os x is teh best

recently converted to mac os x , and ill tell ya it the best thing , i cent believe iv ebeen using windows for such a long time , im keeping my descktop only for gaming. heres how i learned tgo use os 10.

 

I don't know, I use Mac's and PC's at work and just always get things done faster on the PC. I think the main pick I have about OSX is the way all the Windows seem to just float around. I use Photoshop and Indesign alot and I always seem to be adjusting windows so they do not cover up what I am working on. Pain in the butt.

If I were starting out now as a new user though I would go with OS X. Things seem to work better out of the box. But I have been using Windows for so long I know how to make Windows work just the way I want it too now, so that advantage is gone for me.

But in the long run it's all about the applications. If the applications you need to run work on your system and you like it then go for it!

 

well I hope its the best...I'll be converting here shortly when my MBP gets here on monday...I cant wait

 

you really didn't need any sort of book, and that book definitely SHOULD NOT be in the box, haha, that would increase shipping costs a ridiculous amount.

everything that book, is most likely already thoroughly covered on Apple's website. just so you know

 

Wow, that book is ridiculously large. I hope you didn't actually read it cover to cover. Now you should sell it on eBay and buy a dictionary to help with your spelling - Just kidding

The Mac OS is very intuitive; that's part of the architecture and appeal.

Are you going to purchase the next edition of that book when Apple releases Leopard (OSX 10.5)?

 

sometimes paper form is more conducive to learning.

 

Then there's no need for a computer. This will put Mr. Gates and Mr. Jobs out of business. LOL.

 

I can't play Warcraft on an abacus.

 

I completely agree. Websites are great when you know what the problem is and are searching for things. But I find books are much better at building up your knowledge of something.

 

Good ol' paper Dungeons and Dragons was close enough back in the days

 

ye paper combined with computer is an ultimate distraction force, if i didnt get that book , i would have been asking alot of thing , on this forum , it just makes alot of sense and saves time , and yes , mac os 10 is amazing i wanna say this again AMAIZING.

 

Wait till your apps start crashing, neither OS is amazing but XP and OSX are good, Vista is mediocre

 

Oh yeah, applications do crash a lot. And actually on my work computers the Mac hangs about twice as often as our PC. So as Phritz said none of these OS's are perfect, it just which one we are all comfortable with and can make work for us.

 

Eh, beyond the 1 BSOD I got from a IRQ conflict after upgrading to Vista, which was readily resolved, I haven't had a catastrophic crash on any OS in years. I don't think any of the OS's are really as unstable or insecure as people make them out to be.

 

you guys are right like i said ive been using windows since 98 and its very good os,and i still have my gaming desktop with xp on it , which i will keep for gaming ,now all my years of using windows i never had any viruses ,im i can say a power user of windows and i never had any problems with windows (but activation problems) and im an IT student ,so ill be using win . All im saying is that os 10 is really good and i love it. love it.(well i actually did say that it is the best)

 

os x is teh best.
saz hu?
Leopard will be better

 

Hmm, I'm not sure anyone can truly make that claim that after years of using Windows they have NEVER had any viruses. You can't really escape them especially on XP but if you have had good luck you are one in the few.

 

I've personally never had any viruses on XP SP2. I had a couple on Win2k, though. My parents also had a virus on their XP SP1 machine. But it's not really impossible to never get a virus... as long as you're never connected to the net. Even if you are though, if you just use it to check email and a few sites, you can probably get away with no viruses (just watch the emails). Malware is a different story, and I don't believe anyone that says they've never had adware or spyware on a Windows machine. Of course, I've never had any of this on Linux...

 

I've never had any viruses on any of my Windows installations, from 3.1 to Vista. That said, i still shell out ~$40 every year for the best Antivirus I can find just in case

Even in Windows, as long as you use common sense and take reasonable precautions (i.e. don't do stuff that'll obviously lead to security breaches), you should be safe from most generic viruses.

 

i said i never had any viruses that i can recall, but i did have ###t load of spyware and malware and adware and rooykits though.

 

Sorry, I didn't clarify my post properly. I meant Spyware. I know viruses have to be contracted but Spyware hides behind closed doors and it's nearly impossible to avoid that on the web using Windows.

 

If Blizzard could make money off of Warcraft:Abacus Edition I am sure it would be available.

Thats what I thought until Neverwinter Nights came out. It eliminates that pesky dice rolling business but some of the goofy RPG fun at the same time.

 

I like Mac's i think the design of the OSX is very elegant and i have owned a few. I don't own one right now and i have been making do with a Dell notebook that has been loaned to me until i buy a new laptop as i sold my computer(s).

At this moment in time i pretty much have no real preference for which OS i use. That may change but right now after using a Windows based laptop for a few days i have to say that right now i couldn't really be bothered with what i use. With Windows you just have to be that extra bit careful with what you download.

 

true story

 

This is exactly what stopped me from buying a Mac.

I came darn close, too.

 

Well, there's a bit of a difference from XP to Vista, so you'd end up readjusting your configurations anyway.

For any of the major OSes out there today, you can pretty much configure them to work just the way you want them to with a little bit of time and effort, some more than others of course. Look at it as a unique opportunity to try something new and make a new OS fit you.

No matter how much anyone goes on and on and on in a forum about the supposed advantages of one OS over another, you're only getting a distorted picture unless you take the time to experiment and try stuff yourself. How do you know you can't configure OS X or Ubuntu exactly the way you want it as well? In fact, how do you know that you have your OS set up the best way possible for your needs and wants, if you haven't tried out the other possibilities out there?

A guy who's only ever eaten hamburgers for his entire life might think it's the best food on earth if he's never had filet mignon I'm not saying that the difference between OSX or Linux vs Vista is like filet mignon to hamburger steaks, and I'm certainly not saying that they're better than Windows for everyone...but they are at least worth trying out before you close yourself to all the options.

 

Too late (for now, anyway). I already bought a Dell with XP loaded on it.

If I could take home a Mac for a few weeks to try it out for the price of a fillet mignon, I would have done it months ago. Unfortunately, I can't. And trying it out in a store is just not the same as trying it "for real" in your own home.

Oh well....

 

The thing is people say that Macs are so simple your granny could partition the HD (Macs have one mouse button, thats how simple it is) but with either OS anyone new will be completely perplexed or feel right at home, Windows ppl however have many more ppl they can get help from.
I'd still pay 1000$ to be able run Photoshop or FEAR in DOS though...

 

Eh? I'd think Windows was more intuitive for the first-time user. Move to the most distinctive thing on the screen (that big windows logo in the lower left hand corner), click it, move your mouse to the programs bar, watch as all your apps are listed, click the one you want...doesn't get much simpler than that).

For OSX, if it's on the dock, it's easier to access, but I wouldn't expect someone who first touched a mouse 2 minutes ago to be able to figure out where the applications folder was in OSX.

 

Good point.

 

I second that, the Applications folder should be on the dock by default. Are you aware that you can go to the Macintosh HD and drag the Applications folder to the dock next to the trash and either right click or control click or double tap (in preferences) and the apps pop up like the Start button in Windows? I love this feature.

 

Nope, I wasn't. That seems quite useful though.

Thanks!

 

And ofcourse one of the "Big" features of OS X Leapord is that you can have "Stacks" in the dock. Which fan out and show you apps, or files you put in there.