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SuperGreg 03-25-2007 11:49 PM

Is there a way to make the min,max,close buttons bigger?? They're sooooo small :rofl:

SuperGreg 03-25-2007 11:50 PM

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Originally Posted by vinuneuro
Sweet case!

Thanks Viggie, it's perfect :thumbup:

Quicksilver 03-26-2007 02:46 AM

You mean those red yellow and greed buttons? Upper left hand corner? Don't think so.

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Originally Posted by SuperGreg
Is there a way to make the min,max,close buttons bigger?? They're sooooo small :rofl:


SuperGreg 03-26-2007 08:24 AM

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Originally Posted by Quicksilver
You mean those red yellow and greed buttons? Upper left hand corner? Don't think so.

Yup, those are the ones I was referring to :(

Here's another one for you: I just installed Firefox. It permanently places a square icon on my desktop, and I can't get rid of it. Is there a way? In addition, in order to open it, it's a 2 step process. With every other app. I have in my Dock, a single click will open it, but with Firefox, you have to single click the icon first, and then you get a pop up window that looks like a Firefox planet with a couple of grayed out iconns next to it. You then need to double click on the planet to actually start the program. Is this how yours operates? If not, tips please :).

Quicksilver 03-26-2007 10:51 AM

I don't know what square icon your refering to unless your speaking about the download dmg. Normally the applications are placed in your HD application folder. Anything else on the desktop is left over from the dfownload process and can be placed in the trash.

To place a shortcut in the dock locate the application in the hard drive. (not your home folder) From the application folder you locate the firefox planet icon and drag it to the dock. What you get is an automatic icon on the dock and the application remains in the application folder. But just to make sure send me a picture of the part of the desktop in question.

SuperGreg 03-26-2007 11:13 AM

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Originally Posted by Quicksilver
I don't know what square icon your refering to unless your speaking about the download dmg. Normally the applications are placed in your HD application folder. Anything else on the desktop is left over from the dfownload process and can be placed in the trash.

To place a shortcut in the dock locate the application in the hard drive. (not your home folder) From the application folder you locate the firefox planet icon and drag it to the dock. What you get is an automatic icon on the dock and the application remains in the application folder. But just to make sure send me a picture of the part of the desktop in question.

Thank's Barry! I can't get rid of the square Firefox on the desktop, but I did figure out how to keep a one click button on the dock. After I opened FF, I went down to the icon on the dock, right mouse clicked > keep icon on dock. That worked. I'll just ignore the square icon on the desktop. My only option when I right mouse click on it is "eject FF", when I do that it removes the program.

Quicksilver 03-26-2007 11:15 AM

OH Ok glad it worked out. Your learning. Thats great. :thumbup:

BruinMan 03-26-2007 11:40 AM

Hey Super Greg,
Congrats on your laptop purchase!
How is the learning curve going from Windows to Apple O/S?
Thinking about replacing my old laptop which I use everyday.

:)

SuperGreg 03-26-2007 11:53 AM

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Originally Posted by BruinMan
Hey Super Greg,
Congrats on your laptop purchase!
How is the learning curve going from Windows to Apple O/S?
Thinking about replacing my old laptop which I use everyday.

:)

It has been a very steep learning curve for me so far, but on the other hand, it is well worth it. The biggest difference is the "lingo", everything on a Mac is called something different than it's counterpart on Windows. I'm starting to get the hang of it though :thumbup: .

Quicksilver 03-26-2007 01:28 PM

Here's that how to for adding system alerts. Like "you've got mail". Take your time with this as it will give you some idea into the inner workings of the OS. http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=106409

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Originally Posted by SuperGreg
It has been a very steep learning curve for me so far, but on the other hand, it is well worth it. The biggest difference is the "lingo", everything on a Mac is called something different than it's counterpart on Windows. I'm starting to get the hang of it though :thumbup: .



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