Author Topic: sweet jesus. (new mac user) (Read 2518 times)

Eric P · « **on:** October 27, 2008, 02:11:53 PM »

my new company has given me a brand new macbook pro for my work machine

THERE ARE NO MOUSE BUTTONS ON THIS THING

this whole thing is nuts

pretty display though

Howard Alan Treesong · « **Reply #1 on:** October 27, 2008, 02:16:12 PM »

you have to use the force

Beardo · « **Reply #2 on:** October 27, 2008, 02:17:37 PM »

Hit the track pad twice.

TVC15 · « **Reply #3 on:** October 27, 2008, 02:18:51 PM »

Let me know how you like it. I was kind of curious as to whether it would be good. I hate touch pad buttons.

Rman · « **Reply #4 on:** October 27, 2008, 02:19:12 PM »

To ''right click'' click with two fingers. I don't know if that's the default, so you may have to change the preferences. I got to play with one and it feels amazingly solid. I'm fine with my Blackbook atm, though.

TVC, the trackpad is clickable, providing tactile feedback. It's not a tap to click set up, but a click to click one. I hate tap to click myself due to the false ''clicks'' that are common in that set up.

MrAngryFace · « **Reply #5 on:** October 27, 2008, 02:48:36 PM »

learn the 80 billion keystrokes

Tauntaun · « **Reply #6 on:** October 27, 2008, 02:55:05 PM »

Quote from: Synthesizer Patel on October 27, 2008, 02:16:12 PM

you have to use the force

and by force he means penis.

Eric P · « **Reply #7 on:** October 27, 2008, 04:48:34 PM »

the clicking mouse pad is odd, i'd have preferred a tap functionality as holding and dragging is kind of a pain because you have to keep constant pressure. it seems odd from a design standpoint to have a forced contextual menu bar at the top forcing you to go outside the window you're currently using to get to things like "file" or "edit" options.

mounting applications before use is strange as well.

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learn the 80 billion keystrokes

"it's so easy, command option k will let you do what you need except for if you are doing this, then you need option k, unless you need option command k for trying to...."

TakingBackSunday · « **Reply #8 on:** October 27, 2008, 04:58:42 PM »

At first I was in the same boat, but it literally takes a couple hours to get the hang of it.

And I actually like the fixed menu bar at the top much more than how Windows handles such things.

Eric P · « **Reply #9 on:** October 27, 2008, 05:56:30 PM »

it's much better now, actually but the inital shock of the unknown yet familiar is kind of a pain to overcome

now to steal the latest edition of ableton live and start my life as a indie hipster DJ

Greatness Gone · « **Reply #10 on:** October 27, 2008, 07:04:10 PM »

Macs fucking RULE.

<----Macbook user; Previous Powerbook G4 user

Eric P · « **Reply #11 on:** October 27, 2008, 07:22:16 PM »

i'm watching casino royale on this thing right now.

good god it's pretty

Eric P · « **Reply #12 on:** October 27, 2008, 07:31:06 PM »

la chiffe would have been mega fucked if he had all that terrorist money in the market now

actually, i wonder how terror funds are doing now.

Bildi · « **Reply #13 on:** October 27, 2008, 09:42:51 PM »

Command-Shift-3 for full screen, Command-Shift-4 to choose a part of the screen.

I have the opposite problem, I can never remember the shortcut for a window grab in Windows (Alt-Printscreen as I just discovered. Alt-Shift-Printscreen turns on some high contrast setting - wtf).

T234 · « **Reply #14 on:** October 27, 2008, 09:48:17 PM »

lol macfags

pretty, fussy with anything non-apple, macfags

drew · « **Reply #15 on:** October 27, 2008, 10:40:45 PM »

lol pcfags

ugly, fussy with anything non-windows, pcfags

Don Flamenco · « **Reply #16 on:** October 28, 2008, 12:10:25 AM »

all I have to say, after ~15 years of using Windows and 3 weeks on a new macbook with Leopard is....fuck windows.

Not to say I should've been into macs all along, but I really have no reason to go back. my windows experience has made using macs a cinch and

MOUSE GESTURES.

ch1nchilla · « **Reply #17 on:** October 28, 2008, 01:11:34 AM »

I'm so jealous... the new MacBook Pros make my old one look like shit..

TakingBackSunday · « **Reply #18 on:** October 28, 2008, 07:41:47 AM »

All I can say is this. If you have a Pro and run Windows along with your OSX, there's almost nothing better. I've been able to do so much with this, it's been great. I get the best of both worlds.

