Operating Systems > macOS
Mac = ordered
WMD:
Yeah. Funny that MS's best developers program for the OTHER platform. :D
BTW...I had a similar problem with Windows Media Player installation as you, Jimmy. It didn't sit for ten minutes on "scanning," but it did take much longer than it needed to.
Some other observations:
1. The screen is very bright, with a good viewing angle. I rarely need to run at 100% brightness. Much improved over my friend's iBook G4.
2. It's fast, despite how "obsolete" the G4 is.
3. Dashboard widgets leak memory. A lot. :o EDIT: Just checked after waking from sleep from last night: they seemed to release a few megs. Either that or I restarted them all and forgot. Which I doubt.
4. System-wide spell checking \o/ :D
5. Two finger scrolling kicks ass.
worker201:
I use a program called Mariner Write for all my word processing. It is lite, fast, and full-featured. Costs about $60, and is totally OSX. They have a spreadsheet too, but I don't use spreadsheets often enough to bother.
I like Abiword on Linux, and apparently they have a non-X11 port for OSX. Never used it, but for free, it might be worth a try. Let's not forget that a full version of MSOffice costs $400. That demo will eventually expire.
WMD:
--- Quote ---Let's not forget that a full version of MSOffice costs $400. That demo will eventually expire.
--- End quote ---
"Hello, piracy? It's free and only slightly dangerous." - worker201
:p
Having said that, I probably won't pirate MS Office. I forgot about AbiWord for a minute there - I've tried the Mac port, and it's pretty good except when you delete text, you get artifacts left from it.
worker201:
http://www.marinersoftware.com/sitepage.php?page=12
--- Quote ---Are you working on that next great novel or authoring a must-read technical document? There is a good chance your word processor of choice, the tool that is supposed to be helping you, is hindering your efficiency by being either too feature anemic or overwhelmingly bloated.
Try the perfect middle...Mariner Write.
--- End quote ---
The products are very high quality, the price is more than reasonable, and the company treats its customers well. Considering how extraordinarily kickass this word processor is, $50 is not a lot of money.
cymon:
Big deal, it's worth it.
MS Office for mac is one thing I deleted immediately. The fucking "trial almost up" popups irritated the hell out of me.
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