LRlilDaddy All American 6511 Posts user info edit post |
I got a 15" macbook with retina display and 256 gig of storage.
This is my first mac, I have been windows since there was windows. What is the coolest thing, best app, neatest trick or shortcut, etc.? I used it for a few hours last night and the change really isn't that bad. Once you get the layout and menu functionality it isn't hard to navigate which I was surprised about because I haven't ever used a mac for more than a few minutes.
Hit me up. 11/27/2012 1:26:52 PM
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pryderi Suspended 26647 Posts user info edit post |

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wdprice3 BinaryBuffonary 45912 Posts user info edit post |
Welcome to the Internet. 11/27/2012 1:33:48 PM
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gunzz IS NÚMERO UNO 68205 Posts user info edit post |
cool story bro
the coolest of the cool i tell ya 11/27/2012 1:36:29 PM
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LRlilDaddy All American 6511 Posts user info edit post |
^^^ got that with it. Haven't installed yet. 11/27/2012 1:55:30 PM
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crocoduck Veteran 114 Posts user info edit post |
i really like the hand gesture things. took about a week to get used to, but now i can't do without them. 11/27/2012 2:20:21 PM
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pryderi Suspended 26647 Posts user info edit post |
http://bestmacsoftware.org/ http://opensourcemac.org/ http://www.techradar.com/news/computing/apple/30-best-free-mac-programs-to-download-933031
[Edited on November 27, 2012 at 2:24 PM. Reason : ....] 11/27/2012 2:23:42 PM
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vinylbandit All American 48079 Posts user info edit post |
You missed it.
The last two OS updates have been terrible, bloated, Windows-like crap.
The age of Macs being cool and superior is over.
Sell it while you can and get a Windows machine. 11/27/2012 2:46:34 PM
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punchmonk Double Entendre 22300 Posts user info edit post |
I like my fucking 11" MacBook Air. 11/27/2012 2:49:39 PM
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Wyloch All American 4245 Posts user info edit post |
Quote : | "The age of Macs being cool and superior is overnever existed." |
11/27/2012 3:22:03 PM
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Ronny All American 30652 Posts user info edit post |

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DivaBaby19 Davidbaby19 45208 Posts user info edit post |
I have the 15" macbook pro (1yr old)....haven't upgraded my OS yet (woops) so I've missed the past 2 updates
But I do catch myself trying to do all the hand gesture things when I'm at work on my pc...bad habit bro
[Edited on November 27, 2012 at 6:30 PM. Reason : yeah I didn't give you app ideas...I don't care] 11/27/2012 6:29:51 PM
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TreeTwista10 minisoldr 148860 Posts user info edit post |
wow 256 gig of storage 11/27/2012 6:30:09 PM
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Wickerman All American 2404 Posts user info edit post |
Try the five finger converging gesture to minimize all windows, the opposite will maximize all windows. Also, use the pinch gesture to resize windows 11/27/2012 7:56:12 PM
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Ragged All American 23473 Posts user info edit post |
Oh... I'm sorry 11/27/2012 8:30:02 PM
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jtw208 5290 Posts user info edit post |
http://hahgay.com/ 11/27/2012 8:50:35 PM
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merbig Suspended 13178 Posts user info edit post |
Use boot camp.
To me, Mac OS X 10.6 was the greatest Mac OS ever. It lacked the bloat, fully 64-bit, fast and fully featured.
But there's really not much you can do on a Mac that you couldn't previously do on Windows. I love my 5 year old Macbook Pro and my 1 year old Hackintosh, all running 10.8. My next laptop will likely be a Macbook Air or a Retina Macbook Pro 13" (probably the Macbook Air 11.6"). My currently most used laptop (Samsung Princeton w/ 1.3 ghz Core i3 Sandy Bridge w/ 256 gb SSD) is more than fast enough for my laptop needs and the current generation of Macbook Airs/Windows Ultrabooks don't offer much more than what I currently have. I don't really want to go larger than what I have (no need for anything bigger/faster). 11/27/2012 9:42:14 PM
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rjrumfel All American 23080 Posts user info edit post |
I'm not an apple fanboy, but 256 isn't bad if its solid state.
If not, lol at the massive storage. 11/27/2012 9:42:32 PM
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lewisje All American 9196 Posts user info edit post |
Get Perian; I know it's old now but it makes the native QuickTime program and plugins work with more video formats: http://perian.org/
Also, for those times when you have a problem with your Mac and whatever forum you post to recommends changing some config files, use this text-editor to do it (TextEdit isn't powerful enough for serious search-replace and sorting operations and the like): http://www.barebones.com/products/textwrangler/ 11/28/2012 12:57:59 AM
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wdprice3 BinaryBuffonary 45912 Posts user info edit post |
http://hahgay.com/ 11/28/2012 8:58:39 AM
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LRlilDaddy All American 6511 Posts user info edit post |
i am digging the gestures 11/28/2012 2:54:16 PM
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Krallum 56A0D3 15294 Posts user info edit post |
Macs are great for art fag shit, audio recording & womans work type shit. Macs are also great developmentally for kids. PCs are great for autocad, boring ass math/coding shit and general (line + circle)x10000000 activities. PCs are also great for basement dwellers
however, android phones are better than iphones in every scenario
I'm Krallum and I approved this message./] 11/28/2012 2:58:59 PM
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scotieb24 Commish 11094 Posts user info edit post |
Thought this thread was about amac884 11/28/2012 3:13:33 PM
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wdprice3 BinaryBuffonary 45912 Posts user info edit post |
^wrong thread, bro. 11/29/2012 4:34:46 PM
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