What do you hate most about your macs? [Archive]

Willy S

Jul 9, 2005, 09:08 PM

What I don´t like about my iMacs is that PCs have more software to choose from and also peripherals.

1. My university sent me some software that is Windoze only, so I have to work on a lousy PC to finish the course.

2. I wanted Audigy2 USB 2.0 5.1 external sound card. No! That is not mac compatible, and the best I can find is M-audio USB 1 something! :mad:

eva01

Jul 9, 2005, 09:12 PM

Hmmm i hate nothing about it, maybe that i wish it would magically transform into a 1.5Ghz 12" powerbook

never had a problem with software or peripherals

bousozoku

Jul 9, 2005, 09:16 PM

Audigy? That's from Creative, right? They sold a PCI-based card for Macs, except that they chose their fourpoint system instead of 5.1 and charged as if it was 5.1. Then, when Mac OS X came along, they no longer supported it. (Have they changed?)

M-Audio does a good job of supporting Mac OS X. I've have a sonica USB 5.1 external box and it works quite well.

I will admit that there are more software for x86 PCs and Windows but there is a lot of garbage that no one would bother to buy in the Mac market. I've come across a couple of pieces of software I could use on Mac OS X but for the most part, I don't see anything on Windows that I would want for my Macs. Lotus Word Pro and Borland/Corel Quattro Pro and Paradox being the 3 pieces of software I'd really like to have running here.

If there is one thing that really upsets me, it's the fact that the majority of commercial PalmOS software can't be loaded from Mac OS X through an included installer.

mad jew

Jul 9, 2005, 09:19 PM

What I hate?

Well, that's a pretty strong word but probably the closest I come to hating Macs is when things are incompatible. Just as everyone else has said. It can be hella frustrating. :(

dmw007

Jul 9, 2005, 09:24 PM

What I hate?

Well, that's a pretty strong word but probably the closest I come to hating Macs is when things are incompatible. Just as everyone else has said. It can be hella frustrating. :(

Ditto.

Oh well, at least I don't have to put up with Windoze! :D

mad jew

Jul 9, 2005, 09:27 PM

Ditto.

Oh well, at least I don't have to put up with Windoze! :D

Having said that, it works the other way too. The only way I could set up my uncle and aunts new wireless internet router was through my iBook. Their brand new Toshiba was useless. Oh, and it wasn't even an AirPort. :confused:

Church

Jul 9, 2005, 09:34 PM

MacTruck

Jul 9, 2005, 09:48 PM

Duff-Man

Jul 9, 2005, 09:49 PM

Duff-Man says....Well, I have never had any problem finding software or hardware to do the job I need it to do so that has never been an issue for me....and being very tech-minded I have never had any trouble fixing any troubles I have had (and any I have had have been extremely minor...).

I can see hardcore gamers being frustrated though as so many of the games come out so much later, if ever.....oh yeah!

puckhead193

Jul 9, 2005, 09:57 PM

The thing i hate most about Macs is the price. But its worth it. Also i hate not knowing when an update will happen. But thats more of an Apple thing ;)

ham_man

Jul 9, 2005, 10:02 PM

The thing I hate most is no Exact Audio Copy or something of the like...

Mitthrawnuruodo

Jul 9, 2005, 10:16 PM

The thing I hate most is no Exact Audio Copy or something of the like... :confused:

Is that a windows app...? If so, what does it do...? Because I've never had any problems copying various forms of audio on my Macs...

Sol

Jul 9, 2005, 10:17 PM

Fear leads to anger, anger leads to hate, hate leads to suffering.

Or Windows.

joepunk

Jul 9, 2005, 10:25 PM

For me "hate" is a strong word that I try not to use at all. I do not hate anything or anyone for that matter.

Now, what I don't like about my PB is that I banged it against a table edge and I now have a dent right under the ethernet port :o :eek:

That is as far as I will to to disliking my Mac. Everything else is just dandy.

