Messages In This Digest (9 Messages)
- 1a.
- Re: My first message From: Dane Reugger
- 1b.
- Re: My first message From: Jim
- 1c.
- Re: My first message From: Denver Dan
- 1d.
- Re: My first message From: Randy B. Singer
- 1e.
- Re: My first message From: Otto Nikolaus
- 1f.
- Re: My first message From: Tod Hopkins
- 2a.
- Re: changing iCal font size From: Daly Jessup
- 2b.
- Re: changing iCal font size From: Otto Nikolaus
- 2c.
- Re: changing iCal font size From: Otto Nikolaus
Messages
- 1a.
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Re: My first message
Posted by: "Dane Reugger" dane@downtownpc.com dar2112
Mon Mar 26, 2012 7:18 pm (PDT)
I go back to the Commodore Pet - had the Vic 20, 64, and the 128 - I also
had the portable C64. Looks like they are still around -
http://www.commodoreusa.net/ CUSA_AMIGAmini. aspx
Pricey too!
-Dane
On Mon, Mar 26, 2012 at 8:59 PM, Jim <oldtechie@wi.rr.com > wrote:
> having owned a Voc 2. then a CBM 128. I skipped over the C 64.
>
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- 1b.
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Re: My first message
Posted by: "Jim" oldtechie@wi.rr.com jimpurcell2001
Mon Mar 26, 2012 7:40 pm (PDT)
Dane,
Wow, Shortly after coming to live in Milwaukee, a lot of years ago I
stopped in a computer store, now gone like so many others, I saw a Pet
doing it's thing, Wow! Never had seen computer graphics or sound. To
that date I had only owned an Elf II, based one the RCA Cosmac chip. Pop
Tronics did a lot of articles using that chip. I think it would work on
batteries.
The company I came to Mil. for was a computer company, I was to be their
tech. The rest of the team were programmers, except for the owner, a
retired fly boy, who drove his Pinto like it could handle like an F86
[or whatever he'd been flying]
The company seemed a bit shaky so I switched to a company that made a
controllers for Plastic injection equipment. They were in the process of
converting to a conrtoller based on the Motorola 6800 series chip. I
learned to program assembly on the D2 kit which was an evaluation
product for that chip. At the same time I went through the Heath
Microprocessor course.
Them was fun daze, er I mean days. :-)
Old Techie
>
> I go back to the Commodore Pet - had the Vic 20, 64, and the 128 - I also
> had the portable C64. Looks like they are still around -
>
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- 1c.
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Re: My first message
Posted by: "Denver Dan" denver.dan@verizon.net denverdan22180
Mon Mar 26, 2012 7:44 pm (PDT)
Howdy.
Welcome.
Be sure to log in to MacSupportCentral at Google Groups with your web
browser and look through the Photos section for some informative items
and some fun items.
Denver Dan
(one of several group moderators)
On Tue, 27 Mar 2012 01:59:39 +0000, Jim wrote:
> I have used both Macs and PCs over the years, although I am still
> almost a Mac newbie. And I have been away from my Mac for a few
> months, and so have lost some of what little I knew. I actually
> started with a MINI but before the Intel one came out. But my MINI
> died, or rather it's HD died. I have Mac Pro desktop, that is several
> years old. When I got it it was the most powerful computer, not just
> Mac, I could find. Right now my two PCs are more recent than the Mac
> Pro.
>
> My problem with Macs is that I am always more Mac Newbie because I
> have been using PCs for so long. I started with them back in the MS
> Dos only days. In fact I was a Commodore owner before that, having
> owned a Voc 2. then a CBM 128. I skipped over the C 64.
>
> I was an electronics tech, then an electronics teacher, hence the
> OldTechie handle. I am retired now,for ten years, actually. I would
> like to advance my Mac Savvy to a greater extent.
>
> Old Techie.
- 1d.
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Re: My first message
Posted by: "Randy B. Singer" randy@macattorney.com randybrucesinger
Mon Mar 26, 2012 8:20 pm (PDT)
On Mar 26, 2012, at 6:59 PM, Jim wrote:
> I would like to advance my Mac Savvy to a greater extent.
You might really like this book:
Switching to the Mac: The Missing Manual, Lion Edition
$20
http://www.amazon.com/Switching- Mac-Missing- Manual-Lion/ dp/1449398537/
ref=sr_1_1
or
http://is.gd/VCvreP
_____________________ _________ _________ ____
Randy B. Singer
Co-author of The Macintosh Bible (4th, 5th, and 6th editions)
Macintosh OS X Routine Maintenance
http://www.macattorney.com/ts. html
_____________________ _________ _________ ____
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Re: My first message
Posted by: "Otto Nikolaus" otto.nikolaus@googlemail.com nikyzf
Tue Mar 27, 2012 4:18 am (PDT)
Jim,
Welcome back.
Although most questions now tend to be about OS X 10.7 (Lion), we are happy
to see questions about anything Mac-related, which now includes iPads,
iPhones, iPods, and Apple TVs.
When you ask questions, remember to mention which OS you are using.
Otto
On 27 March 2012 02:59, Jim <oldtechie@wi.rr.com > wrote:
> I have used both Macs and PCs over the years, although I am still almost a
> Mac newbie. And I have been away from my Mac for a few months, and so have
> lost some of what little I knew. I actually started with a MINI but before
> the Intel one came out. But my MINI died, or rather it's HD died. I have
> Mac Pro desktop, that is several years old. When I got it it was the most
> powerful computer, not just Mac, I could find. Right now my two PCs are
> more recent than the Mac Pro.
>
> My problem with Macs is that I am always more Mac Newbie because I have
> been using PCs for so long. I started with them back in the MS Dos only
> days. In fact I was a Commodore owner before that, having owned a Voc 2.
