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This Mac thing is just a phase. Between the dominance of Windows and the energy of the open source desktops, it's hard to believe it will last. Nice hardware though - assuming it wears well. The following are some notes on trying Mac OS X on a Macbook Pro.
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=== Current courses ===


https://support.apple.com/macbookpro15/batteryexchange/index.html
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== Software ==
=== Assignments ===


=== open source essentials ===
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VLC - http://www.videolan.org/vlc/download-macosx.html - Isn't it cheesy how Quicktime only shows video in a tiny window, and Microsoft doesn't provide a media player for the Mac anymore? This player plays almost anything, with full resizing.
=== Affinity groups ===


NeoOffice - http://www.neooffice.org/ - Mac OS port of OpenOffice
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AdiumX - http://www.adiumx.com/ - multi protocol instant messager
== Calendar view ==


Virtue - http://virtuedesktops.info/ - virtual desktops - a few glitches but decent
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Shell - Built in ;) - but iTerm - http://freshmeat.net/redir/iterm/49825/url_homepage/iterm.sourceforge.net - is better


Note the lack of Camino, "Firefox for the Mac." I don't get it. Sure, it uses the Mac's native interface, but it is lacking in so many ways - no search in history, no inline page search, a whole new set of keyboard shortcuts that relate to nothing else - that I can barely stand using it. Thank heaven Firefox is available for the Mac.
== Completed courses ==


=== other required software ===
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parallels - http://www.parallels.com/ - if you need to run windows for testing or basic games, as well as having a Linux 'sidekick' OS for self contained server work.
 
- I installed Win2k since I had it lying around. Basic install, update, no usage. Noticed it was acting funny. Run the MS Malicious Software Removal Tool and it has over 1000 infected files. Go windows.
 
[http://earth.google.com| google earth] - the most interesting way to view the earth
 
== Best Shortcuts ==
 
Amusingly, the Mac has some of the most complicated and inconsistent keyboard shortcuts ever invented.
 
=== Type a directory location ===
 
- in the finder, and saving files using the default open/save dialog
 
Cmd-Shift G
 
=== Copy screenshot to clipboard ===
 
Cmd-control-shift-4 - press space if you want to switch to the "window" camera, then use the mouse to select your capture area.
 
== Peeves ==
 
 
- An article on UI that pointed out how valuable edges are - so much easier to "select" than any screen area (since when you overshoot you've still got it) - really turned me onto the sensibilites of a good UI design. So why, then, are the shortcuts for ejecting a CD and opening the insipid Front Row located in these key positions? (the latter is miskeyed when using the switch-between-windows key)
 
- Cursor keys - different combinations in every app. Why?
 
- The whole keyboard muddle makes switching between operating systems especially frustrating.
 
- Frustratingly, the guideline of there being "no maximized windows" is upheld in apps such as firefox, where you can't "press f11 for full screen mode."
 
- Speaking of function keys... what the #($((#*?
 
- There's a limit of ten connections to your host for file sharing, for more you have to buy an add-on. This kind of thing makes me want to run screaming, cause you know its going to bite you at the oddest times (say being at an event and wanting to share a file, sure everyone, just go here, oh wait...)
 
In September the 64bit Merom mobile chips will be out, and I have to wonder how much support there will be for 32bit macs considering their window will only be a year. Wish I could have waited, in addition to the 64bit potential (more registers, more future ready) Merom is supposed to be 20% faster at the same clock speed and can throttle the CPU down way lower when not in use for a cooler and longer running notebook.
 
 
== Looking forward to ==
 
Mac's a second class citizen when it comes to things like Java support. Oh, Apple tries to deny it by saying they have an "enhanced" Java with support for their platform only goo, but that's missing the point for a cross platform language.
 
- https://bugs.eclipse.org/bugs/show_bug.cgi?id=145890  (http://www.myeclipseide.com/index.php?name=PNphpBB2&file=viewtopic&t=12464&postdays=0&postorder=asc&start=15)
 
- http://kberg.ch/q/
 
- [http://taspring.clan-sy.com/wiki/Mac TASpring on Mac]
 
 
- Decent power management/external screen support for Linoox

Latest revision as of 03:44, 24 November 2010

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Current courses

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SCPA 508-1 BA Financing CED Initiatives18 July 2009
19 July 2009
15 August 2009
16 August 2009
SCPA 511-1 CED Project course - Part II15 May 2009
12 June 2009
17 July 2009
14 August 2009
SCPA 529 International Development & CED16 May 2009
17 May 2009
13 June 2009
14 June 2009
SCPA 530-1 International Development & CED Part II18 July 2009
19 July 2009
15 August 2009
16 August 2009
SCPA 536-1 Aboriginal CED Part I16 May 2009
17 May 2009
13 June 2009
14 June 2009
SCPA 537-1 Aboriginal CED Part II18 July 2009
19 July 2009
15 August 2009
16 August 2009
SCPA 543-1CC CDEC’s and their role in CED16 July 2009
SCPA 543C-1 The Arts and CED II11 June 2009

Assignments

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504 Assignment 215 March 2009
505 Assignment 115 February 2009
505 Assignment 215 April 2009
510 Assignment 12 March 2009
510 Assignment 230 April 2009
510 Book review23 March 2009
SCPA 505 Assignments17 April 2009

Affinity groups

Appreciative Inquiry, Kiwi CED, Players character, Players destiny, Players intro, Use of Wiki in groups, WikiCED, WikiCED AI question, WikiCED Bibliography, WikiCED Presentation Workshop, WikiCED cue sheet, WikiCED innovation example, WikiCED presentation Q&A, WikiCED presentation history, WikiCED presentation intro, WikiCED presentation scene 1, WikiCED presentation scene 2, WikiCED presentation scene 3, WikiCED presentation wiki overview

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Completed courses

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SCPA 543BB - The Arts and CED12 February 2009
13 March 2009
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