Mac Tutorial: Multi-Touch Trackpad
NEW Mac Tutorial: Multi-Touch Trackpad (Macbook/Macbook Pro), released by Apple Inc. Actually it’s not so much the 15-in. MacBook Pro you’re going to be swiping — it’s the new multitouch trackpad it features. The trackpad, which represents the biggest change from earlier MacBook Pro models, borrows some of the same hands-on — maybe I should say fingers-on — user interface touches that premiered in the iPhone. The change to a multitouch trackpad means you can use the trackpad to perform a number of functions that heretofore required key combos or trackpad taps and clicks. (See video across of the multitouch trackpad in action.) Late last month, Apple unveiled an incremental update to its popular aluminum-clad MacBook Pro line and its entry-level MacBooks. Apple’s professional-level laptops now sport 45-nanometer Penryn processors from Intel, the latest versions of the Core 2 Duo chips that have been in use since 2006. Other improvements include a switch to an LED screen in the 17-in. model instead of the fluorescent LCDs used until now; 200GB or 250GB hard drives (depending on model); up to 512MB of video RAM; and the multitouch trackpad. (And no, according to Apple officials, the new trackpad functions won’t be ported back to earlier models; they can’t be, since the multitouch trackpad requires a combination of software and new hardware.) If you’re jonesing for multitouch, head out to the Apple store and plan on coughing up some money. The 15-in. model starts at $1999 …
very straight forward. I got the trackpad and haven’t used my mouse since