Comments on: Two must know usability tips for Mac Laptop users

By: alkazaider

alkazaider — Thu, 16 Jul 2009 03:06:25 +0000

What would you do if the internet crashed for good? Would you get used to life with less communication and less “being connected” or would you be pretty bummed for the rest of your life?

This is assuming it was not fixed. Perhaps some largescale EMP attack or something that crippled it for the next 50+ years or so.

By: psevdolokulop

psevdolokulop — Wed, 15 Jul 2009 16:17:18 +0000

How many times you eat during a normal … every day life?
are you the type of person who eats a bit and often?
or rarely and too much?

i usually have 3 and i’m the 2nd type of person (though it’s not that healthy)

8 am breakfast

3pm lunch

9pm a snack.

By: Jaka

Jaka — Thu, 25 Sep 2008 22:27:43 +0000

Because of this, I luv my Mac

By: zac

zac — Thu, 10 Jan 2008 22:04:41 +0000

if you enable the trackpad for clicking you can secondary-click by tapping two fingers. also, aren’t newer macs coming from the factory with two finger scroll on? i’m pretty sure mine did…

By: FudgePirate

FudgePirate — Tue, 08 Jan 2008 03:54:18 +0000

Unfortuantely the older G4′s have to use the iScroll plugin to make these tip work

but it’s a great tip for Intel Macs and even with iScroll for G4′s

By: Leigh

Leigh — Thu, 03 Jan 2008 05:47:53 +0000

I have a G4 also, which has the same problems noted on previous comments. Can you address this issue please? It’s driven me crazy for the past two years.

By: Someone

Someone — Sun, 11 Mar 2007 12:24:02 +0000

I have a iBook G4 also, and I don’t have the right-clicking option by using two fingers! Is there another trackpad driver that includes this?

By: On Switching from Windows to Mac « Prone to Laughter

On Switching from Windows to Mac « Prone to Laughter — Thu, 01 Mar 2007 19:15:21 +0000

[...] Getting right-click (and scrolling!) on a laptop. [...]

By: Vladimir

Vladimir — Tue, 27 Feb 2007 22:38:22 +0000

I can’t live without either of these features

By: Ed

Ed — Fri, 23 Feb 2007 20:45:12 +0000

The two finger scroll is a must have.

By: jason

jason — Wed, 21 Feb 2007 17:15:18 +0000

the Two Fingers on Trackpad for Right-Click is one of my favorite features.

NOTE, if you have your laptop set to hibernate, using either the Deep Sleep widget or setting it from the command line, it doesn’t recall that setting. Thus, you have to go into Sys Pref and deselect it and then select it again in order for it wo work.

By: regis

regis — Wed, 21 Feb 2007 16:55:46 +0000

I tryed iScroll2, It works perfectly on my iBook G4 (2004), after some tunning on the controls of the driver. Great program (also it´s great that it´s free…..)

By: Harold

Harold — Wed, 21 Feb 2007 14:17:42 +0000

I take that back – iScroll2 says:

“Note: Models that have two-finger scrolling already built-in are not supported! These use a completely different, USB-based trackpad, the driver or which is not available as open source.”

I guess we get the stinky end of the stick.

By: Harold

Harold — Wed, 21 Feb 2007 14:16:21 +0000

I also have a PPC G4 ibook with 10.4.8 and I don’t have the “place two fingers to click” option so I’m guessing it’s only available for newer models and those using iScroll2 (thanks Stranger!)

By: Salawi

Salawi — Wed, 21 Feb 2007 13:34:44 +0000

I have PPC G4 labtop OSX 10.4.8 however I don’t have the “Place two fingers on trackpad and click button for secondary click” option to check it.
Is this normal?