clue how to do that. :(

]]> by: rlj http://www.nateperkins.com/mac_switch/2006/05/03/the-good-the-bad-and-the-ugly/#comment-10 Thu, 04 May 2006 14:39:17 +0000 http://www.nateperkins.com/mac_switch/2006/05/03/the-good-the-bad-and-the-ugly/#comment-10 Firefox profiles: On Linux or Mac, start Firefox with the the -profilemanager switch, e.g. ./firefox -profilemanager (this assumes that you're in the firefox directory). http://www.mozilla.org/support/firefox/profile#new Firefox profiles:

On Linux or Mac, start Firefox with the the -profilemanager switch, e.g. ./firefox -profilemanager (this assumes that you’re in the firefox directory).

http://www.mozilla.org/support/firefox/profile#new

]]> by: tylerjo2007 http://www.nateperkins.com/mac_switch/2006/05/03/the-good-the-bad-and-the-ugly/#comment-9 Thu, 04 May 2006 00:34:29 +0000 http://www.nateperkins.com/mac_switch/2006/05/03/the-good-the-bad-and-the-ugly/#comment-9 the bad 1. use expose, ask carl how to do it…cmd something if you didnt know, expose organizes all of your open windows on your screen at once, so you can find what you want 2. somewhere in the preferences for os x there is an option to set it up so that when you mouse goes to one of the 4 corners different things happen. as in go to desktop and open up dashboard and many others 3. i am totally stumped on that the bad

1. use expose, ask carl how to do it…cmd something

if you didnt know, expose organizes all of your open windows on your screen at once, so you can find what you want

2. somewhere in the preferences for os x there is an option to set it up so that when you mouse goes to one of the 4 corners different things happen. as in go to desktop and open up dashboard and many others

3. i am totally stumped on that

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