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geez, everything is just so confusing..
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I don't mess with Terminal. I'm too skeered to mess with it!
One of the products I support is Unix-based, but it's HP, so the syntax and commands are a bit different from time to time. That's about the only annoyance for me. All I want for my birthday is bdf!
Terminal is access to the Unix command-line interface, similar to "cmd" giving a DOS prompt in Windows. The similarity ends there.
DOS is to Unix as a Mini is to a Peterbilt. Same controls, tires on each corner, windshield, etc., but a whole lot more difficult & dangerous to drive if you don't know what you're doing behind the wheel.
As I tell my clients, Unix is DOS for grownups.
You might want to get VLC Player. It can play almost any music/audio file. Quicktime can only play a certain types. VLC can be downloaded here: http://www.videolan.org/vlc/download-macosx.html
Do yourself a favour & don't go messing around in it until you are sure you know what you are doing,as it's a sure way of f*cking things right up if you don't
oh and make sure you read that link i posted #11 you will find alot of useful stuff from it
how come anything i download, there's an icon on the desktop..where can i move it? i downloaded the fan yesterday and now i can't find it..
Now worries,if you have a few bucks to spare,i'd suggest you get this book it's probably the best one ever written for people that are new to Mac's & leopard
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Once you have opened the app,open up finder & drag the icon to your app or utilities folder, look there first if not look in your download folder again in finder
Neil mentioned it just before your post, but there were a couple of other people telling you to ctrl+click to right click.
I would highly suggest you follow Neil's advice and set up right clicking in the Keyboard and Mouse preference pane in System Preferences.
I can't stand using Windows laptops or older Macs that don't support two-finger right clicking. Not to mention two-finger scrolling.
I hope you're enjoying your Apple experiences! It took me a couple of weeks before I felt really comfortable, but five years later and I've never looked back.
Not like anyone needs a second opinion, but I really have to say that Pogue's books are excellent. It's really useful for someone who is new to mac.
It's not too expensive either.
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Okay, I think I might know what I'm doing wrong. What I've been doing was that each time I downloaded something, I thought that the app will stay in the dock so I trashed everything else because it took up space in the Download Stack folder. Where should I put the files I download now? And is there a way to make apps stay in the dock?
i thought you said you had read through this thread i aint helping anymore only joshing,this has been answered but here it is again,the files you download will go into your download folder which is finder,when you first download a app open it & then drag the icon to the application or utilities folder once you have set up right clicking again i answered this in my original post,anytihng you put on the left side of the dock will stay there to make sure right click on it and keep in dock
to set up right clicking
system preferences > keyboard & mouse > trackpad tab > for secondary clicks
^ Sorry..
But I had indeed read through this thread, but I gues that just slipped my mind. Sorry, but thanks for the help, you really helped me out a lot with everything. Much appreciated.
alphaod- I will have a payment tomorrow.
But I had indeed read through this thread, but I gues that just slipped my mind. Sorry, but thanks for the help, you really helped me out a lot with everything. Much appreciated.
alphaod- I will have a payment tomorrow.
^ Sorry..
But I had indeed read through this thread, but I gues that just slipped my mind. Sorry, but thanks for the help, you really helped me out a lot with everything. Much appreciated.
alphaod- I will have a payment tomorrow.
no need to apologize,but make sure you read through it again,even write down the important bits, make sure you set up your right clicks the way i posted above then all you have to do is place two fingers on the trackpad & click
Glad to hear it,honestly OS X isn't that hard to learn, i know it doesn't seem like it now but in around a couple of weeks you will be wondering what all the fuss & worry was about " once you go Mac you will never go back"
oh like i said if you can afford it get that book i linked to it will help you no end
That book, is it available in Apple Stores?
Also about the Time Capsule, can I use that external HD for like window computers?
Also about the Time Capsule, can I use that external HD for like window computers?