What can you do on your PC that you cant on Apple? - GoFuckYourself.com

goBigtime · 11-10-2003, 08:11 AM

I'm STRONGLY considering buying one now...

Are there any apps or anything that you mac users miss on your PC?

What are your major complaints with Apple computers?

I can't really think of anything that I'll completely miss I guess... but you apple guys know whats what.

iroc409 · 11-10-2003, 08:15 AM

outlook :/

feN · 11-10-2003, 08:20 AM

games

goBigtime · 11-10-2003, 08:25 AM

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Originally posted by iroc409
outlook :/

Mozilla Thunderbird (for apple) will import all of my old mail. Or, I guess Apple has their own mail app in OSX that is supposed to be decent? I dunno.

But I don't use Outlook -- Outlook is waaay too scary security wise.

goBigtime · 11-10-2003, 08:26 AM

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Originally posted by feN
games

Yeah... apple doesn't have as many good games thats for sure. But every "big" game they seem to have a OSX port for now.

And well... I don't game nearly as much now. It's all about business & being productive these days

candyflip · 11-10-2003, 08:32 AM

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Originally posted by iroc409
outlook :/

MS Entourage is a much better program that Outlook, and it's only for Mac.

candyflip · 11-10-2003, 08:34 AM

The only thing that I can't do on my Mac that I can do on my PC is run that various webmaster utilities, ie. my autosubmitters.

I suppose you could run Virtual PC, but I've never had much luck with that program. Microsoft owns VPC now, so I'm not sure what the status of that program is anymore.

webseth · 11-10-2003, 08:42 AM

you cant watch my webcam!!! macs dont support windows media 9 yet

- Seth

Digipimp · 11-10-2003, 08:47 AM

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Originally posted by webseth
you cant watch my webcam!!! macs dont support windows media 9 yet

- Seth

Windows Media Player 9 was released for mac last week.

Hey Bigtime I know a place where you can get a lot of info look around my post and you'll find it I'm sure.

ImPimpin · 11-10-2003, 08:50 AM

This is why you shouldn't

<h2>No more right clicking

</h2>

And this is why you stay with PC

Slick · 11-10-2003, 08:53 AM

Being a gamer, it'd KILL me not being able to play all of the new PC games that come out. Sure, they do port some over, but it's usually months after a game comes out.

adjektiv · 11-10-2003, 08:56 AM

No Kazaa.

No good IE that most of your surfers use.

KobyBoy · 11-10-2003, 09:02 AM

I've got both and I can say that besides games there not much you can't run on a mac that you can on a pc and vice versa. My main platform of choice is Linux but I have a Windoze box handy all the time and all of my laptops are Mac. I can get anything done on all three of them any time. There is no such scenario when I say "Oh, I have to use this machine because I can only do this specific task on it" (besides gaming that is which I don't do much of). For example, I use Mozilla for web browsing and its supported on all three platform. I can sync my bookmarks between machines no problem. I would say go with whatever you feel comfortable on. These days you can do pretty much everything on any platform. The only thing you should look into is ease of use. You can burn and edit DVDs on a Mac real easy. You can do the same on a Windows box but just not as easily as on the mac (at least I think not because I've never tried doing it on a Windows box). On the other hand I prefer the Windows Style explorer to Mac's Finder. Again, it's just a matter of your own personal peference.

SPIKE326 · 11-10-2003, 09:17 AM

I have a question. If I was to download a program that is compatible with both windows and mac. Will a crack, from astalavista.box.sk, work on both windows and mac?

candyflip · 11-10-2003, 09:21 AM

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Originally posted by SPIKE326
I have a question. If I was to download a program that is compatible with both windows and mac. Will a crack, from astalavista.box.sk, work on both windows and mac?

Nope. Most cracks are small Windows apps, if I'm not mistaken...you won't even be able to run them on the Mac. But there are plenty of "Serialz" for Mac programs as well.

SPIKE326 · 11-10-2003, 09:24 AM

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Originally posted by candyflip

Nope. Most cracks are small Windows apps, if I'm not mistaken...you won't even be able to run them on the Mac. But there are plenty of "Serialz" for Mac programs as well.

Are there specific companies that you can't find serialz for (ie Adobe, Macromedia...)?

iroc409 · 11-10-2003, 09:27 AM

i've actually been looking for a suitable outlook replacement for xwindows. not really had much luck lately. i've got a few years' worth of email, and a lot of business-related email i reference fairly often, so i want something that can work fairly seamlessly with a .pst.

but with the prices of pcs today, why not both? keep a pc around for games and "just in case".

iroc409 · 11-10-2003, 09:28 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by goBigtime

But I don't use Outlook -- Outlook is waaay too scary security wise.

used it for years without any problems.

