Sunday, March 23, 2008

Some good on the Macbook ....

So far, I'm enjoying my on-going test of the Macbook. Two things that I like about it include the trackpad and the ability to increase the font size of any page that you are viewing

TRACKPAD
The trackpad on the Macbook is so nice to use that I have not even bought a mouse yet. You set up the trackpad a variety of ways in the systems folder. Here's two features I like:

RIGHT CLICKING
It took me awhile to figure out how to "right click" on the trackpad. It's simple ... just tap the trackpad with TWO fingers and you're right clicking. (You have to click the appropriate setting in the Systems folder)
Very cool!

SCROLLING
If you want to scroll down through a webpage, simply drag TWO fingers down your trackpad ... and you're scrolling!
Again, very cool!

I'm sure that I'll probably buy a mouse once I start doing more advanced graphic design work on the Macbook ... but for now, the trackpad is GREAT!


INCREASING FONT SIZE
I was a bit worried that the 13" monitor would be too small for my eyes (I have fairly poor eyesight). The Macbook has a very easy-to-use feature that increases the font size of any webpage I'm viewing ...

To increase the font size of any webpage, simply hit the COMMAND key and the "+" key.

To decrease the size, hit COMMAND and the "-" key.

I LOVE this feature. Some webpage formatting gets thrown off a bit, but if you've ever coded in HTML before, you'll know that's to be expected. I love the ability to make a webpage much more easy to read.

Yay, Macbook!