tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18991145.post2201560028705109663..comments2023-10-09T09:11:58.065+00:00Comments on Ben's Blog: It's a Mac trap, and we've been caughtBenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02152545728675983286noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18991145.post-23615566510299587022009-01-14T07:20:00.000+00:002009-01-14T07:20:00.000+00:00> I bet Anonymous is a *rubbish* driver.He'...> I bet Anonymous is a *rubbish* driver.<BR/><BR/>He's certainly yet to get the hang of Google accounts. You know this is the closest this blog has ever come to a flame war?<BR/><BR/>> I'm just replying because of what I hope is the Boomtown Rats reference in the title of the article. (grin)<BR/><BR/>Absolutely, and delighted it's been noted!<BR/><BR/>Re. misc graphics packages: I've been pointed at <A HREF="http://www.gimp.org" REL="nofollow">GIMP</A>, which is an open source Photoshop equivalent and looks very promising.Benhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02152545728675983286noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18991145.post-70654528488569873482009-01-14T05:03:00.000+00:002009-01-14T05:03:00.000+00:00Snap Z Pro X is handy for taking screenshots and m...Snap Z Pro X is handy for taking screenshots and movies of your screen.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18991145.post-37057984216654496082009-01-14T04:30:00.000+00:002009-01-14T04:30:00.000+00:00For ad hoc screen shots you can hold down the "App...For ad hoc screen shots you can hold down the "Apple" key (aka the "command" key) whilst also holding down the Shift key and the 4 key. That will put crosshairs on the screen which you can use to drag a box for your screen shot. If you want to get a snap of an open window, press the space bar and the icon will change from crosshairs to a camera. Click the camera in the window you want.<BR/><BR/>To get screen shots of events (i.e., while a menu is down, etc.) you can use the included "Grab" utility (location is in the Utilities folder, which in turn is inside the Applications folder). This can also be used for timed shots, for instance to get a shot ten seconds from now.<BR/><BR/>There are several more helpful tips like this if you're interested. I'm just replying because of what I hope is the Boomtown Rats reference in the title of the article. (grin)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18991145.post-72010124872684167032009-01-14T03:23:00.000+00:002009-01-14T03:23:00.000+00:00On the @ " change, I guess I'm puzzled. Looking at...On the @ " change, I guess I'm puzzled. Looking at my keyboard from my desktop Vista machine and comparing it to my Macbook they have those in the same place? Am I missing something?<BR/><BR/>http://www.seoconsultants.com/windows/keyboard/VTHhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11794637319635552280noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18991145.post-6924014117621670652009-01-13T23:42:00.000+00:002009-01-13T23:42:00.000+00:00I bet Anonymous is a *rubbish* driver.I bet Anonymous is a *rubbish* driver.Johttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14736501243972791343noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18991145.post-87866246644142025012009-01-13T22:20:00.000+00:002009-01-13T22:20:00.000+00:00give this a try for your screenshots.. it has pote...give this a try for your screenshots.. it has potential.. and Pixelmator too<BR/><BR/>http://www.realmacsoftware.com/littlesnapper/Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16043638275514340006noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18991145.post-64625561468015286792009-01-13T22:12:00.000+00:002009-01-13T22:12:00.000+00:00I hope you never buy a new car. Your head may expl...I hope you never buy a new car. Your head may explode, since most cars use their own proprietary design to place buttons and switches where they please. I would gather you struggle with such complex changes.<BR/><BR/>Welcome to the real world.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18991145.post-68191765963191669552009-01-13T22:01:00.000+00:002009-01-13T22:01:00.000+00:00They do say there are three things you can blog ab...They do say there are three things you can blog about that will guarantee you comments: abortion, the Middle East, and PCs vs Macs...Johttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14736501243972791343noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18991145.post-76081499990863216822009-01-13T21:31:00.000+00:002009-01-13T21:31:00.000+00:00Wow, I'm delighted to have become the nucleus for ...Wow, I'm delighted to have become the nucleus for an ad hoc Mac discussion and support group of such helpfulness. But I won't tell the Mac in case it goes to its sleekly integrated ergonomically perfect head.<BR/><BR/>Thinking of it, the US keyboard is more logical in having ' and " on the same key. I think my old typewriter did the same. But when selling to a British market ...Benhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02152545728675983286noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18991145.post-29167221596108765872009-01-13T19:59:00.000+00:002009-01-13T19:59:00.000+00:00I switched to using OS X as my personal OS back in...I switched to using OS X as my personal OS back in June and haven't looked back since. Quick look, multitouch trackpad (I have an optical mouse and leave it to gather dust rather than give up two-finger-scroll), Expose...