Your kidding! So where do I find the multi-language option (or additional software?)?Diatribe said:
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Temujin said:
No need for additional software. It's all in the default installation (unless you deliberately removed the multi-language files). Go to system prefs > languages. You can activate the menu bar item, which allows you to quickly specify the input language.
al1066uk said:So..... I bought myself a Mac Book! I like it, it works well, the O/S is easy to use. Never used an Apple before thought id give it a go. It seems to me it is almost exactly the same as windows with a nicer GUI an er...... thats about it???? why all the fuss??? Winblows etc? Would i have bought it if i couldnt run windows NO! Good move by Apple methinks.
However the actual Mac Book itself does have some excellent features magnetic lid + power supply connection etc. The design is a cut above of the usual HP Dell stuff and i like it. I love my sleek Mac Book more than other laptops i have owned but am not so concerned about what O/S i am using........ should i be????
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Just try installing and uninstalling (well.. installing and uninstalling are kind of the wrong words... its' vocab from Windows and somewhat inappropriate for the Mac... you'll see what I mean) a few programs on the Mac, plugging in a few digital cameras and printers, or sync to a couple of Bluetooth devices, and you'll see what the fuss is about.
I left Windows years ago, and so am not extremely familiar with Windows XP, although for a short time I had an XP machine along with my Mac (the XP machine is now in my closet). But I recently had the opportunity to see someone update an XP machine they received, to the most current available updates. The process took ridiculously long, MUCH longer than it would've on my Mac. Then, trying to install audio applications and their drivers was a nightmare. Windows would go through the entire install process, and then when it was finished it would pop open the Wizard, as if the install process for the driver needed to be done all over again. At this point, you're wondering "Should I install again, or will that just screw stuff up worse". Then, after you make that decision, Windows wants you to tell it where the driver is! And of course, there's no reason why a casual user would know where the hell it was put. And for the brief time I had an XP machine at home, side by side next to my Mac, there were other obvious ways that the Mac was superior. Plug in a usb flash stick on the XP machine, and it needs a driver. Then after installing the driver, plug in a second usb flash stick that is the exact same brand and model as the first one, and again XP wants a driver installed. The Mac never required any driver installation. Oh, and with my scanner....I would use it once with the XP machine, and it would work. The next time I'd go to use it, Windows would claim there was no driver installed for it. Fortunately, I finally found a driver for Mac OS 9 (since the scanner company never made an OS X driver, which is why I was previously using the scanner with the XP machine). Guess what? It works flawlessly in Classic mode every time! So, even OS 9 bests XP in some ways. And OS X is light years beyond OS 9.
Add to that little things, like being able to save a file as a pdf, right from the desktop, and being able to zoom in on the desktop, take a screen shot, or take a screen shot of a particular part of the desktop, all without any extra software, just using what's included with OS X.
The longer you use OS X, the more you'll see how much better it is than Windows.
Add to that little things, like being able to save a file as a pdf, right from the desktop, and being able to zoom in on the desktop, take a screen shot, or take a screen shot of a particular part of the desktop, all without any extra software, just using what's included with OS X.
The longer you use OS X, the more you'll see how much better it is than Windows.
Yeh, OS X isn't one of those OSs that you use and within the first 10 seconds you're like "omg windows sucks!" other than the eye candy of course.
Under the skin they are COMPLETELY different. Use your MacBook for a few months and then try using a Windows computer at length, it's a nightmare!
Under the skin they are COMPLETELY different. Use your MacBook for a few months and then try using a Windows computer at length, it's a nightmare!
Diatribe said:
DUDE!!!!!
I didn't know about that!!!! I write most of my personal stuff in spanish, but I send work e-mails and random forum posts in english and it has always been a pain to change from one to the other!
You made my day
maxi said:DUDE!!!!!
I didn't know about that!!!! I write most of my personal stuff in spanish, but I send work e-mails and random forum posts in english and it has always been a pain to change from one to the other!
You made my day
Hehe, you're very welcome. I write in 3-4 different languages daily, which would be quite frankly a pain in the *** to have to change the language each time. So yes, those are the little things I love Apple for.
Turns out I don't have the Languages option in my System Preferences.
I guess I unchecked the option at a re-install a few weeks back.
How would I go about getting that installed then?
I guess I unchecked the option at a re-install a few weeks back.
How would I go about getting that installed then?
stuartluff said:Use it a bit more (a month or so) then go back to windows and you will see why all the Winblows etc.
Not really true, I've had Mac OS all my life, I recently bought a MacBook Pro and I use OSX constantly... yet I have no problem using WindowsXP which is the OS I use the most even... the only thing that bothers me at times is the lack of Expose, but Show Desktop and the menubar do a decent enough job.
Temujin said:
Oops. I meant the International Panel. Then click on the Input Menu tab, and at the bottom activate the "Show input menu in menu bar" box. Character Palette and Keyboard Viewer are two very useful things to have active anyway, even if you don't use other languages. Then when you want to type any special character not on your keyboard (Greek characters, or arrows, or symbols) you can go to the input menu in the menu bar, select the character palette, and it will pop up with all those choices.
al1066uk said:What i'm really after is a real world example other then oh Macs dont crash so much! Or there really good for photoshop etc.... both of which are true! But a Windows PC set up well will give you a stable operating system and good performance etc. So why should i use Mac O/S on my mac book rather then windows? I cant really see too many Pros or Cons with either, they both seem capable in all areas i need them to be?
Viruses are virtually non-existent on a Mac. "Plug and play" is truly plug and play. And no #^%$*! DLL's.