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This Mac thing is just a phase. Between the dominance of Windows and the energy of the open source desktops, it's hard to believe it will last. Nice hardware though - assuming it wears well. The following are some notes on trying Mac OS X on a Macbook Pro.
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== Software ==
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=== open source essentials ===
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|?Location
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|?GPS Location
| views=map,tiles,tabular
|facets=Location
}}


VLC - http://www.videolan.org/vlc/download-macosx.html - Isn't it cheesy how Quicktime only shows video in a tiny window, and Microsoft doesn't provide a media player for the Mac anymore? This player plays almost anything, with full resizing.
=== Categories ===


NeoOffice - http://www.neooffice.org/ - Mac OS port of OpenOffice
* [[:Category:Montréal people]]
 
* [[:Category:People|People]]
AdiumX - http://www.adiumx.com/ - multi protocol instant messager
* [[:Category:Dance|Dance]]
 
* [[:Category:Visual Arts|Visual Arts]]
Virtue - http://virtuedesktops.info/ - virtual desktops - a few glitches but decent
* [[:Category:Festivals|Festivals]]
 
* [[:Category:Groups|Groups]]
Shell - Built in ;) - but iTerm - http://freshmeat.net/redir/iterm/49825/url_homepage/iterm.sourceforge.net - is better
* [[:Category:Media Arts|Media Arts]]
 
=== other required software ===
 
parallels - http://www.parallels.com/ - if you need to run windows for testing or basic games, as well as having a Linux 'sidekick' OS for self contained server work.
 
- I installed Win2k since I had it lying around. Basic install, update, no usage. Noticed it was acting funny. Run the MS Malicious Software Removal Tool and it has over 1000 infected files. Go windows.
 
[http://earth.google.com| google earth] - the most interesting way to view the earth
 
== Best Shortcuts ==
 
Amusingly, the Mac has some of the most complicated and inconsistent keyboard shortcuts ever invented.
 
=== Type a directory location ===
 
- in the finder, and saving files using the default open/save dialog
 
Cmd-Shift G
 
=== Copy screenshot to clipboard ===
 
Cmd-control-shift-4 - press space if you want to switch to the "window" camera, then use the mouse to select your capture area.
 
== Peeves ==
 
 
- An article on UI that pointed out how valuable edges are - so much easier to "select" than any screen area (since when you overshoot you've still got it) - really turned me onto the sensibilites of a good UI design. So why, then, are the shortcuts for ejecting a CD and opening the insipid Front Row located in these key positions? (the latter is miskeyed when using the switch-between-windows key)
 
- Cursor keys - different combinations in every app. Why?
 
- The whole keyboard muddle makes switching between operating systems especially frustrating.
 
- Frustratingly, the guideline of there being "no maximized windows" is upheld in apps such as firefox, where you can't "press f11 for full screen mode."
 
- Speaking of function keys... what the #($((#*?
 
- There's a limit of ten connections to your host for file sharing, for more you have to buy an add-on.
 
In September the 64bit Merom mobile chips will be out, and I have to wonder how much support there will be for 32bit macs considering their window will only be a year. Wish I could have waited, in addition to the 64bit potential (more registers, more future ready) Merom is supposed to be 20% faster at the same clock speed and can throttle the CPU down way lower when not in use for a cooler and longer running notebook.
 
 
== Looking forward to ==
 
- https://bugs.eclipse.org/bugs/show_bug.cgi?id=145890
 
- http://kberg.ch/q/
 
- [http://taspring.clan-sy.com/| TASpring on Mac]
 
 
- Decent power management/external screen support for Linoox

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Asian Canadian wiki is a website dedicated to promoting Asian Canadian community and is a database of all things Asian Canadian - from artists, scientists, leaders, to cultural centres, community organizations to festivals. The site is a wiki, so feel free to add yourself or anyone else you see missing from the site. We're still in our development stages but our hope is to create and document a wide collection of all things Asian Canadian to promote a sense of community and a means of finding out who's out there and all the great initiates going on in our community.

 LocationGPS Location
Ada Con
Aditya JhaToronto43° 39' 12.53" N, 79° 23' 2.16" W
Adnan Sami
Adnan Virk
Adrian Fung
Adrienne Clarkson/fr
Adrienne S. ChanVancouver49° 15' 39.14" N, 123° 6' 50.23" W
Adrienne.vicenteOttawa45° 25' 15.16" N, 75° 41' 24.40" W
Afarin Mansouri TehraniToronto43° 39' 12.53" N, 79° 23' 2.16" W
Agam DarshiVancouver49° 15' 39.14" N, 123° 6' 50.23" W
Aiko Suzuki
Ajit H. Someshwar
Ajmer Rode
Akhtar NaraghiMontreal45° 30' 11.46" N, 73° 34' 11.30" W
Al MukadamToronto43° 39' 12.53" N, 79° 23' 2.16" W
Alan Kushan
Alan LoweVictoria48° 25' 41.95" N, 123° 21' 53.83" W
Alan Sakhavarz
Alden E. HabaconVancouver49° 15' 39.14" N, 123° 6' 50.23" W
Alex Pagulayan
Alex chu
Alexa LooRichmond
B.C.		49° 9' 47.40" N, 123° 8' 14.69" W
Alexina Louie
Alfred Sung
Ali Khademhosseini
Ali MukaddamToronto43° 39' 12.53" N, 79° 23' 2.16" W
Ali VelshiToronto43° 39' 12.53" N, 79° 23' 2.16" W
Alice HoToronto43° 39' 12.53" N, 79° 23' 2.16" W
Alice PanikianToronto43° 39' 12.53" N, 79° 23' 2.16" W
Aliza VellaniVancouver49° 15' 39.14" N, 123° 6' 50.23" W
Allan Cho
Alvin Erasga TolentinoVancouver49° 15' 39.14" N, 123° 6' 50.23" W
Amir AmiriCalgary51° 2' 44.18" N, 114° 3' 27.15" W
Amir KhadirMontreal45° 30' 11.46" N, 73° 34' 11.30" W
Amir Khadir/fr
Amrit Mangat
Amrita ChoudhuryMontréal45° 30' 11.46" N, 73° 34' 11.30" W
Amy WongToronto43° 39' 12.53" N, 79° 23' 2.16" W
An-Lun HuangToronto
Ontario		43° 39' 12.53" N, 79° 23' 2.16" W
André ArthurQuebec City46° 48' 49.48" N, 71° 12' 30.26" W
André Arthur/fr
Andy QuanSydney
Australia (Born in Vancouver)
Andy Thê-AnhMontreal45° 30' 11.46" N, 73° 34' 11.30" W
Angel ChenToronto43° 39' 12.53" N, 79° 23' 2.16" W
Angela Chang
Angela Cheng
Anita Rau Badami
Ann CavoukianToronto43° 39' 12.53" N, 79° 23' 2.16" W
Anna Minh-Thu QuachOttawa45° 25' 15.16" N, 75° 41' 24.40" W
Anne-Marie MediwakeLethbridge
Alberta		49° 41' 40.48" N, 112° 49' 59.17" W
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