Thanks Discotronic for the expose instructions - now I am switching betwen apps faster than if I were using the Windows taskbar (or even virtual desktops.)
I went with the Apple Pro Wireless Mouse simply becuase it is Apple hardware - and I've always been impressed with Apple hardware. (I remember being impressed by the first touchpad on one of the first Powerbooks years ago.) One of the things I said in the first post in this thread was how I was pleased with the physical ergonomics of the system. The Apple Pro Wireless Mouse seems to encourage the 'correct' ergonomic way of operating a mouse - which is by resting the whole palm on the top and moving using gross arm movements (and keeping the wrist immobile.) Not to mention that it is an absolutely gorgeous interpretation of a mouse - truly form follows function!
And believe it or not, I'm finding the absence of the right mouse button not as crippling as I thought it might have been. Thinking about it, I used the right mouse button in Windows for: deleting files, minimizing all windows (i.e. showing the desktop), copying and pasting files. I seem to be accomplishing all this functions by dragging on the Mac (which is again more ergonomically correct than pressing mouse buttons would you believe.)
I care about ergonomics because my father has had several operations recently due to 'Carpel Tunnel Syndrome' (i.e. RSI) - so I actually admire Apple's attention to detail when it comes to ergonomics - I'm sure things are this way because they have been designed to be this way.
Point taken about Safari being young - I learnt yesterday (but soon forgot) than Safari has a 'perceived' rendering time which is way slow - but that is a designed-in delay to increase 'actual' rendering time (it doesn't have to re-render the screen after a stylesheet has been downloaded.)
Again, Apple are acually doing things the 'proper' way - and the associated flickering with the redraw gave me the opinion that Firefox may not be rendering quite accurately on the PC (though it probably was). I've already mentioned that my initial impression of Safari was that I was pleased with its rendering accuracy.
As I update this thread with my impressions of the Mac Experience, I've forgot to mention that I've left the mini on for 3 whole days (it's so quiet I can't hear it in spite of the fact it's in the same room I sleep in.) - and it hasn't hung! Don't think I ever managed that with the PC.
PS I read on the news pages of MacNN that the next update to OS X might be released as early as next month. I only just got this system last week - would I qualify for a free / reduced uprade do you think?
I went with the Apple Pro Wireless Mouse simply becuase it is Apple hardware - and I've always been impressed with Apple hardware. (I remember being impressed by the first touchpad on one of the first Powerbooks years ago.) One of the things I said in the first post in this thread was how I was pleased with the physical ergonomics of the system. The Apple Pro Wireless Mouse seems to encourage the 'correct' ergonomic way of operating a mouse - which is by resting the whole palm on the top and moving using gross arm movements (and keeping the wrist immobile.) Not to mention that it is an absolutely gorgeous interpretation of a mouse - truly form follows function!
And believe it or not, I'm finding the absence of the right mouse button not as crippling as I thought it might have been. Thinking about it, I used the right mouse button in Windows for: deleting files, minimizing all windows (i.e. showing the desktop), copying and pasting files. I seem to be accomplishing all this functions by dragging on the Mac (which is again more ergonomically correct than pressing mouse buttons would you believe.)
I care about ergonomics because my father has had several operations recently due to 'Carpel Tunnel Syndrome' (i.e. RSI) - so I actually admire Apple's attention to detail when it comes to ergonomics - I'm sure things are this way because they have been designed to be this way.
Point taken about Safari being young - I learnt yesterday (but soon forgot) than Safari has a 'perceived' rendering time which is way slow - but that is a designed-in delay to increase 'actual' rendering time (it doesn't have to re-render the screen after a stylesheet has been downloaded.)
Again, Apple are acually doing things the 'proper' way - and the associated flickering with the redraw gave me the opinion that Firefox may not be rendering quite accurately on the PC (though it probably was). I've already mentioned that my initial impression of Safari was that I was pleased with its rendering accuracy.
As I update this thread with my impressions of the Mac Experience, I've forgot to mention that I've left the mini on for 3 whole days (it's so quiet I can't hear it in spite of the fact it's in the same room I sleep in.) - and it hasn't hung! Don't think I ever managed that with the PC.
PS I read on the news pages of MacNN that the next update to OS X might be released as early as next month. I only just got this system last week - would I qualify for a free / reduced uprade do you think?