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10 Things To Know Before Switching to OS X

NBOY39NBOY39 Registered User regular
edited January 2007 in Social Entropy++
I am a recent Mac convert after using Windows for 10 years. I love the new system, but some things just seem foreign.

I found this decent article here.
http://teenagefanboy.blogspot.com/2007/01/ten-things-i-wish-i-knew-before-i.html

It seemed to bring up some decent points. Several of the tips were new to me even after about 2 months of use.

I was just curious, what other things do you guys think are important to new Mac users? I personally think he should of mentioned how great of a feature Front Row is.

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  • TheySlashThemTheySlashThem Registered User regular
    edited January 2007
    I DON'T LIKE SPAM

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  • AbracadanielAbracadaniel Registered User regular
    edited January 2007
    PCs are like doot doot doot

    Macs are like deet deet deet.

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  • MulysaSemproniusMulysaSempronius but also susie nyRegistered User regular
    edited January 2007
    macs are for fags

    so i think everyone here already uses one

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  • HighfireHighfire Registered User regular
    edited January 2007
    But what does this have to do about pie?

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  • NBOY39NBOY39 Registered User regular
    edited January 2007
    Highfire wrote:
    But what does this have to do about pie?

    Absolutely everything.

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  • QuadropheniaQuadrophenia Registered User regular
    edited January 2007
    Huh? My Mac has both OS X and Windows XP Pro.

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  • Mr. ShineMr. Shine Registered User regular
    edited January 2007
    Why in god's name did you post this here?

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  • Chief1138Chief1138 Registered User regular
    edited January 2007
    i thought you were supposed to work at a starbucks, have black hair and at least 3 piercings in order to use a mac

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  • The GeekThe Geek Oh-Two Crew, Omeganaut Registered User, ClubPA regular
    edited January 2007
    This is the only chatlog I've ever posted here. It's from that one link in a locked thread where you use a search engine with a guide.

    Status: Looking for a guide ...
    Status: Connected to guide: Toni G
    Toni G: Welcome to ChaCha!
    You: GUESS WHO MADE WAFFLES!?
    Toni G: Who?
    You: YOU'RE SUPPOSED TO GUESS
    Toni G: You
    You: NOPE
    Toni G: Can i help you find what your looking for on your key word
    You: I'd be a bit more confident in your help if you knew the difference between the words "you're" and "your".
    Toni G: Please be more specific as to what you're looking for on this topic.
    You: I'm looking for chin nuggins.
    Toni G: Any thing special about him
    You: Who?
    Toni G: Chin nuggins
    You: That's not a who.
    You: It's a what.
    Toni G: What is it ?
    You: It's like regular nuggins, except with a chin.
    Toni G: Im afraid that I will have too
    Toni G: Transfer you to another serach guide.
    Transfer: You are being transfered to another guide who can help you search even better!
    Looking for guide ...
    Status: Connected to guide: MARCOV
    MARCOV: Welcome to ChaCha!
    You: GUESS WHO MADE WAFFLES!
    MARCOV: Hello, How are you tonight?
    MARCOV: I'm not sure.
    You: YOU'RE SUPPOSED TO GUESS
    MARCOV: Just a guess, Or look for answer?
    You: MAYBE
    MARCOV: Do you already know, Or want to know?
    You: Yes.
    MARCOV: You want me to search for that?
    You: I'm sorry, but our time is up today. But thanks for playing. For being such a great contestant, you get a year's supply of Rice-A-Roni and a copy of our home game!

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  • Grandaddy DeliciousGrandaddy Delicious Registered User regular
    edited January 2007
    Big%20Mac.jpg

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    :arrow:

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  • TheySlashThemTheySlashThem Registered User regular
    edited January 2007
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  • GafotoGafoto Registered User regular
    edited January 2007
    get back to being emo and having your shit stolen GDD

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  • Grandaddy DeliciousGrandaddy Delicious Registered User regular
    edited January 2007
    Gafoto wrote:
    get back to being emo and having your shit stolen GDD

    Dude, dude

    I've become well-adjusted

    in addition

    I have locked my car ever since.

    Do you miss the old GDD?

    Grandaddy Delicious on
    [SIGPIC][/SIGPIC]
  • Lord DaveLord Dave Grief Causer Bitch Free ZoneRegistered User regular
    edited January 2007
    CAN YOU GET MADDEN ON A MAC I BET YOU CAN

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  • DinostatorDinostator Registered User regular
    edited January 2007
    Does that comic imply that those are both male birds and male butterflies?

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  • KnobKnob TURN THE BEAT BACK InternetModerator Mod Emeritus
    edited January 2007
    is this something that is likely to be forwarded via email a thousand times or posted as a myspace bulletin?

    Knob on
  • The GeekThe Geek Oh-Two Crew, Omeganaut Registered User, ClubPA regular
    edited January 2007
    Knob wrote:
    is this something that is likely to be forwarded via email a thousand times or posted as a myspace bulletin?

    Your mom is posted as a myspace bulletin.

    The Geek on
    BLM - ACAB
  • IpseDixitIpseDixit Treat me like a pirate And give me that bootyRegistered User regular
    edited January 2007
    Hey guys I have two macs AND an iPod. Look at how pretentious I am, I am so pretentious I make the mac actor in the commercials look like the PC guy. I'm going to go make a home movie with iMovie then make a DVD of it with iDVD while listening to Dragonforce on iTunes. I then shall be inspired to write a song and shall do so with Garage Band and HURGLEBURLGLEMACSRSOMUCHBETTERHURFDURFDRUF

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  • KnobKnob TURN THE BEAT BACK InternetModerator Mod Emeritus
    edited January 2007
    The Geek wrote:
    Knob wrote:
    is this something that is likely to be forwarded via email a thousand times or posted as a myspace bulletin?

    Your mom is posted as a myspace bulletin.

    yes that it basically true

    what's your point

    Knob on
  • FreddyDFreddyD Registered User regular
    edited January 2007
    Dinostator wrote:
    Does that comic imply that those are both male birds and male butterflies?
    Well, they are cartoons that have neither eyelashes nor lipstick so yeah. They're dudes.

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  • ButtersButters A glass of some milks Registered User regular
    edited January 2007
    Swing low, sweet chariot :whistle:

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  • Dely AppleDely Apple Registered User regular
    edited January 2007
    I don't have the power to make every one of these threads into a horror of the internet, but I wish I did.

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  • QuadropheniaQuadrophenia Registered User regular
    edited January 2007
    Grandaddy Delicious wrote:
    Gafoto wrote:
    get back to being emo and having your shit stolen GDD

    Dude, dude

    I've become well-adjusted

    in addition

    I have locked my car ever since.

    Do you miss the old GDD?

    You should have locked your car doors in the first place, goddammit. Too many people don't lock their doors.

    Quadrophenia on
    I'm so tired of partying.
  • The GeekThe Geek Oh-Two Crew, Omeganaut Registered User, ClubPA regular
    edited January 2007
    Knob wrote:
    The Geek wrote:
    Knob wrote:
    is this something that is likely to be forwarded via email a thousand times or posted as a myspace bulletin?

    Your mom is posted as a myspace bulletin.

    yes that it basically true

    what's your point

    Look down there

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  • Grandaddy DeliciousGrandaddy Delicious Registered User regular
    edited January 2007
    Quadrophenia wrote:
    Grandaddy Delicious wrote:
    Gafoto wrote:
    get back to being emo and having your shit stolen GDD

    Dude, dude

    I've become well-adjusted

    in addition

    I have locked my car ever since.

    Do you miss the old GDD?

    You should have locked your car doors in the first place, goddammit. Too many people don't lock their doors.

    Well I do now, that's all I can do.

    All I can do.

    Grandaddy Delicious on
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  • FalloutFallout GIRL'S DAY WAS PRETTY GOOD WHILE THEY LASTEDRegistered User regular
    edited January 2007
    hey I just started using a mac for the first time in like eight years too

    only temporarily but still

    it is hela nice

    Fallout on
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  • FavlaudFavlaud just straight up awful Registered User regular
    edited January 2007
    Hello yes

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  • NewtronNewtron Registered User regular
    edited January 2007
    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6irAfABLsT0

    Newtron on
  • QuadropheniaQuadrophenia Registered User regular
    edited January 2007
    Wow, just wow.

    Status: Looking for a guide ...
    Status: Connected to guide: ScottP
    ScottP: Welcome to ChaCha!
    ScottP: Hello
    You: Hey Scott
    ScottP: how are you toinight?
    ScottP: tonight?
    You: oh pretty good
    You: a little bit drunk
    You: but pretty good
    ScottP: Great! LOL that's always good
    ScottP: What are ya trying to find dealing with Funk?
    You: well
    You: I really like Parliament Funkadelic
    You: and they have this album called "Funk You and Funk Your Mom"
    ScottP: Ok..
    You: and I wanted to find the lyrics to a song on that album
    ScottP: Ok.. do you know what the song is called
    You: called "Funking Your Sister Isn't Wrong"
    ScottP: ok
    You: you find anything?
    ScottP: I am looking
    ScottP: just a minute
    You: ok
    ScottP: Im not finding that song
    You: interesting
    You: ok
    ScottP: Your sure thats the name of the song?
    You: how about the song "Funking Your Dad Is OK Too"?
    ScottP: nadda
    You: goddammit
    You: so be honest
    You: when people give you things to search
    You: do you just go to Google and type it in the search bar?
    ScottP: We have a lot of resources, thats one of them... we are just here to help people that have trouble finding things find them
    You: are you kidding me?
    You: you actually just go to Google?
    You: what the hell is the use of this then?
    ScottP: Sometimes, i usually use the chacha search engine
    You: so lets ge this straight
    You: some people
    You: can communicate with you over this
    You: yet they can't just fucking type in the search bar what they want to search for?
    ScottP: !!!! WARNING !!!! abusive language by infoSeeker (yet they can't just fucking type in the search bar what they want to search for?)
    You: I thought that maybe you guys had some sort of special tools
    You: but if all you use is the same search engines I use
    You: .....

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  • FavlaudFavlaud just straight up awful Registered User regular
    edited January 2007
    Newtron wrote:
    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6irAfABLsT0

    I dislike those commercials because there are things I like about both Macintosh and windows platforms I mean what is up with that

    Favlaud on
  • FalloutFallout GIRL'S DAY WAS PRETTY GOOD WHILE THEY LASTEDRegistered User regular
    edited January 2007
    favlaud you have broken the computer rules

    go to computer time-out

    Fallout on
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  • FavlaudFavlaud just straight up awful Registered User regular
    edited January 2007
    Fallout wrote:
    favlaud you have broken the computer rules

    go to computer time-out

    Not Lindows noooooooo

    Favlaud on
  • OdenOden Registered User regular
    edited January 2007
    I dislike those commercials because really when you get down to it they both do the same thing except one costs more than the other and can't be upgraded.

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  • FavlaudFavlaud just straight up awful Registered User regular
    edited January 2007
    Oden wrote:
    I dislike those commercials because really when you get down to it they both do the same thing except one costs more than the other and can't be upgraded.

    f

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  • #pipe#pipe Cocky Stride, Musky odours Pope of Chili TownRegistered User regular
    edited January 2007
    Goddamn, I wish this fucking e-cock waving would stop.

    Both platforms do certain things better than the other. I use both everyday and the thing that shits me the most changing from one to the other is the control/apple key and the alt/option key are in the opposite position on the keyboard. This makes hotkeys in creative suite really annoying when switching platforms.

    also, on the mac, the home and end keys don't work properly.

    #pipe on
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  • SporkAndrewSporkAndrew Registered User, ClubPA regular
    edited January 2007
    #pipe wrote:
    also, on the mac, the home and end keys don't work properly.

    Gah that annoyed the crap out of me! During my final year in uni we were forced into a "Mac Lab" because apparently they were better for the creative stuff than the PCs we were using.. But doing any coding was a nightmare because I always use shift+home and shift+end and Macs don't seem to want to let you do that..

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  • NewtronNewtron Registered User regular
    edited January 2007
    Yes, yes. I'm sure most of us, if not all, understand that a computer doesn't operate based on how much of a fan-muppet you are.

    A computer is only as good as its user; If you use it like a piece of shit, it will function like a piece of shit.

    Newtron on
  • Just_Bri_ThanksJust_Bri_Thanks Seething with rage from a handbasket.Registered User, ClubPA regular
    edited January 2007
    IpseDixit wrote:
    Hey guys I have two macs AND an iPod. Look at how pretentious I am, I am so pretentious I make the mac actor in the commercials look like the PC guy. I'm going to go make a home movie with iMovie then make a DVD of it with iDVD while listening to Dragonforce on iTunes. I then shall be inspired to write a song and shall do so with Garage Band and HURGLEBURLGLEMACSRSOMUCHBETTERHURFDURFDRUF

    I have an ipod too, but I don;t use itunes. I am a rebel.

    Just_Bri_Thanks on
    ...and when you are done with that; take a folding
    chair to Creation and then suplex the Void.
  • KnobKnob TURN THE BEAT BACK InternetModerator Mod Emeritus
    edited January 2007
    i been playing doom 3 on this amiga

    i am really good at using computers so this amiga is good enough to run doom 3

    Knob on
  • autono-wally, erotibot300autono-wally, erotibot300 love machine Registered User regular
    edited January 2007
    I don't need a fancy mac to play WoW

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