Re: Newbie Questions
- From: "G.T." <getnews1@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Tue, 9 Aug 2005 22:38:17 -0700
"Scott Meyers" <Usenet@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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>
> Questions:
> - I've found the help to be really bad. I went to Finder>Help>Mac Help
and
> typed "view photos" into the search box in the upper left corner. I
> got back the following topics: "Setting up a web site", "Using
spotlight
> to search for items," and "Folders for your personal items." What I was
> hoping for was information on how to view photos using e.g., iPhoto. Am
> I doing something wrong?
Start with help from within iPhoto, the context may help. But in general
Help isn't very helpful.
> - The mini has a jack for audio out, but doesn't seem to have one for
audio
> in. Is that really correct?
Don't have one so I'm not sure but from looking at Apple's site there is
only a jack out. Use a USB audio device.
> - I downloaded Firefox, installed it and browsed the net with it. Now, a
> couple of reboots later, I can't find it. It's not listed under
> Applications, and though spotlight can find folders with Firefox in the
> name, it doesn't seem to find an application I can run. How can I find
a
> program that I know is on my disk somewhere? [Some time goes by.]
Okay,
> maybe I didn't install it. I just found a file named Firefox 1.0.6.dmg
> in my Download directory, and if I double-click on that, I see
> Firefox.exe, and if I double-click on that, I run firefox. Do I have to
> do something else to actually install the program?
After opening the Disk Image just copy it to wherever you want to put it.
No registry crap or anything like that to worry about on OS X. This should
be a FAQ for Firefox since many ask this question. Many disk images for
installing software will have an image in the background hinting to you to
drag the app out of the image.
> - When the machine starts up, there are a number of apps in the dock,
e.g.,
> iChat, iPhoto, Safari, etc. How do I control what is listed there? I'd
> like to get rid of some stuff I know I won't use (e.g., iDVD) and add,
> say, Firefox....
Drag them out to remove, drag them on to place them.
> - How can I play a song with iTunes without bringing up an iTunes UI? For
> example, I'd like to be able to double-click on an mp3 file and have it
> start playing without changing the screen dispay in any way.
You can keep mp3s associated with Quicktime and then you can just preview
them in Finder. That's the quickest way to play individual audio files.
Keep in mind that with 10.3.9 and under doing this slows Finder down
considerably so if you're using Finder in other windows it will be shaky.
Don't know the responsiveness in Tiger.
Greg
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