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My first Mac! Impressed...mostly...
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<blockquote data-quote="Undergoose" data-source="post: 1747544" data-attributes="member: 388946"><p>Sorry guys, has been a crazy busy couple of days at work. I appreciate all the replies <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /></p><p></p><p>On the upside, I've managed to work almost two days in a row from the Mac, only having to revert to my Linux and Win machines when things got really sticky.</p><p></p><p>As near as I can tell, I need to attach an external drive to this machine. I believe I have a 1TB iomega sitting around here somewhere, which at the moment has all of my iTunes media on it. Probably will have to dump onto a win machine and reformat it for the mac.</p><p></p><p>I picked up a full-size, aluminum mechanical keyboard with blue LEDs and a proper set of keys <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite8" alt=":D" title="Big grin :D" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":D" />. Then I installed BetterTouchTool and Karabiner to get all the keyboard and mouse buttons working like I need them to. I now have proper Home/End CTRL-C/CTRL-V/etc. keys set up on the keyboard, and forward/back paging for my 3rd and 4th mouse buttons. Woo!</p><p></p><p>I'll have a look at Carbon Copy Cloner and Super Duper, as the Time Machine looks like it is incremental and would eventually cycle off my initial build image.</p><p></p><p>Being honest, I've been saying, "oh-ess-ex" the whole time, but will see if I can remember "oh-ess-ten". When Eleven comes out, I think I'd probably end up biting my tongue trying to use "oh-ess-ex-eye", so that should make the switch easier <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite8" alt=":D" title="Big grin :D" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":D" /></p><p></p><p>Still getting used to the OS. I discovered Mission Control by accident, and was pleased. Multiple desktops is something I've been enjoying on Linux for years. I chuckled when Windows finally smooshed their version into place recently. </p><p></p><p>I have also been playing with my hot corners a bit, but keep forgetting what they do, so when I drift the cursor into a corner and something pops up, it startles me. Linux has that as well, but after playing with it for a bit, I abandoned it because I run multiple monitors and Synergy across platforms.</p><p></p><p>I was pleasantly surprised by the notifications sidebar, that has been really useful for keeping track of recent Email, Skype and Slack messages. I was also surprised to see that Skype for Mac is a lot more polished than Skype for windows, which is kind of ironic.</p><p></p><p>Again, thanks for all the responses, was fun to log back in see some enjoyable catch up. </p><p></p><p>~Karl</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Undergoose, post: 1747544, member: 388946"] Sorry guys, has been a crazy busy couple of days at work. I appreciate all the replies :) On the upside, I've managed to work almost two days in a row from the Mac, only having to revert to my Linux and Win machines when things got really sticky. As near as I can tell, I need to attach an external drive to this machine. I believe I have a 1TB iomega sitting around here somewhere, which at the moment has all of my iTunes media on it. Probably will have to dump onto a win machine and reformat it for the mac. I picked up a full-size, aluminum mechanical keyboard with blue LEDs and a proper set of keys :D. Then I installed BetterTouchTool and Karabiner to get all the keyboard and mouse buttons working like I need them to. I now have proper Home/End CTRL-C/CTRL-V/etc. keys set up on the keyboard, and forward/back paging for my 3rd and 4th mouse buttons. Woo! I'll have a look at Carbon Copy Cloner and Super Duper, as the Time Machine looks like it is incremental and would eventually cycle off my initial build image. Being honest, I've been saying, "oh-ess-ex" the whole time, but will see if I can remember "oh-ess-ten". When Eleven comes out, I think I'd probably end up biting my tongue trying to use "oh-ess-ex-eye", so that should make the switch easier :D Still getting used to the OS. I discovered Mission Control by accident, and was pleased. Multiple desktops is something I've been enjoying on Linux for years. I chuckled when Windows finally smooshed their version into place recently. I have also been playing with my hot corners a bit, but keep forgetting what they do, so when I drift the cursor into a corner and something pops up, it startles me. Linux has that as well, but after playing with it for a bit, I abandoned it because I run multiple monitors and Synergy across platforms. I was pleasantly surprised by the notifications sidebar, that has been really useful for keeping track of recent Email, Skype and Slack messages. I was also surprised to see that Skype for Mac is a lot more polished than Skype for windows, which is kind of ironic. Again, thanks for all the responses, was fun to log back in see some enjoyable catch up. ~Karl [/QUOTE]
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