Re: PC Keyboard short cuts on MAC

"faraz" <dezigno@xxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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Hi There,

I have been a graphic designer for about 12 years. Problem is that i
always use PC in my life and i dont want to switch to mac (sorry for
mac users).

As working in Australia (as a freelance contractor), i have to use mac
in different companies to finish their jobs (contract work). I find is
very frustrating to getting my fingers used to the apple vs ctrl key.
As working on adobe suite it really slows down my productivity to work
on mac machine with a mac keyboard as my hands and brain is used to
windows.

I know 95% designer use MAC and prefer to use mac.

My question is:

1- is there any way that i can switch PC keyboard to mac (USB) and it
works with CRT key rather then apple key like (ctr +z rather then
apple + z).

2- or any software that could switch the keys temporarily on a mac to
PC?

I don't know whether my question is logical or what, but if some one
can please help me out with this issue, i would really appreciate some
one's help.

If you are running Tiger or later, you can re-map your keys using the
prefpane feature. If your OS is older than this, there are utilities called
ucontrol and fkeys that should do the job.

That solves the keyboard problem from a technical standpoint, but I have one
last thought. I recommend that you bite the bullet, accept the inevitable,
and get used to the new keyboard. Since you are freelancing, you will be
sharing Macs with others. If you modify the keyboard this way, you'll make
yourself very unpopular if and when you leave even one screwy Mac keyboard
behind.
--
Mike Russell - www.curvemeister.com


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