Read my edit John, HOW???? Would love to know bcause various friends with them have NO idea at all!
http://theappleblog.com/2008/08/21/mac-101-enable-right-click-on-macs/
First link on google for "enable right click osx"
Read my edit John, HOW???? Would love to know bcause various friends with them have NO idea at all!
I prefer windows, because I'm under the illusion that I have more 'control' over the OS, and a more comprehensive access to, and understanding of, the system files etc. I guess for me it's like the first time I picked up an ipod and thought 'wtf, there's no off switch'. I suppose it's just a new way of looking at things (and with apple that seems to have proven to be a good thing).
I would never swap fully to OSX I don't think. But it's definitely something that I don't mind using when needed (final cut mainly).
I prefer windows, because I'm under the illusion that I have more 'control' over the OS, and a more comprehensive access to, and understanding of, the system files etc. I guess for me it's like the first time I picked up an ipod and thought 'wtf, there's no off switch'. I suppose it's just a new way of looking at things (and with apple that seems to have proven to be a good thing).
I would never swap fully to OSX I don't think. But it's definitely something that I don't mind using when needed (final cut mainly).
Actually, it was this "illusion of having more control" that made me run away from Windows.
Keep in mind, as much as I do not like to use Windows, it is a fantastic piece of OS. Even with all its flaws, it is simply fantastic, and I love M$ for providing it to us (this was at a time when M$ wasn't as big as it is now, wasn't as dominant in the market as it is now, and when other OS developers had a much better advantage over M$ .. still, it's M$ that survived, by giving us something that works on so many different types of platforms).
Mac, and OS X, is just that much simpler to use and get on with the job. I have come too tired of tweaking my machines, been doing it since the Altair, Sharp MZ-80A, etc. etc.; and now I just want a machine that I can switch on and get on with things. Frankly, nothing is smoother than a Mac running OS X.
Also, worth keeping in mind, Apple is partly owned by M$; how much does that imply that intellectual property does get migrated (one way or the other) is anyone's guess.
But in the end, what anyone should realise is that these two OS are not for the same Personal Computers. While Windows is designed to work, on practically any PC out there, OS X is deigned as an exclusive OS for a limited set of PCs. Hence, what M$ have given us is an OS, that's akin, to something that runs all our home appliances; while Apple gave us an OS that only run the one appliance.
Now that I am back with Mac, I am ever the happier and am working to upgrade all my home PCs to Mac.
Price wise, if Mac is a bit more expensive to acquire, I am sure you make up for that in other ways (what an end-user have to keep in mind is Total Cost of Ownership, and not just the purchase price).
Would you be kind enough to share the name of that application with us, please?!
As it used to happen, Windows / DOS used to have some really good utilities that did just that (Norton Commander was one of them); but Windows grew to be so huge it's now a continent of integrated mish-mash that is necessary to accommodate the huge range of peripherals. Pity really, as I truly love M$.
Read my edit John, HOW???? Would love to know bcause various friends with them have NO idea at all!
Errrrm... how does one right click on a darned PC with a single button mouse then... derrrr!!
Of course it requires a two button mouse! Sheesh!
Define 'better'!just more with people that insist it is better than windows.
, thanks for the link.
Generally speaking if someone tells you 'Macs are rubbish' or 'PCs are rubbish' you can pretty much stop listening there and then.
Both are excellent at certain things and poorer at others. Personally I think that if you need your computing hardware to define your sense of identity, there are some serious personal shortfalls to consider
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Great
May be you can start a new thread for "Cool Mac Utilities"? I am sure that would go well
Macs are easily the most innovative and intuitive when it comes to user interfaces.
I can't wait for the new mac wheel to come out - see link here... though I think I'll still have to use my PC for work.
Sadly, this is not going to pick up .. or so, I believe.
There are many limitations to that method of input, one of which is the social barrier. As it is, current QWERTY keyboards were designed to slow (yes, slow) down typing, this was so as not to get the hammers from jamming in together. There have been many "better" developments of the keyboard but people just got to accept the QWERTY format ... it's a social thing :shrug:.
Also, the Wheel means that you have to constantly be looking at the screen to see what's being typed. Many people today type without a look into the keyboard nor the screen. Even on mobile phones, people can SMS without the need to look at the screen, but not with T9 input where the user needs to make a selection as to what is being requested.
It is a nice move forward in changing out interaction with the PC, but just as the track pad, mouse, track ball, graphics tablet, voice input .. nothing will replace the keyboard .... even if we perfect voice input, people will not want to be speaking to a machine (noise, not wanting others to know what they're up to etc.). Again, it is a social thing.
peoples doeses fakes videos on tinternet???!
When owning a Mac makes me a better photographer/designer i will switch
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at the end of the day the computer is a tool - the user brings the skill and knowledge
Apple / Mac is to computers what Ann Summers is to woman's lingerie; with that, the tools that Ann Summers sell adds a whole different perspective on one's life
On the flip side, Windows is akin to your S&M sex shop!
I hope this clears things out once and for all. Now, whichever you choose to like / use / try out is all down to your individual taste, wants and needs.
I was under the impression that macs were better for graphic design and image editing ?
*hard hat on, heading for the bunker *
PS I dont hate Macs or PCs ... just Amigas....Atari Rulez