right on the f**king money dude red pill. i love it ms is the evil martix and apple is neo awesome. now i wnat that digg fox browser thing my worl is great with that post damn that was good.
That's actually bad.About a third of the updates that Apple sends through Software Update require a reboot.You should update Mac OS X because it does require security updates (unfortunately - it is a huge OS, just like Windows and Linux).
I just bought an iMac for school (20" w/ 2gigs ram) about 2 weeks ago and it's been a pretty positive experience so far. It didn't take me long at all to figure out how to install apps and to figure out what extentions do what. Within a couple days I had all my icons changed to something more suitable to my liking. So I can see why so many people really like their Macs. I do have a few issues that really bug me though...1: I haven't figured out how to save something more than 1 folder deep. This is such a pain in the ass. I tend to be very organized so having to save something to my downloads folder and then having to move it later on to where I actually want it gets annoying really quick. I really hope I'm just missing something here.2: Severe lack of programs for the Mac. I know there isn't much of a user base but it really makes it hard to do the things on this platform as opposed to Windows. I usually use Winamp 2.95 for playing songs, EAC or CDex for ripping songs and MP3Gain for losslessly normalizing them. I haven't found any half decent alternative for any of these programs. I can't stand iTunes so that's out of the question. I did manage to get xmms running but that requires X11 to be installed which seems like a waste since it's a big enough file just so I can run a half decent mp3 player. Overall I really do like using OSX, it's a great os, easy to use and miles ahead of any Linux distro that I've tried. I just don't find it has the depth that windows does in a few areas. Maybe it doesn't help that I really like to tinker with my os and play around with it and I'm not familiar enough with BSD to do that. I was also hoping that I'd be able to use Linux/BSD programs seemlessly in OSX but that doesn't seem to be the case either.
OSX is kinda of a joke really. I worked at a company where everyone was given OSX, because uh it could run windows too. Gee. Just one problem, any of the apps you're running on Windows usually function at 60-70% of the performance level of actual Windows (if they even install). Forget about games. As far as OSX, it's a cult of end-users who have really never used Windows and are looking for a all-purpose shortcut and cosmetically cool looking case; which is fine if you're in a graphic design office and need to convince people that you're a "pro." Apple's marketing has effectively left the impression that you can only "really" be creative on a Mac. However, Mac comprises only 3% of the world OS market. However, having used both extensively, the same design apps on Windows are a million times faster, partially because of the way windows file navigation works. You see with Macs to save something, you need to click and click and click and click ... forever to get to your directory, or put stupid shortcuts everywhere. On windows, you simply copy and paste a file path from your windows-explorer into the save blank and go straight to your folder in two keyboard strokes (you need to enable the "show full file path" setting to do this). Also any microsoft office programs you may want to use, are simply put, half-baked. My favorite part about the Windows vs. Mac argument are the following points: a.) Mac developers until OSX work on DOS based systems to develop the OS, i.e. they used what Windows is built on, b.) It took them ten versions to get an OS that could even remotely compete with Windows, c.) Macs do f**k up, and when they do, you have to pay because like an expensive car, you can't fix it yourself, d.) All software for Macs costs twice as much, e.) The software you do have is usually also made for windows. Who do you think the software company devoted more attention to? The windows users (90% of the world market) or mac users (3%)? f.) When your hardware needs to be upgraded - you have to buy a whole new Mac!, g.)When a new OS is released, you frequently have to go buy a new Mac! h.)When you want to play music, you HAVE to use iTunes (and they spy on you and your "paid for?" mp3s), i.) Only with OSX did Mac "finally" have the capability to run two or more intensive apps at once (why did this take them nine cycles?), j.) Apple Computers is 40% owned by Microsoft! So there, my two cents, you decide. a
reallychiliAug 16, 2006
YES! ANOTHER SWITCH ARTICLE! NOW I'M REALLY GOING TO CHANGE SIDES!Please stop, Mac fanboys.
