Posted by Victoire on Dec 26, 2008 in
Devices,
Toys,
Tutorials,
Useful stuff 
My tech world has been turned upside down - I bit the bullet, or the forbidden apple in this case, and bought a shiny new MacBook a week ago. Since then I have been fumbling around like a complete newbie trying to figure out the basics of operating this stylishly sexy machine. The learning curve is gigantic when almost all you’ve known is Microsoft’s Windows (I had a brief stint with Ubuntu a few years ago)… yes, really.
What do you do if nothing seems to work the way it should? You spend lots of quality time with your new best friend, Google. “There must be others who have gone through similar situations and have documented their findings” you mutter under your breath as you scour Google’s proffering. Well yes, there are, all you need is patience and time. Don’t have either? Here are a few simple yet essential things I’ve learnt…
Keyboard shortcuts don’t work the same on a MacBook
Whether you want to copy and paste, move your cursor a word at a time, or delete instead of backspacing it’s just different.
The basics
Cut: cmd x
Copy: cmd c
Paste: cmd v
Delete: fn backspace
More: Mac OS X keyboard shortcuts
A bit more adventurous
Move one word left or right: alt arrow
Move to the beginning or end of the line: cmd arrow
Select one word left or right: shift alt arrow
Select to the beginning or end of the line: shift cmd arrow
More: Table of keyboard shortcuts, Default Mac OS X System Key Bindings
Now to reprogram my fingers into the correct positioning for the new shortcuts!
Still to come is a look at some blogging tools I’ve discovered, with the next blog post published from one of the blogging applications.
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Posted by Victoire on Feb 5, 2007 in
Applications,
Devices I just received an email from Apple. The message: “Go beyond Vista. It’s time to get a Mac.” Apple is known for it’s innovation and out-of-the-box thinking, so this instance is no real exception, however I still love the way they have taken the opportunity provided by Vista’s launch, as blogged by Paul earlier this week, to promote themselves. [1]
Here’s a screenshot of the email, the link is http://www.apple.com/getamac/
[1] For the record, I do not own a Mac, neither do I run any Mac products beyond iTunes.
Tags: apple mac, mac, apple, windows vista, vista, microsoft, mac os x, leopard, tiger
This is a repost of a post I originally published on chilibean, a blog I co-author on.
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Posted by Victoire on Dec 23, 2006 in
Devices,
General here’s a bit of a fun article as posted on my personal blog…
it seems that
web 2.0 is slowly seeping into everyday design… yes, that’s right… get your
next generation wallet now!As found on
MoCo Loco:
All the way from Taiwan and just in time for Xmas, MoCo Loco gets its very own "wallet from the future", the Wallet 2.0. It’s bigger than expected, more for a back pocket than a front one. It’s made of pliable silicone and bends easily. The flip-top container contains organizer/planner-like refill sheets designed for use with the wallet. It comes with five types of refill sheets - bill, coins, ID, credit cards and ‘others’ and there are more sheets on the way.
Kinda fits in with what i was saying about design the other day… personally, i love the wallet 2.0… i might even get me a green one 
This is a repost of a post I originally published on chilibean, a blog I co-author on.
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