Kerry Sanders

Jul 9, 2005, 10:27 PM

I do not hate anything about the Mac. What I do hate is the fact that I have spent way more time at the computer after getting the Mac in May that I ever did on the PC at home before that. :eek:

Sol

Jul 9, 2005, 10:36 PM

I do not hate anything about the Mac. What I do hate is the fact that I have spent way more time at the computer after getting the Mac in May that I ever did on the PC at home before that. :eek:

For me that is similar to my experience with the iPod. I listen to music a lot more that I did with the 128 MB MP3 player, Discman and Walkman I used before it.

Right now what I do not like about my Mac is the hard drive performance but then I am still using IDE 66 and ATA 100. I can only dream of what the speed boost would be it was to boot up from a RAM drive.

broken_keyboard

Jul 9, 2005, 10:40 PM

I think there's too much white in the GUI. It hurts my eyes.

nichos

Jul 9, 2005, 11:00 PM

My biggest gripe about macs and its microsofts faut is the crappy version of outlook "entourage". No PST support makes it difficult to exist in the office. Also the poor database support and threading problem. Other than that Macs are King.

Microsoft released a PST import tool for entourage: Available here (http://www.microsoft.com/mac/downloads.aspx?pid=download&location=/mac/download/office2004/pstimport.xml&secid=4&ssid=15&flgnosysreq=True).
I work at a university and migrating users from outhouse (outlook) to entourage would be a disaster without this tool. So far, it's worked flawlessly. Good luck.

g0gie

Jul 9, 2005, 11:06 PM

Im sorry, I have to break the change and actually list something i HATE. I HATE the crazy amount of heat that comes from my 15'' pb, so HOT that i cant put my LAPTOP on my LAP!!!!. Also the battery life could be a lil better 2-3 hours is a lil low ;(

tuartboy

Jul 9, 2005, 11:19 PM

The only thing I hate is when it doesn't "just work." The only time that has happened to me is with trying to put a microphone straight into the line-in port and it not working. PCs have it work like that, why can't I? :confused:
Uhh, it's because it is a line-in and not a powered mic in like the PCs you are describing have. Line-ins are for powered devices like recievers. Therefore, any unpowered devices (your mic) won't work because there is no juice on the line. Many PCs actually have both line-in and powered mic in. The powered mic is usually the red one if color coded.

dswoodley

Jul 9, 2005, 11:21 PM

hate? that's a little strong...peeved - that's closer to how I feel.

I hate that Apple so quickly drops support for the previous OS, forcing me to buy before I really would like to - do they think I am made of money?

MacTruck

Jul 9, 2005, 11:21 PM

Microsoft released a PST import tool for entourage: Available here (http://www.microsoft.com/mac/downloads.aspx?pid=download&location=/mac/download/office2004/pstimport.xml&secid=4&ssid=15&flgnosysreq=True).
I work at a university and migrating users from outhouse (outlook) to entourage would be a disaster without this tool. So far, it's worked flawlessly. Good luck.

Thats pretty cool. Didn't know that existed. Thanks.

risc

Jul 9, 2005, 11:24 PM

What do I hate about my Macs?

The fact I took too long to make the switch!

mikemodena

Jul 9, 2005, 11:29 PM

the only thing is I wish I had a powerbook.. but a car is more important.. so a souped up iBook and a 93 Elantra works for me.

puckhead193

Jul 9, 2005, 11:32 PM

i also hate that my PB is just to dam sexy. I can't keep my eyes off it!! ;) :p

biohazard6969

Jul 9, 2005, 11:34 PM

i HATE the prices. i need to be ABLE to buy new hardware once in a while. i also hate that there isn't a right-click thing on my powerbook

Linkjeniero

Jul 9, 2005, 11:40 PM

I hate that they cripple some of the OS features to charge a hell of a lot more for the server version. I also hate that their iLife suit cannot be used with an external DVD burner (well, not officially anyway). In general, all those practices that makes me feel like money always comes first (I know they're in the market to make money and all, but some little things are not that profitable (like the DVD issue), and are really annoying for the user).

Other than that, I'm in love with both the hardware and the software... even if they're not the cheapest things in the world, I really feel I've got my money's worth and more with everything Apple I own :).

