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.
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.
You can also get SideTrack http://www.ragingmenace.com/software/sidetrack/index.html which allows you to tap your trackpad instead of right-click.
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.
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.
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.
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!
It works for me in Safari. Right-click the link and download link to disk. The MP3 just downloaded to the desktop.
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.
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.