Al Vallario said:Yes, but thats what VLC is for, right?
Edit: Video can be displayed in full screen using Frontrow, and DVD Player can do full screen out of the box, of course.

Al Vallario said:Yes, but thats what VLC is for, right?
Edit: Video can be displayed in full screen using Frontrow, and DVD Player can do full screen out of the box, of course.
dirtydog said:Other things Macs don't have... the option to change themes without 3rd party commercial software. The option to turn off mouse acceleration without 3rd party commercial software.
Graphite or Blue, take your pick. ShapeShifter does a pretty good job at $20 (much as there are commercial third party themeing applications for Windows), but there isn't a whole lot to change about the OS X theme as it is, and it looks gorgeous out of the box.dirtydog said:Other things Macs don't have... the option to change themes without 3rd party commercial software.
That's a pain, I agree. You do get used to it, though, and there are a few people who have thrown together command line scripts to ease the paindirtydog said:The option to turn off mouse acceleration without 3rd party commercial software. (Even Windows 95 had that built in - on Mac you have to pay extra)
Activity Monitor, Right Clickdirtydog said:If you want an icon to show network activity you have to install a 3rd party app like menumeters, another basic piece of functionality not available out of the box. I could go on![]()
Except turn it off.Mr_White said:As for mouse acceleration, you can adjust that in system preferences.
No, not the same thing, sorry.Al Vallario said:Activity Monitor, Right Clickeek: ) -> Dock Icon -> Shown Network Usage
dirtydog said:Except turn it off.
No, it isn't the sameMr_White said:That's what the slow setting is for.
dirtydog said:No, it isn't the sameAre you not aware of this issue? Apparently not.
For those who haven't tried OS X, you should know that the mouse pointer behaves differently to how it does in Windows, or in that matter in Linux. Many people, even Mac users, hate it so have to pay out for a 3rd party app to fix it.
http://www.macosxhints.com/article.php?story=2003123020043477Many of us find the OS X mouse acceleration behavior to be a problem. When you move the mouse slowly the pointer moves ultra-slow and when you move it fast, the pointer jumps uncontrollably across the screen. I've used about 10 operating systems that are mouse-driven, and I've never had any trouble mousing. As soon as I booted OS X, though, I found myself overshooting and undershooting all the time. Shame on Apple for not allowing us to even turn acceleration off!
dirtydog said:Other things Macs don't have... the option to change themes without 3rd party commercial software. The option to turn off mouse acceleration without 3rd party commercial software. (Even Windows 95 had that built in - on Mac you have to pay extra) If you want an icon to show network activity you have to install a 3rd party app like menumeters, another basic piece of functionality not available out of the box. I could go on![]()
dirtydog said:Many of us find the OS X mouse acceleration behavior to be a problem. When you move the mouse slowly the pointer moves ultra-slow and when you move it fast, the pointer jumps uncontrollably across the screen. I've used about 10 operating systems that are mouse-driven, and I've never had any trouble mousing. As soon as I booted OS X, though, I found myself overshooting and undershooting all the time. Shame on Apple for not allowing us to even turn acceleration off!
Angus-Higgins said:Another thing is the support, for instance, if I want software for my Windows XP machine, all I have to do is a Google search, and then either download (if it is freeware/shareware), or buy online, as most software is designed for the Windows environment. If I owned an Apple Mac, I would have to search harder for things, and be limited to less software.
It is a big issue for a lot of people. And so what the article is from 2004, it still hasn't been addressedMr_White said:That problem is non existant for me and it behaves just like any other mouse cursor
It seems like a non issue, more nit-picking.
Plus that article is from ******* 2004.
dirtydog said:It is a big issue for a lot of people. And so what the article is from 2004, it still hasn't been addressedWith Steve Jobs you do it his way or the highway. With Windows you get a choice
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How so? Seems pretty similar to me.Vai said:MS Office:Mac != MS Office
roflMr_White said:No it's not, since it's non existant for me, so how can it be an issue.
dirtydog said:roflThat is probably the attitude Steve Jobs takes.
If you doubt it is an issue then search google, or Mac forums, and see for yourself. The first time I used OSX I noticed it immediately. I of course went to the mouse settings to fix it... and realised it couldn't be fixed. I searched the net and found I was in good company.
I think MS Office for Mac is vastly superior to MS Office XP (2003), but then thats just personal preference. I find it runs a bit slow through Rosetta, but if it were universal binary I am sure I would love it long time with no reservations whatosever.Vai said:If software was released on both Windows and OS X for most products it would be a different matter, but I don't like OS X's alternatives. Toast != Nero, OpenOffice/MS Office:Mac != MS Office, plus the lack of games that run natively not to mention the fact you can't upgrade the hardware easily like you can on a PC. Of course you can dual boot or run Parallels, but if your going to do that you might as well use a PC.