Comments on: MacBook Pro first impressions and why I switched http://gabrito.com/post/macbook-pro-first-impressions-and-why-i-switched Anecdotes on Java, Ruby, Sysadmin, SEO, Design, and Management Mon, 22 Mar 2010 03:31:16 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9 hourly 1 By: Davao Mac User » More Macbook Pro http://gabrito.com/post/macbook-pro-first-impressions-and-why-i-switched/comment-page-1#comment-204002 Davao Mac User » More Macbook Pro Tue, 21 Jul 2009 06:00:31 +0000 http://gabrito.com/post/macbook-pro-first-impressions-and-why-i-switched#comment-204002 [...] from a first time switcher after a long time being with Windows. His gripes include the missing right-click and no hibernate. [...] [...] from a first time switcher after a long time being with Windows. His gripes include the missing right-click and no hibernate. [...]

]]> By: Alexander Vasarab http://gabrito.com/post/macbook-pro-first-impressions-and-why-i-switched/comment-page-1#comment-4008 Alexander Vasarab Thu, 27 Jul 2006 20:28:33 +0000 http://gabrito.com/post/macbook-pro-first-impressions-and-why-i-switched#comment-4008 One program that I've been finding useful every day since I began using it is Synergy, which allows you to share one mouse and keyboard pair (plugged into your main system) over the network. In my current set-up, I've got my win32 desktop PC sitting to the right of my MBP, and it's as simple as dragging my mouse to the left edge of the screen and I'm instantly in control of my Mac. There are a lot of useful customizations, too. The site address is: http://synergy2.sourceforge.net One program that I’ve been finding useful every day since I began using it is Synergy, which allows you to share one mouse and keyboard pair (plugged into your main system) over the network. In my current set-up, I’ve got my win32 desktop PC sitting to the right of my MBP, and it’s as simple as dragging my mouse to the left edge of the screen and I’m instantly in control of my Mac. There are a lot of useful customizations, too. The site address is: http://synergy2.sourceforge.net

]]> By: Brian Giernacky http://gabrito.com/post/macbook-pro-first-impressions-and-why-i-switched/comment-page-1#comment-1890 Brian Giernacky Thu, 22 Jun 2006 06:20:34 +0000 http://gabrito.com/post/macbook-pro-first-impressions-and-why-i-switched#comment-1890 On the macbook and macbook pros, their is an option to "Tap trackpad using two fingers for secondary click". Combine that with the "Use two fingers to scroll"(vertical and horizontal) and who needs a mouse. On the macbook and macbook pros, their is an option to “Tap trackpad using two fingers for secondary click”. Combine that with the “Use two fingers to scroll”(vertical and horizontal) and who needs a mouse.

]]> By: Hibernate with the MacBook Pro http://gabrito.com/post/macbook-pro-first-impressions-and-why-i-switched/comment-page-1#comment-596 Hibernate with the MacBook Pro Fri, 21 Apr 2006 03:25:42 +0000 http://gabrito.com/post/macbook-pro-first-impressions-and-why-i-switched#comment-596 [...] Thanks to Dion for pointing out how to get your MacBook to hibernate! When I wrote about switching to the MacBook Pro one of my complaints was that upon shutting the lid the laptop doesn’t hibernate, it sleeps, and they offer you no easy way to switch it via the GUI. [...] [...] Thanks to Dion for pointing out how to get your MacBook to hibernate! When I wrote about switching to the MacBook Pro one of my complaints was that upon shutting the lid the laptop doesn’t hibernate, it sleeps, and they offer you no easy way to switch it via the GUI. [...]

]]> By: Stefan Kleineikenscheidt » Is it time for a MacBook Pro? http://gabrito.com/post/macbook-pro-first-impressions-and-why-i-switched/comment-page-1#comment-293 Stefan Kleineikenscheidt » Is it time for a MacBook Pro? Sun, 02 Apr 2006 20:41:38 +0000 http://gabrito.com/post/macbook-pro-first-impressions-and-why-i-switched#comment-293 [...] My old Dell-Laptop has just turned three, and its time for a new laptop. Many people in the community are happily using Apple laptops so I thought about buying one, too. It just looks cooler, the underlying OS is Unix, and it even ships with Intel chips. On the other side it has only one mouse button, it still seems to get hot like the G4 Powerbooks did and it seems quite expensive still. In the end my Swabian* heritage succeeded and I decided its not time yet: Instead I’m going to order a Dell D620, which costs € 700 less than the comparable MacBook.  Sorry Steve, maybe next time… [...] [...] My old Dell-Laptop has just turned three, and its time for a new laptop. Many people in the community are happily using Apple laptops so I thought about buying one, too. It just looks cooler, the underlying OS is Unix, and it even ships with Intel chips. On the other side it has only one mouse button, it still seems to get hot like the G4 Powerbooks did and it seems quite expensive still. In the end my Swabian* heritage succeeded and I decided its not time yet: Instead I’m going to order a Dell D620, which costs € 700 less than the comparable MacBook.  Sorry Steve, maybe next time… [...]

