Windows *sigh*
i know this thread will die off soon i just wanted to point out something i've never heard before...
there is no duplicate option on PC's(for files/folders), u have to copy and paste it
haha was that too hard of an idea to come up with for MS?! <img src="graemlins/lol.gif" border="0" alt="[Laughing]" />
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there is no duplicate option on PC's(for files/folders), u have to copy and paste it
haha was that too hard of an idea to come up with for MS?! <img src="graemlins/lol.gif" border="0" alt="[Laughing]" />
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<strong>i know this thread will die off soon i just wanted to point out something i've never heard before...
there is no duplicate option on PC's(for files/folders), u have to copy and paste it
haha was that too hard of an idea to come up with for MS?! <img src="graemlins/lol.gif" border="0" alt="[Laughing]" />
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...they have the option of 'Copy and Paste.'
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just wondering, it's obviously been a while since i've been in the windows world.
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...they have the option of 'Copy and Paste.'
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u think that is better...when i think of objects and i want to,i want a duplicate, not a copied and pasted version
Cut some text. Cut some more text. First is gone permanently.
Cut a file. Cut another file. What happens? What *should* happen?
This is a dead horse though.
I don't know why people would take the time to learn UNIX Mac-style, which is a whole new OS vis a vis OS9, and enjoy it and not complain about it but not take time to learn Windows and complain?
<strong>"I heard that macs have to use 2x the ram as a PC."</strong><hr></blockquote>
But with Mac OS X, isn't this true? I know if my iBook was running Windows XP, I wouldn't feel the need for 640 megs.
The would-be advantage of Paste Alias becomes most obvious if you want to make an alias to something in a write-protected directory. Since "Make Alias" insists on creating your new alias in the same directory as the original file, the command simply refuses to work when you aren't allowed to add files to that directory.
The klunky word around is to do "Add to Favorites", and then drag the Alias out of the Favorites directory to wherever you really wanted to put it.
<strong>One great thing in Windows, however, that I wish Apple would implement... "Paste Shortcut" (becoming, of course "Paste Alias").
The would-be advantage of Paste Alias becomes most obvious if you want to make an alias to something in a write-protected directory. Since "Make Alias" insists on creating your new alias in the same directory as the original file, the command simply refuses to work when you aren't allowed to add files to that directory.
The klunky word around is to do "Add to Favorites", and then drag the Alias out of the Favorites directory to wherever you really wanted to put it.</strong><hr></blockquote>
Command-option-drag.
Amorya
<strong>I don't mind M$ bashing, but when it is incorrect it makes us look like those PC idiots that say stuff ike "I heard that macs have to use 2x the ram as a PC."</strong><hr></blockquote>
I remember one of the old anti-PC arguments Mac people would use is that you have to buy a sound card to even hear anything. Another is that you have to type all sorts of stuff just to start Windows.
And then the PC people would fire back and say, "There's no software for Macs." Or, "There's no games for Macs."
At the time, both were somewhat true. Then PCs started having sound included either on a card or as part of the motherboard, and Windows launched automatically. And Mac software development started getting pretty good around the time of the iMac, though it's nowhere near the amount of software available for Windows. Quality over quantity, I suppose, though I bet there's just as much quality Windows software as Mac software, it just comprises a smaller percentage.
Now the arguments seem to fall along the lines of "MS is an evil company" or "Windows is still a kludge." And the flip side is "MAC's are toys/for babies" or "They cost too much" or "You can't upgrade them." And to some extent, those are true as well (except the toy part, that's just stupidity). Windows is destined to be forever behind Macs in terms of ease of use, simplicity, and friendliness to the user. Just as the Mac is destined to always be more expensive, less popular, and have fewer software titles available.