I was coming into this with an open mind... and then I read the article.After seeing the way the author bashes other OSs, I can't help but reply with, "Well, I can do that with AWN on Linux."
Oh yeah, the dock is genius. For example, the inexplicable lack of a legitimate resizing control. How the f**k was anyone supposed to guess that a vertical separator line was actually a hidden resizing control? And the new one is no better, a ladder-like strip. That does NOT imply resizing.The vaunted Apple "ease of use" and "elegance" strike again.
Typical regurgitated bulls**t with no support at all. There are so many examples of how the Mac UI is cumbersome and ignorant compared to Windows's. For example, you can't resize windows from their edges. You want to talk cumbersome? That's the definition.How about the lack of an "up one directory level" button in the Finder? How about the fact that when you try to create a subdirectory in the Finder, it instead creates the directory at the root level of the drive (sometimes off the screen) instead of under the directory you selected? That's just genius.How about being badgered, badgered, BADGERED every time you try to change a filename's extension? How about the fact that you say "show all filename extensions", and yet some are still inexplicably "hidden" for you?Then there's the fact that when you select something on your desktop and press the Delete key, NOTHING HAPPENS (thankfully that's finally fixed in Leopard). "Fast switching"? You must be kidding. If you minimize an app to use another one, and then Command-Tab back to it later, Mac OS doesn't restore its window. It stays minimized an unusable in the Dock. Not to mention that if the cursor is under the band of apps that's displayed when you Command-Tab and you nudge your mouse, you inexplicably changes your app selection. STUPID.Once again, Apple just doesn't "get" simple conventions that have worked flawlessly for many years.So don't reveal your ignorance by just parroting the same s**t that superficial hacks and bloggers trowel out year after stinking year. IT JUST DOESN'T HOLD WATER.
The comments bring out once again the fact that everyone develops their own method of using a computer, and takes advantage of whatever features the OS presents that seem to suit their own inclinations and priorities, whether it be on Mac, Windows, or Linux. It always strikes me how individual our relationships with our computers are, and that what makes sense to one person seems totally whacked to someone else. I agree with the comments that there was no need for ragging on Windows in this context. It detracted from an otherwise informative article.
spacebetweenOct 11, 2007
I was coming into this with an open mind... and then I read the article.After seeing the way the author bashes other OSs, I can't help but reply with, "Well, I can do that with AWN on Linux."
Closed AccountOct 11, 2007
Oh yeah, the dock is genius. For example, the inexplicable lack of a legitimate resizing control. How the f**k was anyone supposed to guess that a vertical separator line was actually a hidden resizing control? And the new one is no better, a ladder-like strip. That does NOT imply resizing.The vaunted Apple "ease of use" and "elegance" strike again.
Closed AccountOct 11, 2007
Typical regurgitated bulls**t with no support at all. There are so many examples of how the Mac UI is cumbersome and ignorant compared to Windows's. For example, you can't resize windows from their edges. You want to talk cumbersome? That's the definition.How about the lack of an "up one directory level" button in the Finder? How about the fact that when you try to create a subdirectory in the Finder, it instead creates the directory at the root level of the drive (sometimes off the screen) instead of under the directory you selected? That's just genius.How about being badgered, badgered, BADGERED every time you try to change a filename's extension? How about the fact that you say "show all filename extensions", and yet some are still inexplicably "hidden" for you?Then there's the fact that when you select something on your desktop and press the Delete key, NOTHING HAPPENS (thankfully that's finally fixed in Leopard). "Fast switching"? You must be kidding. If you minimize an app to use another one, and then Command-Tab back to it later, Mac OS doesn't restore its window. It stays minimized an unusable in the Dock. Not to mention that if the cursor is under the band of apps that's displayed when you Command-Tab and you nudge your mouse, you inexplicably changes your app selection. STUPID.Once again, Apple just doesn't "get" simple conventions that have worked flawlessly for many years.So don't reveal your ignorance by just parroting the same s**t that superficial hacks and bloggers trowel out year after stinking year. IT JUST DOESN'T HOLD WATER.
sudowrestlerOct 11, 2007
The comments bring out once again the fact that everyone develops their own method of using a computer, and takes advantage of whatever features the OS presents that seem to suit their own inclinations and priorities, whether it be on Mac, Windows, or Linux. It always strikes me how individual our relationships with our computers are, and that what makes sense to one person seems totally whacked to someone else. I agree with the comments that there was no need for ragging on Windows in this context. It detracted from an otherwise informative article.