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Originally Posted by Sly
Today I bought my first iMac.
Set up was a breeze, very quick.
Installing programs is strange. The process of dragging the icon to the Applications folder makes little sense to me. That is an extra step that I do not see the need for. Also installing programs that are not "verified" is a pain in the ass, I'm guessing this is one reason so many people have a virus free experience with a Mac, it's difficult to download unapproved software.
The lack of scrollbars is strange as well. Is this something I can add? I often use scrollbars as a "gauge" to see how much content is in a window. I already ran into an instance a few times where I could not find an icon because I did not realize there were more icons off of the screen.
So far all of the software that I have needed has had a Mac version except TextPad, which I have replaced with Sublime Text 3 and Brackets anyway. I do need a good FTP client though, suggestions?
I will say that I am impressed with the speakers. Right now I am on the other side of my office with Spotify playing on my iMac and it seems as if the speakers are right in front of me.
All in all, good experience so far. Will take some time getting used to the differences, the File navigation system has already gotten me a few times. And the kid at the Apple store was 100% insistent on calling the 6 Plus Bendgate snafu "a feature, which you should sort of expect since the phone is so light and thin." LOL, too much Kool-Aid.  |
Hi Sly,
First congrats on your purchase. You will absolutely love it. The OS is similar to windows but different at the same time, but getting used to it is quick and effortless. Pretty soon you will wonder why you didn't get one of these sooner.
One thing you may want to do is invert your mouse scrolling. By default, the mouse scroll direction is set to "natural" which is upside-down from the Windows default. I found this "unnatural" and ended up turning this feature off. To do it, click the System Preferences icon (The gears) in your toolbar, then MOUSE, then POINT AND CLICK. While there, you may also want to check out "More Gestures". The Apple mouse, while small for my hand, is freaking fantastic. Multi-touch gestures are surprisingly useful.
Also: Consider getting the Apple Wiresless Trackpad. It doesn't replace your mouse but it is very useful for navigation and scrolling and extremely comfortable to use.