Digipimp · 11-10-2003, 09:38 AM

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Originally posted by iroc409

used it for years without any problems.

Outlook has always been on the mac I don't know what you're talking about. OS X doesn't have Outlook because we have MS Entourage which is just Outlook with a lot more features, but I always used Outlook and can still access it from classic anytime I need to or boot into OS 9 and use it.

Rinaldo · 11-10-2003, 09:48 AM

Mac... Too expensive...

iroc409 · 11-10-2003, 09:50 AM

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Originally posted by Digipimp

Outlook has always been on the mac I don't know what you're talking about. OS X doesn't have Outlook because we have MS Entourage which is just Outlook with a lot more features, but I always used Outlook and can still access it from classic anytime I need to or boot into OS 9 and use it.

heh... i was talking about xwindows (X11), but it's good to know outlook is available on a mac, if i ever need it.

Cindyff · 11-10-2003, 10:03 AM

PCs are much, much better at crashing and getting virus, so id stick with a PC . Bill Gates rules, not.

Cindyff · 11-10-2003, 10:06 AM

Heres a good example
http://gofuckyourself.com/showthread...hreadid=195620

quiet · 11-10-2003, 10:08 AM

i run my entire business on macs, except for the servers.

pussyluver · 11-10-2003, 10:10 AM

MS desktops are most of the market! The reason to use a PC in this biz is cause that's what your surfers are using! Web pages look different depending on OS platform etc. Things are different on AOL too - the browser used changes the way a site looks.

So to be smart, check on multiple platforms, but I'd stick to a PC for a desktop workstation. A MAC has differnet font sets (ya can have more characters on a MAC for example).

If you're doing graphics design for print, of course the MAC is the platform of choice. That's the industry standard there. I think MAC is ahead of the PC on color management esp in the apps like photoshop, Illustrator etc.

Having used MAC, PC and Linux - I can tell ya there are advantages to all three.

Dugan · 11-10-2003, 10:10 AM

"What can you do on your PC that you cant on Apple?"

be compatible.

just make your own comp...that way you can have the best of everything...
thats what i do

pussyluver · 11-10-2003, 10:12 AM

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Originally posted by Cindyff
PCs are much, much better at crashing and getting virus, so id stick with a PC . Bill Gates rules, not.

Gee if you're a TGP, checking galleries, don't ya wanna know when a gallery has a PC type virus or does the crash on the PC, but not the MAc. The same would apply to any web development.

iroc409 · 11-10-2003, 10:13 AM

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Originally posted by Cindyff
PCs are much, much better at crashing and getting virus, so id stick with a PC . Bill Gates rules, not.

you're probably not using the equipment properly

DrGuile · 11-10-2003, 10:26 AM

right-clicking and games.

Right-clicking is such a simple thing, yet so useful and simple.

also, like someone above said, if you do any kind of developement, you really should be on the plateform most of you users will use.
Just common sense.

DrGuile · 11-10-2003, 10:27 AM

oh, that and price

KobyBoy · 11-10-2003, 10:36 AM

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i've actually been looking for a suitable outlook replacement for xwindows. not really had much luck lately. i've got a few years' worth of email, and a lot of business-related email i reference fairly often, so i want something that can work fairly seamlessly with a .pst.

I've been using Evolution. It's an Outlook clone for *nix (meaning it runs on Mac too). I've been using it for over a year now and I'm liking it. It doesn't support .pst files so you need to extract your mailbox from a .pst file and then transfer your mail over to Evolution. The easiest way to do this is to import your .pst file into Mozilla mail and then export it out as an mbox or maildir. There's a HOW-TO floating around on the net that I've read about this. I can dig it up if someone needs it.

pyro · 11-10-2003, 10:41 AM

apple does it all

I have 2 computers for sale,

a powerbook g4 and an imac g4 flat panel

hit me up if u want price

[email protected]

VideoJ · 11-10-2003, 11:12 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by iroc409

you're probably not using the equipment properly

Yeah, you're turning it on. The only PC's I've run that don't crash are the one's that aren't plugged in

iroc409 · 11-10-2003, 11:40 AM

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Originally posted by VideoJ

Yeah, you're turning it on. The only PC's I've run that don't crash are the one's that aren't plugged in

you're probably not using the equipment properly

as far as evolution goes... that's ximian, right? i've taken a look at that, and it seems fairly cool. does it have an export feature, like the .pst file, to backup all the mail and folders relatively easily? that's the *nix program i've been most interested in.

most of my experience with other mail programs is they don't import pst's very well. i haven't tried mozilla in a long time tho, i'll have to check that out.