pibbyAug 17, 2006
It looks fine in Safari: <a class="user" href="http://a.photos.cx/theage_com_au-2db.png">http://a.photos.cx/theage_com_au-2db.png</a>
cyberbianAug 17, 2006
blah TPM
tuxuserAug 17, 2006
right on the f**king money dude red pill. i love it ms is the evil martix and apple is neo awesome. now i wnat that digg fox browser thing my worl is great with that post damn that was good.
karmakanicAug 18, 2006
Ummm......I can't dual boot on a PC with both Mac OS and Win XP, can I? That was kinda the point.
electrobotAug 18, 2006
That's actually bad.About a third of the updates that Apple sends through Software Update require a reboot.You should update Mac OS X because it does require security updates (unfortunately - it is a huge OS, just like Windows and Linux).
nodsceneAug 23, 2006
I just bought an iMac for school (20" w/ 2gigs ram) about 2 weeks ago and it's been a pretty positive experience so far. It didn't take me long at all to figure out how to install apps and to figure out what extentions do what. Within a couple days I had all my icons changed to something more suitable to my liking. So I can see why so many people really like their Macs. I do have a few issues that really bug me though...1: I haven't figured out how to save something more than 1 folder deep. This is such a pain in the ass. I tend to be very organized so having to save something to my downloads folder and then having to move it later on to where I actually want it gets annoying really quick. I really hope I'm just missing something here.2: Severe lack of programs for the Mac. I know there isn't much of a user base but it really makes it hard to do the things on this platform as opposed to Windows. I usually use Winamp 2.95 for playing songs, EAC or CDex for ripping songs and MP3Gain for losslessly normalizing them. I haven't found any half decent alternative for any of these programs. I can't stand iTunes so that's out of the question. I did manage to get xmms running but that requires X11 to be installed which seems like a waste since it's a big enough file just so I can run a half decent mp3 player. Overall I really do like using OSX, it's a great os, easy to use and miles ahead of any Linux distro that I've tried. I just don't find it has the depth that windows does in a few areas. Maybe it doesn't help that I really like to tinker with my os and play around with it and I'm not familiar enough with BSD to do that. I was also hoping that I'd be able to use Linux/BSD programs seemlessly in OSX but that doesn't seem to be the case either.
starknakedtruthMar 22, 2009
OSX is kinda of a joke really. I worked at a company where everyone was given OSX, because uh it could run windows too. Gee. Just one problem, any of the apps you're running on Windows usually function at 60-70% of the performance level of actual Windows (if they even install). Forget about games. As far as OSX, it's a cult of end-users who have really never used Windows and are looking for a all-purpose shortcut and cosmetically cool looking case; which is fine if you're in a graphic design office and need to convince people that you're a "pro." Apple's marketing has effectively left the impression that you can only "really" be creative on a Mac. However, Mac comprises only 3% of the world OS market. However, having used both extensively, the same design apps on Windows are a million times faster, partially because of the way windows file navigation works. You see with Macs to save something, you need to click and click and click and click ... forever to get to your directory, or put stupid shortcuts everywhere. On windows, you simply copy and paste a file path from your windows-explorer into the save blank and go straight to your folder in two keyboard strokes (you need to enable the "show full file path" setting to do this). Also any microsoft office programs you may want to use, are simply put, half-baked. My favorite part about the Windows vs. Mac argument are the following points: a.) Mac developers until OSX work on DOS based systems to develop the OS, i.e. they used what Windows is built on, b.) It took them ten versions to get an OS that could even remotely compete with Windows, c.) Macs do f**k up, and when they do, you have to pay because like an expensive car, you can't fix it yourself, d.) All software for Macs costs twice as much, e.) The software you do have is usually also made for windows. Who do you think the software company devoted more attention to? The windows users (90% of the world market) or mac users (3%)? f.) When your hardware needs to be upgraded - you have to buy a whole new Mac!, g.)When a new OS is released, you frequently have to go buy a new Mac! h.)When you want to play music, you HAVE to use iTunes (and they spy on you and your "paid for?" mp3s), i.) Only with OSX did Mac "finally" have the capability to run two or more intensive apps at once (why did this take them nine cycles?), j.) Apple Computers is 40% owned by Microsoft! So there, my two cents, you decide. a