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post #1 of 43
10/1/06 at 1:32pm
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Hi,

I have been a windows user since,Windows 95.I am ok with Windows,i am FED UP with spyware.I dont go on porn,but i download things and WHAM!!! I also hate the way i spend hours apon hours fixing my PC,like when the wireless card would not work.6 hours with Dell,a repair.I am quite good with computers,(not a expert,but good!) I have always been intrested in Mac OS X,i like the style.

I dont do any gaming,i leave that to my PS2! I do very very little photo editing.No video editing. I do alot of web and email and word,excel,powerpoint etc and C#.

Am i right for mac? I am intrested in the MacBook,also i would still have windows but for C# only!

Thanks,

Jack
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post #2 of 43
10/1/06 at 1:44pm
you'll be ok, all of those things can be done on a mac rather easily...and will solve your spyware issues too (well..at least on the osx side of things).

but first things first: it seems like your woes come from the software side of things, my question is how is your hardware? if your hadware is good, why buy another computer when you can simply just change your os? What i am getting at here is if you like your hardware but are fed up with windows issues consider switching to linux...at least for now, at least give it a try, ya know? i mean its free and you have absolutely nothing to lose (maybe an hour or 2 setting it up).

however...if you are ready for new hardware anyway...and its not just your hate of windows talking...then yea, you're a prime candidate for a macbook.

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http://www.notebookforums.com/thread174984.html i see you're already exploring a linux solution to your spyware problem
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post #3 of 43
10/1/06 at 2:35pm
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Thanks,i have tried linux.But it is not for me,i cant get the sound or the wireless card to work. I am ok with the hardware,i hate the poor quality of my inspiron 6000d. I was looking for a zip program,i looked on download.com found something.It was ok,there was this pop-up program installed and the home page was on SpyAxe???? What is SpyAxe???? I couldnt do anything with it!!!!

I could not remove the spyware,i had to format.
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post #4 of 43
10/1/06 at 4:16pm
well...at least you tried it

in which case.....punt that dell like your life depended on it and grb yourself a macbook (pro)
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post #5 of 43
10/1/06 at 7:34pm
A Mac will work fine for what you want.
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post #6 of 43
10/2/06 at 4:51am
Thread Starter 
Thanks,

I was planning on getting the macbook. I still will use windows but only for things i cant do on a mac.

What is the uses for windows? Other than spreadsheets and powerpoint presentaions?
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post #7 of 43
10/2/06 at 10:33am
spreadsheets and powerpoints can be done on a mac too..... in reality there is 0 use for windows. you just feel like using this because its an addiction. there is a similar thing with linux users, many beginer linux users dual boot because they feel they *need* windows for the stupidest stuff.....but over time they break the addiction and stick in linux 100%.... i believe this is the same case when you getting a mac.
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post #8 of 43
10/2/06 at 11:11am
not true at all ABF. sometimes windows is just easier for school. seeing as how my college offers ALL microsoft software for free, i take advantage of it.

everything CAN be done in OSX, but the cost todo so, out-weighs the "free" factor of most universities.
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post #9 of 43
10/2/06 at 1:27pm
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Thanks,

You are right,their is no need for windows.I would get bootcamp,but probally would never use it.

Now you can run both then their is all the reason to buy a mac.
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post #10 of 43
10/2/06 at 6:58pm
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Originally Posted by kgeier82
seeing as how my college offers ALL microsoft software for free
just as easily you can just use the open source substitutes. there are directions on gentoo forums how to setup portage on a mac.
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post #11 of 43
10/2/06 at 8:44pm
For most people ABF, there are better alternatives than portage(Darwinports and Fink).

However if it is offering ALL MS software for free on Windows, well there is MS software on the Mac as well(Office) which is what most people use it for.

There are reasons for specific peices of software windows might be needed, then again there can also be substitutes.

Of course I have also come to the conclusion recently IT departments fear Mac and Linux because of what they can do(In as far as power of the OS) Many IT folks I talk to all run either of those OSes, but when asked about using that OS on the network... Its a security risk.

Uh... sorry I don't buy that one.

Seablade
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post #12 of 43
10/2/06 at 10:17pm
never said it was practical....just possible. my point was that just because stuff is free doesn't always mean you have to take it.
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post #13 of 43
10/3/06 at 12:13am
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Originally Posted by abf
never said it was practical....just possible. my point was that just because stuff is free doesn't always mean you have to take it.

well when 80% or more of the world is running some version of windows, i think it just makes it easier.

and me being in college, i take free stuff whenever i can, end-o-story.

windows isnt a bad solution, for lots of reasons. it just has its CONs!
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post #14 of 43
10/3/06 at 4:54am
Thread Starter 
Kgeier82,

Do you run windows on bootcamp with your macbook?
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post #15 of 43
10/4/06 at 4:54am
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quick question,how do you get the start menu in mac os x?

I went to have a look at the macbook and i could not see where are the programs.
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post #16 of 43
10/4/06 at 5:16am
There is no start menu in OS X.

Applications are either launched from the Dock—you can drag frequently used ones there—or are launched from your Application's folder—or any other folder you wish to put apps in.
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post #17 of 43
10/4/06 at 8:46am
All the programs can be accessed through finder, there is no start menu. If the program is not on the dock at the bottom to launch, finder should be and in which case you can use finder to go to the applications folder and launch any program.

While this sounds like going to the Program Files folder in windows, it isnt. The way Mac OS X packages programs means that all the files for execution are contained in a special type of directory called a package. When you view that package in finder, you don't see that it is a folder, you double click on it to open it, and it automatically knows where the executable is, and launches it. So the Applications folder serves two purposes, one it serves as the "Program Files" folder of Windows where all the compiled code for execution resides, but it also serves as the applications folder of the start menu, where you go to launch any program.

Seablade
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post #18 of 43
10/4/06 at 12:29pm
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Can you place icons on the desktop?
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post #19 of 43
10/4/06 at 12:34pm
Yes, though typically you would want to install the program like normal and place an alias on the desktop. An alias is just a fancy name for a link, or rather I believe it is a symbolic link though I havent checked it throughly.

Seablade
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post #20 of 43
10/4/06 at 2:57pm
Thread Starter 
thanks!

also i have seen there is a "Macintosh HD" icon,i looked at that.Their is a folder which says applications.Can i just move the icon to the desktop?
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