> From: Gerald Uhlan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > It's > pretty to look at, but rather difficult to use, compared to OS 9.
You're using the term "difficult" here when you really mean "different" as in "different than what I'm used to." That's being a little unfair, don't you think? I'm finding it a bit hard to believe you did absolutely NO reading on the differences/changes between OS 9 and OS X before installing it. Every Mac magazine on the stands has been going over the topic for months on end. You may not be aware that OS X is not an "improvement" to OS 9, but an *entirely different operating system* with very little (under the hood) in common with OS 9. It's different. It takes a few days to get used to. But believe me and the 5 million other people who've upgraded, it's better. I would strongly recommend that you acquire a good book on the subject of OS X, such as "The (Not So) Little Mac OS X Book" by Robin Williams or "Mac OS X -- The Missing Manual" by David Pogue. > Having to > type in a password for every program I install is annoying as hell. > They > need to add some way to disable all that password and permission stuff > for a > single-user computer. Sorry, this is UNIX -- it's a multi-user system regardless of how many people are actually using it. I really don't see the problem -- it's ONE password, and the only time you have to input it is when you are installing system updates or programs that directly affect the system. You're probably see that dialog box a lot because you're in the process of upgrading, but I add three or four programs every day to my machine and only occasionally get asked for the password. The first time some kid tries to install their favourite crap game on your machine, you'll be mighty glad that password is there. > Next problem - folders and windows aren't easy to > navigate. When I click on a folder, and then try to open another > folder > within, the first one disappears. How do you fix it so that both > folders > stay open? (I wanted to pull a file out of one of the inner folders > and put > in the previous folder.) This I can help you with. When you are in the Finder, simply go the word "Finder" in the menubar, choose preferences, and check the box marked "always open in a new window." > Another problem I encountered was when I wanted to open a file on a CD > from > within a program. In OS 9, when the open dialog box comes up, I would > simply select 'Desktop' and the CD would show up there, and then I > would > find the file I wanted to open. In OS X, I had to hide the program > and then > open the file on the CD from the Desktop. Again, this I can help with. From any "open" dialog box such as you describe, the pull-down menu at the top of the box can be directed to look directly at the desktop (or you can just press command-D). > What good is that if I want to > open a file with a different program than the one that created it? A > picture file, for example: I tried to open it, expecting an OS X > version of > QuickTime's Picture Viewer to open it. Instead, Classic started up, > and it > opened it with the OS 9 version of Picture Viewer. How lame! It is really very unfair of you to blame OS X for this when that is how YOU told it you wanted such files to be opened. If you've changed your mind, simply "get info" on the file and you can set how you want that particular file to be opened, or how you want ALL similar files to be opened. > You would > think it had sense enough to open it with iPhoto or some other OS X > photo > viewer. > Not when it's been told to open them in PictureViewer, no I wouldn't. And yes, you DID set that -- when you were in OS 9. > And then the biggest problem of all: my USB Sony Spressa CD/RW is not > compatible with OS X. There is no driver available, and Apple does not > support this particular model. I stopped using OS X right then and > there. I'm really quite amazed that someone would move to OS X before checking that their peripherals are supported. Since you clearly knew where the page was at apple.com with the compatibility info, why on earth didn't you check it beforehand?? > Sorry for the rant, but I'm so disappointed, and just needed to vent. > Can I > safely remove OS X without affecting anything in OS 9? Or should I > leave it > installed for the rare occasion I run across a program that's only for > OS X? You're simply not ready for change. Nothing wrong with that. Boot back into OS 9, download Mac Mach Begone! from Versiontracker or Macupdate so you won't see those "plain icon" Mac OS X system files, and just pretend the whole thing didn't happen. I think you're just one of those folks who will have to wait till you get a new machine before you "get" OS X and understand why it's vastly, deeply, seriously better than OS 9 could have ever hoped to be. _Chas_ Come to ... The CHASbah! http://thechasbah.blogspot.com **Go see BOWLING FOR COLUMBINE. It may change your life.** -- The iMac List is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... 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