03-25-2006, 03:12 AM
Grumpyguy Wrote:
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> 10.4 is just a lot of bells and whistles for the
> most part.
No it wasn't. It was a HUGE productivity improvement release. Of course, people who don't use their computers productively wouldn't have noticed this.
> Dashboard isn't anything great or wonderful that
> you can't do with seperate programs or
> Konfabulator.
Yeah, that's why I buy Apple -- so I can run lots of little, poorly-made programs that do the same thing as one professional, efficient program, only nowhere near as elegantly.
> Smart folders? Smart folders remind me of Open
> Doc. Great idea, but really, have you figured out
> how to use them?
Yes, but only because I'm cleverer than you (evidently).
> Automator? Maybe photoshop people.
??? That's a pretty bizarre statement, but I think I'd best refer you to the line about "don't use their computers productively," above.
> iChat video? Too bad I'm not pimp and don't have
> a horde strippers so I could make some bucks from
> live video : )
iChat video is AMAZING. It's one of the very few things that make me think I'm living in the World O' The Future ™.
> so yeah, 10.3 is a safe bet : )
Not about to dis 10.3.5 and 10.3.9, fine releases both. Tiger just builds on them quite spectacularly.
> oh, and spotlight. Just give my my find command.
It's there. Command-F. It works just like it used to, only way faster. Where's the problem?*
*having said that, very slow typists DO have an understandable problem with Spotlight. Luckily, someone outside Apple fixed that ages ago. If you're having that issue, fix it.
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> 10.4 is just a lot of bells and whistles for the
> most part.
No it wasn't. It was a HUGE productivity improvement release. Of course, people who don't use their computers productively wouldn't have noticed this.
> Dashboard isn't anything great or wonderful that
> you can't do with seperate programs or
> Konfabulator.
Yeah, that's why I buy Apple -- so I can run lots of little, poorly-made programs that do the same thing as one professional, efficient program, only nowhere near as elegantly.
> Smart folders? Smart folders remind me of Open
> Doc. Great idea, but really, have you figured out
> how to use them?
Yes, but only because I'm cleverer than you (evidently).
> Automator? Maybe photoshop people.
??? That's a pretty bizarre statement, but I think I'd best refer you to the line about "don't use their computers productively," above.
> iChat video? Too bad I'm not pimp and don't have
> a horde strippers so I could make some bucks from
> live video : )
iChat video is AMAZING. It's one of the very few things that make me think I'm living in the World O' The Future ™.
> so yeah, 10.3 is a safe bet : )
Not about to dis 10.3.5 and 10.3.9, fine releases both. Tiger just builds on them quite spectacularly.
> oh, and spotlight. Just give my my find command.
It's there. Command-F. It works just like it used to, only way faster. Where's the problem?*
*having said that, very slow typists DO have an understandable problem with Spotlight. Luckily, someone outside Apple fixed that ages ago. If you're having that issue, fix it.