<BR/><BR/>OK. Now, Office for Mac 2008 uses AppleScript instead of VisualBasic. This makes it hilariously simple to integrate Apple applications and OS commands within your Word macros, but is also a completely different type of programming code. http://www.microsoft.com/mac/developers/default.mspx may be helpful.<BR/><BR/>Most keyboard shortcuts - at least, most common ones like ctrl-x, ctrl-c, ctrl-v for cut, copy, paste; ctrl-b, ctrl-i, ctrl u for bold, italic, underline; and ctrl-t for new tab in Firefox are just the same using Cmd instead of ctrl. The ctrl-w shortcut for closing tabs is, in Macs, close window as well, and cmd-q for quit application is great. Jump to word-ends is on alt-left arrow and alt-right arrow.<BR/><BR/>The "/@ issue, however, is their dependence on using American keyboards. For this, there will be no forgiveness.Simonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17364539613381481038noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18991145.post-3267080502940942322009-01-13T19:55:00.000+00:002009-01-13T19:55:00.000+00:00the " and @ key issue is NOT a mac issue . . . it ...the " and @ key issue is NOT a mac issue . . . it simply represents the American keyboard layout. ALL US keyboards are like this. Get a British USB keyboard and choose a British key layout or remap the keys . . . done.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18991145.post-11404228761410509222009-01-13T19:39:00.000+00:002009-01-13T19:39:00.000+00:00Paul... [Command][~] -- fantastic, thank you! I am...Paul... [Command][~] -- fantastic, thank you! I am tabbing away between the comment window and Ben's post just for the sheer pleasure of it. <BR/><BR/>Bill... I started using PSP back when I worked with Ben because it was good at taking screenshots and creating mock-ups of web pages for web designers to code, and I've just never stopped, then started using it for photos as well. But will investigate alternatives, thanks... I've also heard good things about Pixelmator.Johttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14736501243972791343noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18991145.post-69366273302923413212009-01-13T17:20:00.000+00:002009-01-13T17:20:00.000+00:00Through the years, Paint Shop Pro has usually been...Through the years, Paint Shop Pro has usually been an abominable program! It can trash the metadata in photo files. Most of us in photo labs hate it for that reason.<BR/><BR/>If you need a real Mac photo pixel editor, use Adobe Photoshop Elements. If you just need a photo editor, choose Adobe Lightroom or Apple Aperture. But If you need a real painting program, try Corel Painter X. <BR/><BR/>If you want a shareware graphic program that has all kinds of useful functionality and the ability to convert dozens of graphic file formats to and from each other, try Thorsten Lemke's Graphic Converter. It's been in development since the early 1990's and is extremely robust and handy.<BR/><BR/>I've used both Macs and PCs since the mid-1980s, and I have to say I use the Mac because I want to, and I use the PC because I have to. Microslop just doesn't "get" the user experience. Apple usually does...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18991145.post-45683732410668085932009-01-13T16:53:00.000+00:002009-01-13T16:53:00.000+00:00But I can't for the life of me work out a keyboard...<I>But I can't for the life of me work out a keyboard shortcut for tabbing between two open Firefox windows. </I><BR/><BR/>[Command][~] will move you through the windows of any properly written application.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18991145.post-64809346966983584982009-01-13T16:28:00.000+00:002009-01-13T16:28:00.000+00:00I've had a Macbook for about ten months now and th...I've had a Macbook for about ten months now and there are still some things I've never worked out how to make it do. I've got used to the " and @ swap, and to the even more annoying lack of a Delete key (you might have one on a full size keyboard, but on the Macbook you have to do Fn + Backspace). But I can't for the life of me work out a keyboard shortcut for tabbing between two open Firefox windows. <BR/><BR/>I don't use Office on it, as it's for play not work, but my main software gripe is that there's no Paint Shop Pro for Mac and I haven't yet found anything comparable. <BR/><BR/>On the plus side though, it starts up and shuts down like a dream, and software opens and closes properly and doesn't ever seem to crash. Especially iTunes, which I never got working properly on a PC. I also fell in love with the dock, genie effect and all, once I'd made it a bit smaller, and the Dashboard, and the Sticky Notes, and I worked out that you can specify your own global keyboard shortcuts, which is pretty neat. <BR/><BR/>But there's no doubt it's different. A colleague said to me it was healthy to use both, as it makes you think openly about operating systems and generally keeps you on your toes. I think there's something in that...Johttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14736501243972791343noreply@blogger.com