Originally Posted by BetterMakeWay' post='899180' date='Jun 3 2009, 02:09 AM

No sweat. Yes it may seem a bit awkward at the beginning, but in truth so it was at first when i tried to do a print screen as i was looking for a prt scr button. Now i got used to cmd+shift+3 (4) and i find it second nature.

Also you might wanna try this to avoid the drag& drop and cmd+c:

http://osxdaily.com/2007/12/02/show-full-d...dow-title-bars/

or this:
http://mac.elated.com/2007/07/27/copy-and-...-in-the-finder/

As for the paste of a path in spotlight, i don't think that would work. Spotlight begins searching the Mac, not opening the path. I understand what you're asking but i don't know if it's possible. Mac does stuff it's own way, it doesn't copy Windows behavior in any way. As for me i never needed to do that. Maybe you should try getting into terminal...

Originally Posted by myfootsmells' post='899181' date='Jun 3 2009, 12:12 PM

the problem is i work in a production environment where creatives and developers are constantly sending each other paths to files they are working on. windows it's piece of cake windows key+r then paste the path into the run line.

u're probably going to object to my next statement but i've just found the mac os x workflow not as crisp as windows.

Originally Posted by BetterMakeWay' post='899190' date='Jun 3 2009, 11:23 AM

As for the general statement i find working with OS X much cleaner and simpler than with Windows. For example installing and removing apps is just one click away (literally), not to mention that i can't live anymore without Time Machine. It's like having a safety net for anything...

Originally Posted by myfootsmells' post='899181' date='Jun 3 2009, 02:12 AM

the problem is i work in a production environment where creatives and developers are constantly sending each other paths to files they are working on. windows it's piece of cake windows key+r then paste the path into the run line.

Originally Posted by BetterMakeWay' post='896469' date='Jun 1 2009, 04:01 AM

That's a big misconception. Mac is JUST as safe as it used to be. People have to understand the difference between vulnerabilities and exploits, and the difference between type of malware, and which is active and which is not.


Here is a great article explaining lots of Mac related security!


I for one continue not to use any kind of antivirus programs on my Mac. I've been doing it for over half a year now, and there is no problem at all. Mac users have reported they used their Macs for years and years without having to deal with any kind of malware. Of course there are a few guys that unavoidable, due to the lack of brains or ignorance, get infected with trojans and stuff like that when they install a pirated software for example, or users that practically give away their passwords, use weak password hints and stuff like that. For that stupidity there is no security app in the world that can help you.

To quote somebody:



Back to the topic: For the PCs at work i use AVIRA Free which does a good job considering it's free. At home, with my PC i use Avira Premium which has everything security related built into it, but comes at a cost! Not necessarily money wise, but more at a cost with computer speed/slowdowns. It's a shame windows people have to deal with this since they not only have to deal with antivirus costs but with a 20-30% computer slowdowns due to active scanners, and a lot of CPU threads being eaten up by firewalls, internet scanning etc...

Originally Posted by z06bigbird' post='899484' date='Jun 3 2009, 12:34 PM

There is a free AVG website out there. Be careful, though. There is a similar website that wants $$, and it is a scam. Do a search for scams and malware + anti-virus, etc.

The real AVG is great--like Norton, etc.

Originally Posted by ImolaRedM' post='899387' date='Jun 3 2009, 08:09 AM

Have you tried Command+K?

Originally Posted by myfootsmells' post='899527' date='Jun 3 2009, 08:31 PM

That just opens the Connect to Network window I don't think I can open files from there.

Originally Posted by BetterMakeWay' post='899635' date='Jun 3 2009, 11:58 AM

I will try this tomorrow with a path indicating to a file, but at least hitting cmd+r would allow you to connect to any server be it cifs, smb or ftp to the exact folder you specify. You can even set them to automount.