Normally I don’t take the time to write any comments on sites because I’m too busy working but unfortunately there’s no work that can be done right now because ALL computers SUCK!!! If you don’t read this all the way down at least read the last paragraph…

Allow me to explain and blow off some steam…

In high school I used to go to the mall everyday (circa 1984) and dream about someday owning a Mac. Not being able to afford one I was forced to deal with a Commodore 64 (can you believe it)? Eventually I upgraded to a Commodore 128 and finally I got an Amiga! Little did I know back then that those were the best computing days of my life. Since then I began using PCs for work (due to Bill Gates’ monopoly on the market) so I decided to buy one myself. I’ve been from desktops to laptops and from Compaq to Gateway to HP (glorified Compaq) and each one has greatly succeeded in FAILING. Hardware and software has been a nightmare–don’t get me started on all the incarnations of Windows. And customer support should be called “lack there of.”

So here I am wasting valuable work time (but hopefully not because the masses will read this and revolt causing a major change in the industry–dream on). Anyway so after 4 laptops in 5 years (3 of which were bought in the last two years–a Gateway something or other, an HP zd8080us, a Gateway CX200X, and finally a HP dv6149us) I switched to a Macbook. I was totally going to be freed the chains that bound me to WINDOZE forever!!! At least that’s what I thought at the time. Believe it or not I had nothing but love for my Macbook with Intel processor. I even installed Parallels on it so that I could run all my XP programs that would cost me literally thousands to replace all in one shot (I’m a graphic designer for print and web so I use like 8 different programs–bought outright–that’s another story for another time…read the last paragraph). I spent $1,378 with tax for the Macbook plus $380 for the 2B memory upgrade plus $50 for a wired mouse plus $80 for a wireless mouse (once I found out it existed) plus $65 for a wireless keyboard plus $110 for one-on-one lessons to use my beautiful Macbook and learn how to stop being a sucker of XP, all totaling…$2,063. This doesn’t include the purchase of Parallels or full version of XP that was like another $300.

I’ve spent thousands on all these computers and spent another couple thousand on the “Savior” Macbook (they even dressed it up all in white to make it feel more celestial). Well kiddies believe it or not I wrote this on my HP dv6149us that is now running Windows Vista which I was forced to buy last week after I took my Macbook in for service. So Bill Gates gets to laugh in my face one more time. Because while I’m writing this dealing with Vista/HP driver issues and software re-installations for the 12th time (LITERALLY) at least this thing is up and running, although with same crappy types of problems I had with XP–you gotta love the windows registry!!! On a side note beware buying computer programs outright at full price (another scam). Most can only be installed one time on one computer so if you have to re-install you have to call customer support (if you can get through) and ask for a new activation code. SOME WILL FORCE YOU TO BUY A NEW LICENSE!!! Now consider that graphics/productivity programs go for hundreds and some very close to a thousand dollars for the full version. Shouldn’t you have the right to re-install it as many times as you want or even on several of your computers? Well that’s not the case with most. Photoshop CS2 so far is the only one I’ve encountered that lets you install on as many machines as you wish but only two computers can be activated at one time. So whatever happened to my Macbook? I just picked it up today and it turns out that the logic board was faulty as well as one of the new memory modules I purchased and I was charged $0 for repair. I was so excited that I bought the wireless keyboard and one-on-one lessons today! I got home and it turned on like a dream and shuts down fast too (less than 30 seconds for each). And the operating system is truly unmatched even by Vista (hybrid of XP with a total copy of Mac OSX). So why am I ALSO reinstalling the operating system on my Macbook for the third time since I started writing this????? Hopefully the one-on-one lessons will solve my issue. Yes, all computers suck but at least Macs have a Genius bar and if nothing else you have someone to scream at about all your woes!

THE END

>Select the file or directory and press Enter
>(exactly the same as F2 in Windows), easy!

I know how to do that NOW but imagine a new user trying to figure that out. There’s no entry for rename in the Edit menu or even the context menu.

Select the file or directory and press Enter (exactly the same as F2 in Windows), easy!

http://www.parallels.com

I switched almost a year ago and have been using osx for personal work and windows for um work work. My pc is a thinkpad and the other is a macbook pro.

I very much prefer osx over windows but there’s several things about osx that annoy me. I was surprised to see drag and drop listed as a positive in your list. I find the opposite to be true. There’s been several occasions when I’ve tried to drag something in osx expecting it to work as it does in windows but it doesn’t.

Apple fans try to justify the application menu always being at the top of the screen but it’s really annoying when you’ve closed all program windows and there’s no indication that the program is still running with the exception of a tiny pointer in the dock…which in my case is usually hidden.

I don’t care much for the quasi intelligent maximise window widget either. Combine that with the ability to only resize windows from the bottom right corner, and the result is me swearing at the computer while I first drag the window to the top right then pull the bottom right to maximise the window.

Double clicking something always opens it. Except in osx. Double click the title bar and instead of the window being maximised, it’ll be minimised.

And don’t get me started on renaming files. I actually had to call someone to ask them how to do that. I couldn’t believe the context menu or even the finder menu doesn’t have a rename option.

Considering how important it is, I think Finder is one of the weakest areas of osx. Sometimes while I’m about to save a file, I’ll realise that I want to rename an existing file first before saving the new one. In windows, it’s a no brainer - right click the file, rename and then save the new file. Osx, not so simple. Can’t even cut a file and paste it elsewhere.

What annoys me most about osx isn’t even about osx, it’s all the negative apple ads. I know it sounds silly but somehow I feel the ‘I’m a Mac’ guy lives in my computer.

I haven’t been fanatic about any computer ever since the Amiga’s last few tortured years and I use windows and osx about the same amount of time each week so I feel I’m not biased. So when I see apple ads talking about windows freezing all the time, it’s very annoying because I find that I can run windows for weeks on end without shutting it down and yet I don’t experience these lockups. On the other hand, I just opened macbook pro and it wouldn’t come out of hibernation and when it did come alive after repeated pressing of the space bar, power button etc., it was a clean boot. Good thing I had saved my work.

I’ve never had any problems with any prepherals on the pc. Same as on osx.

It may sound like I don’t like osx. But I do. I just wish apple would lay off the negative ads. It’s a good enough os and doesn’t need the mud slinging. It would serve them and us better if they fixed finder instead.

Cheers!

For item 1 in your list, Windows has the same (similar?) feature called Show Desktop. Not sure if it’s the same as the OSX feature that your are talking about, but with a single icon click on the task bar I can minimize every open application.

Oh, and I’ve plugged in a few USB devices, my camera being one, that have worked immediately with no probs.