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Bootcamp, or If You Must (Windows on an Apple)

Level: Intermediate
OS:
  • Windows

If you are forced at gunpoint to use Windows (or some other equivalent like Wine isn't working), and you are using bootcamp. Here are a few hints.

Windows Explorer (the default shell) is quite bloated, slow, and unreliable. You can use an alternate shell such as GeoShell or LiteStep. This makes a noticeable difference in speed.

If you need to take a screen shot with a MacBook, you may notice a lack of PrintScreen button. To take a picture of the screen Function+F11 or Function+Shift+F11 should work. To take a screen shot of just one window add Option to that keystroke.

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