Eric P · « **Reply #19 on:** October 28, 2008, 08:35:37 AM »

i need to get ableton on this thing

TakingBackSunday · « **Reply #20 on:** October 28, 2008, 09:16:52 AM »

I have some sort of version of it on here, but I haven't tinkered with it yet. Not the free trial version you gave me, rather I think...7.0.3 or something.

drew · « **Reply #21 on:** October 28, 2008, 10:49:14 AM »

WARNING: apple laptop batteries are horrible, pathetic, shitty slabs of metal.

i get 25 minutes unplugged now. TWENTY FIVE FREAKING MINUTES

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For proper maintenance of a lithium-based battery, it’s important to keep the electrons in it moving occasionally. Apple does not recommend leaving your portable plugged in all the time. An ideal use would be a commuter who uses her MacBook Pro on the train, then plugs it in at the office to charge. This keeps the battery juices flowing. If on the other hand, you use a desktop computer at work, and save a notebook for infrequent travel, Apple recommends charging and discharging its battery at least once per month.

well, shit. Even when I was in art school and was extremely mobile with the thing it suddenly died completely - lesson: fuck you apple hire Duracell or something

Don Flamenco · « **Reply #22 on:** October 28, 2008, 10:54:57 AM »

I'm confused. What the fuck do they mean by "keeping the electrons moving"? I use up about a charge a day just taking notes and browsing during class, then leave it plugged in overnight.

More importantly, all versions of CrossOver are free today because something something george bush something

http://down.codeweavers.com/

I've never used it, but it's free software to run windows on Mac..it normally costs $60. CrossOver games doesn't even require windows to play PC games!! Not sure how good the compatibility is though.

hyp · « **Reply #23 on:** October 28, 2008, 03:33:39 PM »

i love my new mac pro. vista 64 and leopard in the same box. 10gb ram and 8-cores. fucking win.

i find myself using the leopard side primarily. i think i'm slowly entering the dark side.

Tauntaun · « **Reply #24 on:** October 28, 2008, 04:16:48 PM »

Quote from: hyp on October 28, 2008, 03:33:39 PM

i love my new mac pro. vista 64 and leopard in the same box. 10gb ram and 8-cores. fucking win.

i find myself using the leopard side primarily. i think i'm slowly entering the dark side.

bud · « **Reply #25 on:** October 28, 2008, 04:18:37 PM »

10gb... omg

my macbook only has 1gb

Eric P · « **Reply #26 on:** October 28, 2008, 04:27:04 PM »

this machine is nicely specc'd i think

2.4 cd2
2 gigs ram
260 hdd
nvidia 9400m
fuck awesome screen

hyp · « **Reply #27 on:** October 28, 2008, 06:33:13 PM »

well, i'm working with uncompressed HD video in some of my projects, so 10gb is badly needed.

bud · « **Reply #28 on:** October 28, 2008, 06:57:50 PM »

i have the one that pretty much every student has

the screen isn't really any good for watching movies

huckleberry · « **Reply #29 on:** October 28, 2008, 07:05:09 PM »

Can anyone that has a Macbook Pro tell me how it is playing games? I wanted the new aluminum macbook but why not spend the extra 400 to get a better machine if it has the added bonus of being able to play games.

hyp · « **Reply #30 on:** October 28, 2008, 07:20:10 PM »

if it's an intel mac book you can just run boot camp to play pc games.

huckleberry · « **Reply #31 on:** October 28, 2008, 07:30:03 PM »

Because I like buying overpriced stuff for no reason.

Rman · « **Reply #32 on:** October 28, 2008, 07:41:19 PM »

Quote from: Kosma on October 28, 2008, 07:26:03 PM

Why buy a Mac then, looks aside?

Brand loyalty, OSX, yadda, yadda. Some industries are also very Mac-centric, such as audio and film production.

Eric P · « **Reply #33 on:** October 28, 2008, 07:59:42 PM »

Quote from: Genghis Cohen on October 28, 2008, 07:51:52 PM

i'm not getting anywhere near a brooklyn coffee shop with a windows laptop. what are you, crazy?

you'd get blogged about!

TVC15 · « **Reply #34 on:** October 28, 2008, 08:01:23 PM »

Quote from: Eric P on October 28, 2008, 07:59:42 PM

Quote from: Genghis Cohen on October 28, 2008, 07:51:52 PM
i'm not getting anywhere near a brooklyn coffee shop with a windows laptop. what are you, crazy?

you'd get blogged about!

honest to blog

Eric P · « **Reply #35 on:** October 28, 2008, 08:03:45 PM »

Quote from: TVC 15 on October 28, 2008, 08:01:23 PM

Quote from: Eric P on October 28, 2008, 07:59:42 PM
Quote from: Genghis Cohen on October 28, 2008, 07:51:52 PM
i'm not getting anywhere near a brooklyn coffee shop with a windows laptop. what are you, crazy?

you'd get blogged about!

honest to blog

i am moments from flying into an apoplectic rage

TVC15 · « **Reply #36 on:** October 28, 2008, 08:05:14 PM »

http://www.cracked.com/article_16161_if-juno-was-10-times-shorter-100-times-more-honest.html

Eric P · « **Reply #37 on:** October 28, 2008, 08:15:50 PM »

the comments are just as fun

Don Flamenco · « **Reply #38 on:** October 28, 2008, 09:23:01 PM »

Quote from: Rman on October 28, 2008, 07:41:19 PM

Quote from: Kosma on October 28, 2008, 07:26:03 PM
Why buy a Mac then, looks aside?
Brand loyalty, OSX, yadda, yadda. Some industries are also very Mac-centric, such as audio and film production.

or brand DISloyalty...BURN!

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That's right! I found it in the fridge, behind the purple stuff!

oh god i can't breathe

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Author Topic: sweet jesus. (new mac user) (Read 2518 times)