Mac help... again.

[scracha]

You missed the dozen or so blue screens and 3 rebuilds in-between.

I've got a PC in the workshop that's been quite happily running XP since 2001 with no hassle whatsoever. BSOD's are usually caused by viruses or cheapo RAM and seem to far more prevalent when teenagers are around.

[Mikkel]

Meh. Maddox is a retard.

Why not send him an email and let him know?

[Big Dave]

One thing the PC users can do that Mac users can't...

I'll tell you another thing Mac users don't do. Care about that shit.

[bugjuice]

actually, just poking around that site a bit more, he's a cock.

[Mikkel]

I'll tell you another thing Mac users don't do. Care about that shit.

Let me disprove your theorem:

1. You work with images on a professional level.
2. Ergo - you use a Mac.
3. You post in response to my post.
4. Ergo - you care about "that shit".
5. QED

(6. I just acknowledged that Macs are superior for handling images - gather from that what you can.)

[riffer]

TBH there's not a lot of difference in file handling now.

Actually, there's a number of apps available in linux and windows space that handle multipage tiff format - I've yet to see an app (except running in X11 environment) that will do that on the Mac.

Likewise for a G4 compressed bitmap tiff.

It's all about the interface mate. Little things matter. Number one - the title bar always at the top of the screen. I've lost count of the amount of times that I've clicked on the wrong title bar in Windows. Also on the Mac in a dialog box it will say "Do you want to do this?" and the reply options are Yes, No, or Other. On a PC it may not say Yes or No, and it's always inconsistent.

Much more consistent on the Mac.

And so much nicer looking that Aero.

[Big Dave]

Let me disprove your theorem:

1. You work with images on a professional level.
2. Ergo - you use a Mac.
3. You post in response to my post.
4. Ergo - you care about "that shit".
5. QED

(6. I just acknowledged that Macs are superior for handling images - gather from that what you can.)

Care about whining about what platform I meant. What. Ever.
It doesn't make any difference any more. Just personal preference.

[Mikkel]

TBH there's not a lot of difference in file handling now.

It doesn't make any difference any more. Just personal preference.

Indeed, there are good things about the Macs - and you can often get better hardware and better design for less money by going Mac.

Doesn't change the fact that it's one of the great schisms in the modern world

I grew up with DOS and damn I still miss it some times. However, computers - for better and for worse - are much more accessible for the masses these days. I'm still a sucker for old computer games and until recently that was one thing you couldn't hope to do on a Mac. And now I'm pretty much used to XP - no reason to change to Vista or Mac for me.

One thing I don't like about Apple though is the massive marketing trip they're running (iPods, iPhones, iTunes, etc.) I don't like the image, I don't like the message and I don't like smooth metrosexual bullshit that seems to permeate it all. -But hey, that's just me

[Big Dave]

I don't like smooth metrosexual bullshit that seems to permeate it all. -But hey, that's just me

Uh huh.

[Mikkel]

Uh huh.

Damn, I wish I could grow stubble like that!

[Finn]

Damn, I wish I could grow stubble like that!

I just wish I could grow like that.

[NighthawkNZ:Me]

I've got a PC in the workshop that's been quite happily running XP since 2001 with no hassle whatsoever. BSOD's are usually caused by viruses or cheapo RAM and seem to far more prevalent when teenagers are around.

I haven't seen a BSOD since Win98SE

[RantyDave]

Also on the Mac in a dialog box it will say "Do you want to do this?" and the reply options are Yes, No, or Other.

Well it shouldn't. Dialog boxes on OSX should contain verbs, not "yes, no, cancel" but "save, delete, blow-out-of-arse". This is one of the key things that makes the OSX UI better. Dammit, I'm going to have to use an example again:

"The file is write protected, do you want to cancel saving?"
"Yes; No"

In this case "Yes" means the opposite of what you actually want it to do. Bzzzt!

"The file is write protected, do you want to cancel saving?"
"Don't Save; Save anyway"

Is the right way to do it. Broadly.

Dave

[Mikkel]

I just wish I could grow like that.

Wanna hug glands and think up a workshop on the subject?

[bugjuice]

Well it shouldn't. Dialog boxes on OSX should contain verbs, not "yes, no, cancel" but "save, delete, blow-out-of-arse". This is one of the key things that makes the OSX UI better. Dammit, I'm going to have to use an example again:

"The file is write protected, do you want to cancel saving?"
"Yes; No"

In this case "Yes" means the opposite of what you actually want it to do. Bzzzt!

"The file is write protected, do you want to cancel saving?"
"Don't Save; Save anyway"

Is the right way to do it. Broadly.

Dave

there's a few things that don't follow simple rules, I've noticed.. But I've found more illogical things with Vista than anything else I've ever used. I think it's bordering too many cooks, and not enough 'someone should check everything for consistency..' I think Leopard is better, from what I've seen. But I don't have it yet.

anyway, for you Dave..