EDIT: oh, yes about the previous poster: I HATE the Apple mouses (I don't own one, so no regrets though), but strangely, I love the one button in the PowerBook. It's so comfortable to use, and the control click doesn't annoy me at all, because I can do it with only the thumbs, and I don't have to worry about pressing the wrong button (wich happens a lot with other laptops... especially those horrible Toshiba multi-button ones). With the mouse it's another issue though, because I have a dedicated finger for each button ;).

ham_man

Jul 9, 2005, 11:41 PM

:confused:

Is that a windows app...? If so, what does it do...? Because I've never had any problems copying various forms of audio on my Macs...
It is an audio copying program for Windows that produces the best music files of any app when used in Secure Mode, using such plugins as LAME MP3 and OGG. If I was still on Windows, I would most definately be using it...

sacear

Jul 10, 2005, 12:09 AM

I am puzzled that I cannot link my Motorola cell phone with my Motorola processor based Macs! :mad:

To me that makes no sense. :confused:

Chip NoVaMac

Jul 10, 2005, 12:24 AM

1. My university sent me some software that is Windoze only, so I have to work on a lousy PC to finish the course.

My biggest peeve by far. In the EDU sector, there should be seamless compatibility.

In the consumer sector, "mainstream" programs need to be in both platforms. Saw a great offer on Costco.com for photo books. The company they are dealing with does not yet support the Mac, nor does it appear that they intend to.

Church

Jul 10, 2005, 12:26 AM

Uhh, it's because it is a line-in and not a powered mic in like the PCs you are describing have. Line-ins are for powered devices like recievers. Therefore, any unpowered devices (your mic) won't work because there is no juice on the line. Many PCs actually have both line-in and powered mic in. The powered mic is usually the red one if color coded.

I know that now after I was wondering why it wasn't working and googling like no one's buisness. So, uhh, thanks for the heads up.

MacTruck

Jul 10, 2005, 12:44 AM

I am puzzled that I cannot link my Motorola cell phone with my Motorola processor based Macs! :mad:

To me that makes no sense. :confused:

I can link my Sanyo perfectly. Do you have the usb cable? Do you have the Driver?

katie ta achoo

Jul 10, 2005, 01:11 AM

I don't like how my PowerBook is taking forever to make a disc image of a 3 gig DVD.
Blaarrrhhhhh.

It's been 6 hours.
That's the thing I like least about my PB, but that can be fixed with more ram (woo hoo!) or a dual 2.7 with 8 gigs of ram 1 TB hard drive space and dual 30" display.. (my DREAM system).

I can TOTALLY justify buying a dual 2.7 somehow! (I'll spend that $20k so good!)

Also, having to defrag. I kinda miss that from windows. it was fun to watch the graph progress. I don't get to watch that anymore. :(

And spell-check in safari has reminded me of how badly I spell. Damn you, Safari! I hate you!

that's it. One reason I don't like my Mac ( I just need more RAM) and two I just made up to feel like I contributed to the thread. :)

TheMonarch

Jul 10, 2005, 01:21 AM

What I hate is that >sometimes< Apple thinks it knows whats better for you, and takes some features/other advanced stuff away "because they know better... (such as setting the cache size in safari for example... and lets not forget the one button mouse) "Because using one button is easier than using two" :rolleyes:

sacear

Jul 10, 2005, 01:26 AM

I don't like how my PowerBook is taking forever to make a disc image of a 3 gig DVD.
Blaarrrhhhhh.

It's been 6 hours.Wow, great expectations! ;)
That's the thing I like least about my PB, but that can be fixed with more ram (woo hoo!) or a dual 2.7 with 8 gigs of ram 1 TB hard drive space and dual 30" display.. (my DREAM system).

