Re: Mac OS X Reviewed by Me
Re: Mac OS X Reviewed by Me
- Subject: Re: Mac OS X Reviewed by Me
- From: Karan Misra <email@hidden>
- Date: Sun, 30 Mar 2003 16:07:57 +0530
I'll try your advice on DHCP however I am not very comfortable changing
settings on the PC as it can have disastrous results and hard to
restore.
Is it macosxhints.com?
OK, I need a more detailed explanation to make my Mac running Jaguar to
be able to see the Windows PC running 2000 Professional, if possible.
Thanks.
Actually, the problem is happening with my brother's user account and
since he doesn't mind not being able to change his preferences, neither
do I and I hope the next erase and install due next month will fix it
anyway.
Now, this isn't like I bought a piano and I can't play it because it'll
be insulting to say that I can't use a Mac (which is easier to use than
a PC) when I have mastered PCs since 1995. Its just that, if the OS
does not perform as expected, it isn't my fault but the OS's in the
same way those Switchers in the Ads were depicted.
As I mentioned in the review, my father, who is very slow to grasp
computers and needs to be told the same commands he uses everyday,
found it easier to grasp Mac OS 9 than Mac OS X and I think it's
because OS 9 was more consistent in interface. Please don't take up
this issue anymore . It's not too important for me anyway :).
I do have a UPS which gives a backup of 20 minutes but power outages
are very frequent and very long here (up to a whole day sometimes) and
definitely I have to shut my PC (referring to Personal Computer) down
safely. Here, the objective of the UPS is not to keep the computer
running during a power outage but to let you safely shut it down and it
is here that Hibernate comes into play, which allows you to save the
environment exactly as it is and restore after the power outage. I
would like this feature to exist side-by-side with the Sleep feature
which is of course very handy and I do use it a lot.
OSes do have some AI with which they optimize performance, etc.
Regarding UI Customization, Windows does let you change the theme (main
interface), sounds (I mean sound sets, not the ones in Sound system
preference in OS X), mouse cursors, colors, etc. The only thing OS X
allows is Desktop pictures. In comparison OS 9 was plenty customizable.
Now, telling me that these things aren't useful definitely doesn't
justify the point.
It was my mistake to include Safari in the bundled apps but I did not
take Safari into count while basing my score because it's in Beta
although when it comes to 1.0 I expect it'll be bundled. A disk
defragmenter is 100% required especially with OS X as OS X disks are
known to fragment much faster than OS 9 disks. Check Norton on this.
Ahem... regarding the System Restore, you are totally misinformed. The
type of System Restore that Windows does is very different and I
suggest you ask a Windows Millennium or XP using friend how it works
and if you don't have such a friend, I'll be glad to explain in my next
email.
Thanks for the comments
Karan
On Sunday, March 30, 2003, at 03:31 PM, Matt Johnston wrote:
On Sunday, March 30, 2003, at 08:40 am, Karan Misra wrote:
Hello fellow MUG members
I have posted a review of Mac OS X v.10.2 Jaguar.
I have some comments.
Networking and Sharing.
1. Your PC cannot access the net via your Mac because you are manually
setting the IP. Leave both ethernets as DHCP and with a crossover and
you will see the PC pick up a 10.x.x.x IP address.
2. Your PC can see the Mac as you have CUPS installed in Jaguar. Chekc
out Macosxhints for detail on SAMBA sharing a printer. It works the
other way too - you can attach a printer to the PC and print to it
from the Mac.
3. The PC likely can only see the Mac due to a) the protocols being
used and b) the order you have your ports in in the Network pane. Mac
OS X starts sharing on the first interface by default.
Ownership and Privileges
1. Apply to enclosed folders only works on files and folders that you
have the ability to change.
2. The complex problem you have with Permissions? Feel free to email
me offlist for resolution hints.
"Hey, it's not my fault"
If I buy a piano and can't make it play music, is it my fault?
Ease of Use and Stability
"OS 9's interface was simply more elegant"
That's a personal preference obviously. More objectively, Mac OS X is
easier to get people using the computer be it for simple applications
(mail, web, chat) or for more complex ones (imovie). I'm not basing
that on my experience - but rather on the experiences of my user group
and the reports back on demos that we give to the general public.
"I have never been able to keep Mac OS X running continuously for
longer than a week or two because of power outages in this part of the
world"
Karan - For the sake of your sanity get a UPS. Trust me on this.
Intelligence
"Windows XP....optimises your applications"
This "feature" makes me want to commit murder. It slows me down any
time I use Windows and it's the first feature I turn off....not that
it STAYS off or has any sort of "global setting".
"Windows Installers are not as Dumb as Mac OS X Installers"
I contend they are just as dumb. The difference here is that the
Windows one is being as smart as it can be. The Mac OS X one is simply
being misused - and sadly the biggest offender in this misuse is
Apple. The Installer can be more intelligent - it just...isn't being
used right.
"OS X's AI"
Gripe - none of these OSes have AI. They do have expert systems to a
greater or lesser degree.
Interface Customisation
Actually MS is as open as Apple with regard to interface customisation.
Bundled Apps
Safari is not bundled. It's also a Beta.
Also, do you think you need a disk defragmenter? Why?
Mac OS X has a System Restore application. It's on the installer CD.
Check it out.
Missing Features
I'm incredulous that you miss Windows System Hibernate and you don't
think that Apple's Sleep in Mac OS X is the greatest thing since
sliced bread. For portable users who have switched, this is the number
one comment we get back from them. It's amazing they say, it's
fantastic they shout, I can't believe it they stammer. That's just
weird. On my Windows system (well, my previous employers), I enjoyed
waiting the 3 minutes it took for the system to read the RAM contents
off the disk and then get itself into the state where it could be
usable again. That, and the terrible battery life, made my Windows use
HELL (but then it was a DELL).
Switch User. You've got me there. Being able to do that remotely as
well as locally would be nice. NeXT could open remote sessions but
this is something that has value for me.
M
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