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What's your favorite file extension?
- Thread starter LeeTom
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The ones that pay the bills:
.indd
.psd
.ai
.eps
.qxp
What she said, except for Quark and I'll add in .max.
.jpeg
It like a cooler and more efficient .bmp that everyone uses. "J-peg" yo. It's so cool that even the acronym often gets abbreviated (.jpg)
... I just realized how ridiculous that sounds.
It like a cooler and more efficient .bmp that everyone uses. "J-peg" yo. It's so cool that even the acronym often gets abbreviated (.jpg)
... I just realized how ridiculous that sounds.
.app
I find it cool because it's one of the only ones that the abbreviation is actually a valid word and description of the file.
I hate .exe and .docx. x is not a good letter to have in a file extension. It just looks unfriendly. And how are you even supposed to pronounce .docx? "Docks"? "Doc X?" Uggh...
It's these little things that show the difference in attitude towards computing at Microsoft and Apple. Microsoft has uncomfortable 'x's all over the place.
Apple on the other hand has .app, .pages, .numbers - it just makes sense.
irmongoose
I find it cool because it's one of the only ones that the abbreviation is actually a valid word and description of the file.
I hate .exe and .docx. x is not a good letter to have in a file extension. It just looks unfriendly. And how are you even supposed to pronounce .docx? "Docks"? "Doc X?" Uggh...
It's these little things that show the difference in attitude towards computing at Microsoft and Apple. Microsoft has uncomfortable 'x's all over the place.
Apple on the other hand has .app, .pages, .numbers - it just makes sense.
irmongoose
Unless you're on Windows, then it screams "I AM GOING TO FORCE YOU TO WAIT FOR ETERNITY WHILE ADOBE ACROBAT READER LOADS!"
I hate '.doc' too. It just sounds waaay too Windows for my taste. I don't like .exe, tho..
.png - "ping" sounds nice and conjures up delightful notions of gif-like transparency with the benefit of jpg.
.psd. Forced to enunciate each letter, it's cool because it implies you have Photoshop and presumably know how to use it.
.dmg I always read as a 'damage' file, so it's not my favourite.
I hate long file extensions.
.torrent should be .tnt
.pages should be .pgs
I don't really have a favorite, but I hate .exe, it always reminds me of virii-infested Windows.
.torrent should be .tnt
.pages should be .pgs
I don't really have a favorite, but I hate .exe, it always reminds me of virii-infested Windows.
.exe sounds cool, but I never use it since no .exe files work on my Mac (well, unless I run boot camp).
I also like .app or .mov
I also like .app or .mov