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Well, I'm now itching to buy a Mac just from the comments of people here, problem is though I want an iBook and they're to be replaced in few months, so I'll have to wait it out 
It's a "man bites dog" story.
OK the correct thing for Mac ownners to say now is. There are a copule known cases of poorly written trojas that target Max OS-X. If you do happen to get one of these you will know it because there will be a big dialog box on the center of your screen telling you that the "thing" you downloaded (that you thought was a JPG image) contains an executable program You have to click "yes" to run it. And then if you are not logged on in an admin account the trojan only has access to that one user's data files, not the entire computer.
Basically the phrase "no problems with.." is wrong. it would say "Macs have hugly reduced problems with ...."
Put it this way: Would the discovery of a PC Windows virus make the headlines? Findng even this poor little weak Tojan on a Mac was a "man bites dog" story.
wako said:
OK the correct thing for Mac ownners to say now is. There are a copule known cases of poorly written trojas that target Max OS-X. If you do happen to get one of these you will know it because there will be a big dialog box on the center of your screen telling you that the "thing" you downloaded (that you thought was a JPG image) contains an executable program You have to click "yes" to run it. And then if you are not logged on in an admin account the trojan only has access to that one user's data files, not the entire computer.
Basically the phrase "no problems with.." is wrong. it would say "Macs have hugly reduced problems with ...."
Put it this way: Would the discovery of a PC Windows virus make the headlines? Findng even this poor little weak Tojan on a Mac was a "man bites dog" story.
Battery life on mac laptops has never been good. (Relatively). On the upside they are more stable than most PC books. If you're really comfortable with PCs, don't bother with macs. If you like the intuitive feel, or have problems with PCs...ie. customer support, spyware, or an overwhelming abudance of crap-ware, and weird problems..... you know where to go. Quite frankly, the windows OS is interesting, and the smaller mac community is nice.
ChrisA said:
That thing is pittiful. Only things that exploit faults in the OS, or bundled software should be noted. Not user explotation of users' ignorance.
Yeah, I have 37 on my 12" with no squeezings whatsoever.yellow said:Squeeze?
You do realize that you can drag MORE apps into the Dock and it will resize itself? Or, you can resize it manually via the Dock prefpane? Or, you can click and drag the vertical separation bar in the Dock and resize manually?
My Dock has at least 40 apps in it.
tee hee
That is the most unbelievably simple yet wonderful tip I've heard all year! Thank you for bringing that up. I feel a wee bit dumb now...dejo said:
jadekitty24 said:
No need to feel dumb, even if it's just a wee bit. I was pretty happy when I learned of this great tip, probably from someone else here on the forums (so long ago I can't remember). Only glad to pass it on. And it's something I think Apple should make as part of the default dock setup.
Or create folders of aliases of apps sorted into Internet, Office, Music, video.. and put those folders into a "Useful apps folder" that you drag into Dock for really slick launchinggenerik said:Actually I don't know what you guys mean by "OSX being easier", apart from the 10 or so apps I can squeeze onto the dock, launching every other app (through finder) is a total pain in the arse.
Give me terminal over finder ANYDAY. Finder sucks! We need a new finder in the next OSX
Although dejo's advice of dragging an application folder onto the Dock was a good idea and was something I did for sometime, I found a nifty program called QuickSilver to be a lifesaver.
It is definately by far the best program ever. Much like Spotlight, but much better at the task of just finding your application, all you need to do (like Spotlight) is type in a few letters and it displays what it finds.
In fact you can simply make it only find Applications if you like, or you can make it find anything and everything on your computer. Its up to you. Give it a try..
Click Here
It is definately by far the best program ever. Much like Spotlight, but much better at the task of just finding your application, all you need to do (like Spotlight) is type in a few letters and it displays what it finds.
In fact you can simply make it only find Applications if you like, or you can make it find anything and everything on your computer. Its up to you. Give it a try..
