Just ordered a beret

Post #339,313 by drook 2/2/11 4:21:21 PM Reply	Just ordered a beret A refurbed G5 to do the video editing. Comes with a 20" aluminum display, $513 with shipping. Not bad. -- Drew
Post #339,314 by Another Scott 2/2/11 4:30:52 PM Reply	Welcome aboard!
Post #339,435 by drook 2/5/11 10:40:57 PM Reply	It's here ... that was quick First annoyance ... the USB network adapter doesn't work with it. It's eventually going to be upstairs plugged in to the router, but I was hoping to set it up down here first, while TV is on in the next room. Doesn't have any video authoring tools on it, so I'm going to have to get it plugged in upstairs before I do anything with it. Oh well, I'll do that in the morning. -- Drew
Post #339,448 by drook 2/6/11 12:13:49 PM Reply	First post from the beret I feel like a total noob. Can't find anything, don't know what I'm looking for. This should be "fun". By the way, anybody know a good way to use Google Bookmarks from Safari? I know I can just install and use Firefox on the beret, but I'd like to try Safari. -- Drew
Post #339,450 by SpiceWare 2/6/11 12:27:36 PM Reply	There's a Safari extension called GToolbar Haven't tried it myself though as I don't use Google Bookmarks. http://www.bbshare.c...olbar-for-safari/ Here's another one that just added Bookmark support http://www.personalw...r/extensions.html
Post #339,452 by drook 2/6/11 12:43:52 PM Reply	Thanks, first one working fine Although it's ad supported and non-configurable. It has a relatively unobtrusive text link within the toolbar, and the set of buttons can't be modified, so there's a huge list. But I realized I should really be using Firefox anyway. Reduce the toolset differences from one system to another. And by the way, this freaking no-button, no-scrollwheel mouse is about to go. Gah, it's frustrating. -- Drew
Post #339,459 by SpiceWare 2/6/11 3:33:27 PM Reply	I hear ya I use an Expert Mouse with 4 buttons & scroll ring http://us.kensington.com/html/2200.html
Post #339,463 by Another Scott 2/6/11 4:54:34 PM Reply	I've got a Logitech TrackMan something. Works fine.
Post #339,483 by Bman 2/7/11 12:57:38 AM Reply	Re: I've got a Logitech TrackMan something. Works fine. I have the same one love it and I have the apple trackpad "Pictures are better then words because some words are big and hard to understand" Peter Griffin (Family Guy)
Post #339,487 by Ashton 2/7/11 2:15:37 AM Reply	Great minds.. mice suck. But.. Logitech's Apple control-freak program proved as useless as most of their Beastware offerings. Managed via Apple's limited control choices ... turned out that the middle-click [the scroll wheel] ended up where I wanted it anyway: widget display toggle, incl. the indispensable iStat == You Need This, drook! (along with smcFanControl, though maybe not so much as does the iMac, which needs extra cooling when ambient is Hot.) Happy Ring-0-safe prestidigitating!
Post #339,533 by Another Scott 2/7/11 11:01:54 PM 2/8/11 9:36:20 AM Reply	Actually, it's a mouse. I use a Trackman at work on a PC. On my MacMini I've got a black Logitech M-U0007 aka M500 - http://www.logitech.com/en-gb/428/5743 I just noticed there are Mac drivers for it - I've never needed them. I would like to enable "scroll-by-a-page-at-a-time" which isn't there by default, but everything else is. I'll try the drivers... FWIW. :-) [edit:] Still no s-b-a-p-a-a-t. :-( Cheers, Scott. Edited by Another Scott Feb. 8, 2011, 09:36:20 AM EST Expand All History
Post #339,464 by malraux 2/6/11 6:39:50 PM Reply	I like my magic trackpad No parts to wear out at all. I have bad luck with scroll wheels. Regards, -scott Welcome to Rivendell, Mr. Anderson.
