Comments on: Confessions of a reluctant switcher

By: shashiprab

shashiprab — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 23:52:53 +0000

Some thoughts here- I dont know what you mean by “forced”, but I have been a Mac/Apple user for 17 years coming from windows. I do use windows at Work and off and on for a few things.
-Mac/Apple or Mac Users never forced anyone to adopt a Mac- unlike Windows/Windows Users. No one looks at you weirdly. It has always been a free choice.
-People who complain about Ctrl/Cmd -forget that Cmd was first in concept.
-Mac and Windows are different. You cannot go to live in Bora Bora and wonder you cannot get a McDonalds burger.
-If you got all the things you listed in a Mac, it wouldnt be a Mac anymore.
-Lastly people now realize, there are many ways to do the right thing. Those who want claim that since 90% do it one way, that, that is the only right way now no longer believe that.
-Finally think of this- if the Windows world is fearing for its life and going on the offensive on 7% of Mac users- there is something to the Mac way. People just havent known better.
Hope you have found your peace – like Mac users did since 1997 when Steve Jobs declared the Win/Mac war over. – Peace!

By: frederik

frederik — Mon, 31 Aug 2009 16:19:48 +0000

wow is good but… no lvl 40 to killl or no q

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Sun, 17 Dec 2006 15:40:48 +0000

“”1) you can’t cut and paste files in Finder – you have to drag and drop to move files around”.
You absolutely can. Try it!”
Please, tell me how! I honestly would love to know.
PS. This issue was my personal gripe. I agree w/ most everything else also, but this hurdle would probably set me free.

By: Evan

Evan — Tue, 15 Aug 2006 17:54:25 +0000

If you haven’t found it by now, there is a little app that lets you use the apple remote with VLC.
http://channels.lockergnome.com/osx/archives/20060430_gettin_apples_remote_to_work_with_vlc.phtml

By: Charles

Charles — Wed, 19 Jul 2006 22:08:43 +0000

I’m just curious what you mean when you say “I have recently been “forced” to start using a Mac Book Pro”. Why do you put quotations on forced?

By: Amit Patel

Amit Patel — Mon, 17 Jul 2006 00:45:07 +0000

A post about Mac advantages over Windows would be pointless. Expectations for Mac are higher. The Mac isn’t saddled with backwards compatibility. They should be able to do a much better job. Nobody goes around saying Windows is much better than Mac. But Apple and many fans go around telling people Macs are FAR better. Thus, when I use a Mac I expect more. When I’m using Windows, I *expect* annoyances and inconsistencies. Thus, annoyances and inconsistencies don’t bother me much; I’m prepared for them. But on the Mac, I’ve been told everything is consistent and easy to use and never annoying, so any inconsistencies and annoyances stand out, and bother me a great deal.

By: Marius Hanganu

Marius Hanganu — Mon, 10 Jul 2006 05:23:45 +0000

Hey Cedric,
I like Windows better than Mac, but I think it would be useful and objective if you’d try to post an entry about Mac advantages over Windows.
That would make this post fair.
Marius

By: Edwin Khodabakchian

Edwin Khodabakchian — Mon, 10 Jul 2006 04:38:56 +0000

I switched about 3 months ago. It took me about 4 weeeks to get de-intoxicated from Windows and 10-years of brain-wash. Mac OS X is not perfect but is is some much better than Windows in so many ways. It will be interesting to see how your feelings will evolve in the next 4 weeks.
-Edwin

By: Apple is for suckers

Apple is for suckers — Sun, 09 Jul 2006 03:05:16 +0000

Apple is for brainwashed fanboys who have more money than sense. What could possibly force you to buy its products?
Reading through your list it appears that most of your issues would simply go away if you’d run GNU/Linux with KDE.

By: David

David — Thu, 06 Jul 2006 22:34:10 +0000

When I first switched I had many of the same problems with my “learned behaviour”.
However, my biggest grip was RoboForm only works on Windows and there was no Mac equivalent. This hurt a lot; so I wrote 1Passwd
1Passwd uses the Keychain and integrates with Safari, Firefox, Flock, and Camino so you never need to leave your browser to login to a web page. By using the keychain you can have one secure, centralized area for managing (and backing up) your logins.