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JamesU
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which one do you like?
There are a lot of misconceptions about the Macintosh, but one misconception that has persisted is the myth that Macs are incapable of using multi-button mice. And those who know this myth is false still complain about Apple not shipping computers with two button mice.
But Mac users get Widgets! (I have to get Tiger! *jumps up and down excitedly*)mattmns said:Yeah how do mac users right click? Is there such a thing as mouse gestures on a mac? How do I play minesweeper on a mac? Considering these are two of my computer necessities, I am not sure if I could switch even if I had the money.
Now I'm jealous! I've never even seen a mouse with 6 buttons before. I want a 6 button mouse! I'll send my kitten out hunting for one.Smurf said:Ha! I have a mouse with 6 buttons and a wheel. pwned
Moonbear said:I have to get Tiger! *jumps up and down excitedly*
Really? Cool. Which software uses those? I never really looked because it didn't sound like anything I'd likely use. I have enough trouble remembering the keyboard shortcuts I created for Word. :uhh:mattmns said:Hmm I did a quick search and found mouse gestures for mac.
This is why mac users are so much more productive. No minesweeper to waste hours and hours playing (minesweeper was my addiction in the days before I had internet access; the withdrawal is rough when you first realize you don't have that or solitaire on your computer, but you do get over it.) :tongue:For minesweeper I could always learn to not flag.
Because I want to play minesweeper!BicycleTree said:If you want to play minesweeper why not play soccer?
*nix is the biggest waste of time for humanity in general. I want my wasted teenage years returned back to me when I wasted it on that piece of ****. And as far as Windows is concerned - I wish somebody would sue them everytime their computer crashed, but since this is a relatively new thing to actually have software on your computer, let alone a computer, people are just ready to have whatever they can get their hands on.
If you have a craving to waste your time on something, instead of playing with *nix, try QNX. At least you'll feel like a real man for once. Right.
I have a friend who uses Linux. He says that it takes forever to figure out how to run certain programs that aren't readily compatible. Ofcourse that may also be because he doesn't have it set up in the basic configuration (or what ever it's called).rachmaninoff said:Who said anything about 'playing'? I use *nix on a PC because it's very functional - I have LaTeX and Perl and gcc, as well as the usual office apps (FREE), and a heck of a lot fewer bugs than Windows. Trying out RH, I didn't even have to install anything extra, other than Firefox.
There is no doubt FreeBSD/OpenBSD/NetBSD (and not Linux) is great for most workstation and server applications - memory management, disk access, multiple CPU, etc, but for everyday browsing and mp3 listening its a waste of time.
I've never played with Linux. I'm going to have to get my paws on someone's computer with it just to see what it even looks/feels like. The transition from Windows to MacOS is pretty easy, and I used to use both regularly. Then again, I've been using both for ages. I actually had a harder time switching from OS 9.2 to OS X than I've had going between Mac and Windows. It took me a while to figure out where things were in OS X because they all had different names and very different places. But I haven't a clue what Linux even looks like let alone how easy it is to use.TheStatutoryApe said:I have a friend who uses Linux. He says that it takes forever to figure out how to run certain programs that aren't readily compatible. Ofcourse that may also be because he doesn't have it set up in the basic configuration (or what ever it's called).
Not to savy on computers myself but I would definitely like to learn more and one day run my computer on an OS other than windows.