I can TOTALLY justify buying a dual 2.7 somehow! (I'll spend that $20k so good!)Oooo, can I be your friend. :D

Also, having to defrag. I kinda miss that from windows. it was fun to watch the graph progress. I don't get to watch that anymore. :(Ewww, I don't miss that at all. However, OS X does have progress bars, for you watching enjoyment! :p

And spell-check in safari has reminded me of how badly I spell. Damn you, Safari! I hate you!Oh, I just love the automatic spell checker!

that's it. One reason I don't like my Mac ( I just need more RAM) and two I just made up to feel like I contributed to the thread. :) Well then, job well done! :eek: :rolleyes: :cool:

~Shard~

Jul 10, 2005, 01:39 AM

I hate the fact that my Mac is too damn perfect. :cool:

forumBuddy

Jul 10, 2005, 01:39 AM

1)I hate that Apple doesn't require software providers to write uninstallers and have one place in Mac OS where they would be kept.
2)I hate crippled Game support on Mac OS, I also hate that Open GL is so slow on Mac compared to Windows performance.
3)I hate that Mac OS cannot merge folders with deep trees, i.e. if you copy one folder over the other under the same name, subfolders of the original will be erased rather then their contents being merged with the new folder.
4)Inability to Control X folder and then copying it to another.
5)Incompatibility that Apple introduces with it's new OSes, video connectors, chip architecture and alienating developers. They introduced ACD connector - they should stick with it, have a decade of PowerPC architecture - they should stick with it etc.

I like their design - both OS and Hardware. I'm recent switcher - but apart from cuteness of the OS and some nice to have features I don't feel as if I gained much. In any case they make nice products. :)

katie ta achoo

Jul 10, 2005, 01:43 AM

Ewww, I don't miss that at all. However, OS X does have progress bars, for you watching enjoyment! :p

Oh man! os x progress bars are AWESOME! I love the little wave thing that goes in them.. I dunno what it's called, but.. whoever designed the progress bar to look awesome.. I need to buy them dinner. I LOVE IT!

windows progress bars... sometimes they went so slowly I couldn't decide if it had frozen or was just slow.. on mac, I know it's still going if it has the wavey rivery looking thing.

I'm amused by the smallest things.. :)

homerjward

Jul 10, 2005, 01:46 AM

i often feel it's quite slow, but then again it's an emac :p it's great for daily stuff like internet, office, music listening, and os x chess :D but when working with photos, videos or even basic 3d games, it just screams for more power...

no steam or any steam games...half life 2!!

loud as ****...once again, emac

sometimes the dock pisses me off when i cant seem to open 2 things in a row :confused:

sacear

Jul 10, 2005, 01:49 AM

Oh man! os x progress bars are AWESOME! I love the little wave thing that goes in them.. I dunno what it's called, but.. whoever designed the progress bar to look awesome.. I need to buy them dinner. I LOVE IT!I think it is simply called a wave, because of the whole Aqua interface thing.

windows progress bars... sometimes they went so slowly I couldn't decide if it had frozen or was just slow.. on mac, I know it's still going if it has the wavey rivery looking thing.

I'm amused by the smallest things.. :)yeah, I hate Windows progress bars for the same reasons you said. :mad:

MacTruck

Jul 10, 2005, 01:54 AM

I hate that I can't afford MORE macs.

broken_keyboard

Jul 10, 2005, 07:45 AM

3)I hate that Mac OS cannot merge folders with deep trees, i.e. if you copy one folder over the other under the same name, subfolders of the original will be erased rather then their contents being merged with the new folder.

Really? That sucks. I have this theory that whenever Apple finds they have accidentally hired a poor developer, he gets shifted to the Finder team.

xy14

Jul 10, 2005, 08:53 AM

I am puzzled that I cannot link my Motorola cell phone with my Motorola processor based Macs! :mad:

To me that makes no sense. :confused:

You can plug the usb cord in and then open iSync and it will do that, but you cant take photos off or put music on or anything..

On windoze you can.

Jo-Kun

Jul 10, 2005, 09:08 AM

hmmm what I hate about my mac is the fact that my Ti-Pb ran away (read got stolen) ok I got the G5 now... wich is great but I miss surfing from the couch, checking e-mail in my bed when the alarm clock goes in the morning, so if there are no urgent messages from clients, I can turn over for a few more minutes :p

So what do I hate about mac: that I can't afford to buy a new i or PowerBook right now :p

sacear

Jul 10, 2005, 09:29 AM

You can plug the usb cord in and then open iSync and it will do that, but you cant take photos off or put music on or anything..

