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Thanks. That helps more :) Thinking of them as... 1,445 Views / 32 Replies  
Thanks. That helps more :)
Thinking of them as a sequential list (which they aren't) was indeed the issue. (If they were, pressing "next" arrow to go left would have made sense :P)
Posted by andy06, on Feb 22, 2012 at 03:16 PM, in macOS
Ah, I see what you mean. Sub-conciously, through... 1,445 Views / 32 Replies  
Ah, I see what you mean. Sub-conciously, through years of muscle memory, I select a File after the folders on the top before using Type ahead. (You *DO* have to select some file to gain input focus...
Posted by andy06, on Feb 17, 2012 at 08:06 PM, in macOS
Why bother with Apple's desktops (as opposed to their notebooks)? 4,646 Views / 80 Replies  
I'm considering a gift for parents and was going to buy a Notebook without much thought to a desktop (last used a desktop half a decade ago) and so I thought they might worth a revisit.

Thing is,...
Posted by andy06, on Feb 17, 2012 at 05:40 AM, in Mac Desktops
Can you explain a bit :) What context is it... 1,445 Views / 32 Replies  
Can you explain a bit :)
What context is it breaking Type ahead in? Search



Photoshop? I don't want to edit them in my case :)
I just want to be able to view some of them of icon view. ...
Posted by andy06, on Feb 17, 2012 at 04:25 AM, in macOS
Poll: How do you Multitask in OS X? 1,264 Views / 12 Replies  
Recently moved to OS X and I always juggle at least 3 open windows (Browser, Word processor, Finder)

What is the workflow that suits you best and you find to be the quickest and most efficient? I...
Posted by andy06, on Feb 17, 2012 at 03:24 AM, in macOS
I will try and adapt and integrate iPhoto as my... 1,445 Views / 32 Replies  
I will try and adapt and integrate iPhoto as my primary photo management tool. I think there is merit to your view that the File Explorer/Manager should not be used to "manage" photos or view them.
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Posted by andy06, on Feb 16, 2012 at 01:55 PM, in macOS
Only if you pre-select them. Not sure when you... 1,445 Views / 32 Replies  
Only if you pre-select them. Not sure when you say "Selected" do you mean the Cmd+A "select all" or simply have them "shown" in icon view :)
The initial suggestion was to quicklook a pic and then...
Posted by andy06, on Feb 16, 2012 at 01:38 PM, in macOS
Imagine photos in a 4x4 grid. A1 A2 A3 A4 ... 1,445 Views / 32 Replies  
Imagine photos in a 4x4 grid.

A1 A2 A3 A4
B1 B2 B3 B4
C1 C2 C3 C4
D1 D2 D3 D4

With Quicklook, you have to got from A1 to A4, then it will stop working (it won't warn or tell you why), you...
Posted by andy06, on Feb 16, 2012 at 12:15 PM, in macOS
Unfortunately, the Air is even more nefarious... 930 Views / 7 Replies  
Unfortunately, the Air is even more nefarious with hiding its state :P
If you connect a cell phone to it, it will charge it even if the computer is asleep! (Sleep and Charge feature)!

Thats a...
Posted by andy06, on Feb 16, 2012 at 12:02 PM, in Mac Notebooks
Hehe. Kidding or Serious? I'll use iPhoto. ... 1,445 Views / 32 Replies  
Hehe. Kidding or Serious?

I'll use iPhoto.
Just as a follow up: Is Apple deprecating the Finder as a File management tool gradually along with de-emphasising the Filesystem? It din't occur to me...
Posted by andy06, on Feb 16, 2012 at 10:39 AM, in macOS
LOL! You're being sarcastic right? 930 Views / 7 Replies  
LOL! You're being sarcastic right?
Posted by andy06, on Feb 16, 2012 at 10:35 AM, in Mac Notebooks
But that would break Shared Folders and Public... 726 Views / 5 Replies  
But that would break Shared Folders and Public (and Dropbox) I think. It seems to be a slightly broken design :(
Am just gonna avoid creating my own directories from now on. Will create a dedicated...
Posted by andy06, on Feb 16, 2012 at 10:31 AM, in macOS
You're right, they viewable but not modifiable. ... 726 Views / 5 Replies  
You're right, they viewable but not modifiable.
But that's not much better from user point of view hehe. Windows handles it the expected way (I checked just now) i.e The entire home folder is off...
Posted by andy06, on Feb 16, 2012 at 08:38 AM, in macOS
Thanks! 1,336 Views / 4 Replies  
Thanks!
Posted by andy06, on Feb 16, 2012 at 08:33 AM, in macOS
Thanks! I get what you mean about the differences... 930 Views / 7 Replies  
Thanks! I get what you mean about the differences being largely academic now. Just wish there was a way to differentiate between Screen off, Sleep and Computer Off. I'm guessing with the...
Posted by andy06, on Feb 16, 2012 at 08:32 AM, in Mac Notebooks
That won't work. It'll again stop at end of the... 1,445 Views / 32 Replies  
That won't work. It'll again stop at end of the line, just that now it will stop at the end of a vertical column rather than a horizontal row as in the case of the left/right arrow key.


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Posted by andy06, on Feb 16, 2012 at 08:29 AM, in macOS
That doesn't work. It stops at the end of the... 1,445 Views / 32 Replies  
That doesn't work. It stops at the end of the 'line'. So if the images are in a 4x4 grid, and I do this on #1, it will stop at #4, then I have to redo it at #5 and it will stop at #8 and so on
Posted by andy06, on Feb 16, 2012 at 12:07 AM, in macOS
By Icon Previews, I meant the large icon... 1,445 Views / 32 Replies  
By Icon Previews, I meant the large icon thumbnails that enable you to differentiate between photos :)
Column view doesn't have that. Only icon view does.

For example: On Linux (Nautilus/Dolphin)...
Posted by andy06, on Feb 15, 2012 at 11:22 PM, in macOS
Is there no way to cycle through images in Finder? 1,445 Views / 32 Replies  
I want image folders to be in Icon view and then be able to view the pics and cycle through them in the same order that they are sorted in Finder.
Basic image viewing essentially.

I recently...
Posted by andy06, on Feb 15, 2012 at 09:39 PM, in macOS
Arrange by vs Clean up by vs Sort by 1,152 Views / 1 Replies  
Whats the difference between Clean up by and Sort by in Lion? It seems to do the exact same thing (sort files n folders according to Criteria).

Wasn't Clean up by slightly different in SL?
...
Posted by andy06, on Feb 15, 2012 at 09:38 PM, in macOS
MBA13 2011: How to tell if Display sleeping or Computer sleeping? How to wake? 930 Views / 7 Replies  
The MBA has no moving parts, no characteristic hard drive whir, no pulsating power button and no breathing light. How then, does one tell if the laptop is sleeping or just the display?

To make it...
Posted by andy06, on Feb 15, 2012 at 09:37 PM, in Mac Notebooks
Keyboard shortcut for display sleep on MacBook Air? 1,336 Views / 4 Replies  
The Air has no Eject key, so the Ctrl-Shift-Eject doesn't work. What's the replacement key?
Thanks
Posted by andy06, on Feb 15, 2012 at 09:36 PM, in macOS
How to enable password when waking from Computer sleep but not display sleep? 516 Views / 0 Replies  
I want Windows/Linux kind of behaviour where Sleep and Screen lock are independent. I'd like the computer to ask for my password when waking from Full Sleep but NOT when it simply wakes from Display...
Posted by andy06, on Feb 15, 2012 at 09:36 PM, in macOS
Glaring Privacy Hole in Home Folder (Everyone can see user created folders) 726 Views / 5 Replies  
In OS X, any folders that you create in the Home Folder can be viewed by other users of the Computer!
Isn't this a glaring privacy hole? It does not warn while creating, its not well publicised and...
Posted by andy06, on Feb 15, 2012 at 09:33 PM, in macOS
Macbook Air 13" 2011 128GB:Battery life and Boot times 788 Views / 0 Replies  
I seem to be getting especially slow boot times and short battery life on my new MBA13 (2011).

Boot time (From power on to desktop): ~18 to 20 seconds (Room mates older 2010 MBA13 boots in 12-14...
Posted by andy06, on Feb 15, 2012 at 09:32 PM, in Mac Notebooks
Problems with Boot Camp on MBA13 (2011): Trackpad 941 Views / 0 Replies  
1. Apple's trackpad/touchpad drivers for Windows are borderline atrocious, not half as good as the OS X ones. Anyone know of any alternate drivers or updates? Maybe some settings we can alter?
...
Posted by andy06, on Feb 15, 2012 at 09:31 PM, in Mac Notebooks
 
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