Browsing from my MacBook

[cotton31]

Hi all, bought my new macbook today.

I'm loving it so far.

Any major apps i will need?

Already have - adium, flip4mac, stuffit and quicksilver.

I have installed vlc but its icon isnt displayed in my applications stack???

Cheers.

 

[WotDa]

Can anyone help me with installing vlc? its different to the others for installing.

I forget, am guessing it's a package installer, or is it just a .dmg?

Anyway, congrats on your new purcase.

 

[cotton31]

Got it installed now WotDa, but cheers for the quick reply. Problem im having now is that the vlc icon doesnt appear in my applciations stack, but it does in my applications folder.

 

[WotDa]

Aha.

I can't help you with stacks though I'm afraid, I do not desire to use them.

 

[cotton31]

Ahhh right ok. An icon is there for vlc but it looks like its saying it cant find an icon (a sort of greyed out no smoking sign?) but the cone icon is there in the applications folder.

 

[WotDa]

Go to force quit from the Apple menu and restart Finder, might fix it.

If not, go to Terminal and type "killall Dock", the dock should then restart. if not, restart the whole machine.

 

[cotton31]

Sorted! Cheers

 

[WotDa]

No problem.

What one fixed it?

 

[cotton31]

I had to restart anyway for updates that i downloaded, so just used that one.

 

[WotDa]

Ah, I see.

Enjoy your macBook anyhow.

 

[Deleted member 651465]

Read the sticky now... Lots of tips

 

[WotDa]

Read the sticky now... Lots of tips

Bit of self pimping there?

 

[Deleted member 651465]

Bit of self pimping there?

I beefed the original thread, and added a load of content personally but I do believe its a good resource to the first-time users

When I unleash the hardware sticky then it'll be self-pimpage