Let's hope not, but lately, I have surely been thinking about it. This thought was amplified at a trip to Fry's Electronics when I saw a slick Sony Vaio for sale. As you probably don't know, this is my first Mac (Macbook) and I have a love/hate relationship about the entire "Mac User" experience.
Hates (most --> least)
1.) Safari crashes more than it stays open - Seriously, what is wrong with it? I have version 3.1.1., which is the latest version as far as I know.
2.) Wifi does not recognize my network after waking up from sleep - Its like it forgets that its preferred. However, after I reconnect manually, there are no such connection problems. Additionally, on startup, it connects just fine, its just sleep...
3.) .mac - server goes out way too often, which sabotages my email address and stops me from using the entire service. Also, I cannot get the 10GB space to work very well on Windows machines. I just expected a paid service to work better, overall.
4.) Dead pixels - This one is my fault, as my MacBook had an unpleasant drop.
5.) Pages '08 - No format painter!!
6.) Apple fanboys irritate me - Seriously, they are the worst. It makes me embarrassed to own a Mac when I see people blindly defending Apple in all manners of language, credit Apple for the invention of the wheel, and assault Microsoft at any given chance. (I like Microsoft
)
7.) Apple commercials - It's a bad thing when you see the commercial and you nod your head at the problems PC is having, instead of Mac.
8.) Games, Games, Games - I know I can use parallels or boot camp to have windows, but I don't want to fork over $400 for a copy of Vista (what were they thinking??), or $200 for XP.
9.) System Crash - It has only happened once, and I had to boot in safe mode. Still, it tells me that OS X is not very different from Windows.
10.) Shortcuts - Apple needs to get rid of the symbols, or at least put them on the key itself. I can't tell you how much time I have spent trying to decipher them.
11.) Arrow Buttons and system alerts - Why, oh why, can I not select the buttons with the arrow keys?
Loves (most --> least)
1.) No antivirus - Its nice to turn your computer on and not see a window that Avast! is scanning your system for viruses.
2.) Dock - Its nice to see programs, system preferences, and updates, all in one, eye-pleasing, way.
3.) iLife/Photo Booth - Great apps, use them all the time
4.) Software Update - Much easier to find/use than Windows Update, so its easier to keep my system up to date.
5.) Easy language change - I am taking spanish classes and I love how easy it is to get Mac OS X to spell check and type in spanish.
6.) iWork '08 (besides Pages) - Keynote is truly awesome.
7.) Spaces - I don't use it much, but I LOVE it when I do. No better way to organize things!
As you can see, my hates outnumber the loves. This may be a temporary feeling, but after 8 months of Mac OS X, I can truthfully say I Miss Windows. Anyone else ever felt the same way?
Hates (most --> least)
1.) Safari crashes more than it stays open - Seriously, what is wrong with it? I have version 3.1.1., which is the latest version as far as I know.
2.) Wifi does not recognize my network after waking up from sleep - Its like it forgets that its preferred. However, after I reconnect manually, there are no such connection problems. Additionally, on startup, it connects just fine, its just sleep...
3.) .mac - server goes out way too often, which sabotages my email address and stops me from using the entire service. Also, I cannot get the 10GB space to work very well on Windows machines. I just expected a paid service to work better, overall.
4.) Dead pixels - This one is my fault, as my MacBook had an unpleasant drop.
5.) Pages '08 - No format painter!!
6.) Apple fanboys irritate me - Seriously, they are the worst. It makes me embarrassed to own a Mac when I see people blindly defending Apple in all manners of language, credit Apple for the invention of the wheel, and assault Microsoft at any given chance. (I like Microsoft
)7.) Apple commercials - It's a bad thing when you see the commercial and you nod your head at the problems PC is having, instead of Mac.
8.) Games, Games, Games - I know I can use parallels or boot camp to have windows, but I don't want to fork over $400 for a copy of Vista (what were they thinking??), or $200 for XP.
9.) System Crash - It has only happened once, and I had to boot in safe mode. Still, it tells me that OS X is not very different from Windows.
10.) Shortcuts - Apple needs to get rid of the symbols, or at least put them on the key itself. I can't tell you how much time I have spent trying to decipher them.
11.) Arrow Buttons and system alerts - Why, oh why, can I not select the buttons with the arrow keys?
Loves (most --> least)
1.) No antivirus - Its nice to turn your computer on and not see a window that Avast! is scanning your system for viruses.
2.) Dock - Its nice to see programs, system preferences, and updates, all in one, eye-pleasing, way.
3.) iLife/Photo Booth - Great apps, use them all the time
4.) Software Update - Much easier to find/use than Windows Update, so its easier to keep my system up to date.
5.) Easy language change - I am taking spanish classes and I love how easy it is to get Mac OS X to spell check and type in spanish.
6.) iWork '08 (besides Pages) - Keynote is truly awesome.
7.) Spaces - I don't use it much, but I LOVE it when I do. No better way to organize things!
As you can see, my hates outnumber the loves. This may be a temporary feeling, but after 8 months of Mac OS X, I can truthfully say I Miss Windows. Anyone else ever felt the same way?
