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the worst question a pc user has aksed you
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"I thought Macs never had to be restarted?" in a condescending tone, when I had just installed a system update.
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One for the PCers
Here's one from the opposite end of the spectrum.
"So because Apple is trying to promote better typing, relieve stress on the wrists and not add to the fatique caused by improper alignment due to a flat keyboard, you're unimpressed. Correct m,e if I'm wrong, but how many pc keyboards are adjustable?" ~Kid Red
Here's one from the opposite end of the spectrum.
"So because Apple is trying to promote better typing, relieve stress on the wrists and not add to the fatique caused by improper alignment due to a flat keyboard, you're unimpressed. Correct m,e if I'm wrong, but how many pc keyboards are adjustable?" ~Kid Red
im a recent switcher and now feel like a complete jackass cuz i remember asking a bunch of these quuestions . lol
i still remember me freaking out on how i was gonna uninstall a program
ahh the days prior to the nirvana my 17" Albook brings to my computing life.
i had a a PC user - my brother infact tell me my albook was slow cuz it onlwas only 1 ghz as opposed to his 1.2 wintel
i still remember me freaking out on how i was gonna uninstall a program
ahh the days prior to the nirvana my 17" Albook brings to my computing life.
i had a a PC user - my brother infact tell me my albook was slow cuz it onlwas only 1 ghz as opposed to his 1.2 wintel
I haven't tried it, but I don't think it will try to boot the CD at all - it would just ignore it and boot from the HD. The only way I can see that would give a blue screen after the spinner would be to delete the Finder or something, but I haven't tried that either (and don't plan to!)
i'm sure everyone's been asked this... "why'd you buy an apple? aren't they going out of business?"
whats worse is that many people believe apple only makes educational comps, comps that only schools can buy.
The school system in my area has moved from Apple to Windows-based PCs with Microsoft Office bundled, apparently due to an overwhelming demand by parents that their children "use what they will be using in the real world." After spending all the money on Microsoft licenses, a large support staff, and the new PCs, the school system then claims that it can't afford other things like more teachers, classrooms, books, and even paper. When presented with the lower long-term costs of the Macintosh and the use of inexpensive M$ Office alternatives like StarOffice, the Induhviduals responsible for "technology for the students" programs ignore the facts and continue borrowing money to pay for the Microsoft software and PC upgrades.
i totally agree, schools waste way too much moneyt and then wonder where it goes. augh. at my school they keep the heat on at about 85 in each room, u could wear tshirt and still sweat-even during the winter. its very stupid. maybe instead of doing that they could spend money on not firing teachers,
After an Induhvidual was heard complaining about using a Windows-based PC, I showed this Induhvidual my PowerBook running OS X and AppleWorks and mentioned that I don't have any Microsoft problems because I don't use Microsoft software. Upon looking at the system for a few seconds, the Induhvidual replied:
"Yeah, but you have to have the software for it, don't you?"
"Yeah, but you have to have the software for it, don't you?"
"I cant write reports on a mac, there for designers"
"Dont you need Drivers for digital cameras?"
"iExplorer?"
the Mac life
"Dont you need Drivers for digital cameras?"
"iExplorer?"
the Mac life
"pc's are faster"... and they may be faster, however; it all depends on what you want to do. I don't play much games, and the games that i do play, i can play on my brother's computer or even my 17" powerbook, like UT2003.
however, i think the biggest question i get is a mix between, "what kind of dell is that? or more general, "what kinda computer is that?"
however, i think the biggest question i get is a mix between, "what kind of dell is that? or more general, "what kinda computer is that?"
here is an unrefutable claim - cost
here is another one like it - ease of use
guess which one the mac user uses ...
PS. it aint the first one, just like to clarify for all those windows users that we know are here.
here is another one like it - ease of use
guess which one the mac user uses ...
PS. it aint the first one, just like to clarify for all those windows users that we know are here.
open files?
Upon telling my Father In Law that my wife and I are getting a Mac since we're "done with Windows":
"What are you getting?"
"A Mac. Made by Apple. It doesn't run Windows."
"Well it has to run Windows."
"No, it runs its own OS. OSX."
"Well how do you open files without Windows?"
I can't wait to show him our beautiful iBook and show em how to open files without Windows.
Upon telling my Father In Law that my wife and I are getting a Mac since we're "done with Windows":
"What are you getting?"
"A Mac. Made by Apple. It doesn't run Windows."
"Well it has to run Windows."
"No, it runs its own OS. OSX."
"Well how do you open files without Windows?"
I can't wait to show him our beautiful iBook and show em how to open files without Windows.
Re: open files?
I had to go through the same process when i put linux on my pc, trying to tell my dad that just because it wasnt windows did not mean you couldnt do all the same stuff
I had to go through the same process when i put linux on my pc, trying to tell my dad that just because it wasnt windows did not mean you couldnt do all the same stuff
the problem: bill gates
how to fix: hire the same guy that was used for pres. kennedy - he doesn't even get caught and manages to blame it on some one else.
how to fix better: make SJ head of MS. he will decide that ms should shut down all non-mac operations and then, and only then, will the world be saved from 98% stolen code and ideas.
how to fix: hire the same guy that was used for pres. kennedy - he doesn't even get caught and manages to blame it on some one else.
how to fix better: make SJ head of MS. he will decide that ms should shut down all non-mac operations and then, and only then, will the world be saved from 98% stolen code and ideas.
These are all soo funny; come on people! there are more pc users then mac so there have to be more dumb questions
keep em coming
keep em coming
Okay, not quite on topic, but pretty close...
Here is something that I used to love to share with PC users as an example of the difference between the ease of use of Mac vs. Windows. This is directly quoted from the uninstall instructions for a certain cross platform application:
To Remove:
Windows:
If you need to remove the application, begin at the Windows desktop. Click the Start button, and point to Settings, and then click Control Panel. Double-click the Add/Remove Programs icon. Click the Install/Uninstall tab and select the application from the list of programs. Click the Add/Remove... button and then click the Yes button to remove the application. Click OK to clear the screen.
Macintosh:
If you need to remove the application, just drag the application folder to the Trash. Then empty the Trash by clicking the Special menu and selecting Empty Trash.
Here is something that I used to love to share with PC users as an example of the difference between the ease of use of Mac vs. Windows. This is directly quoted from the uninstall instructions for a certain cross platform application:
To Remove:
Windows:
If you need to remove the application, begin at the Windows desktop. Click the Start button, and point to Settings, and then click Control Panel. Double-click the Add/Remove Programs icon. Click the Install/Uninstall tab and select the application from the list of programs. Click the Add/Remove... button and then click the Yes button to remove the application. Click OK to clear the screen.
Macintosh:
If you need to remove the application, just drag the application folder to the Trash. Then empty the Trash by clicking the Special menu and selecting Empty Trash.
the only problem is that that doesn't always work completely, and if you are having problems with a program that an uninstall/reinstall on windows would fix, doing so on a mac will get you nothing. on a mac you also have to go into the Library, more or less the OS X counterpart of the registry in windows, and delete the preference file. this is nice because deleting just the pref file usually solves a problem with a program, and doesn't hurt the installation in /applications, but it does mean these files get left. and they can be big too, like if you use mozilla and chimera and just delete the application. that will leave your history in the ~/library, which is often sizable. there are exceptions and complexities to both systems. i would agree that OS X's structure is much simpler, but i would also say that to posit it as this pinnacle of simplicity compared to the unnavigable jungle of the windows world is just wrong. windows is still pretty simple about uninstalls, by and large.
The people who have complained about OS X, largely the people who don't want to upgrade from OS 9, site that as an example of why they don't want to upgrade.
I've heard of people comparing the whole /library thing to the windows registry and some people don't like it. OS 9 was pretty easy; just trash the app & it's prefs and you were all set.
Except windows has those wonderful .dll's
I've heard of people comparing the whole /library thing to the windows registry and some people don't like it. OS 9 was pretty easy; just trash the app & it's prefs and you were all set.
Except windows has those wonderful .dll's
I've had a few similar to the above, including the complete horror that descends when they find out the mouse only has one button (i want 3 buttons as well, i point out OS X has three button support etc etc) and this fact will completely and utterly dissuade them from ever buying a Mac as long as they ship with those "unusable" mice
My absolute favourite, though, above anything, is when they say something like "But everything's so simple! It's like a kids OS, it's too easy to do stuff" whereupon I ask what the matter with that is, and ask if they enjoy wrestling with dodgy Windows device drivers for hours on end. They can't really grasp that 'simple to use' and 'powerful and productive' are not mutually exclusive. It baffles me.
My absolute favourite, though, above anything, is when they say something like "But everything's so simple! It's like a kids OS, it's too easy to do stuff" whereupon I ask what the matter with that is, and ask if they enjoy wrestling with dodgy Windows device drivers for hours on end. They can't really grasp that 'simple to use' and 'powerful and productive' are not mutually exclusive. It baffles me.
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