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"If you can't set up an internet connection, just download the newest internet driver software from the web."
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Latest Changes: Oct 12, 08 |
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"If you can't set up an internet connection, just download the newest internet driver software from the web."
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Which graphic card should I plug in? |
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That's not a question we are thinking of. Mac hardware is perfect for working together. Just switchers who have PC in mind are wondering about. See this: If game publishers have the buyers of their games to plug in a particular graphics card, they will not sell any copies of their games. Mac users don't want to exchange parts of their hardware. That's why they buy Macs.
Not a question
Which driver supports this
and thus?
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2.
Too many cooks spoil
the broth
A further not to underestimating
advantage is that hardware and software come from ONE hand,
called Apple
Computer. Naturally you can
install also hardware and its driver software offered by
third-offerers, usually represent no problem, as long as
hardware and operating system can deal with it. Try this
with Windows! Compatibility means: "May fit, if is done a
look into around 5000 other things"
Must be aware about your MacOS
version number and basic hardware req's
only.
Maybe compatible if you have
5000 things in mind.
3.
Length of installation
instructions
Installation instructions are ALWAYS
substantially longer under Windows than under MacOS. First
are not under any circumstances in more detail than its Mac
counterpart, but dealing with the characteristics of the
windy operating system. This blows installation instructions
for Windows programs duly up.
Simply as it is.
"Insert the disk and follow the
instructions on the screen."
4a.
Drive Organisation
1
Well, if that is no
service!
(imagines:) "Who's
interested..."
4b.
Drive Organisation
2
Another Plus for
MacOS!
Trips into the basic
input/output system of the box are
inevitable.
5.
Menu lines
Catch it?
In each window new opened,
Windows bombards you with a new menu
line.
6.
"Finished searching
the document."
Searching for text in a HTML
document using MSIE, you just get the msg
"Finished searching the document.", like you can
see on the left. The Mac version of MSIE, even no
longer available, tells "The text 'blahblahblah'
has not been found." Compare it for yourself and
you'll decide to buy a computer which tells you
clear messages instead of the msgs of computers
driven by windy operating systems.
Suddenly the user knows, what's
wrong.
Yes, but what is the result of
searching the document?
7.
Memory
Management
Hopefully the main memory is
enough.
Hundreds of instances of a
program could be opened.
8.
System Extensions and
Preferences
System Extensions are
developed modular, stored separetely to the hard
disk. If you want to remove one extension,
simply delete it and re-start the
computer.
In Windows, each system
extension leaves its traces in all of the
configuration files, which are gradually been
blown up and so they will slow down the
system.
Wash and wear
One expenditure-brakes
9.
The Recycle
Bin
If you are completely sure
you'll no longer need the files moved to the
Recycle Bin, then just empty it.
I'm not sure, will the Recycle
Bin emptied automatically (even non-confirmed by
the user), when reached the capacity line?
10.
Removeable
Media
Removeable data medias
(CD's/DVD's) are not ejected by means of an
ejection button located at the drive, instead of
the System Software will eject it at your request,
of possible. To do so drag the medium onto the
Recycle Bin, it will became an eject icon. Windows
users may object here that the medium would have
actually to be deleted, but that's wrong. Using
this method is guaranteed that the medium will be
not ejected, if contains files still files open.
Force eject medias containing files still open
would lead at worst to overrun.
When you've been asked to
replace an exchangeable media by another, for
example the Sims 1 installation , you'll be
directed to remove the current one and just put in
the requested media. The application still waits
for it and will automatically continue if the
requested media has been inserted.
"Please insert 'The
Sims - Hot date' into CD drive or press
'quit'."
"The procedure could not be
finished, 'cause the volume 'Thrillride' is in
use".
Your application weights at next
opportunity that the CD-ROM is missing.
11.
Number of Mouse
Buttons
Most Windows users miss a second (third,
fourth, ...) mouse button on the Apple standard mouse. USB
Mice offered by third-party developers (including Microsoft)
also works on the Mac. The mouse buttons can be assigned to
certain actions. Even USB Joysticks works with the Mac. A
so-called Right-click on the Mac is simulated by pressing
the CTRL key and the mouse button simultaneously. If an
application supports right-click technology, like on Windows
a Pulldown menu will be opened.
Apple heard you and developed the Mighty
Mouse with a larger amount of Mouse buttons as
before.
Right-click technology included
in MacOS X withouth the need of a second mouse
button
Without mouse (first dismissed
by PC users as toy) user-friendliness has
gone.
12.
Booting the
Macintosh
The Mac also boots without any
keyboards and mouse attached. The mouse should be
attached at least, so the equipment remains
operateable by the user.
Kein Problem für
den Macintosh.
Ohne Tastatur bootet
die DOSe nicht.
No problem for the
Macintosh
Without keyboard the box does
not boot.
13.
Applications in
background
In MacOS each program can be
faded out itself. It remains in the memory, however
it's moved to the background and isjust no longer
visible. You can hide "Other Applications", as it
means in the Application menu: Then the active
application is the only programm visible at the
screen, other applications are hidden.
More flexibility
Can only "Other Applications"
fade out by means of this Buttons: 14.
System
Preferences
In the System Preferences application,
set the Mac settings by your wishes. The System Prefereneces
are divided into the ranges "Personally", "Hardware",
"Internet & Network", "System" and, if necessary,
"Other". The "Other" part lists third-party settings, if
installed.
More Overview
Just sorted by alphabet.
15.
The Mac is not a
gaming machine
All abroaded
Tons of bad stuff is
available.
16.
On the Macintosh I
can't run my PC based games
That's a wrong mind, too. Much
interpreters from the Linux world found its way to the MacOS
X thanks to its UNIX base: For example ScummVM, DOSBox,
FreeSCI.
"Resembles more and more to
Windows".
Even also available (and
partially needed) for more recent windy OS PC
systems
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Mac hint: If you pop in an USB stick, for example,
which includes files moved to the Recycle Bin, you'll notice
the Recycle Bin will get the "full" symbol. If you want the
files finally deleted , choose "Empty Trash" from Finder
menu item now.
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Copying Files |
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Windows copies files until the disk is full, w/o testing if all the stuff has room on its new place. MacOS looks first, whether there is room enough for all the files you want to copy and warns you before the copying process will be cancelled because of that. Let me see if enough space is
available before I start to copy.
Let's go (until the
"unexpected" stop)
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