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brandon11983 · 10-01-2004, 06:45 AM

I have seen a lot of complaints so far about the lack of software, could some chime back in and tell me what software you need that is not available for Mac? I think the whole "look at how many apps there are for Mac and then how many are for PC" argument doesn't hold much water anymore. I believe there are over 6,000 applications available for OS X.

Lasareth:
2. Your right click equivalent is the Control-Click, it will give you a similar sub-menu with one option being "Get Info" or Properties on XP. Clicking "Open With" will give you another sub-menu that will allow you to open the file with the program of your choice. This can also be done from the "Get Info" screen and you have the option of designating a program for the file to always open with... and it actually works.

3. A routine sweep of an Apple Store will show you all the software you will ever need. It did for me.

4. I am not a gamer, so I won't even attempt to defend that. I know that Mac is not a gaming machine.

5. You mentioned that you cannot navigate through a Mac quickly. I will state again that I am extremely flutent in XP, and I honestly say that OS X is easier to get around in. Again, your right click is now a Control-Click, OS X nav is somewhat keyboard focused. Control-Click for submenus, Command-Click to open a link in a new tab in Safari... and so on.

6. I have a 1.25 Ghz PowerBook G4 and I find it to be plenty fast for the apps I use it for (Photoshop, Final Cut, DVD Studio Pro...)

10-01-2004, 06:45 AM	#16 (permalink)
brandon11983 Stereophonic Location: Chitown!!	I have seen a lot of complaints so far about the lack of software, could some chime back in and tell me what software you need that is not available for Mac? I think the whole "look at how many apps there are for Mac and then how many are for PC" argument doesn't hold much water anymore. I believe there are over 6,000 applications available for OS X. Lasareth: 2. Your right click equivalent is the Control-Click, it will give you a similar sub-menu with one option being "Get Info" or Properties on XP. Clicking "Open With" will give you another sub-menu that will allow you to open the file with the program of your choice. This can also be done from the "Get Info" screen and you have the option of designating a program for the file to always open with... and it actually works. 3. A routine sweep of an Apple Store will show you all the software you will ever need. It did for me. 4. I am not a gamer, so I won't even attempt to defend that. I know that Mac is not a gaming machine. 5. You mentioned that you cannot navigate through a Mac quickly. I will state again that I am extremely flutent in XP, and I honestly say that OS X is easier to get around in. Again, your right click is now a Control-Click, OS X nav is somewhat keyboard focused. Control-Click for submenus, Command-Click to open a link in a new tab in Safari... and so on. 6. I have a 1.25 Ghz PowerBook G4 and I find it to be plenty fast for the apps I use it for (Photoshop, Final Cut, DVD Studio Pro...) __________________ Well behaved women rarely make history.