> then a CBM 128. I skipped over the C 64.
>
> I was an electronics tech, then an electronics teacher, hence the
> OldTechie handle. I am retired now,for ten years, actually. I would like
> to advance my Mac Savvy to a greater extent.
>
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Re: My first message
Posted by: "Tod Hopkins" hoplist@hillmanncarr.com todhop
Tue Mar 27, 2012 4:25 am (PDT)
While it feels like an adjustment, it's really not much of one. There are more similarities than differences. Under the hood, they are very, very close. PC to Mac is easy, by design. It's going from Mac to PC that is difficult.
For me, it is a change of mindset. You must lead a PC. You must let the Mac lead you. Yeah, it sounds kinda of "big brother"-ish, and it is at it's heart (read "Steve Jobs" if you want to really understand), but it's not as evil as it sounds. Just a different way of thinking.
However, you CAN control the Mac and it's very powerful under the hood, if you are so inclined.
Big things (all IMHO).
There is no uninstall. You simply delete the app. Yes, it can get more complicated if you like, but that's "under the hood" thinking.
There is often no install (mostly for little things). Just drag the app into the "Applications" folder et voila. Done.
There is no "Start" menu. Just the Dock, the Applications folder (easily accessible), and Spotlight.
Learn to use Spotlight! It's pretty amazing. If you are familiar with the Win7 Start search, it's similar, but simpler. Keystroke is CMD-spacebar. Go to System Preferences-Spotlight to check out what few controls there are. Not many, but they do shape the experience. I use Spotlight as my primary applications launcher. If you want more control than the simple pop-up give you, click "Show All" and that will open a folder window.
That little box in the upper right of folder windows. That's also Spotlight, except it now it's context sensitive there and has more options. The options are quite powerful, but a bit obtuse. Useful to learn.
Learn the powers of "Preview." Preview is a fantastic app. Unappreciated by Mac only addicts, frankly. Combines both a simple graphics utility and PDF viewer.
Printing and making a "PDF" are one and the same function. Notice the bottom left hand of the print dialog. See the PDF buttons? These functions are INCREDIBLY useful. And did I mention that Preview is an excellent PDF viewer?
Window controls are a bit different and the "minimize"button is nearly useless. To accomplish the Windows equivalent of minimize, use the keystroke CMD-H to "Hide" applications. This feels much closer to Windows "minimize" and simply works better.
CMD-Tab cycles through apps just like Windows, and is just as useful, if not more so.
When you are trying to do something and you're not sure how, try various drag-and-drops. You can drag and drop all over the place. Sometimes it's the ONLY way to do something even though you might expect a button or menu command.
And keep browsing this list. If you like to control your Mac, this is the place to learn how.
Cheers,
tod
On Mar 26, 2012, at 9:59 PM, Jim wrote:
> I have used both Macs and PCs over the years, although I am still almost a Mac newbie. And I have been away from my Mac for a few months, and so have lost some of what little I knew. I actually started with a MINI but before the Intel one came out. But my MINI died, or rather it's HD died. I have Mac Pro desktop, that is several years old. When I got it it was the most powerful computer, not just Mac, I could find. Right now my two PCs are more recent than the Mac Pro.
>
> My problem with Macs is that I am always more Mac Newbie because I have been using PCs for so long. I started with them back in the MS Dos only days. In fact I was a Commodore owner before that, having owned a Voc 2. then a CBM 128. I skipped over the C 64.
>
> I was an electronics tech, then an electronics teacher, hence the OldTechie handle. I am retired now,for ten years, actually. I would like to advance my Mac Savvy to a greater extent.
>
> Old Techie.
>
>
Tod Hopkins
Hillmann & Carr Inc.
todhopkins@hillmanncarr.com
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Re: changing iCal font size
Posted by: "Daly Jessup" jessup@san.rr.com
Mon Mar 26, 2012 9:11 pm (PDT)
On Mar 26, 2012, at 5:50 AM, caribsea@bellsouth.net wrote:
> Now that I have an iPad and want to sync the calendar on my iMac, I guess I have to get serious about abandoning Now Up-To-Date, which I've used since the beginning. The biggest problem is that I just can't see the entries in iCal because of the colors. Is there no way to make the background white and the text black? Or should i be looking at Google's calendar?
In iCal for me in Lion, the text is black and the background white. I don't remember what it was in Snow Leopard. I don't know what version you are running.
Daly
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Re: changing iCal font size
Posted by: "Otto Nikolaus" otto.nikolaus@googlemail.com nikyzf
Tue Mar 27, 2012 4:23 am (PDT)
On 27 March 2012 05:11, Daly Jessup <jessup@san.rr.com > wrote:
>
> In iCal for me in Lion, the text is black and the background white. I
> don't remember what it was in Snow Leopard. I don't know what version you
> are running.
>
If you have several calendars within iCal, does the text for all of them
show as black or are they different colours?
Otto
10.5.8
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- 2c.
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Re: changing iCal font size
Posted by: "Otto Nikolaus" otto.nikolaus@googlemail.com nikyzf
Tue Mar 27, 2012 4:29 am (PDT)
Which colours are in use? If you use Get Info, you can change the colour to
one of the presets or use Other, which allows you to use any colour,
including black.
(I'm using 10.5; this might be different in later versions.)
Otto
On 26 March 2012 13:50, caribsea@bellsouth.net <caribsea@bellsouth.net >wrote:
> Now that I have an iPad and want to sync the calendar on my iMac, I guess
> I have to get serious about abandoning Now Up-To-Date, which I've used
> since the beginning. The biggest problem is that I just can't see the
> entries in iCal because of the colors. Is there no way to make the
> background white and the text black? Or should i be looking at Google's
> calendar?
>
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