Originally Posted by dkapp Or you could use keyboard shortcuts. 1.) Command (Apple key) + Shift + 3 = Entire screen 2.) Command (Apple key) + Shift + 4 = You can use the mouse to select what you want. Dave

I am a slow learner at keyboard shortcuts, but I'll give these a try!

Originally Posted by andy would you apple people please start guessing what my questions are?

be careful what you wish for, andrew.

Why did I wait so long to switch to Mac? :-)

Originally Posted by dkapp Right Here

got it, i was looking in safari's menus for this

Originally Posted by fish be careful what you wish for, andrew.

i ain't afraid o' you you big toothy lug

Originally Posted by Dee Why did I wait so long to switch to Mac? :-)

heheheeh

Did you start using Tabs in Safari yet? If not, get on it!

You can find all the settings in the Preference window of Safari. Its the best way to keep 20+ window organized.

Dave

Here's a meta-hint:

In Safari, or Finder, or Mail or most Apple apps, open Help (in the Help menu!), and type in shortcut. You'll see all kinds of pages on shortcuts to make your life easier.

i ordered for $20 the ilife disks (shipping only) on saturday by web order from apple, the disks were sitting in my mailbox when i got home.

apple rocks.

Originally Posted by andy i ordered for $20 the ilife disks (shipping only) on saturday by web order from apple, the disks were sitting in my mailbox when i got home. apple rocks.

Andy, it's time you got some ink.

Originally Posted by DavidTO Andy, it's time you got some ink.

and some of them are a bit of a turn on

Originally Posted by andy and some of them are a bit of a turn on

boy does that suck when Apple makes changes to their logo.

I love my mac, just not sure if I love it that much.

Originally Posted by patch29 boy does that suck when Apple makes changes to their logo. I love my mac, just not sure if I love it that much.

Nah, not a problem, then you're just old-school!

Originally Posted by dkapp Did you start using Tabs in Safari yet? If not, get on it! You can find all the settings in the Preference window of Safari. Its the best way to keep 20+ window organized. Dave

You know I had to switch to OSX so quickly, there's a lot I'm not up on, and now they want to introduce Tiger.... geesh!

But what the heck are tabs in Safari?

I haven't gotten far in my OSX book yet.. just finished reading about how to mouse... LOL

Originally Posted by Dee You know I had to switch to OSX so quickly, there's a lot I'm not up on, and now they want to introduce Tiger.... geesh! But what the heck are tabs in Safari? I haven't gotten far in my OSX book yet.. just finished reading about how to mouse... LOL

You can enable them in the Safari prefs. Many windows in one. Very cool. And you can set a folder of bookmarks to all open at once. I do that with mac news. They all open, and then I browse them at leisure.

Originally Posted by andy and some of them are a bit of a turn on

Something for the Mac Man that has everything:
Your own silhouette, Apple-style

or, make your own!

Lynne

OK, here's nother unsolicited tip.

The Dock. Cool. Snazzy. Maybe a little too snazzy?

Here's my tip. You can access all of the dock prefs by right clicking on the divider. If you just plain ol' click on the divider, you can drag and resize your dock.

Here's what I recommend: turn off hiding and magnification. It's just too hard to chase the dock around, and all the icons just get too squirrely. Then place the dock where you want it (left, bottom, or right) and make it as small as you can (and still see it well enough for it to be useful.)

That's it. Just take some of the bells and whistles off of your dock, and make it unobtrusive.

Originally Posted by DavidTO OK, here's nother unsolicited tip. The Dock. Cool. Snazzy. Maybe a little too snazzy? Here's my tip. You can access all of the dock prefs by right clicking on the divider. If you just plain ol' click on the divider, you can drag and resize your dock. Here's what I recommend: turn off hiding and magnification. It's just too hard to chase the dock around, and all the icons just get too squirrely. Then place the dock where you want it (left, bottom, or right) and make it as small as you can (and still see it well enough for it to be useful.) That's it. Just take some of the bells and whistles off of your dock, and make it unobtrusive.

I love the dock magnification! haha

Originally Posted by dkapp I love the dock magnification! haha

It's fun, but I truly believe that it's not really useful and is bad UI design.

Just my opinion!

Here's a couple more:

How do you make an app launch at startup?

Go to your System Preferences>Accounts>Startup Items. You may see stuff in there that you have no idea what they are. That's OK. You can add any app.

Aside from LaunchBar (mentioned earlier), one of my favorite startup items is DesktopCalendar.

Enjoy!