]]> By: Hardy Machia http://gabrito.com/post/macbook-pro-first-impressions-and-why-i-switched/comment-page-1#comment-147 Hardy Machia Mon, 06 Mar 2006 04:43:26 +0000 http://gabrito.com/post/macbook-pro-first-impressions-and-why-i-switched#comment-147 I probably shutdown my old powerbook once per year. The rest of the time I just close the lid, it goes to sleep, then open the lid and work. The battery would last for a very long time. I bought a windows laptop this year for a work project, and its sleep feature shocked me how fast it drained the battery. My complaint about the MacBook is it is slow to wake, but it has 2GB instead of 0.5GB of ram as in my old powerbook, so I'm going to assume that is the delay. Another complaint is when an external mouse plugged into the USB the MacBook will wake up when the mouse is bumped. It should stay asleep. An observation is that the mouse button on the MacBook seems to pivot in the middle, so I think is it designed to support left and right clicking (like on the mighty mouse). It is just a matter of time for someone to figure out how to access the two different click signals that Apple hasn't published yet. I tried Finger Snap for the right click, but it doesn't work very well with World of Warcraft which is mainly what I want right clicking for. Glad I found this blog. It had a lot of useful information in it. - Hardy I probably shutdown my old powerbook once per year. The rest of the time I just close the lid, it goes to sleep, then open the lid and work. The battery would last for a very long time. I bought a windows laptop this year for a work project, and its sleep feature shocked me how fast it drained the battery.

My complaint about the MacBook is it is slow to wake, but it has 2GB instead of 0.5GB of ram as in my old powerbook, so I’m going to assume that is the delay.

Another complaint is when an external mouse plugged into the USB the MacBook will wake up when the mouse is bumped. It should stay asleep.

An observation is that the mouse button on the MacBook seems to pivot in the middle, so I think is it designed to support left and right clicking (like on the mighty mouse). It is just a matter of time for someone to figure out how to access the two different click signals that Apple hasn’t published yet.

I tried Finger Snap for the right click, but it doesn’t work very well with World of Warcraft which is mainly what I want right clicking for.

Glad I found this blog. It had a lot of useful information in it.

– Hardy

]]> By: Todd Huss’ blog » Blog Archive » 4 things in need of improvement in OS X http://gabrito.com/post/macbook-pro-first-impressions-and-why-i-switched/comment-page-1#comment-137 Todd Huss’ blog » Blog Archive » 4 things in need of improvement in OS X Fri, 03 Mar 2006 22:49:37 +0000 http://gabrito.com/post/macbook-pro-first-impressions-and-why-i-switched#comment-137 [...] I’ve gotten through my first week of work on a MacBook Pro after switching from Windows and before I go further let me say that overall it’s been a very positive experience, see my previous post on why I switched from Windows to the Mac. After a week there are still 5 things that I feel were poorly executed on the Mac and they are: [...] [...] I’ve gotten through my first week of work on a MacBook Pro after switching from Windows and before I go further let me say that overall it’s been a very positive experience, see my previous post on why I switched from Windows to the Mac. After a week there are still 5 things that I feel were poorly executed on the Mac and they are: [...]

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]]> By: Charles http://gabrito.com/post/macbook-pro-first-impressions-and-why-i-switched/comment-page-1#comment-132 Charles Thu, 02 Mar 2006 06:22:08 +0000 http://gabrito.com/post/macbook-pro-first-impressions-and-why-i-switched#comment-132 Not that this would be the reason for sticking with Windows, but there is something in development over at Microsoft called MSH, or Microsoft Shell, aka Monad [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MSH_(shell)]. Beta releases are currently available, and what little poking around I've done in it, it seems to do a good job of aliasing all of the most common command line functions in *nix. Might be worth a try, even if you already have switched over to Mac :) Not that this would be the reason for sticking with Windows, but there is something in development over at Microsoft called MSH, or Microsoft Shell, aka Monad [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MSH_(shell)]. Beta releases are currently available, and what little poking around I’ve done in it, it seems to do a good job of aliasing all of the most common command line functions in *nix.

Might be worth a try, even if you already have switched over to Mac :)

]]> By: Mike Zara http://gabrito.com/post/macbook-pro-first-impressions-and-why-i-switched/comment-page-1#comment-131 Mike Zara Wed, 01 Mar 2006 19:09:57 +0000 http://gabrito.com/post/macbook-pro-first-impressions-and-why-i-switched#comment-131 Yes - Fugu! I love Transmit, but have recently been playing with Fugu for the secure features. Not quite as clean and pretty as Transmit, but getting close... Glad to own Transmit, though, because Panic should be encouraged in making cool software. Yes – Fugu! I love Transmit, but have recently been playing with Fugu for the secure features. Not quite as clean and pretty as Transmit, but getting close… Glad to own Transmit, though, because Panic should be encouraged in making cool software.

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