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17" powerbook can't come soon enough
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<blockquote data-quote="Cloudane" data-source="post: 41694"><p>An iPod <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite2" alt=";)" title="Wink ;)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=";)" /></p><p></p><p>Definitely a mouse, I can almost guarantee you'll be cursing the scratchpad and single button within 24 hours <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite7" alt=":p" title="Stick out tongue :p" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":p" /> A nice external mouse (buy a known decent brand like Logitech or MS, though I'm sure like most Mac users you don't 'do' cheap-and-nasty anyway <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /> ) will be one of the best, easiest and cheapest improvements you can get for it. Grab a good mouse mat if you can - whilst they're not strictly necessary for optical mice, some are especially designed to aid the optical sensor so look out for those (I got mine from PC World, but that's a UK store)</p><p></p><p>A graphics tablet if you intend to do any photoshop etc.</p><p></p><p>USB pen drive if you're going to be moving data around between machines (easier than writing CDs)</p><p></p><p>Do: keep the little packing divider that comes with it between the screen and the keyboard - continue using it, especially if you lose the little rubber dividers that separate ths screen from the keyboard. Prevents dirt being transferred etc.</p><p></p><p>Don't: leave it unattended at work or a public place (I learned this the hard way 2 weeks after buying it)</p><p></p><p>Otherwise there aren't that many dos and don'ts I can think of - MacOS is very resilient, it stands up to the worst of users fairly well <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Cloudane, post: 41694"] An iPod ;) Definitely a mouse, I can almost guarantee you'll be cursing the scratchpad and single button within 24 hours :p A nice external mouse (buy a known decent brand like Logitech or MS, though I'm sure like most Mac users you don't 'do' cheap-and-nasty anyway :) ) will be one of the best, easiest and cheapest improvements you can get for it. Grab a good mouse mat if you can - whilst they're not strictly necessary for optical mice, some are especially designed to aid the optical sensor so look out for those (I got mine from PC World, but that's a UK store) A graphics tablet if you intend to do any photoshop etc. USB pen drive if you're going to be moving data around between machines (easier than writing CDs) Do: keep the little packing divider that comes with it between the screen and the keyboard - continue using it, especially if you lose the little rubber dividers that separate ths screen from the keyboard. Prevents dirt being transferred etc. Don't: leave it unattended at work or a public place (I learned this the hard way 2 weeks after buying it) Otherwise there aren't that many dos and don'ts I can think of - MacOS is very resilient, it stands up to the worst of users fairly well :) [/QUOTE]
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