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MacBook Usage

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Software

Video Edit

It's said that iMovie 6 is better than the iMovie 8 shipped with MacBook (soon). Users of MacBook (soon) can download iMovie 6 for free:

http://www.geethree.com/slick/imovie8.html

Network

Connect to Samba dirs

Finder - Go - Connect to server, enter following line to connect:

smb://username:password@www.hostname.com/samba_dir/

Connect to WebDAV (soon)

Finder - Go - Connect to server, enter following line to connect:

http://www.hostname.com/webdav_dir/

Enter username & password when prompted, and choose to have them remembered.

Application

Force an application to exit

Press <option>-<command>-<esc>, choose the application in the popped up list, and click the botton to kill it.

Applescript

Run applescript in terminal

osascript /path/to/script.scpt

Special Keys in Windows

PC key commandApple external keyboardBuilt-in Mac keyboard
Control-Alt-DeleteControl-Option-Fwd DeleteControl-Option-Delete
AltGrControl-OptionControl-Option
DeleteFwd DeleteFn-Delete
InsertFn-Enter or HelpFn-Enter
Num lockClearFn-F6
Pause/BreakF16Fn-Esc
Print ScreenF14Fn-Shift-F11
Print active windowOption-F14Fn-Shift-Option-F11
Scroll/LockF15Fn-Shift-F12
WindowsCommandCommand