Post #339,481 by mvitale 2/6/11 11:02:14 PM Reply	It's all about the Magic Mouse No physical buttons, but it functions as a two-button mouse perfectly. No scroll wheels to get gummed up. Tis le great. -Mike "They that can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary safety deserve neither liberty nor safety." - Benjamin Franklin, 1759 Historical Review of Pennsylvania
Post #339,484 by Bman 2/7/11 12:59:03 AM Reply	Re: It's all about the Magic Mouse got one with my Imac don't like it "Pictures are better then words because some words are big and hard to understand" Peter Griffin (Family Guy)
Post #339,491 by drook 2/7/11 8:16:48 AM Reply	Need the scroll wheel That's the biggest thing driving me nuts right now. -- Drew
Post #339,493 by mvitale 2/7/11 8:31:18 AM Reply	It IS a scroll wheel. Run your finger along the surface as if there were a scroll wheel, and it works as a scroll-wheel mouse. Just without the physical scroll wheel to get all gummy. -Mike "They that can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary safety deserve neither liberty nor safety." - Benjamin Franklin, 1759 Historical Review of Pennsylvania
Post #339,503 by drook 2/7/11 10:21:16 AM 2/8/11 12:41:35 AM Reply	Huh, didn't know that Just watched the video on Apple's site. That's cool. But $69? Good grief. Nothing in my current workflow would benefit that much from it. -- Drew Edited by drook Feb. 8, 2011, 12:41:35 AM EST Expand All History
Post #339,538 by folkert 2/8/11 8:05:08 AM Reply	You've obviously not... drank the Kool-Aid... and Mac Head would gladly give over the $69 for the mouse, rather than Eat or have some other critical core need. And No, we have a Logitech wireless mouse for the iMac. Its perfect, don't need any drivers for it and all the buttons just work the way you want... and its pretty light on batteries.
Post #339,540 by beepster 2/8/11 8:42:04 AM Reply	model? Sure, understanding today's complex world of the future is a little like having bees live in your head. But...there they are.
Post #339,552 by folkert 2/8/11 5:32:12 PM Reply	Its wore off the Mouse... Don;t have the packing nor the recipt... Dunno. Its about 2 years old.
Post #339,553 by Another Scott 2/8/11 6:33:29 PM Reply	Pictures? http://www.google.co...&biw=1204&bih=952 I assume it's in there somewhere. :-) Cheers, Scott.
Post #339,556 by folkert 2/8/11 8:11:02 PM 2/8/11 8:14:29 PM Reply	Yep... LX710 its fully working. http://www.wirelessk...ogitech-lx710.php Its nearly perfect. Logitech did a lot of keyboard combos with it. Edited by folkert Feb. 8, 2011, 08:14:29 PM EST Expand All History
Post #339,585 by Ashton 2/9/11 3:43:37 PM Reply	Gather you Mean: 'mouse' (Have already heard what we Trackball acolytes have to say on the matter..) Anyway, my Trackman, which refuses to STATE a 'Model #', says on label: P/N804359-0000 -- is wireless w. similar lengthy batt. life (on NiMH too, whose capacity exceeds Primary cells; works n months even given the lower voltage at full charge, VS throw-aways.) Trying wireless mouse with friend's new 21.5" iMac ... found it as uncopacetic as most, despite the clever 'gestures' activation. T-ball was my first addition to my 20", in minute-5 of the discovery experience. After trying the Logitech Control Center and discovering it remains inept, was able to find appropriate Apple Setup options, including the scroll-wheel-cum-middle-click: as Widget toggle. Perfect for moi, as that is where iStat resides. The friction-level of a clean ball is so slick, I can't think how this device could be improved ... except for those who simply do not like using the thumb (with it's built-in fine-accuracy of motion.) fwiw/ymmv/pdq
Post #339,586 by folkert 2/9/11 3:45:32 PM Reply	Logitech Cordless TrackMan Wheel T-RA18. P/N 804359-0000

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