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<blockquote data-quote="Flavian" data-source="post: 475286" data-attributes="member: 37336"><p>Hi guys. I am planing on switching to Mac OSX in october when Leopard comes out.</p><p>The reason why, is simple. First of all, I just LOVE linux, it is an awesome OS, and for my needs WAY better than MS Windows. I'd still recommend it to everyone! BUT:</p><p>There are just some things that wont work the way I want them to.</p><p>- I can't get my mic to work so I can't skype</p><p>- I can not sync my cell phone with the adress book.</p><p>- There is no good video editing software for linux.</p><p></p><p>That are the main reasons why I wanted to switch to OSX.</p><p>Now I know that everyone here will say "yes do it!" I mean, what else? <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite2" alt=";)" title="Wink ;)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=";)" /> I am posting in mac-forums.com <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite2" alt=";)" title="Wink ;)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=";)" /> but still there are some things that keep me thinking if I really should do it.</p><p>I hope anyone knows what I am talking about if I say that I am using <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E4Fbk52Mk1w" target="_blank">compiz fusion</a> rightnow. And to be honest, it's just freaking great!</p><p>I want to be totally honest: I think some of the Eyecandy and usability that comes with it, I will just miss <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite3" alt=":(" title="Frown :(" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":(" /></p><p></p><p>So my question is, if there is a way like in <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E4Fbk52Mk1w" target="_blank">compiz fusion</a>, to set a window's transperancy by just pressing alt and moving the mouse wheel up and down??</p><p></p><p>I know this is just a tiny feature, but I've come to appreciate it a lot. It brings so much more productivity to computing. For instance, what I do often is, I watch a movie and then someone chats with me in Pidgin (Adium for Mac useres <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite2" alt=";)" title="Wink ;)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=";)" /> )</p><p>So I maximize the chat window over the movie player's window and make the window transperent, that way I can chat and watch the movie the same time, and I can look at both things and follow the movie and the chat the same time.</p><p></p><p>My question was, if that was possible in Mac OSX as well? <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /></p><p>---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------</p><p>Another question I have is about the Intel GMA950 graphics processor of the Macbook. Rightnow I have an ATI X700 Mobile graphics card in my laptop.</p><p>I was searching for some benchmarks on the internet that compared the two processors in speed and performance, but I did not find any <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite3" alt=":(" title="Frown :(" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":(" /></p><p>I was just curious if compiz fusion would work just as flawless on the macbook I was going to buy, like it does on my laptop rightnow.</p><p>---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------</p><p>What about the 13" screen? What are your experiences. Switching from a 15" laptop to a 13" macbook, wouldn't that be too tiny??</p><p>---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------</p><p></p><p>So far my questions, I hope someone here can help me out and give some profound answers.</p><p>If I'll have some more questions I will post them in here again <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /></p><p>So far, thanks in advance!</p><p>Greetings </p><p>Flo</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Flavian, post: 475286, member: 37336"] Hi guys. I am planing on switching to Mac OSX in october when Leopard comes out. The reason why, is simple. First of all, I just LOVE linux, it is an awesome OS, and for my needs WAY better than MS Windows. I'd still recommend it to everyone! BUT: There are just some things that wont work the way I want them to. - I can't get my mic to work so I can't skype - I can not sync my cell phone with the adress book. - There is no good video editing software for linux. That are the main reasons why I wanted to switch to OSX. Now I know that everyone here will say "yes do it!" I mean, what else? ;) I am posting in mac-forums.com ;) but still there are some things that keep me thinking if I really should do it. I hope anyone knows what I am talking about if I say that I am using [URL="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E4Fbk52Mk1w"]compiz fusion[/URL] rightnow. And to be honest, it's just freaking great! I want to be totally honest: I think some of the Eyecandy and usability that comes with it, I will just miss :( So my question is, if there is a way like in [URL="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E4Fbk52Mk1w"]compiz fusion[/URL], to set a window's transperancy by just pressing alt and moving the mouse wheel up and down?? I know this is just a tiny feature, but I've come to appreciate it a lot. It brings so much more productivity to computing. For instance, what I do often is, I watch a movie and then someone chats with me in Pidgin (Adium for Mac useres ;) ) So I maximize the chat window over the movie player's window and make the window transperent, that way I can chat and watch the movie the same time, and I can look at both things and follow the movie and the chat the same time. My question was, if that was possible in Mac OSX as well? :) --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Another question I have is about the Intel GMA950 graphics processor of the Macbook. Rightnow I have an ATI X700 Mobile graphics card in my laptop. I was searching for some benchmarks on the internet that compared the two processors in speed and performance, but I did not find any :( I was just curious if compiz fusion would work just as flawless on the macbook I was going to buy, like it does on my laptop rightnow. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- What about the 13" screen? What are your experiences. Switching from a 15" laptop to a 13" macbook, wouldn't that be too tiny?? --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- So far my questions, I hope someone here can help me out and give some profound answers. If I'll have some more questions I will post them in here again :) So far, thanks in advance! Greetings Flo [/QUOTE]
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