Mac or PC?

[arachnid-guy]

Yes.

 

[swifty]

pc mainly because everything on the net is primarily available for windows xp soon to be vista otherwise I would have made the Mac switch a long time ago.

I love Mac's interface by a long shot, I can fully turn windows xp interface with that of OS X with a freeware program called FlyakiteOSX 3.5, it does the job amicably.

 

[arachnid-guy]

pc mainly because everything on the net is primarily available for windows xp soon to be vista otherwise I would have made the Mac switch a long time ago.

I love Mac's interface by a long shot, I can fully turn windows xp interface with that of OS X with a freeware program called FlyakiteOSX 3.5, it does the job amicably.

Once you change the look...can you reset it back to XP style?

And what changes/improvements does it hold over XP?

 

[wiegeabo]

Why are Linux, Unix, and Windows lumped together?

Vista is the best thing to happen to Apple. I'm not even going to touch it until at least service pack 1 comes out. And I've always been die hard PC. But now, Mac's got the big advantage. Better hardware and more user-friendly OS. There stuff just seems to work, while I have to fight with XP sometimes. And Apple provides much nicer software with their OS than Microsoft does. I can't wait for Leopard just so I can use Time Machine.

But sometimes Apple makes things too easy on the Mac, and it's actually faster to do the stuff in Windows because of the keyboard interactivity Microsoft provides (Mac's are too mouse heavy). And I like how programs install/unistall on Windows better than they do on the Mac.

And now I'm trying to get back into Linux.

 

[Crooklyn]

But sometimes Apple makes things too easy on the Mac, and it's actually faster to do the stuff in Windows because of the keyboard interactivity Microsoft provides (Mac's are too mouse heavy). And I like how programs install/unistall on Windows better than they do on the Mac.

This whole paragraph is a huge "WTF".

 

[wiegeabo]

Try to do the same complicated task on a PC or Mac, and you usually can. Now, take the mouse away and try to do it. On a PC, you'll slow down a little, but be fine. On a Mac, you're generally screwed.

And when you need to do repetitive tasks, it's much easier and faster to do them with keyboard shortcuts. Mac's keyboard shortcuts are a joke when compared to how fast they can be done on a Windows machine. (Being able to use Alt+letter combinations is much better than memorizing shortcuts.)


When it come to installing programs, Mac has the advantage when the package can just be dropped as a whole into the Applications folder, and it's installed. And uninstalling is just a matter of deleting that package.

The problem comes when Mac software needs to be installed with an installer program. The installation is fine, but they rarely ever package an uninstaller. So you have to dig around the system getting rid of all the files the software uses when you want to get rid of it. Whereas Windows programs either come with an uninstaller that cleans everything up, or Windows can uninstall programs through Add/Remove Program in Control Panel.

 

[Crooklyn]

Try to do the same complicated task on a PC or Mac, and you usually can. Now, take the mouse away and try to do it. On a PC, you'll slow down a little, but be fine. On a Mac, you're generally screwed.

Yeah, but...there's always a mouse handy.

And when you need to do repetitive tasks, it's much easier and faster to do them with keyboard shortcuts. Mac's keyboard shortcuts are a joke when compared to how fast they can be done on a Windows machine. (Being able to use Alt+letter combinations is much better than memorizing shortcuts.)

I'm pretty sure most of the shortcuts are the same. Ctrl in Windows, is equal to Cmd in OSX.

When it come to installing programs, Mac has the advantage when the package can just be dropped as a whole into the Applications folder, and it's installed. And uninstalling is just a matter of deleting that package.

The problem comes when Mac software needs to be installed with an installer program. The installation is fine, but they rarely ever package an uninstaller. So you have to dig around the system getting rid of all the files the software uses when you want to get rid of it. Whereas Windows programs either come with an uninstaller that cleans everything up, or Windows can uninstall programs through Add/Remove Program in Control Panel.

Windows has that exact problem though. And is worse off since the search program isn't nearly as good as Finder. And in any case, I bypass all this by using a third-party program that uninstalls EVERYTHING from the get-go. I say both operating systems are even here, but a slight edge to the Mac.

 

[wiegeabo]

Yeah, but...there's always a mouse handy.

Not when it breaks. And, yes, I've had mice break after the stores have closed.


I don't mean those shortcuts. Copy/Paste is the same on both, although using Ctrl is a little easier than Cmd because of where the keys are placed.

I'm referring to all the shortcuts a program may offer. On a Mac, there's no way to use the commands in the menubar without memorizing the shortcut keys (for every program) or using the mouse.

