Thanks for the tips on Inbox.Inbox.etc It has been driving me batty for a while. The configuration of this could be so much better.

But I quite like the MacMini. For one, it is quite silent unlike other desktops. And it takes little space on the desk. It supports 1920x… resolution and it is great to watch movies or TV: http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3236/2751836674_a92b38241b_o.jpg

I’ve not recorded my highest temperature, but I think I’ve hit this high once while importing a lot of photos into iPhoto. Most of the time, mine sits on a notebook stand to increase airflow.

I prefer iTerm which has bookmarks. You have to choose the Xterm keyboard instead the default Global one in the iTerm options.

I noticed that the MacBook does not lie flat and that the heat sink exhaust is tucked at the base of the screen. Not enough surface area for proper heat dissipation. 76C is my record so far.

Later on, I’ll put a post on the best tools to install in order to kickstart your experience.

Konsole is the original multi-tab terminal software.

Leopard’s terminal software is also multi-tab. Cmd+T will create a new tab.

There are options missing in the contextual list (when you right-click on a mailbox folder for example).

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This is solved by specifying an IMAP folder to be used as a Sent folder (Select the folder, do not right click, go in Mailbox menu (top bar), Use this Mailbox for).

That is true. Like you, I was surprised to not be able to right click on a folder and select “Use this Mailbox for…” But, like Eddy said, don’t fight the system. My transition to Mac OS X was relatively smooth because I expected to things differently than on WIndows/Linux.

If there is one thing I miss in OS X is the ability to use hot keys for the menu bar items. For example, Alt/Option+F won’t activate the file menu. You have to use ctrl+F2 to activate the Apple menu, and the navigate using the arrow keys: time consuming.

On second thought, I think the two-finger tap feature is not available for the MacBook.

The two-finger tap feature has been available since the first-generation MacBook. In fact, it was one of the first thing I enabled on my first ever Mac computer.

I prefer to use the two-finger feature to scroll, because it allows me to scroll both vertically and horizontally.

How do we lock the Mac OS X desktop? In Windows, I just do Windows key + L and leave my desk. I had to install the Locker widget on the dashboard.

Get Keychain to show its status in the menu bar, then select “Lock Screen.” However, in doing so, Keychain will launch the screensaver which is very CPU-intensive on the MacBook.

I don’t see “For secondary clicks, place two clicks on trackpad and click the button” on the trackpad preference or anything ressembling this.

System Preferences->Keyboard and Mouse->Trackpad tab->” Tap trackpad using two fingers for secondary click”

Eddy.

I don’t see “For secondary clicks, place two clicks on trackpad and click the button” on the trackpad preference or anything ressembling this. I have one IMAP account but several e-mail addresses. There is a concept of identities where you can use several e-mail addresses in the From: line.

I guess that OS X does not work well out of the box. There are a lot of tweakings to do in order to have a usable system.