(I'm not much into widows either. 
) And you're just begging for Franz to come in and educate you on the joys of Linux! 
But Mac users get Widgets!mattmns said:
(I have to get Tiger! *jumps up and down excitedly*)Smurf said:
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. Moonbear said:
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.mattmns said:
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.)
Because I want to play minesweeper!BicycleTree 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).rachmaninoff said:
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:
yomamma said:who changet the voting? it was upposed to be a joke
Gokul43201 said:For true multitasking capability, there's nothing to match OS/2
Gokul, do you know how to use OS/2? We have old equipment here that requires software that only runs on OS/2. Our only back-up is a second hard drive that our IT guy gets to babysit in his office to restore it in case of catastrophe. I've done my best to avoid needing to use the equipment in the hope that it'll crash and die before I need to learn OS/2. If your experience on Macs was with an OS prior to OS X, I'd agree. I didn't have a very strong opinion of one over the other prior to OS X, and leaned toward PCs at the time just because the software selection for Macs was abysmal. And if you're into games, then PCs still offer the best selection for those, but I'm not buying a computer to play games, I'm buying it to do work. But, unless you need to run some custom business application, pretty much all the standard software you could want is available for Macs now; at least I haven't run into any problems finding the software I've needed.Kakarot said:
Is the wheel there so the mouse can run around it for exercise?Smurf said:
Danger said:
Just in case you don't know what it is, he's talking about a scroll wheel. Instead of having to move the whole mouse to scroll down a page (and face the inevitable problem of running out of desktop before you've gotten to the bottom, and having to pick it up and move it up to continue scrolling down), you can just dial the wheel with your fingertip without moving the whole mouse. Even when I have them, I never remember to use them, so it's rather a non-issue for me. On that 4-button trackball I have, it's already 2 buttons more than I know what to do with. I rather miss the days when you just stuck the template at the top of your keyboard that told you what to use each of the function keys for in whatever software you were using and you didn't need a mouse at all. (Okay, maybe not. )[/size]Generally people don't just use Linux. Most people have a windows emulator. But unless I'm mistaken the way Linux "looks" is pretty much the same as DOS unless you're using the windows emulator. You have a command prompt and type in your commands.Moonbear said:
We run OS/2 on our data acquisition computers. I know just enough to get by. My boss just did a complete reinstall - there's a (German) website out there, where you can still find OS/2 kernels/updates/etc. I can find it if you like.Moonbear said:
People who use linux are not stuck with a command prompt. When I used linux I used gnome, which is a graphic interface, looks similar to windows.TheStatutoryApe said:
That's pretty much what our computer does...it tracks running wheel activity. But, no, I don't want to know anything about it. The only way it will ever get upgraded is when nobody knows how to use it or it breaks and nobody knows how to repair it. If I'm ever desperate, I'll give you a shout, but seeing as how I'm out of here in 2 months, I don't think that's going to happen. If I ever need to buy this stuff for my own lab, I'll have the new version.Gokul43201 said:
yomamma said:
You just reminded me of a nearly computer illiterate lab tech I worked with once. She was entering data for something and started hollering she didn't know what to do now, she was highlighting something and kept running out of mouse pad! That's what I said isn't it? At least that's what I meant when I said windows emulator.mattmns said:
