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?
