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i use iKey

my "switch to finder" is command+.

i love it and use it constantly

oblique strategies wrote:

ethios4 wrote:So, are these key commands unique to OSX or is there a 3rd-party app for windows that accomplishes the same thing? It sounds very useful, and these are the sort of things that might make me switch to Mac, but so far I've found a 3rd-party windows equivalent for everything.

Do some research on Spaces, Expose, & Spotlight in OS X -very powerful features.

Thanks! Looks nice! Definitely great workflow concepts.

ethios4 wrote:

oblique strategies wrote:

ethios4 wrote:So, are these key commands unique to OSX or is there a 3rd-party app for windows that accomplishes the same thing? It sounds very useful, and these are the sort of things that might make me switch to Mac, but so far I've found a 3rd-party windows equivalent for everything.

Do some research on Spaces, Expose, & Spotlight in OS X -very powerful features.

Thanks! Looks nice! Definitely great workflow concepts.

You're welcome. These three are real jumps forward in ease of usage. I use them constantly. It will be interesting to see what is coming with OS X 10.6.

oblique strategies wrote:

forge wrote:

bendybones wrote:I've never tried using Spaces.
But from what I understand u can assign different apps or maybe different windows to different spaces

Spaces is great (with very few caveats). But as far as I know you can't "assign" apps exclusively to a space -you simply move apps, windows, icons, etc. to a space; or open them in a space you have already navigated to.
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I just discovered this! Don't know how I missed it before it's right in the middle of the screen, a section called "application assignments" and you just click the + sign and choose which open apps are assigned to a space- so now every time I open I tunes it will open in space 2

Now I have finder in Space 1 and leave 2 windows open with Applications and Utilities, then I only need to press ctrl+1 to go to that space then if I need a new finder window I can just press ? N to open one, so I can leave apps/utils as they are

I also have Apps and Utils in the dock, but this key command way is heaps quicker

I deliberately made Firefox and Live the same window so that I have to Quit the internet to make music - helps avoid the temptation to ? Tab and switch too often!

loving this feature

forge wrote:I just discovered this! Don't know how I missed it before it's right in the middle of the screen, a section called "application assignments" and you just click the + sign and choose which open apps are assigned to a space- so now every time I open I tunes it will open in space 2

Wow! I guess it's true, if you want to hide something leave it in plain sight!

But I prefer to have multiple windows from the same apps open in different spaces, rather than switch to a space to use an app, so I wouldn't really look for this feature.

oblique strategies wrote:

forge wrote:I just discovered this! Don't know how I missed it before it's right in the middle of the screen, a section called "application assignments" and you just click the + sign and choose which open apps are assigned to a space- so now every time I open I tunes it will open in space 2

Wow! I guess it's true, if you want to hide something leave it in plain sight!

But I prefer to have multiple windows from the same apps open in different spaces, rather than switch to a space to use an app, so I wouldn't really look for this feature.

there is also an option "all spaces" for those where you want to do that

I'm also finding that even though I have a mouse plugged in I am using the track pad more - scrolling with two fingers is actually way more ergonomic than the scroll wheel IMO - and the fact that you can scroll sideways too is very cool

I was at first put off getting a macbook (when I got my last computer) because of the screen size, but all of these things + things like Ctrl+zoom have made it a non issue really

I got a miniDVI-VGA and most of the time I just prefer to leave the 2nd monitor off

BTW - having an external monitors means spaces effectively you have 8 spaces - you can pair things like mail + internet - but I found I didn't have anything I wanted to pair Live with so I just turned it off