Hey, iChat doesn’t do IRC? I had to install irssi via fink.
Further usability issues. I like the dock. But how can I add new stuff to it? Will it maintain the list of most used apps by itself? The dock has a small indicator for the applications currently running. I was initially confused that I could “switch” to the application without any windows appearing – most applications allow you to close every window belonging to it, so that only the main menu at the top of the screen changes.
I really like Apple's Exposé feature: Hit F9 to see thumbs of the application windows, and click on one of them. Hit F10 to see all the other windows of the same application. Hit F11 to see the desktop. If you read the Apple description of this feature, you’ll see their marketing droids at full-drivel.
I think I need wifi at home. 😄
I also think that I should tell all my friends to use my Gmail address. When I’m on holidays or travelling, I’ll only be able to access my Gmail, since gnu.org is full of mailing list stuff I don’t want to read when on holidays, and emacswiki.org mail cannot be accessed from a web browser (which is important if I go to an Internet café while abroad – no SSH, no Thunderbird, etc).
I’m curious about Apple’s Mail tool, however. How does it compare? I’m both curious to learn how Apple does things and affraid of vendor lock-in if I start to use things. Which way should I go?
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Control-click on an icon in the dock. See “keep in dock”? klick it. the icon will remain in the dock.
Apple’s Mail is ok – I use it to access my IMAP server. On linux, I use Thunderbird to access it. Remotely, I use the www frontend squirrelmail. best of all worlds!
– DirkBernhardt 2005-02-09 10:50 UTC
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Hehe. 😄 Can you configure Apple’s Mail for IMAP + SSL, though? It didn’t offer this when I first configured it. Perhaps it’s like Thunderbird where you cannot do it either, until you have started the application and then you will find the checkbox in some config dialog...
– Alex Schroeder 2005-02-09 11:24 UTC
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You might be interested in what DougAlcorn says about MacOSXSoftware
– PierreGaston 2005-02-09 11:51 UTC
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You could drag an icon from the “Programme” folder to the dock, it will remain there as a shortcut.
Mail can do IMAP+SSL, just klick on “Mail” → “Einstellungen” → “Accounts” → “Erweitert” → “SSL verwenden”. I hope your OS X is in german but I’m sure you will also find this setting in the english version 😄
– Jean Pierre 2005-02-09 14:45 UTC
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It is in German. Thanks for the help!
– Alex Schroeder 2005-02-09 14:49 UTC
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You’re welcome 😄
I am still looking for a Mac Wiki as I find a new feature of OS X every day 😄 Did you order your iBook with Bluetooth? I am absolutely flabbergasted how easy synchronisation works with my mobile phone – out of the box! I still remember the pain to get the BT USB stick to work under Linux (not to mention the Windows installation problems...).
Perhaps you have an idea on how to bring all my mails and contacts from KDE’s KMail and Addressbook to Apple’s Mail and Addressbook? (For the mails, I could use IMAP, but then I would have to set up an IMAP server first...)
– Jean Pierre 2005-02-09 17:17 UTC
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No bluetooth. I didn’t expect it to work at all, so I didn’t even consider it. My mistake, perhaps.
– Alex Schroeder 2005-02-09 17:20 UTC
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I hear Mail uses simple mbox format; doesn’t KMail use it as well? In that case it should be possible to just copy the files to the appropriate location.
– Alex Schroeder 2005-02-10 18:20 UTC