really stupid newbie switcher questions

[sjcaguy]

hey. so my order should arrive tomorrow.
like i said in the subject line, i'm a switcher.
this is my first mac in many many years.

where do i find the right-click functions? like, "save image" or "save target"?

i know there have to be analogs on the mac, just don't know what they are.

oh-- and i'm getting an iBook, so i won't be able to use an external mouse all the time. sometimes yes, but often it'll just be the trackpad.

 

[Makosuke]

Re: really stupid newbie switcher questions

Easy: Hold down the control key when you click.

An external 2+ button mouse is another option, as you already know, and there are shareware programs that can probably add functionality like "tap to command-click" or something like that, but the ol' command key is the way it was designed to work.

 

[yamadataro]

Or, just buy a two button mouse. OS X is pretty much compatible any Windows mouse.

 

[Felix_the_Mac]

You can also get SideTrack http://www.ragingmenace.com/software/sidetrack/index.html

which allows you to tap your trackpad instead of right-click.

 

[Nermal]

Originally posted by yamadataro
Or, just buy a two button mouse. OS X is pretty much compatible any Windows mouse.

Originally posted by sjcaguy
i'm getting an iBook, so i won't be able to use an external mouse all the time

 

[ITR 81]

Get a Kensington Studio Mouse it has one best config. mouse software out there.

I've used mine for over 3 months now and never have had issue with it. I'm glad I followed MacAddicts review of it.

 

[Starb]

Click on the link (graphic etc) and keep the button held down for a few seconds. A contextual menu will then popup and you can choose your action.

 

[Macmaniac]

If you do get a mouse for your laptop, get a wireless one, or one that has a retractable cord. Any 2 button mouse made recently should work fine.

 

[7on]

you can always click and drag an image from Safari to the desktop.

 

[sjcaguy]

how do use what is in windows the "save target as" function? if i do the "save link to disk" it doesn't work. i was on a music website www.insound.com and trying to download a song from their mp3 page. but i can play it. if i do it on my PC, it works fine. help!

 

[crazzyeddie]

It works for me in Safari. Right-click the link and download link to disk. The MP3 just downloaded to the desktop.

 

[sjcaguy]

okay. but what about in firebird?

okay, i get it in firebird. but in this case, on that particular website, it won't work in firebird. any idea why that might be? i don't think it's a security setting.

 

[mwjd299]

I bought a Logitech MX300 optical mouse last Christmas for my old peecee. I bought an iMac 2 weeks ago, I just plugged it in and it worked like it was supposed to, scroll wheel and right click.

 

[7on]

It might be a glitch in firebird?

 

[iChan]

i actually quite like the one-button mouse.