Click Here
I guess you COULD say that... if it's legal and all. The only other thing you lose is the tight integration of hardware/OS. They make averything work together perfectly. Oh, and the designs. If you're into a "look", there is no comparison of an iMac 20" and, say, that smiley faced monstrosity from Dell.generik said:
Purely from my perspective, I just find things to be more natural on the Mac. There's little things on the Mac which on Windows just don't seem to work as nicely.
I find Exposé on the Mac to be by far the most invaluable addition to my computer use since I got my first mouse with a wheel in the late 1990s.
Things like typing accents is easy. On Windows, if I wanted to get that é I always typed Alt+0245 on the numeric keypad. On the Mac, option and e, then e again. Easy.
Option and backspace = delete the entire previous word.
Each of these things saves me a few seconds every minute compared to Windows. Multiply these to get a few minutes every hour. Multiply these to get many many minutes a day. Multiply these to get a few hours a week. Multiply these to get a few days a year.
And that's just three minor features
I was fascinated by Macs from early 2002 to mid 2003 when I got my first one. I thought my interest was more one of geek lust than practical computing, but I saved the cash and got my first one 'to complement my PC'.
My PC is now in several pieces at home, and my (second) iBook's here with me at uni. I couldn't go back. I suspect that most people without serious ties to Windows would feel the same way after a month with a Mac too.
I find Exposé on the Mac to be by far the most invaluable addition to my computer use since I got my first mouse with a wheel in the late 1990s.
Things like typing accents is easy. On Windows, if I wanted to get that é I always typed Alt+0245 on the numeric keypad. On the Mac, option and e, then e again. Easy.
Option and backspace = delete the entire previous word.
Each of these things saves me a few seconds every minute compared to Windows. Multiply these to get a few minutes every hour. Multiply these to get many many minutes a day. Multiply these to get a few hours a week. Multiply these to get a few days a year.
And that's just three minor features
I was fascinated by Macs from early 2002 to mid 2003 when I got my first one. I thought my interest was more one of geek lust than practical computing, but I saved the cash and got my first one 'to complement my PC'.
My PC is now in several pieces at home, and my (second) iBook's here with me at uni. I couldn't go back. I suspect that most people without serious ties to Windows would feel the same way after a month with a Mac too.
15 years ago explaining the difference between a mac and a windows machine would have been easy, but today the capabilities of both operating system are so extensive that this forum could be 10,000 posts long and still barely touch the surface. So I will list some key points that I so often do to would be switchers:
I could go on, but others will cover most things. My final point has to be that over the years I have convinced numerous people to buy macs. Not one of them will ever switch back and to all of them the idea of using a Windows machine seems absurd.
[edit] if you are concerned that there are some things you won't be able to do on a mac then list them out here. I am 99% percent certain that someone here can tell you of an app that does a fantastic job of it on the mac. Also one final point is that there is a wonderful community of mac developers out there that develop great freeware and shareware and their dedication to the platform shines through in the ease of use of their apps.
- Ease of use. The best example is my father. He has the most rudiementary knowledge of computers and the problems I had when trying to explain to him how to achieve certain tasks over the phone when he had a Windows machine were prohibitive at best. On the mac I can usually get it done with a brief conversation.
- iLife. If you have and like to manipulate your digital assets, i.e. music, film and photos, then iLife is worth the money of the machine in itself. When people here say that you should play with a mac, this is what you should be using. I would encourage you to visit apple's website as they have quite a nice little overview of iLife's capabilities. In truth they are only scratching the surface.
[edit]not that iLife is the only great suite of apps on the mac, but because it is a fantastic demonstration of how easy to use they are. - Security. Yes there have been a few issues in the press recently about some vulternability in the OS, but no stronghold in impregnable but the Mac is a Fort compared to the Window's garden shed.
I could go on, but others will cover most things. My final point has to be that over the years I have convinced numerous people to buy macs. Not one of them will ever switch back and to all of them the idea of using a Windows machine seems absurd.
[edit] if you are concerned that there are some things you won't be able to do on a mac then list them out here. I am 99% percent certain that someone here can tell you of an app that does a fantastic job of it on the mac. Also one final point is that there is a wonderful community of mac developers out there that develop great freeware and shareware and their dedication to the platform shines through in the ease of use of their apps.