What can you NOT do on your Mac?

[Infamous_P]

not get mad at multiple crashes & using Windows Vista









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[XMARLTONX]

Play games.

My macbook plays some games, but not without the fan screaming its head off. I dont like any games with crazy graphics or anything, but Doom (original) shouldn't require a temperature of 167 degrees.

 

[SoundsGood]

My macbook plays some games, but not without the fan screaming its head off.

Gee, from what I've read it sounds like the Macs run really hot.

 

[starwishes]

Getting a nudge...

yes i use Window Live messenger on my macbook... and no my boyfriend cannot send me a nudge and that's how he know's i'm on my mac rather than pc.... and i've basically abandon my other laptop.. lol

what else people?

p.s. btw it is SOOO true that you can't use cd/dvd drive's slider as a cup holder.. my boyfriend had encounter someone who had done that to her pc for couple years straight...

 

[Number2MVP]

Gee, from what I've read it sounds like the Macs run really hot.

MacBook?
You should hear my brother's Mac Pro try and run CoD2...
I practically ran in fear of an explosion.

 

[coach_z]

Solid Edge/AutoCAD/PRO E etc.

I know there is CAD software for Mac, but not the major stuff.

i can not remeber the name of the program buy i had a buddy of mine who was running several different cad programs, one of which cost over a grand to purchase so im pretty sure that might be considered major.

 

[professorjay]

I figured this thread would involve lots of MS bashing so people can feel better about their purchase...

One thing I like on Windows is there's lots of free, interesting vst's out there for music production. There are nowhere near as much Mac versions.

 

[SoundsGood]

I figured this thread would involve lots of MS bashing so people can feel better about their purchase...

Yeah, I guess it was a given. Still, I really wanted to know, so I asked anyway.

 

[schweb]

IMHO, people who aimlessly bash Microsoft are often uneducated fanboys. Apple has made its share of crap software and upgrades (iTunes 7.3 to name a recent example). MS has a much bigger market share running on much more diverse hardware, it's amazing they don't have more problems than they do.

As for software, MS has made some pretty amazing stuff and Vista aint too shabby either. And all you Apple fanboys do realize that MS is the largest Mac software developer after Apple right?

 

[Number2MVP]

IMHO, people who aimlessly bash Microsoft are often uneducated fanboys. Apple has made its share of crap software and upgrades (iTunes 7.3 to name a recent example). MS has a much bigger market share running on much more diverse hardware, it's amazing they don't have more problems than they do.

As for software, MS has made some pretty amazing stuff and Vista aint too shabby either. And all you Apple fanboys do realize that MS is the largest Mac software developer after Apple right?

I'm too stupid to notice, but what was wrong with iTunes 7.3?

 

[professorjay]

IMHO, people who aimlessly bash Microsoft are often uneducated fanboys. Apple has made its share of crap software and upgrades (iTunes 7.3 to name a recent example). MS has a much bigger market share running on much more diverse hardware, it's amazing they don't have more problems than they do.

As for software, MS has made some pretty amazing stuff and Vista aint too shabby either. And all you Apple fanboys do realize that MS is the largest Mac software developer after Apple right?

Thanks for that. I've avoided posting on Mac message boards because it's really irritating wading through threads which half the time involve smug pot-shots against MS w/out any relevance to the topic. This is a great board you have here and it's probably has the lowest amount of thread crapping of the boards I've checked.

My analogy: I personally prefer Puma shoes. I don't feel the need to make digs against the Nike corporation or root for other people's shoes to fall apart.

Back to the topic: there's only one other thing I can think of. Sound Forge on the PC seems to be the consensus best audio editor out there. I've felt that way through my own experiences too. I've tried some Mac equivalents (Bias, Wave Editor, Audacity). They all have some of the functionality but I always find each one missing something or another. I've avoided using Boot Camp just to use Sound Forge because then I'd have to stop everything in the middle of a song and it's just not good for work flow so I'm trying to make do w/ Audacity (which is a GREAT freeware app btw) and compensating through additional software.

 

[SoundsGood]

I personally prefer Puma shoes.

Puma sucks.


Kidding... just kidding...

 

[vxd]

use my cd/dvd drive tray as a cup holder hehehehehe

so you saying the G5s are not meant to be used as cup holder aswell...

 

[Interstellar]

I have to agree that MS Money is probably the best personal finance software available. I really wish it was available for Mac. Quicken just doesn't compare and iBank and other Mac alternatives don't do any kind of automatic account sync up with your bank/investment/credit accounts.

Doesn't iBank state on their website that you can sync up?

 

[schweb]

Doesn't iBank state on their website that you can sync up?

You can, if you manually download the files from your financial institiutions. It's not as easy as pushing a button and having the app go out and get the information like Quicken/MS Money do.

 

[Zoolook]

You can, if you manually download the files from your financial institiutions. It's not as easy as pushing a button and having the app go out and get the information like Quicken/MS Money do.

Not to mention that MS Money will also update and value your 401(k), can sync to investment accounts like Sharebuilder and also tells you how to invest your cash, depending on your goals.