Things we've always liked about windows yet never admitted it

[steamboat26]

Mostly little things:
-Solitaire and Minesweeper come standard (stupid, but i've wasted a lot of time playing them )
-windows tells you when your internet connection is down (i'm sure theres a way to do this on macs)
-You are guaranteed that every website will run for you.

 

[invasian]

The Recycle Bin!

My fave rant. In OSX I cannot (to the best of my knowledge):

• Delete individual files in the Trash Can (e.g. big disk images)
• Delete files off a removeable disk to save space, without emptying everything else in the can
• Delete things directly without them going in the can (maybe this can be done with Terminal, but c'mon, that's a bit advanced)

I totally agree with this. Although, like you said, you can use terminal to delete individuall files. It's more of a nuisance than anything.

You can also use the terminal to delete individual files from the trah can as well.

 

[yetanotherdave]

• restoring files to original locations from trash
• being able to attatch an email to another email in outlook
• return/enter key opens the file/folder/program selected

I totally agree with this. Although, like you said, you can use terminal to delete individuall files. It's more of a nuisance than anything.

You can also use the terminal to delete individual files from the trah can as well.

yes, open terminal, type rm[space] then drag the file from finder (including trash) to the terminal (it fills in the path for you). then hit enter and hyou're done

 

[Ish]

What was the name of that cat that used to sit in the corner and every now and then he'd sit up and wash, or turn round and lie down again? He was great!

 

[-::ubermann::-]

delete key, didnt appreciate that until i used a mac
MSpaint
cheapness of hardware

 

[mad jew]

I have two DELETE keys, and one acts like BACKSPACE.

 

[Aperture]

-You are guaranteed that every website will run for you.

Oh Yeah? (Assuming you use IE)

 

[CalBoy]

Oh Yeah? (Assuming you use IE)

Only Microsoft could have such determined enemies

I have two DELETE keys, and one acts like BACKSPACE.

Where? On my mbp, there is only one delete key, and it works like "BACKSPACE." I think -::ubermann::- meant the "delete" key as it is known in Windows: deleting what comes after the cursor. As far as I know, one must press fn+delete in order to achieve this on Apple's notebooks.

 

[DoFoT9]

Where? On my mbp, there is only one delete key, and it works like "BACKSPACE." I think -::ubermann::- meant the "delete" key as it is known in Windows: deleting what comes after the cursor. As far as I know, one must press fn+delete in order to achieve this on Apple's notebooks.

there is no "dedicated" DEL key on the MBP's, however if you hold "Fn" and press "delete" you will get the desired DEL.

 

[CalBoy]

there is no "dedicated" DEL key on the MBP's, however if you hold "Fn" and press "delete" you will get the desired DEL.

I sort of wrote that in my post, but thanks for backing me up

 

[DoFoT9]

I sort of wrote that in my post, but thanks for backing me up

oh crap sorry i completely missed that... sorry

 

[CalBoy]

oh crap sorry i completely missed that... sorry

It's cool

Either way, I thought of another thing I miss about Windows: print selection. One must download software for this in OS X.

 

[mad jew]

The standard Apple keyboard (wireless in my case) has the two separate keys.

 

[CalBoy]

The standard Apple keyboard (wireless in my case) has the two separate keys.

Ahhh. I'm guessing you have the white iMac/Mini "companion"? See, with notebooks, we loose a few keys here and there, even though most PC notebooks have both delete and backspace keys

 

[DoFoT9]

Ahhh. I'm guessing you have the white iMac/Mini "companion"? See, with notebooks, we loose a few keys here and there

that is unless u have the best of both worlds. notebook with wireless k/b

 

[mad jew]

I guess that's just the compromise of a notebook.

My old iBook didn't have a separate DELETE key either, but it still had the FN key to help me out.

 

[mpw]

...MSpaint...

*swallows*
*lip quivers*
*sheds tear thinking of old friend*

 

[Sounds Good]

there is no "dedicated" DEL key on the MBP's, however if you hold "Fn" and press "delete" you will get the desired DEL.

Man, I use the Delete key A LOT. Why didn't Apple include this key?

Sure, you can hold "Fn" and press "delete", but just hitting Delete is soooo much easier.

 

[aussie_geek]

Choice of games.....

 

[netdog]

I miss the fact that I am no longer helping to pay for Bill Gates' car...

 

[-::ubermann::-]

there is no "dedicated" DEL key on the MBP's, however if you hold "Fn" and press "delete" you will get the desired DEL.

i know, i know but its much more fast to press a "Del" key

 

[-::ubermann::-]

oh what i like also from windows is the preview in explorer, i prefer it over the preview in leopard's finder because it uses much more less space

 

[CalBoy]

oh what i like also from windows is the preview in explorer, i prefer it over the preview in leopard's finder because it uses much more less space

Let's ease up on those contradictory terms

I'm confused with what you want. Can't you change the view to list view? Wouldn't this be the same thing?

 

[Mr. Amiga500]

*swallows*
*lip quivers*
*sheds tear thinking of old friend*

What?? You like MSPaint? Just thinking about that crappy program makes me want to reach for a shotgun.

*snorts*
*eye twitches*
*loads shotgun thinking of old enemy*

 

[Evangelion]

If it works for you, then that's good. Just remember that what takes three keys in Windows takes two clicks with a mouse (or even one if you just hold down the mouse button).

Well, the thing is that in order to use the mouse, you have to move you hands away from the keyboard. I usually avoid the mouse if at all possible, since you can be more productive that way. You can substitute some of the things mouse does with the keyboard, but you can't substitute the keyboard with the mouse.