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<blockquote data-quote="yogi" data-source="post: 227106" data-attributes="member: 8542"><p>An operating system gives a user the power to use computer hardware to his/her productive benefit. </p><p>In order to make this OS understandable, programmers have to develop concepts for the user to understand.</p><p></p><p>One such conept is the start button. Microsoft thought it was a good idea to put all action and interaction with programs inside a menu like that. It was great at it's time, because you could keep laods of apps and the desktop stayed clean, as opposed to Windows 3.1 .</p><p></p><p>Another concept in Windows Vista would be the sidebar, that gives us tons of info all the time. Apparently.</p><p>Concept No. 3: Install Wizards. Microsoft thinks that if the computer talks to yo with text boxes, that's a good way to guide you through the process of accomplishing things, troubleshooting wizards, ms office wizards, uninstallShields.</p><p></p><p>That's just what MS programmers thought out. And they had valid reasons.</p><p></p><p>Now Mac Programmers jsut had other ideas. They thought Apps should be Packages of stuff that are basically closed to the user and which the user can move around as he likes. </p><p></p><p>If you install an app, think of DMGs like a suitcase you just recived. In order to see what's inside, you need to mount it on the desktop (literally put it on the table) and see what's inside. Then drag out what you need and throw the suitcase away.</p><p></p><p>The app will be jsut that one file (for you to see) but it's actually a bundle. Microsoft handles it like a folder with 1000 subfolders and one main exe file. Not there on a mac.</p><p></p><p>These concepts all have valid reasons for existing, and it's up to you and mama to grasp them and adapt. It took me a while to accept that I can't maximize windows. Now I find it totally obstructive to maximize anything.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="yogi, post: 227106, member: 8542"] An operating system gives a user the power to use computer hardware to his/her productive benefit. In order to make this OS understandable, programmers have to develop concepts for the user to understand. One such conept is the start button. Microsoft thought it was a good idea to put all action and interaction with programs inside a menu like that. It was great at it's time, because you could keep laods of apps and the desktop stayed clean, as opposed to Windows 3.1 . Another concept in Windows Vista would be the sidebar, that gives us tons of info all the time. Apparently. Concept No. 3: Install Wizards. Microsoft thinks that if the computer talks to yo with text boxes, that's a good way to guide you through the process of accomplishing things, troubleshooting wizards, ms office wizards, uninstallShields. That's just what MS programmers thought out. And they had valid reasons. Now Mac Programmers jsut had other ideas. They thought Apps should be Packages of stuff that are basically closed to the user and which the user can move around as he likes. If you install an app, think of DMGs like a suitcase you just recived. In order to see what's inside, you need to mount it on the desktop (literally put it on the table) and see what's inside. Then drag out what you need and throw the suitcase away. The app will be jsut that one file (for you to see) but it's actually a bundle. Microsoft handles it like a folder with 1000 subfolders and one main exe file. Not there on a mac. These concepts all have valid reasons for existing, and it's up to you and mama to grasp them and adapt. It took me a while to accept that I can't maximize windows. Now I find it totally obstructive to maximize anything. [/QUOTE]
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