OT: (partially) Where to submit Macbook questions?

[Eric Shubert]

Josef Lowder wrote:
> Macbook has many very nice features, but I am shocked by the number of
> things that it does not have (or allow) ... or at least I have not yet
> been able to find solutions.
> 
> So, what is the best forum to submit questions on how to do things on
> a macbook?
> 
> Macs are supposed to be so "intuitive" but I am certainly not finding
> that to be the case.  And, as I've submitted numerous queries to
> Google, I have found that I am not alone.  For most of the questions
> that I've asked so far, I've found many dozens if not hundreds of Mac
> users asking the exact same questions ... and rarely find an answer.
> Instead of answers, in many cases I read rather arrogant "why would
> you want to do that?" or "you really don't need that." responses.
> 
> Simple things like how to resize a window.  Finally found that it can
> only be done by grabbing the bottom right corner.  Not any other
> corner or side. Why?  Seems such a senseless omission and limitation.
> 
> And how to delete a folder.  (Still haven't found an answer to that
> ... except to go to the command line).  But even that was very
> difficult to find. And then files are hard to find ... 'locate'
> doesn't work
> 
> And there is no simple "notepad" or simple/efficient editor (that I
> could find).
> 
> And how to copy a DVD movie to a file so I don't have to carry a bunch
> of DVD's with me on my flight tomorrow.
> 
> As I said at first, Macs have many very nice features, but the
> omission of what should be very simple and obvious functions and
> utilities that are standard on every Linux system and even on M$
> garbage is really quite ridiculous.
> 
> The trackpad is horrendously slow, jittery, and unreliable.  I have to
> keep moistening my fingers to get it to work.  So a USB mouse has been
> the only remedy so far ... and that isn't all that reliable.
> 
> Safari has crashed several times, so I downloaded Firefox and it works
> okay (stable), although the Mac version is lacking some key features
> that should be obvious to have included.
> 
> Like how to view the source code for a web page?
> 
> So, back to my original question ... Where is the best place to submit
> macbook questions and hope to get sensible answers?
> 
> And if someone could just tell me how to copy a DVD to the hard disk
> ... at least one that I've recorded off-air if not a prerecorded
> (stupid DRM) movie that I own ... so I can view it from a HD file or
> folder ... and how to then delete the file(s) and/or folder(s) when
> I'm done.  (Moving files to trash and having the only option to delete
> everything in trash is not a proper solution.)
> 
> Thanks for any suggestions and guidance.
> 
> PS: I installed Virtual Box to try to run Linux and it *sort-of*
> works, but not entirely and I haven't been able to figure out how to
> install win98 via VB as there is no floppy disk drive to use for the
> required boot floppy.  I prefer win98 for my purposes rather than xp
> because 98 doesn't require so much memory and overhead and it isn't
> intrusive like xp always popping up with new update notices (that I do
> not want).

My wife uses Fusion to run Win98 on her mac. Works quite well.

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-Eric 'shubes'