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switchers - top 5 things you don't miss!
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<blockquote data-quote="eric" data-source="post: 282514" data-attributes="member: 22327"><p>well, i still have to work with XP for 36 - 48 hours a week at work, so there are things that crop up occasionally that i think to myself "at least my mac doesn't do <em>THAT</em>!" of course windows does lots of things very well and there are a couple of things it does do that i miss (multiple file rename in explorer!). but those things aren't what this is about...</p><p></p><p>what are your top 5 windows annoyances that you are thankful for not having to deal with while using a mac?</p><p></p><p></p><p>mine:</p><p>- windows wants so much for my default font to be "new times roman". i hate new times roman. and despite my best efforts to make everything default to arial, it still creeps in somehow...</p><p></p><p>- the little task bar notification area. never really works the way you want it to - so annoying!</p><p></p><p>- i know it's not stock with windows, but it is with office... outlook is one of the most bloated, over-complicated tools i've ever seen.</p><p></p><p>- add remove programs. need i say more? </p><p></p><p>- of course... BSOD</p><p></p><p></p><p>dishonorable mention - windows live update. feh!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="eric, post: 282514, member: 22327"] well, i still have to work with XP for 36 - 48 hours a week at work, so there are things that crop up occasionally that i think to myself "at least my mac doesn't do [I]THAT[/I]!" of course windows does lots of things very well and there are a couple of things it does do that i miss (multiple file rename in explorer!). but those things aren't what this is about... what are your top 5 windows annoyances that you are thankful for not having to deal with while using a mac? mine: - windows wants so much for my default font to be "new times roman". i hate new times roman. and despite my best efforts to make everything default to arial, it still creeps in somehow... - the little task bar notification area. never really works the way you want it to - so annoying! - i know it's not stock with windows, but it is with office... outlook is one of the most bloated, over-complicated tools i've ever seen. - add remove programs. need i say more? - of course... BSOD dishonorable mention - windows live update. feh! [/QUOTE]
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