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Hello,
I've had my iMac for a little while now and have been trying my best to get acqainted with it .... but .... I'm struggling to get the best out of it.
I know it takes time, Windows user -> Mac user but things are starting to frustrate me now;
> Mighty Mouse - i seem to have to click most things twice for it to register?? should i just buy another mouse?
> NeoOffice (MSOffice alt.) - slow, awkward - hate it! What's the next best without installing MSWord on Parallels
> iPhoto - importing photos from Camera - takes ages, then i couldn't find them!! Why do i have 2 copies of everything? arghh!
> Aluminium keyboard - caps lock button, when typing a paragraph i hit the caps lock on then off as per usual and then look up to the screen and find it didn't activate, then have to go back and start again. It has to be hit twice or more just to react!
> USB connections, not all my USB hardware shows up in Finder when I plug something in, is plug and play only for windows?
> How do i easily pick up an *.avi file and burn it to a disk. Currently I use iDVD magic button but it takes forever to encode/burn etc
I want to love my iMac but it is irritating me at the moment. I am not getting the best out of it at present. I know you don't have to and you might think I'm just winging but please reassure me of the piece of kit I have is great!?!?! Please?
I've had my iMac for a little while now and have been trying my best to get acqainted with it .... but .... I'm struggling to get the best out of it.
I know it takes time, Windows user -> Mac user but things are starting to frustrate me now;
> Mighty Mouse - i seem to have to click most things twice for it to register?? should i just buy another mouse?
> NeoOffice (MSOffice alt.) - slow, awkward - hate it! What's the next best without installing MSWord on Parallels
> iPhoto - importing photos from Camera - takes ages, then i couldn't find them!! Why do i have 2 copies of everything? arghh!
> Aluminium keyboard - caps lock button, when typing a paragraph i hit the caps lock on then off as per usual and then look up to the screen and find it didn't activate, then have to go back and start again. It has to be hit twice or more just to react!
> USB connections, not all my USB hardware shows up in Finder when I plug something in, is plug and play only for windows?
> How do i easily pick up an *.avi file and burn it to a disk. Currently I use iDVD magic button but it takes forever to encode/burn etc
I want to love my iMac but it is irritating me at the moment. I am not getting the best out of it at present. I know you don't have to and you might think I'm just winging but please reassure me of the piece of kit I have is great!?!?! Please?