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well i'm no designer, so i feel justified in saying that, for my needs (current and possibly future), the one-button design is bothersome, so watching a designer isn't really an argument that holds much weight. What about in the films when the 'hacker' type is asked to do such mundane tasks to pics/videos as 'freeze frame!' 'zoom in!', 'increase quality!' or, in that famous enemy of the state scene, 'rotate the video!' and answers these requests by bashing away at the keyboard? but yes you're right in stating that muddy
in that case, the same thing could be argued about the dos prompt in windows - just watch me (or someone even better) using it and you'll think mouse control (one-button or fifty-button) is slow and cumbersome, but then for 99% of tasks the mouse is easier (especially since windows intro'd long file names - they're a bugger to type!)
and let's not forget that the keyboard has similar uses in conjunction with the mouse in windows, too, and tbh, i'm really adjusting well to the mac's layout as i just use the windows key like i would 'ctrl' on the pc (eg. ctrl-Q on pc to close, winkey-Q on mac)
my friend is gonna give me his mac keyboard and mouse - they're the black/transparent ones, and the mouse is that nifty button-less style. sure, they won't match the machine but heck, they'll look gorgeous on my black desk (compared to my current beige kb and silver mouse!)
i'll need the keyboard more, as the home, end, delete, etc, keys don't appear to be mapped properly.
oh and about the pc keyboard combos, i think our (pc owners) favourite is ctrl-alt-delete
and about the fanboy stuff, well, i work with a bunch of pc fanboys, although only one actually dislikes mac, in a 'dunno why, i just do' kinda way. it's sickening tbh, although ignorance breeds that sort of conclusion, does it not?
it's a good job i've got this laptop with xp on (using it now) or else i may get too used to mac os and then get scared of xp! heaven forbid!
so with that in mind, let me say "I think, therefore I Mac/PC"
oh btw, regarding os x, shall i just stuff a load of ram in there? i'm not too keen on 1024 just yet, but i could do 512 or maybe 768. and kudos to muddy for the link. i'll sort that out when i next get on my mac
oh btw, is file sharing straightforward to do? i may be downloading a lot of stuff on the mac soon, to be used/burnt on my pc, and also may be downloading stuff for my mac, but on this laptop (due to getright and stuff). do i need any special software for the two types (pc and mac) to get it on?
well i'm no designer, so i feel justified in saying that, for my needs (current and possibly future), the one-button design is bothersome, so watching a designer isn't really an argument that holds much weight. What about in the films when the 'hacker' type is asked to do such mundane tasks to pics/videos as 'freeze frame!' 'zoom in!', 'increase quality!' or, in that famous enemy of the state scene, 'rotate the video!' and answers these requests by bashing away at the keyboard? but yes you're right in stating that muddy
in that case, the same thing could be argued about the dos prompt in windows - just watch me (or someone even better) using it and you'll think mouse control (one-button or fifty-button) is slow and cumbersome, but then for 99% of tasks the mouse is easier (especially since windows intro'd long file names - they're a bugger to type!)
and let's not forget that the keyboard has similar uses in conjunction with the mouse in windows, too, and tbh, i'm really adjusting well to the mac's layout as i just use the windows key like i would 'ctrl' on the pc (eg. ctrl-Q on pc to close, winkey-Q on mac)
my friend is gonna give me his mac keyboard and mouse - they're the black/transparent ones, and the mouse is that nifty button-less style. sure, they won't match the machine but heck, they'll look gorgeous on my black desk (compared to my current beige kb and silver mouse!)
i'll need the keyboard more, as the home, end, delete, etc, keys don't appear to be mapped properly.
oh and about the pc keyboard combos, i think our (pc owners) favourite is ctrl-alt-delete
and about the fanboy stuff, well, i work with a bunch of pc fanboys, although only one actually dislikes mac, in a 'dunno why, i just do' kinda way. it's sickening tbh, although ignorance breeds that sort of conclusion, does it not?
it's a good job i've got this laptop with xp on (using it now) or else i may get too used to mac os and then get scared of xp! heaven forbid!
so with that in mind, let me say "I think, therefore I Mac/PC"
oh btw, regarding os x, shall i just stuff a load of ram in there? i'm not too keen on 1024 just yet, but i could do 512 or maybe 768. and kudos to muddy for the link. i'll sort that out when i next get on my mac
oh btw, is file sharing straightforward to do? i may be downloading a lot of stuff on the mac soon, to be used/burnt on my pc, and also may be downloading stuff for my mac, but on this laptop (due to getright and stuff). do i need any special software for the two types (pc and mac) to get it on?
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