kbro - i was in exactly the same situation, I got sick of having to be the defacto Windows PC support help desk for my family and friends. I now ALWAYS recommend either an iMac or a MacBook since it means less after hours support work on my part.
Ok folks, based on this thread's collective recommendation, I tried Quicksilver. I read the online docs, read through the tutorial, D/L'd and installed it, and then put my Mac through the usual paces but using Quicksilver instead. Now, don't get me wrong, I'm not trying to bash the app, but I really didn't find it useful at all to me. I'm already doing everything quicker and more efficient than what Quicksilver does -- for the most part -- and for those tasks that technically Quicksilver *is* faster doing, well... it truly wasn't worth it. I guess by today's standards I just don't do enough on my Mac to derive any benefit from this program.
I just commented on this about two threads up - FF2 on my Mac is slow as hell, but stable as any other browser I've used, and I've used quite a few. I need my damn extensions, and the few out there for Camino and Safari don't cut it even if I'd much rather use either of them for a number of reasons.
Really? Unless I'm doing something to molest my whole system (Photoshop and Aperture open while downloading something perfectly legal through Azureus, or something to that effect), QS is extremely responsive for me. It never takes me more than a second to invoke everything to launch an app unless I go insane with typos, and the more complex stuff like appending text to files or emailing the selected file as attachments, or setting a countdown timer, or whatever else only takes a tiny bit longer unless I've forgotten the name of the command.
VMWare plays much nicer with virtual machines running on the same disk. I've run Parallels and just switching between parallels to any os x application is groggy and very resource intensive. I've not had that nor an incredible temperature increase using VMWare.Parallels will run my MacBook Pro at about 73 C and VMWare at about 65 C
knightboatAug 19, 2007
If only there was a way to change what shows up on your front page.
knightwhosaysniAug 19, 2007
I've been using NEO Office for a year with zero problems.It is much better than MS Office 2004 for Mac.
mrbitchAug 19, 2007
kbro - i was in exactly the same situation, I got sick of having to be the defacto Windows PC support help desk for my family and friends. I now ALWAYS recommend either an iMac or a MacBook since it means less after hours support work on my part.
mikethecAug 19, 2007
Ok folks, based on this thread's collective recommendation, I tried Quicksilver. I read the online docs, read through the tutorial, D/L'd and installed it, and then put my Mac through the usual paces but using Quicksilver instead. Now, don't get me wrong, I'm not trying to bash the app, but I really didn't find it useful at all to me. I'm already doing everything quicker and more efficient than what Quicksilver does -- for the most part -- and for those tasks that technically Quicksilver *is* faster doing, well... it truly wasn't worth it. I guess by today's standards I just don't do enough on my Mac to derive any benefit from this program.
firehedAug 20, 2007
I just commented on this about two threads up - FF2 on my Mac is slow as hell, but stable as any other browser I've used, and I've used quite a few. I need my damn extensions, and the few out there for Camino and Safari don't cut it even if I'd much rather use either of them for a number of reasons.
firehedAug 20, 2007
Really? Unless I'm doing something to molest my whole system (Photoshop and Aperture open while downloading something perfectly legal through Azureus, or something to that effect), QS is extremely responsive for me. It never takes me more than a second to invoke everything to launch an app unless I go insane with typos, and the more complex stuff like appending text to files or emailing the selected file as attachments, or setting a countdown timer, or whatever else only takes a tiny bit longer unless I've forgotten the name of the command.
erictheninjaAug 21, 2007
VMWare plays much nicer with virtual machines running on the same disk. I've run Parallels and just switching between parallels to any os x application is groggy and very resource intensive. I've not had that nor an incredible temperature increase using VMWare.Parallels will run my MacBook Pro at about 73 C and VMWare at about 65 C
tbullMar 10, 2008
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