Best 64-bit OS?

[Nothinman]

It's easy, your hand is probably already on the keyboard.

So I should change my work-flow because Apple is cheap and won't pay for a second button?

 

[TGS]

Originally posted by: n0cmonkey

Originally posted by: Nothinman

You know you can use just about any USB mouse on a modern Apple system, right? No need for more than 1 button anyways.

I use a USB mouse on my current notebook a lot, but the touchpad has 2 buttons and a scrollwhell so I can actually use it when I need. Only having one button is extremely crippling, I use button 2 just as much as button 1 on my mouse.

Command + Mouse Button = Middle click
Ctrl + Mouse Button = Right click

It's easy, your hand is probably already on the keyboard.

So what happens after a long administrative day, when all the users are tucked away in their beds. The kids and wife are sleeping soundly. Without warning the pr0n ads somehow make it back into your inbox. Oh dear, what is this hot-hot-hot girl couple going to do next. Damn it, right click->save target as... For the love of god my hands not on the keyboard... moment fading...fading...gone.

Where is your cold-heartless-single-button-mouse-wielding-master, Apple now?

 

[n0cmonkey]

Originally posted by: Nothinman

It's easy, your hand is probably already on the keyboard.

So I should change my work-flow because Apple is cheap and won't pay for a second button?

No, you stop being cheap and plug in a mouse or just get a different laptop in the first place. :roll:

 

[n0cmonkey]

Originally posted by: TGS
Where is your cold-heartless-single-button-mouse-wielding-master, Apple now?

My hands are bigger than a small child's so I can read the touchpad and hit the appropriate keys at the same time.

 

[TGS]

Laptops win yet again...

But can you perform such feats on a apple desktop system?!?

 

[n0cmonkey]

Originally posted by: TGS
Laptops win yet again...

But can you perform such feats on a apple desktop system?!?

Send me a brand new PowerMac G5 and I'll let you know.

 

[Nothinman]

No, you stop being cheap and plug in a mouse or just get a different laptop in the first place.

There's not always room for a mouse, that's why touchpads are there. And I did get a different laptop in the first place.

 

[n0cmonkey]

Originally posted by: Nothinman
And I did get a different laptop in the first place.

So, what's the problem again?

I've got like 6 different keyboards I'm used to: cheap ergonomic keyboard, Powerbook keyboard, wireless kingston Mac keyboard, Sun keyboard, crappy dell keyboard at work, and my Zaurus's keyboard. Swiching between each one (except to the Z's keyboard) is pretty simple. Switching between Command+C and ctrl+C isn't difficult.

If you don't want to do it, don't buy Apple hardware.

 

[Nothinman]

So, what's the problem again?

They don't include 2 mouse buttons. The fact that I don't own one of their laptops (of which the lack of buttons is a reason) doesn't take away from the fact that it's a stupid design decision.

 

[n0cmonkey]

Originally posted by: Nothinman

So, what's the problem again?

They don't include 2 mouse buttons. The fact that I don't own one of their laptops (of which the lack of buttons is a reason) doesn't take away from the fact that it's a stupid design decision.

The designers think it makes sense for a Mac user. Most of the time, it doesn't affect me in the slightest.

EDIT: Hell, I have an Apple wireless mouse, and I'd think about getting one of their one button (not mighty) wired mice too.

 

[xtknight]

Originally posted by: n0cmonkey

Originally posted by: xtknight

Originally posted by: Nothinman
Or by adding a second and possibly third button to their touchpads and mice.

I too find it amazing Apple just did that a couple days ago. I bet that mouse will cost $100.

$49.00 USD.

You know you can use just about any USB mouse on a modern Apple system, right? No need for more than 1 button anyways.

I'd sure hope so. The default decision was stupid IMO.

 

[swatX]

Originally posted by: Shenkoa
Stay away from 64 Bit windows for a while, there is not a lot that supports it yet.

depends on the manufacturers. For me it works very well. i recommend getting the xp64

also i am going to try getting the OSX and see how it runs.

 

[MilitaryIntelligence]

My thread has been hijacked

 

[kamper]

Originally posted by: n0cmonkey

Originally posted by: Nothinman
And I did get a different laptop in the first place.

So, what's the problem again?

I've got like 6 different keyboards I'm used to: cheap ergonomic keyboard, Powerbook keyboard, wireless kingston Mac keyboard, Sun keyboard, crappy dell keyboard at work, and my Zaurus's keyboard. Swiching between each one (except to the Z's keyboard) is pretty simple. Switching between Command+C and ctrl+C isn't difficult.

If you don't want to do it, don't buy Apple hardware.

You're talented. I learned to use the arrow keys along with the end/home/delete keys smoothly without looking while coding once. Then I started using a stupid microsoft keyboard that moved those buttons from 3x2 to 2x3 for no apparent reason. I got all messed up and now I can't use any of those keys while looking. Now that I have a Powerbook, I'm getting used to the key combos, and I think they've done a decent job of packing it all into a small board, but I find myself trying to use them on pc keyboards now.

I really wish they'd put two mouse buttons on the laptops because I'm frequently doing something else with my left hand and ctrl-clicking with the right hand is a pain in the ass. And no, kiddies, "something else" doesn't have anything to do with pr0n (I use my right hand for that).

 

[groovin]

damn this is comedy!