TaDoW · 11-10-2003, 11:42 AM

right click =)

TheLegacy · 11-10-2003, 11:44 AM

PC screen saver

quiet · 11-10-2003, 11:45 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by TaDoW
right click =)

it's called buying a mouse with an extra button.

Sosa · 11-10-2003, 11:46 AM

FDISK

Digipimp · 11-10-2003, 11:48 AM

It's good to see that in 2003 there are still tons of misconceptions that are just flat out wrong about macs.

I know where adult webmasters can find the answer if they are looking for it, just look around. Right click your mouse and open a new window and go there even.

iroc409 · 11-10-2003, 11:48 AM

xp pro is reliable, 2000 pro is almost reliable.

the only problems i've had with xp have been pretty much all hardware issues. which has nothing to do with the operating system.

JSA Matt · 11-10-2003, 11:50 AM

Call of Duty
Max Payne 2
Kill Switch
Halo
Americas Army
LOTR: Return of the King
etc...

Can any of those games be played on a Mac?

KCat · 11-10-2003, 01:21 PM

It's a lot harder to find warez for Macs. There are some out there...but nothing like the PC world.

Dawgy · 11-10-2003, 01:31 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by webseth
you cant watch my webcam!!! macs dont support windows media 9 yet

- Seth

what a travesty. ;)

hit me up seth icq 1148977 or dawgy at woofmedia dot com

Digipimp · 11-10-2003, 01:49 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by KCat
It's a lot harder to find warez for Macs. There are some out there...but nothing like the PC world.

How so?

GigaChris · 11-10-2003, 01:51 PM

Apples kick ass go for it

toddler · 11-10-2003, 03:25 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by quiet

it's called buying a mouse with an extra button.

Exactly. The bullshit standard response of 'no right click' illustrates very well how little some people think. I've been using my PB with a razor boomslang for 2.5 years. My wife uses a 3 button mouse on her imac. Most of my friends who went back to Apple also use multi button mice.

bigdog · 11-10-2003, 03:25 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by GigaChris
Apples kick ass go for it

do you guys at gigacash use macs in the office?

Fletch XXX · 11-10-2003, 03:44 PM

You cant run Mark Of The Unicorn's <i> Digital Performer</i>, not that most of you would want to.But you did ask.

http://www.motu.com/english/software/dp/body.html

11-10-2003, 08:11 AM	#1
goBigtime Confirmed User Join Date: Nov 2002 Posts: 7,761	What can you do on your PC that you cant on Apple? I'm STRONGLY considering buying one now... Are there any apps or anything that you mac users miss on your PC? What are your major complaints with Apple computers? I can't really think of anything that I'll completely miss I guess... but you apple guys know whats what.

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candyflip Carpe Visio Industry Role: Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: New York Posts: 43,064	The only thing that I can't do on my Mac that I can do on my PC is run that various webmaster utilities, ie. my autosubmitters. I suppose you could run Virtual PC, but I've never had much luck with that program. Microsoft owns VPC now, so I'm not sure what the status of that program is anymore. __________________ Spend you some brain. Email Me

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KobyBoy Confirmed User Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Purgatory Posts: 201	I've got both and I can say that besides games there not much you can't run on a mac that you can on a pc and vice versa. My main platform of choice is Linux but I have a Windoze box handy all the time and all of my laptops are Mac. I can get anything done on all three of them any time. There is no such scenario when I say "Oh, I have to use this machine because I can only do this specific task on it" (besides gaming that is which I don't do much of). For example, I use Mozilla for web browsing and its supported on all three platform. I can sync my bookmarks between machines no problem. I would say go with whatever you feel comfortable on. These days you can do pretty much everything on any platform. The only thing you should look into is ease of use. You can burn and edit DVDs on a Mac real easy. You can do the same on a Windows box but just not as easily as on the mac (at least I think not because I've never tried doing it on a Windows box). On the other hand I prefer the Windows Style explorer to Mac's Finder. Again, it's just a matter of your own personal peference.

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SPIKE326 So Fucking Banned Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 257	I have a question. If I was to download a program that is compatible with both windows and mac. Will a crack, from astalavista.box.sk, work on both windows and mac?

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Cindyff Confirmed User Industry Role: Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: California Posts: 1,187	PCs are much, much better at crashing and getting virus, so id stick with a PC . Bill Gates rules, not.

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