Comments on: The Mac Zeitgeist http://pablo.averbuj.com/2007/08/03/the-mac-zeitgeist Things I think are cool that probably aren't Tue, 07 Feb 2012 19:26:31 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7.1 hourly 1 By: pablo http://pablo.averbuj.com/2007/08/03/the-mac-zeitgeist/comment-page-1#comment-10779 pablo Sun, 05 Aug 2007 13:42:14 +0000 http://pablo.averbuj.com/2007/08/03/the-mac-zeitgeist/#comment-10779 Ok, I take that back. The two-fingered right-click is much better than a second button since it doesn't require me to leave the trackpad area. When you mentioned this previously I got the impression it was on by default and when it didn't work I wasn't bothered enough to check the settings. Thanks! Ok, I take that back. The two-fingered right-click is much better than a second button since it doesn’t require me to leave the trackpad area. When you mentioned this previously I got the impression it was on by default and when it didn’t work I wasn’t bothered enough to check the settings. Thanks!

]]> By: Mike http://pablo.averbuj.com/2007/08/03/the-mac-zeitgeist/comment-page-1#comment-10771 Mike Sun, 05 Aug 2007 12:46:16 +0000 http://pablo.averbuj.com/2007/08/03/the-mac-zeitgeist/#comment-10771 You probably know this, but you can turn on the option so that a two-fingered tap on the mousepad does a right-click, just like a one-fingered tap does a left-click. I use it all the time, almost as much as the fantastic two-fingered drag. You can get a pretty nice dual-core Windows/PC laptop for $450 or so these days from Compaq. I still think that a lot of Mac gear is severely overpriced, and the product line-up is slim (i.e. I wanted a mac desktop - without a built-in monitor - and my only choices were the severely limited MacMini or the way overpowered and overpriced MacPro). I'm absolutely loving my new MacBook though. At $999 (edu or aol or macmall price) it's more than double what I paid for my last Windows laptop 2 years ago. But it's so shiiiiiny and everything works so well! You probably know this, but you can turn on the option so that a two-fingered tap on the mousepad does a right-click, just like a one-fingered tap does a left-click. I use it all the time, almost as much as the fantastic two-fingered drag.

You can get a pretty nice dual-core Windows/PC laptop for $450 or so these days from Compaq. I still think that a lot of Mac gear is severely overpriced, and the product line-up is slim (i.e. I wanted a mac desktop - without a built-in monitor - and my only choices were the severely limited MacMini or the way overpowered and overpriced MacPro).

I’m absolutely loving my new MacBook though. At $999 (edu or aol or macmall price) it’s more than double what I paid for my last Windows laptop 2 years ago. But it’s so shiiiiiny and everything works so well!

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