Text 19720, 58 rader
Skriven 2006-07-22 20:45:02 av Alan Zisman (1:123/789.0)
  Kommentar till text 19718 av JEAN PARROT (1:123/140)
Ärende: Change over.
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On Sat, 22 Jul 2006 20:17:00 -0400, JEAN PARROT -> ALAN ZISMAN wrote:

 AZ>> Note that if she's got a single-button mouse or trackpad, to get the
 AZ>> equivalent of a right-click, hold down the Control key while clicking.

 JP>          No mous has seen the Mac so far.

If it's a notebook with a trackpad, the same trick for the single
button... also be aware of the FN key, which can be used to access key
functions like Home or End.

 AZ>> If your WiFi SSID is not broadcast, the Mac won't automatically
 JP>   find AZ> it-- that's the point of turning off broadcast! There is a
 JP>   procedure AZ> for manually entering it-- I think it's using the
 JP>   Network system AZ> preference (aka control panel), but I can't confirm
 JP>   since I'm away from AZ> my Mac using my Ubuntu Linux laptop (see the
 JP>   battery replacement AZ> thread) up at Sechelt.

 JP>          My Dlink 713P does not have that facility to not broadcast the
 JP>     SSID. That G4 is set to grab the strongest AP to its antenna, it
 JP>     grabbed the neigbourg's Linksys as it was just one window away from
 JP>     the dinning room table were the innitiation was being made. Nobody
 JP>     knew then how to find channel 9 that my AP uses. Macs are really
 JP>     made to be used "as is" ! After a while, channel 9 was found by deft
 JP>     clicks on the KB. It gave a much better SWR reading than the
 JP>     Linksys. Should I cancel my IP fees ? Leach out on that one ?


I'm in a similar situation here in Sechelt-- we're quite close to the
neighbour who also has an unsecure Linksys WiFi setup, and I'm paying
CDN$40 a month for broadband that often only gets used a few times a
month.

 JP>          Yes, it is a nice machine but why go through the aggravation
 JP>     of having to learn all over again. This from the Lady's point of
 JP>     view. She is not going to do more on it than before on the TP. Her
 JP>     decision though. Her $$ too.


I understand entirely... my wife here grumbled once or twice about
checking her e-mail on this (Linux) laptop-- but I think it was more about
getting used to the unfamiliar trackpad then the fairly minimal
differences in using Firefox on this system compared to using Firefox on
the desktop she most often uses at home.

For many home users that I've spoken to who don't have a more proficient
computer user in the house, switching to a Mac has made some sense in
terms of less need to worry about viruses and spyware than on a Windows
system. But if someone else is doing the worrying, then it's much less of
an issue.

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Alan's website: www.zisman.ca

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