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    new mac user- impression & (stupid) question

    Discussion in 'Apple and Mac OS X' started by gootings, Feb 6, 2007.

  1. gootings

    gootings Notebook Enthusiast

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    over 10 years i have been windows-only user, but recently my lab gave me
    a chance to have my own mac system.

    i decided to get mac book pro and .. wow it is really..
    1) easy to use
    2) very stable

    since i got parallels too, the transition isn't hard at all.
    and all i do in windows, i can do them in mac so everythings good.

    i was somewhat worried about heat issue, but its not that hot.
    ( i should say its similar to my dell 1405 )

    however, the hard thing for me is little things.
    for example, what is ⌥ sign? how do i type this from keyboard?

    do you mac gurus recommend any online resource or site for new mac
    users? ( that has information about those little things)
     
    gootings, Feb 6, 2007
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  2. TedJ

    TedJ Asus fan in a can!

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    The ⌥ key is the option (or alt) key on your keyboard. I presume you keep seeing it pop up in help files and hotkey entries.
     
    TedJ, Feb 6, 2007
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