fun little macbook pro things.

well im still awaiting my macbook pro to get here and was doing some research and found like the disco keyboard and the ialertu (macbookpro alarm) i was wondering if these things are legit and actually work..and if anyone new any other kool little things like those.

 

i think the ialertu is real. but things like those will damage your notebook; so why bother use it. your notebook not meant (avoid) to be move while its running.

 

how about smackbook that looks awesomeee

 

Those things are real and are quite fun to have. Although their actual usefulness is debatable, it's good for showing off every once in a while to your friends.

 

yeah i like them i think ill check them out

 

Well, iAlertu isn't a "fun" thing - it's supposed to be useful in theory. You're not actually supposed to move your laptop to play with the "alarm" for the fun of it It's more a deterrent/warning system, so I don't think just installing it will harm your system, unless you actively play with it a lot.

How well it actually works against thieves is debatable, but since it's free, and the extra warning isn't bad, why not install it?

 

Want something harmless and just a little "whoa!" for the first time?

Ctrl + Option + Command + 8.

 

I use that here, because at night the colors are to dang bright with it all white

 

NBR looks pretty cool when you use that . I use it to quickly see how images look (highlight to read the hidden text ) inverted for Photoshop.

 

still wanting to do that to one of the new imacs in the apple store.

 

where exactly can you find all these little shortcuts?

 

Mac OS X Keyboard Shortcuts (Apple)

Keyboard Shortcuts (MacRumors)

iAlertU

 

cool, thanks.

 

i must be thinking of the smackbook.

 

shadowbook also looks pretty cool.

 

Press CTRL with two fingers on the mousepad, now move those two finger up towards the screen

 

In that same vein, hold option while holding ctrl, then scroll up or down.

 

I didn't get that...it does nothing for me. Is it a joke?

 

it should zoom in, or magnify the screen.

 

whoohooo...

Thats freaking cool man. Thanks!

 

Smackbook is awesome!!

And I've also heard about a thing where you can right click by clicking with two fingers on the trackpad click.... but I couldn't find anything about it..

Anyone?

 

It's in system preferences > mouse+keyboard.

 

Turns out it may just be a firefox thing.

 

If you're zooming in FF, no need to hold option. Holding ctrl and scroll will zoom in and out.

 

For the sake of forum efficiency, in the future please consult the stickies before posting . My main purpose of writing those guides were to answer the most commonly asked questions so they wouldn't be asked over and over again.

Excerpt from the New Mac Owners section of the Mac Switcher's Guide:

 

But Sam, Does the Right-Click also work in Windows through Boot Camp? I'm so .

Just kidding, I know you addressed that in the other Sticky, Running Windows on a Mac: Boot Camp, Parallels & VMware Fusion: