My thoughts on the Dell 2005 FPW (brief review) — #15
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Originally posted by mbryda:
I just hate Dell. I came from the PC side and see how they have ruined that side with their junk computers. They have always been j…
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My thoughts on the Dell 2005 FPW (brief review) — #14
Does anyone remember Steve Jobs saying during his keynote where he introduced the Apple displays that "We reject some of the panels that other manufacturers accept?"
My thoughts on the Dell 2005 FPW (brief review) — #13
I agree that its a shame the OEM's dont sell directly. But they might have some kind of deal going with the likes of Dell , Apple, HP not to compete. It's well known that LG/Philli…
My thoughts on the Dell 2005 FPW (brief review) — #12
I just hate Dell. I came from the PC side and see how they have ruined that side with their junk computers. They have always been junk.
I'd never buy antything nor do I ever rec…
My thoughts on the Dell 2005 FPW (brief review) — #11
Its interesting how so many Mac lovers love to rag on Dell monitors (not that anyone here is, lets be clear on that ) but Dell do EXACTLY the same thing as Apple do, buy LCD Panel…
My thoughts on the Dell 2005 FPW (brief review) — #10
Glad that you are happy with your purchase. I can tell you that portrait mode is awesome (from what I've experienced with my Samsung 191T hooked up to my PC desktop - not that I r…
My thoughts on the Dell 2005 FPW (brief review) — #9
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Originally posted by Gdog:
I can lower mine almost to the surface of my desk...how much lower do you want to go?!?
????
Mine is really really tall.
I'll …
My thoughts on the Dell 2005 FPW (brief review) — #8
I can lower mine almost to the surface of my desk...how much lower do you want to go?!?
On the 'Mac Expereince' from long-time PC user... — #22
Argh, not meaning to jump on your back, but pop-up tips, dialogs, etc. a la Windows XP is enough to drive anyone absolutely bonkers... 10.3 has a reasonably easy to understand Help…
On the 'Mac Expereince' from long-time PC user... — #21
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Originally posted by hldan:
What sort of program is Route 66?
http://www.66.com/route66/index.php
On the 'Mac Expereince' from long-time PC user... — #20
Most likely you won't be eligible for a free* (*US$19.95 s/h fee) upgrade to Tiger. When they announced the last OS X upgrade (Panther) only people who bought systems on the day of…
On the 'Mac Expereince' from long-time PC user... — #19
Thanks Discotronic for the expose instructions - now I am switching betwen apps faster than if I were using the Windows taskbar (or even virtual desktops.)
I went with the Apple P…
On the 'Mac Expereince' from long-time PC user... — #18
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Originally posted by Janaka Cooray:
Mini arrived last week (1.25GHz, 512 MB, 80GB, SuperDrive, Bluetooth, Airport Extreme with Apple Pro Wireless mouse and keyboa…
On the 'Mac Expereince' from long-time PC user... — #17
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Originally posted by Janaka Cooray:
Discotronic - did you mention setting up hotspots with 'Expose'? I think Expose really is a swish feature of the Mac (almos…
On the 'Mac Expereince' from long-time PC user... — #16
"BTW - if Safari is so slow - why is it so lauded on the Mac? "
Well, if you're up to date on system updates, Safari is actually pretty snappy. It has some nice usability features…
On the 'Mac Expereince' from long-time PC user... — #15
Thanks all for the corrections and advice in this thread.
I was getting ease of use mixed up with perfection - good point to make.
What I am reading here is that it seems to be …
On the 'Mac Expereince' from long-time PC user... — #14
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Originally posted by scottiB:
Route 66 is kind of goofy in its install. Mine (Route USA) left an alias (shortcut in Windows terminology) of it on my Desktop--it w…
On the 'Mac Expereince' from long-time PC user... — #13
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Originally posted by Janaka Cooray:
Installed route 66 - only to find that the icon wasn't put in the 'Applications' folder or the Dock. I can see many newer use…
On the 'Mac Expereince' from long-time PC user... — #12
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Originally posted by Janaka Cooray:
Thanks for the welcome Discotronic!
I agree with your statement that, in reality, any computer is challenging to use for t…
On the 'Mac Expereince' from long-time PC user... — #11
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Originally posted by Pierre B.:
First you don't *need* to drag an application to the dock; you would do that for applications that you use frequently and you do w…
On the 'Mac Expereince' from long-time PC user... — #10
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Originally posted by Janaka Cooray:
I do not see how the current download options of dmg, pkg etc and manual dragging of an application icon to the dock is 'easie…
On the 'Mac Expereince' from long-time PC user... — #9
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Originally posted by Pierre B.:
That's why you have the F10 key, when your browser application is the front-most. Just learn to use Expose. It is quite trivial to…
On the 'Mac Expereince' from long-time PC user... — #8
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Originally posted by Janaka Cooray:
The download manager does come up - but I feel that sometimes it may be obscured by other windows
That's why you have …
On the 'Mac Expereince' from long-time PC user... — #7
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Originally posted by Janaka Cooray:
It seems that the G5 ships with the bluetooth assistant set for startup - it seems the mini does not ship expecting to pair w…
On the 'Mac Expereince' from long-time PC user... — #6
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Originally posted by Janaka Cooray:
PS As I'm typing this in safari, the Mac can barely keep up with my typing speed. I have a couple of other windows open and …