On windoze you can.Hmm, well I've tried that before. Is it finally working? Last time I tried was about a year ago.

I have a Motorola i90c and I've never been able to get it to sync. For some reason the iDEN phones haven't been supported. I'd love it if they finally are.

wrldwzrd89

Jul 10, 2005, 09:42 AM

What I don't like about being a Mac user is primarily not having access to software that only works on "Windoze". I collect music in oddball formats - more often than not, I have to use Windows to play them at all or play them correctly.

Xerocs

Jul 10, 2005, 09:42 AM

#1 beachball every 5seconds
#2 bad graphics-card in the ibook/powerbook

beige matchbox

Jul 10, 2005, 09:47 AM

I've been a mac user for ever pretty much. So i dont have any reliance on windows apps etc.

Never had a problem finding an app to do a job under mac os, more recently with mac os X I've been finding more and more freeware apps, infact, on my powerbook i only have photoshop and a few games that were commercial :D

Same with the hardware, more often than not anything i do need, i just plug it in and off it goes.

If theres one thing I'm not too fussed about, it would be the price. But then, for the general quality of the products, software and hardware, it's more than worth it imo :)

iGary

Jul 10, 2005, 09:50 AM

I dislike the fact that my PM G4 doesn't automatically switch the output source when I plug in my headphones. No complaints otherwise.

I have not one bad thing to say about my iMac, which I am about to sell to my former employer as I am leaving. An awesome machine.

I don't like the display on my iBook, but for $950.00, it's fine.

Otherwise, I love all my Macs! :D

DavidLeblond

Jul 10, 2005, 10:05 AM

The two things I hate about my iBook is the fact that it gets boiling hot whenever I do... well... anything. That and the lack of MS Money. I have to use Quicken. Now Quicken for Windows was bad, but Quicken for the Mac is HORRID.

One of these days I gotta find a better program for managing my money.

matthew24

Jul 10, 2005, 10:15 AM

I hate the closed Fairplay DRM technology Apple uses to protect AAC files, in this case Apple applies the same corrupt monopoly strategy as M$.
:mad:

Yvan256

Jul 10, 2005, 10:30 AM

I hate the closed Fairplay DRM technology Apple uses to protect AAC files, in this case Apple applies the same corrupt monopoly strategy as M$.
:mad:

The music biz would never allow for non-protected songs. Just be glad it's not WMA because AAC sounds a lot better. Or simply buy CDs instead of buying on-line.

cubist

Jul 10, 2005, 11:19 AM

I hate the fact that Apple has announced a transition to Intel processors. I no longer recommend purchasing a new Apple, only used machines. Ultimately, it forces a platform transition on me... to Linux, probably; for I have vowed to never purchase a machine with an Intel CPU.

chv400

Jul 10, 2005, 12:06 PM

The thing i dont like about my computer is that to get a migial tv tuner I have to get a computer that originaly had a G4 and that Apple video player doesnt work in OS X.

sacear

Jul 10, 2005, 07:56 PM

Nermal

Jul 10, 2005, 08:07 PM

I hate the closed Fairplay DRM technology Apple uses to protect AAC files, in this case Apple applies the same corrupt monopoly strategy as M$.
:mad:

JHymn :)

It is an audio copying program for Windows that produces the best music files of any app

What do you mean by "best"? Is something like Apple Lossless not "best"?

sacear

Jul 10, 2005, 08:20 PM

I hate the closed Fairplay DRM technology Apple uses to protect AAC files, in this case Apple applies the same corrupt monopoly strategy as M$.
:mad:Apple is not the one to blame for that situation. Protection for retail downloaded songs would (and will) exist whether Apple is the vendor or anyone else. The goal now is to make that as easy, unobtrusive, and high quality as possible. :)

ryannel2003

Jul 10, 2005, 10:26 PM

What hate about my eMac:

1. It doesn't have internet so I use it for everything but that. Have to use my mom's Dell! :(

2. I can't play any Need For Speed games on my eMac. Once again, I have to use my mom's Dell! :(

These aren't my eMacs fault. Mostly my mom and dad (won't let me get internet in my room; long story) and being completely addicted to my NFS games.