In Windows, I may never have to move my hands from the keyboard because I can quickly navigate using Alt and letter combinations. Especially when commands don't have a shortcut. And when you're doing a lot of typing along with menu driven actions, not having to go back and forth between mouse and keyboard is a big time saver.


But I still voted Mac because I've got BootCamp when I need Windows.

 

[dpm07]

PC definitely.

Most places one goes will have a PC, but not everyone has a Mac. If you need to check files out someplace, and you have a disk or Jumpdrive, you have a better chance of finding a PC than you do a Mac. Not to mention, a Mac isn't compatibile with PC stuff.

 

[black_dust]

Pc all the way baby

 

[french joker]

 

[Golgo-13]

Mac.

 

[swifty]

arachnid-guy;11393306]Once you change the look...can you reset it back to XP style?

it should reset back to normal once you uninstall it otherwise it might be prudent to make a restore point just to be on the safe side, I haven't used it myself yet but my brother has and he's been happy with it so far, no change in system performance.

And what changes/improvements does it hold over XP?

well! you get the best of both worlds, Mac's interface with XP's functionality. The main improvement is Mac's Dock where you can arrange all of your very important applications and also Mac's high-res icons.

 

[Noir]

it should reset back to normal once you uninstall it otherwise it might be prudent to make a restore point just to be on the safe side, I haven't used it myself yet but my brother has and he's been happy with it so far, no change in system performance.



well! you get the best of both worlds, Mac's interface with XP's functionality. The main improvement is Mac's Dock where you can arrange all of your very important applications and also Mac's high-res icons.

 

[Kyalesyin]

Apparently, the windows blue screen was originally gonna be red, but that prompted some really unfavorable reaction from people.

I'm on a PC. I actually had a massive hissy fit a few days ago because we upgraded from 98 to XP, and now none of my games will work, except DK and I've played that to death since it came out in 95. I'm tempted to go back to 98 just so things will work.

 

[black_dust]

Apparently, the windows blue screen was originally gonna be red, but that prompted some really unfavorable reaction from people.

I'm on a PC. I actually had a massive hissy fit a few days ago because we upgraded from 98 to XP, and now none of my games will work, except DK and I've played that to death since it came out in 95. I'm tempted to go back to 98 just so things will work.

You would have to reformat your hard drive to do that and you`ll lose all your stuff, uninstall the games and install them again that sometimes works

 

[Kyalesyin]

You would have to reformat your hard drive to do that and you`ll lose all your stuff, uninstall the games and install them again that sometimes works

I can fit everything I need onto Stefs waytoomanygig spare hard drive. I don't think anything short of magic will get my 95 games to work on XP. I've installed DK1 three times and it still won't play. 2 works fine. The original? No chance. Same with Diablo 1, the original quake games...

I can't help it if I'm holding on to my childhood really, really tight.

 

[Mr. Thing]

PC. I would like to get a Mac someday, but Mac's cost almost double that of a PC. So I'm sticking with Windows for the time being.

 

[Crooklyn]

PC. I would like to get a Mac someday, but Mac's cost almost double that of a PC. So I'm sticking with Windows for the time being.

I can't believe people still get this notion. What prices are you people looking at?

 

[Noir]

I can fit everything I need onto Stefs waytoomanygig spare hard drive. I don't think anything short of magic will get my 95 games to work on XP. I've installed DK1 three times and it still won't play. 2 works fine. The original? No chance. Same with Diablo 1, the original quake games...

I can't help it if I'm holding on to my childhood really, really tight.

Get Windows 2000 Family Server. You can torrent it.

 

[mightiest_mortal]

Mac. Theyre really overrated but I still prefer them to PCs.

 

[black_dust]

I can fit everything I need onto Stefs waytoomanygig spare hard drive. I don't think anything short of magic will get my 95 games to work on XP. I've installed DK1 three times and it still won't play. 2 works fine. The original? No chance. Same with Diablo 1, the original quake games...

I can't help it if I'm holding on to my childhood really, really tight.

I play worms from time to time on mine haha

 

[jaguarr]

PC definitely.

Most places one goes will have a PC, but not everyone has a Mac. If you need to check files out someplace, and you have a disk or Jumpdrive, you have a better chance of finding a PC than you do a Mac. Not to mention, a Mac isn't compatibile with PC stuff.

Wrong, wrong, wrong.

jag

 

[StorminNorman]

 

[WTFimVENOM]

Bad photo but good computer t: