What do you not like on MacOS X

naquaada · #1 01-12-2008, 01:04 AM

Hi folks!

Here's mal a big question: Is there anything what is really wrong in OS X? I know about 20-30 operating systems, and I must say, MacOS X is the perfect operating system. But is that true? What do you not like in MacOS X? I mean really annyoing stuff, not only things which are more problems switching from one OS to another. For example, my main problem was it for long that PDF-Files weren't shown in the browser, always in the external viewer. This is not a problem of MacOS at all, it's a problem from Firefox. In Leopard now I don't like the blue lights to show an active program, I would prefer the black triangles like in Tiger. But that's also a typical change-OS-version-problem. Which really heavy problems does MacOS have?

Puttabong · #2 01-12-2008, 01:14 AM

I have to perfectly agree about your statement in an other post: Once a Mac User, always a Mac User.

I have also worked with many different Linux Distributions and ofcourse Windows in the past, and I have
to agree: Mac OS X is by far the best one.

I think that OS X is the most powerful, because it uses the lightweight yet very powerful Linux Kernel for its basement,
and on top of that, which is missing about Linux, there's a perfectly designed GUI.

When I first used a Mac, I was also amazed by the simplicity of installing an Application, for example.

I am very pleased with Mac OS X, especially with Leopard.
I totally enjoy it, so far there hasn't been a single thing that annoyed me: kind of the opposite to Windows Frustration

Since OSX86 is reality, I love my PC again.

DoiX · #3 01-12-2008, 04:14 AM

the only thing i dont like on mac osx is the lack of good emulation programs :| like wine for linux, i mean sure there is darwine but it's impossible to compare it with wine(i really need an emulation program because my ISP has an @#$% application tot prevent IP stealing, unfortunately those narrow mind basters made the app only for windows)

naquaada · #4 01-12-2008, 04:43 AM

Instead of Darwine try Crossover for this: http://www.codeweavers.com/products/cxmac/
It even support Games. Look at a screenshot of my system, it shows the various types of programs running in OS X:

http://naquaada.na.funpic.de/naq/osx86/pub/shots/desktop005.jpg

For a pefect Windows VM use Parallels: http://www.parallels.com/en/products/desktop/
This pic is a demo of Parallels using the Coherence mode. Notice the 2nd Mac menubar? It's the taskbar of Windows!

http://naquaada.na.funpic.de/naq/osx86/pub/shots/desktop011.jpg

DoiX · #5 01-12-2008, 04:56 AM

i tried crossover it gives me an error, i think x11 is the problem, anyway thanks ill try it again in rev 2 i saw zeph added the x11 fix.

P.S whats the problem with funpic.de ? it says that i don't have the right to view the page or something like that (403 error)

naquaada · #6 01-12-2008, 04:58 AM

I have no problems opening the pics, neither in Firefox nor in Safari. But this is still my Tiger system.

Puttabong · #7 01-12-2008, 05:00 AM

Funpic doesn't allow Hotlinking, it's not really nice... :P

Naquaada get some nice Space instead of Funpic, m8

@DoiX: Re-hosted the Images:

Desktop005.jpg -> http://www.imagehut.eu/images/17840desktop005.jpg
Desktop011.jpg -> http://www.imagehut.eu/images/15759desktop011.jpg

DoiX · #8 01-12-2008, 05:02 AM

thanks Puttabong

jshanh · #9 01-15-2008, 12:28 AM

Someone Compiled the newest Wine platform for Darwine.
It works great, at least on my computer, I havent run into a Windows program yet that I cant run
through Darwine. And Its Free.

Heres a link.

http://www.kronenberg.org/darwine/

Just thought Id pass it along, because the official Darwine page uses a really old version of WINE.

DoiX · #10 01-15-2008, 01:03 AM

i managed to make my internet connection work with crossover i will test darwine later

thanks