Thanks for all of your tips ... I know them ... I've been using Macs,
Win and Linux more recently since the early 80's. It just gripes me
that Mac, which is capable of much better and once was famous for
intuitive usability, created such a clumsy flawed piece of eye candy as
Aqua. Apple
I do typically ... if I am working on several research projects
concurrently, I can have 6 programs and 20 to 30 windows open for days.
I can handle this on a Linux or XP machine even without resorting to
their optional optional multiple/ virtual desktop features but I just
don't attempt it
No I really hated it in the Apple Store. It's not the clicks it is
the movement I want to feel the button move in relation to the mouse-
not the whole mouse moving. The nice thing about mice is that there
are so many different ones around that you can probably find one that
suits your hand.
I
I don't own a mac, but I almost want to buy one of their new keyboards,
really nice. Just not 50 or even 40 nice...30? Maybe then.
Mike
On 10/25/07, John Duncan Yoyo [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
No I really hated it in the Apple Store. It's not the clicks it is
the movement I want to feel
OK, so I'm a nut for spending the $50 on a keyboard...
It's a pleasure to use and look at.
Recently I set up several new Macs with this keyboard. It was tough to
leave this keyboard behind. I'll probably be buying one for myself. Many
clients once they see these keyboards are telling me they
Except when the Taskbar loses the application, which it does
occasionally. Clicking for the next row of applications on the task bar
is stupid, too.
OS X 10.5 has a nice looking stacking method in the Dock, which may help
in finding things more quickly. I haven't experienced the problem,
Who's paying you to ask this and how much? Whatever it is, I'll double it.
-Original Message-
Microsoft vs Apple.
In order to asertain whether a participant in this forums opinion is
tainted
by the money motive. I would like to see a disclaimer from
anyone commenting on how good
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Microsoft vs Apple.
In order to asertain whether a participant in this forums opinion is
tainted
by the money motive. I would like to see a disclaimer from
anyone commenting on how good or bad apple
There is no such thing as a Mac that comes with a 1 button mouse
anymore. (even though it looks like a 1 button mouse) And you can use
any mouse you can buy. I prefer a trackball and have almost always used
a Logitech with several buttons.
(It is easier, but that doesn't stop the sense of
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There is no such thing as a Mac that comes with a 1 button mouse
When we bought our latest Mac the second thing we did was pick out a
decent two button mouse at the Apple store. The supplied mouse hasn't
even been out of the box.
I haven't had a new Mac in over a decade all though i do have a
friends cast off G3 that still works well enough to surf with and
I can't help but say that the worst thing about Macs/OSX is the Dock.
Great operating system otherwise but whenever I am using OS X and
multi-tasking between programs, web pages, files etc, I am spending
a LOT of time struggling with the various windows... trying to
find one I had open
When we bought our latest Mac the second thing we did was pick out a
decent two button mouse at the Apple store. The supplied mouse hasn't
even been out of the box.
You should look in the box. You may have a Mighty Mouse and not even know
it.
My days go back to punch cards and an IBM 360. I too remember using
dumb terminals to UNIX. I remember early Sun UNIX workstations, Xerox
6085 workstations that used windowing.
What the heck has all that to do with Mac OS? I'm sure not leaving Mac
OS X to go back to that crap, not matter how
I thought the real problem with the mighty mouse for me was the lack
of tactile feedback. I need the click and motion of the switch.
On 10/24/07, Tom Piwowar [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
When we bought our latest Mac the second thing we did was pick out a
decent two button mouse at the Apple
I remember seeing a certain level of elitism coming from Mac users maybe
13 years ago...
It turns out that they were right. The Mac OS then was very reliable and
easier to deal with.
I guess that looking at things from the top of the heap is going to look
different than looking at it from the
Microsoft vs Apple.
In order to asertain whether a participant in this forums opinion is tainted
by the money motive. I would like to see a disclaimer from
anyone commenting on how good or bad apple or Microsoft are
or are not,
Let us know whether you own Apple or Microsoft
stock or a fund
Let us know whether you own Apple or Microsoft
stock or a fund that has MS or Apple stock.
I have a fund that holds Microsoft stock, no Apple. This clearly
influences my view of reality. I guess I should not go so easy on MS.
On Tue, 23 Oct 2007, Tom Piwowar wrote:
Let us know whether you own Apple or Microsoft
stock or a fund that has MS or Apple stock.
I have a fund that holds Microsoft stock, no Apple. This clearly
influences my view of reality. I guess I should not go so easy on MS.
I own a few shares of
I can't help but say that the worst thing about Macs/OSX is the Dock.
Great operating system otherwise but whenever I am using OS X and
multi-tasking between programs, web pages, files etc, I am spending a
LOT of time struggling with the various windows... trying to find one I
had open
I hear that complaint more then any other from mac usersI hate the
dock. Funny thing is, I use a third party program to get a 'dock' on
windows. I hate the windows taskbar.
Mike
On 10/23/07, db [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
I can't help but say that the worst thing about Macs/OSX is the Dock.
I'm very happy using Exposé gestures to view all windows or application
windows or desktop, and Command h or alt command h to clear up clutter.
And just clicking on an app in the dock to bring it forward is easy enough.
You can also option-click or right-click on Dock icons to hide and show
For me the principal design strangeness is that the Dock shows you at a
glance the apps you are running but not necessarily multiple windows/
docs that you might have open. You have to dig deeper for that
If the same arrangement was in your car, in looking at your car's
dashboard, you
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The author of the piece said it right for me as well. My computing
days go back to CP/M and UNIX BSD via a dumb terminal. I resisted
buying a Mac for the same basic reason cited
Quote: My computing days go back to CP/M and UNIX BSD via a dumb
terminal. I resisted buying a Mac for the same basic reason cited, the
machine users tended to be the sort I didn't want to associate with
Wow. That sounds like, We don't want their kind here!
(The last time I saw that was on a
I remember seeing a certain level of elitism coming from Mac users maybe
13 years ago. I was fully entrenched in Windows because I felt like I
needed to know as much as possible about it for work. And what was up
with the 1 button mouse thing anyway.
It turns out that they were right. The Mac
The author of the piece said it right for me as well. My computing
days go back to CP/M and UNIX BSD via a dumb terminal. I resisted
buying a Mac for the same basic reason cited, the machine users tended
to be the sort I didn't want to associate with. Constantly denigrating
the choices of others
Not buying an iPod is NOT sad. My 4G is 2 years old
next month. It has been treated very well, never dropped, etc.
However, it has started playing 10 seconds of sounds and skipping to
the next track or freezing tighter than a drum.
That is sad.
Have you run Disk Utility on it?
Have you followed
http://www.extremetech.com/article2/0,1697,2193639,00.asp
This is what is known as an ad hominem attack. Instead of focusing on
the merits, he attacks the people who own Macs.
You must have missed the title of the article: The Worst Thing About Macs.
Hint: It was also the subject line.
He
http://www.extremetech.com/article2/0,1697,2193639,00.asp
This is what is known as an ad hominem attack. Instead of focusing on
the merits, he attacks the people who own Macs. He even attacks people
who own iPods. There is no tech in this issue of ExtremeTech. What
does this accomplish?
The
http://www.extremetech.com/article2/0,1697,2193639,00.asp
Apple fans have an attitude where, when Apple does something bad, it's
okay, or at least understandable. When other companies, especially
arch-rival Microsoft, does the same exact thing, it's a travesty and
obviously clear evidence of why
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