wPod

Jul 10, 2005, 11:35 PM

SchmoBurger

Jul 11, 2005, 03:51 AM

I sometimes get annoyed by the keyboard marks that appear on the Lombard screen, and the lack of Firewire target-disk mode on the B+W G3.
Also thre Lombard will get insanely hot before the fan comes on, and when it does come on, it's really loud (not as loud as a Pismo, I've noticed, but still loud...). And also, I don't like the annoying metallic ressonance that the G3's CPU fan creates sometimes... but I suppose I can't really complain about that one because I put the fan there (part of the price you pay for overclocking...) :rolleyes:

But on the plus side, the Lombard has the best set of speakers I,ve ever heard in a laptop, and the Lombard and the B+W G3 are also the two sexiest looking Mac's ever... and they're still really fast and usable, especially considering they're going on 6 years old. In fact, I use the G3 for a lot of DV and graphics related work, oh and gaming... it handles all this perfectly! :cool:

cooknwitha

Jul 11, 2005, 03:56 AM

What I hate most about Macs is the stigma attached to them. Far too many people go "Ergh, Macs. Loser!" But thankfully with iPods, people are now starting to test out OS X and realise it is Windows which is "Ergh!"-worthy.

Apart from that, I have no issues with Macs.

SchmoBurger

Jul 11, 2005, 04:04 AM

Yeah, the "ergh! a Mac..." stigma pisses me off to... but opening up a deadly PC virus on my powerbook and having it show up as nothing but a mere harmless text file always shuts up the ignorant antihammer PC scum...

Chip NoVaMac

Jul 11, 2005, 06:27 AM

Apple is not the one to blame for that situation. Protection for retail downloaded songs would (and will) exist whether Apple is the vendor or anyone else. The goal now is to make that as easy, unobtrusive, and high quality as possible. :)

And overall Apple seems to have the interests of both the music industry and consumer balanced with their protection scheme.

Cloudgazer

Jul 11, 2005, 06:52 AM

No Alt or CTRL keys on the right side of the pbook (I'm a lefty - and consider this to be discrimination ;) )

I hate that photoshop in windows has more keystroke commands than in the mac version.

I hate the fact that we get totally ripped off here in SA with regards to Apple prices.

Savage Henry

Jul 11, 2005, 07:11 AM

After 3 years use with 1 replaced motherboard, I only get 2½hrs battery time out of my iBook; and that'll be just browsing, mailing and word processing.

And that is it ... I've been racking my brain for hours and that is the only thing I can come up with.

Mord

Jul 11, 2005, 07:26 AM

emaja

Jul 11, 2005, 07:53 AM

Jo-Kun

Jul 11, 2005, 07:58 AM

i hate that my GPS doesnt work with my PB (or any mac for that matter) i had an old PIII wintel machine i used to load stuff to my GPS but that fried so the only thing i have left is a really really old PII wintel box. It works, but its really really really slow. I guess it doesnt help that my GPS connects with a serial port :-/ some thing apple has not used in a really really long time! If the PII ever gives out then ill have to buy a new windows machine, YIKES!!! Or maybe someone will come out with some good GPS software for the mac at some point!

ever tried to do this from VPC?? I know VPC is slow... but it acts like a PIII 600mhz on my G5... wich schould be sufficient to run your prog... something to try? you don't need to buy a new/2nd hand PC to do this... ok it would be nice if those programmers would allso program for mac... and not only for windows...

sorry forgot to read the 'serial' issue... most new GPS systems work with flashcards... or dvd's... but the last type doesn't need a pc to setup off course ;)

cleanup

Jul 11, 2005, 08:10 AM

I hate the amount of heat my iMac G5 produces. CPU temp is usually around 65 degrees Celsius. When it wakes up from sleep or shutdown it's only at like 50, and the computer works at full speed. It then just heats up gradually even if I'm not doing anything, even if it's on screensaver. Apple really screwed up on the iMac G5's cooling. The back of my iMac feels like an oven. I've been contemplating sticking one of those laptop coolers on the back of my iMac. But I can think of a feasible way to make it stay.

