Hi Guys, I've ordered a MacBook Pro and it should be here on Monday or Tuesday. This is my very first time owning an Apple computer of any kind, so I have virtually no experience with using one. Plenty of Googling, as well as various podcasts from Blind Cool Tech, Blind Geek Zone and Vision Australia, are the extent of my knowledge. I have a few things I'd like cleared up, if possible:
1. What happens when you connect a Microsoft keyboard to a Mac? I know things like the "Command" and "Option" keys are swapped, that "Clear" is located above "num pad 7" on an Apple keyboard, and that "Fn" is directly above "Delete", also on an Apple keyboard. But what happens when a PC keyboard is connected and you press keys like "num lock", "scroll lock" or "Insert"? Do they perform the functions that the keys in the same locations on an Apple keyboard would? 2. As far as I know, my machine will be running Snow Leopard. I'm not sure how up-to-date it'll be, so I downloaded the 10.6.8 update combo from Apple's site. Will it just install the updates to the software that are newer than what's on the machine, or will it want to start all the way from 10.6.0? 3. I've heard that, when running Windows natively on Apple hardware, it's much faster than running it on a PC with similar specs. Is this at all true? 4. On a related note, do the Windows drivers for the Mac hardware come preinstalled somewhere on "Macintosh HD", or are they on the Snow Leopard installation DVD? Also, does exploring the DVD in Windows display different contents to what is shown in Snow Leopard? I've heard people on podcasts say that, in Windows, they had to right-click the CD drive and select "Show Windows Files", or something to that effect. 5. Will I be able to use my iPhone as a modem in Snow Leopard? I can do it in Windows and it works beautifully, but only after I've installed iTunes. Will it "just work" in Snow Leopard, or does it need some configuring? If it needs configuring, where do I go and what do I do to get it to work? I know that's a lot to take in all at once, but I'd like to be as prepared as I possibly can. Thanks very much in advance for any feedback. Regards, Gavin Gavin Grundlingh Phone: +27 (0) 83 713-6191 Secondary Phone: +27 (0) 79 157-2466 Fax: +27 (0) 86 617-5792 Email: [email protected] Mobile Email: [email protected] Skype: Batworx Facebook: http://facebook.com/gavin.grundlingh Twitter: @Batworx -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en.
