I had a hard time switching to the 2 button mouse because I used macs exclusively until my most recent job. I just used control click.
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Sophia Brooks - Mar 28, 2013 5:20:12 am PDT #22253 of 25497
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NoiseDesign - Mar 28, 2013 8:13:07 am PDT #22254 of 25497
Our wings are not tired
Mac mice have been two button for around 8 years now. You just have to check a box in the preferences to enable the second button. All kinds of contextual menus and such.
Gris - Mar 28, 2013 9:02:25 am PDT #22255 of 25497
Hey. New board.
Don't pretty much all of the Apple mice currently sold have two buttons? You can configure them to do a right click if pressed on the right side and a left-click if pressed on the left.
Jesse - Mar 28, 2013 9:26:29 am PDT #22256 of 25497
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
I don't know how old the mouse was on my desk when I started this job, but no one told me shit about configuring (or, in fact, about making the transition). The one I found in a closet is not made by Apple.
Rob - Mar 28, 2013 9:32:41 am PDT #22257 of 25497
The only tricky thing about the recent Mac multi-button mice is that they don't actually have multiple buttons. The entire top surface is touch sensitive and acts as a switch. I find to do a right-click I have to make sure my index finger isn't resting on the mouse, which it usually does.
I've been using a tiny MacAlly two button mouse for years now and I really like it.
Jessica - Mar 28, 2013 10:08:43 am PDT #22258 of 25497
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
I have a love-hate relationship with the Magic Mice - I love the multi-touch functionality, but we can't use them at work where we have several Macs close together without annoying pairing issues. And of course they're terrible battery hogs.
Cass - Mar 28, 2013 10:24:47 am PDT #22259 of 25497
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The #1 thing I needed when going from PC to Mac is a two-button mouse.
And the control key is your right click faking friend if you are stuck with a one-button mouse.
I taught two people that in the last week.
Jon B. - Mar 29, 2013 7:12:29 am PDT #22260 of 25497
A turkey in every toilet -- only in America!
Anyone else using a service they're happy with?
I set up Tiny Tiny RSS on my server the other day and have been really liking it. It seems to have all the functionality I used on google reader. Like other replacements, you can import your gReader feeds. There's even a way to import which posts are starred/shared. The best part is that it's open source and lives on your own server, so you'll never have to worry about a service shutting down. The only downside is that you need your own server space (though you could use freebie space like what Amazon Web Services offers), and it requires a bit of setup time and tech know-how. Lifehacker had a good primer: [link]
§ ita § - Apr 06, 2013 7:45:35 am PDT #22261 of 25497
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
I have my Mac, I thought, set up for Day/Month/Year. Everything in Language & Text/Formats reflects this. But when I enter birthdays in the Address Book, it's interpreting it as M/D. Anyone know how to make the format universal? It's not like there's anywhere in Address Book to set it.
Jon B. - Apr 08, 2013 3:48:56 am PDT #22262 of 25497
A turkey in every toilet -- only in America!
I recently got an iPad and I'm thinking it would be cool to get a remote desktop app for it so that I'd rarely need to bring my laptop when I traveled -- I could just connect to my home desktop remotely instead. There are lots of apps out there, and lots of websites recommending various ones. But I trust you folks. Anyone have favorites? I like the look of Jump.