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~~=== Winter 2009 ===~~

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.

~~[[SCPA 505 - Social Enterprise Development]]~~

== Software ==

~~[[SCPA 510~~ - ~~CED Project course Part I]]~~

VLC - http://www.artima.com/forums/flat.jsp?forum=276&thread=168152 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.

~~[[SCPA 504~~ - ~~Community Organizing and CED]]~~

NeoOffice - http://www.neooffice.org/ - Mac OS port of OpenOffice

~~[[SCPA 543BB~~ - ~~The Arts and CED]]~~ - ~~February 12 (option)~~

AdiumX - http://www.adiumx.com/ - multi protocol instant messager

~~[[SCPA 543CC~~ - ~~Feminist Approaches to CED, Part II]]~~ - ~~March 12 (option)~~

Virtue - http://virtuedesktops.info/ - virtual desktops - a few glitches

~~=== Assignments ===~~

Shell - Built in ;) - but iTerm - http://freshmeat.net/redir/iterm/49825/url_homepage/iterm.sourceforge.net - is better

==~~== Due February ==~~==

== Best Shortcuts ==

* SCPA 505: paper + oral presentation

Amusingly, the Mac has some of the most complicated and inconsistent keyboard shortcuts ever invented.

* SCPA 504: paper on photocopied article

* SCPA 510: readings????

=== ~~Completed courses~~ ===

=== Type a directory location ===

~~== Fall 2008 ==~~

- in the finder, and saving files using the default open/save dialog

~~[[SCPA 501~~ - ~~Introduction to CED]]~~

Cmd-Shift G

~~[[SCPA 503 - Fundamental Skills for CED Practice]]~~

=== Copy screenshot to clipboard ===

~~[[SCPA 502~~ - ~~Organizational Development and CED]]~~

Cmd-control-shift-4 - press space if you want to switch to the "window" camera, then use the mouse to select your capture area.

~~[[SCPA 543AA - Feminist Approaches to CED, Part I]] - November 13 option~~

== Peeves ==

~~{{#ask:[[Category:CED 2008-2009 courses]]|? Date|format=calendar|limit=100000}}~~

Too many to list. Let's just say "overrated" is probably going to be the summary after a couple of weeks of dedicated use.

~~[[Category~~:~~CED 2008~~-~~2009 courses]]~~

- 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?

- 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...

== Looking forward to ==

- https://bugs.eclipse.org/bugs/show_bug.cgi?id=145890

- http://kberg.ch/q/

- Decent power management/external screen support for Linoox

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-=== Winter 2009 ===
+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.
-[[SCPA 505 - Social Enterprise Development]]
+== Software ==
-[[SCPA 510 - CED Project course  Part I]]
+VLC - http://www.artima.com/forums/flat.jsp?forum=276&thread=168152 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.
-[[SCPA 504 - Community Organizing and CED]]
+NeoOffice - http://www.neooffice.org/ - Mac OS port of OpenOffice
-[[SCPA 543BB - The Arts and CED]] - February 12 (option)
+AdiumX - http://www.adiumx.com/ - multi protocol instant messager
-[[SCPA 543CC - Feminist Approaches to CED, Part II]] - March 12 (option)
+Virtue - http://virtuedesktops.info/ - virtual desktops - a few glitches
-=== Assignments ===
+Shell - Built in ;) - but iTerm - http://freshmeat.net/redir/iterm/49825/url_homepage/iterm.sourceforge.net - is better
-==== Due February ====
+== Best Shortcuts ==
-*  SCPA 505: paper + oral presentation
+Amusingly, the Mac has some of the most complicated and inconsistent keyboard shortcuts ever invented.
-*  SCPA 504: paper on photocopied article
-*  SCPA 510: readings????
-=== Completed courses ===
+=== Type a directory location ===
-== Fall 2008 ==
+- in the finder, and saving files using the default open/save dialog
-[[SCPA 501 - Introduction to CED]]
+Cmd-Shift G
-[[SCPA 503 - Fundamental Skills for CED Practice]]
+=== Copy screenshot to clipboard ===
-[[SCPA 502 - Organizational Development and CED]]
+Cmd-control-shift-4 - press space if you want to switch to the "window" camera, then use the mouse to select your capture area.
-[[SCPA 543AA - Feminist Approaches to CED, Part I]] - November 13 option
+== Peeves ==
-{{#ask:[[Category:CED 2008-2009 courses]]|? Date|format=calendar|limit=100000}}
+Too many to list. Let's just say "overrated" is probably going to be the summary after a couple of weeks of dedicated use.
-[[Category:CED 2008-2009 courses]]
+- 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?
+- 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...
+== Looking forward to ==
+- https://bugs.eclipse.org/bugs/show_bug.cgi?id=145890
+- http://kberg.ch/q/
+- Decent power management/external screen support for Linoox