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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. The following are some notes on trying Mac OS X on a Macbook Pro.
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== Software ==


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All the following are free software or open source.


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VLC - http://www.videolan.org/vlc/download-macosx.html - 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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NeoOffice - http://www.neooffice.org/ - Mac OS port of OpenOffice


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AdiumX - http://www.adiumx.com/ - multi protocol instant messager


Virtue - http://virtuedesktops.info/ - virtual desktops - a few glitches but decent


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Shell - Built in ;) - but iTerm - http://freshmeat.net/redir/iterm/49825/url_homepage/iterm.sourceforge.net - is better


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== Best Shortcuts ==


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Amusingly, the Mac has some of the most complicated and inconsistent keyboard shortcuts ever invented.
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=== Type a directory location ===
 
- in the finder, and saving files using the default open/save dialog
 
Cmd-Shift G
 
=== Copy screenshot to clipboard ===
 
Cmd-control-shift-4 - press space if you want to switch to the "window" camera, then use the mouse to select your capture area.
 
== Peeves ==
 
Too many to list. Let's just say "overrated" is probably going to be the summary after a couple of weeks of dedicated use.
 
- 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?
 
- 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."
 
- Speaking of function keys... what the #($((#*?
 
- There's a limit of ten connections to your host for file sharing, for more you have to buy an add-on.
 
 
 
== Looking forward to ==
 
- https://bugs.eclipse.org/bugs/show_bug.cgi?id=145890
 
- http://kberg.ch/q/
 
- Decent power management/external screen support for Linoox

Revision as of 20:50, 1 June 2010

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

All the following are free software or open source.

VLC - http://www.videolan.org/vlc/download-macosx.html - 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.

NeoOffice - http://www.neooffice.org/ - Mac OS port of OpenOffice

AdiumX - http://www.adiumx.com/ - multi protocol instant messager

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

Best Shortcuts

Amusingly, the Mac has some of the most complicated and inconsistent keyboard shortcuts ever invented.

Type a directory location

- in the finder, and saving files using the default open/save dialog

Cmd-Shift G

Copy screenshot to clipboard

Cmd-control-shift-4 - press space if you want to switch to the "window" camera, then use the mouse to select your capture area.

Peeves

Too many to list. Let's just say "overrated" is probably going to be the summary after a couple of weeks of dedicated use.

- 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?

- 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."

- Speaking of function keys... what the #($((#*?

- There's a limit of ten connections to your host for file sharing, for more you have to buy an add-on.


Looking forward to

- https://bugs.eclipse.org/bugs/show_bug.cgi?id=145890

- http://kberg.ch/q/

- Decent power management/external screen support for Linoox

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