{"id":573,"date":"2008-04-08T15:19:01","date_gmt":"2008-04-08T07:19:01","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.whoisandrewwee.com\/stuff\/the-reluctant-apple-user\/"},"modified":"2008-04-08T15:19:01","modified_gmt":"2008-04-08T07:19:01","slug":"the-reluctant-apple-user","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/whoisandrewwee.com\/stuff\/the-reluctant-apple-user\/","title":{"rendered":"The Reluctant Apple User…"},"content":{"rendered":"
I like multi-tasking, although the latest Guru-Du-Jour Eben Pagan says it’s a “no-no<\/a>”<\/p>\n So having eaten my lunch while MythBusters was playing on Discovery, I finally opened up the box containing my new MacBook 2.1 Ghz machine (a freebie bundled together with my new 10mbps DSL plan).<\/p>\n While Jamie and Adam are firing machine guns into the side on a car on the screen, I’m pulling the polycarbonate-sheathed laptop out of the box.<\/p>\n First reaction:<\/em> This thing is pretty heavy compared to my Fujitsu Lifebook ultra-portable.<\/p>\n Second reaction:<\/em> The graphics are really pretty (I can see why Sam Harrelson<\/a> and Shawn Collins<\/a> get into their Asus eee\/Apple\/Dell Vostro bickering matches)<\/p>\n Third reaction:<\/em> I don’t quite like the tactile feel of the keyboard. The keys don’t have the “sink” of a traditional keyboard (but that could be easily remedied with a regular-sized USB keyboard). I am just wondering why the Apple developers don’t include the “double tap” on the touchpad simulating a mouse click – that would greatly enhance productivity.<\/p>\n Fourth reaction:<\/em> I’m not too certain what the Mac equivalents of “control-a”, “control-c” and “control-v” are on the Mac. I think it’s the “open Apple” button.<\/p>\n My first “proper” computer ever was an Apple ][e and I spent 3 years as a desktop production editor working on Apple Quadras in the early 1990s, so I think I’ll be able to make the transition.<\/p>\n