cluthz

Jul 11, 2005, 08:14 AM

:eek: GF-FX5200 :eek:

~Shard~

Jul 11, 2005, 08:29 AM

:eek: GF-FX5200 :eek:

I assume you're big into gaming or do a lot of pro video work? I could see the 5200 being a bit lacking for those types of applications, but for everything else I find the card to be perfectly fine.

weg

Jul 11, 2005, 08:43 AM

I hate the closed Fairplay DRM technology Apple uses to protect AAC files, in this case Apple applies the same corrupt monopoly strategy as M$.
:mad:

Yes. And I hate that I can't copy audio files from my iPod to my Powerbook (at least not easily). Really nasty, since my last Powerbook was stolen.

2.) I hate that Apple didn't label the keys of the keyboard completely on my Powerbook.

3.) I hate to have only one mouse button :-)

4.) I hate it when I try to scroll down using my trackpad and the Powerbook accidentally recognizes this as scroll left (which is equivalent to "back" in my Browser).

5.) I hate that there seems to be no full screen mode for single photos in iPhoto (or am I just too stupid to find it?). Don't wanna run a slide show each time.

6.) I hate that my Superdrive doesn't support Dual-Layer, though it cost 4 times as much as Dual-Layer drives.

Hmm.. can't think of anything else at the moment.

cooknwitha

Jul 11, 2005, 08:54 AM

quidire

Jul 11, 2005, 09:32 AM

What I don´t like about my iMacs is that PCs have more software to choose from and also peripherals.

1. My university sent me some software that is Windoze only, so I have to work on a lousy PC to finish the course.

There is virtual PC... I imagine with your iMac you probably could run whatever application at a reasonable speed.

2. I wanted Audigy2 USB 2.0 5.1 external sound card. No! That is not mac compatible, and the best I can find is M-audio USB 1 something! :mad:

Have you looking into Griffin Technology's FireWave? FW400 5.1 external sound card. (linky (http://www.griffintechnology.com/products/firewave/index.php))

-RS

cube

Jul 11, 2005, 09:32 AM

I hate Apple and ISVs making software that only runs on the latest version of the OS.

Like, you can only install Java 1.5 on Tiger. Totally insane!

dubbz

Jul 11, 2005, 09:34 AM

Really? That sucks. I have this theory that whenever Apple finds they have accidentally hired a poor developer, he gets shifted to the Finder team.

I'm beginning to think that too.

Worst thing about the Mac is the Finder. It's...ugh. There's some things that just annoy me every time I have to use it (Get Info defaults and Replace vs Merging of folders are two of them).

I also listen to music in "exotic" formats, so iTunes' total dominance is not something I like. (I'm sure many will disagree with me ;)) Good thing those Adium and Growl devs seem to be up to something :)

wPod

Jul 11, 2005, 09:43 AM

ever tried to do this from VPC?? I know VPC is slow... but it acts like a PIII 600mhz on my G5... wich schould be sufficient to run your prog...

I have VPC the version that came before the current version. and it runs about as fast as the PII i use. But again I run into the serial problem. Though there are a number of sites I have read that people have used VPC with a serial to USB adapter with my same GPS unit. I have been meaning to get a serial to USB adapter to try it out, but then i realize that I am running out of disk space and would not be able to load the 3GB worth of maps onto my PB w/o running out of disk space! one thing leads to another leads to another!

also i really hate in iPhoto when you are browsing through pictures and you hit the delete key, it actually deletes the picture! (or at least puts it in the trash) I am so used to browsing with safari (or most any other web browser) and you hit the delete key and it takes you to the previous page. so i inadvertantly do this in iPhoto when I want the previous page and end up deleteing my pics!!! (then running to the trash to recover them :-/ )

wheezy

Jul 11, 2005, 10:01 AM

gangst

Jul 11, 2005, 10:05 AM

The things I hate about my Powerbook.

1) It gets hot real quick.
2) It use to run really quiet, but now I can hear the hard drive and other noises when its running.
3) The battery is on its way out and I can't afford a new one.
4) 1.33Ghz isn't fast enough anymore....need Powermac