The Mac OS X Thread

[RBDash 176]

Linux has a thread, so the best OS should have one too!

 

Got any cool tricks for OS X? Are you getting 10.8 when it comes out? Anything else you want to discuss? Confused, or wanting to switch and have questions? Post them here!

 

Mac hardware counts too, since (legally) OS X can only be run on the Mac lineup.

Edited May 24, 2012 by RBDash

[Bunni 1,075]

Linux has a thread, so the best OS should have one too!

Pretty bold statement there. OS X is a pretty good OS I will admit, but definitely not the best.

It can be debated which OS is the best but I wouldn't want to put a specific one as number one.

I prefer to pick a specific OS for specific jobs. :3

 

But back on topic I haven't owned a mac since around Snow Leopard release so I don't really remember many tricks.

What I do remember is neat applications such as VMware and Parallel desktop (note that the apps do hog some of the machine's resources) which allows you to install a good amount of OS's on a virtual machine the application creates.

It's a great application if a OS X user needs to use some programs or apps that's on another OS but not OS X.

You can also customize how much resources it'll use to fit your machine or needs. ^^

However, I do plan on building a hackintosh build next year and install OS X Lion on it and then probably the year after to build a machine for a Linux OS.

Edited May 25, 2012 by TheBrokenToast

[RBDash 176]

But back on topic I haven't owned a mac since around Snow Leopard release so I don't really remember many tricks.

What I do remember is neat applications such as VMware and Parallel desktop (note that the apps do hog some of the machine's resources) which allows you to install a good amount of OS's on a virtual machine the application creates.

It's a great application if a OS X user needs to use some programs or apps that's on another OS but not OS X.

You can also customize how much resources it'll use to fit your machine or needs. ^^

However, I do plan on building a hackintosh build next year and install OS X Lion on it and then probably the year after to build a machine for a Linux OS.

 

If it's going to be next year then you might as well get Mountain Lion. More features, better iOS integration (if you have an iOS device), etc...

[Bunni 1,075]

I don't have any iOS devices as I consider them to be very limited without jailbreaking them. I tend to stick with android products for mobile stuff (Netbooks and Notebooks not included).

But I'd also have to wait for tonymacx86 to update drivers and such for the new OS X version before getting that.

[Strafe 594]

Still running OS X 10.6 over here...I really need to beef up my mac.

[Spaghetti 159]

What is being introduced in 10.8? I haven't heard much about it yet.

 

Pretty bold statement there. OS X is a pretty good OS I will admit, but definitely not the best.

It can be debated which OS is the best but I wouldn't want to put a specific one as number one.

I prefer to pick a specific OS for specific jobs. :3

 

At the end of the day, it is the OS you are most comfortable using.

[RBDash 176]

Still running OS X 10.6 over here...I really need to beef up my mac.

 

Nothing wrong with 10.6, IMO 10.6>10.8 is the best way to upgrade, as 10.8 is adding individual window viewing in Mission Control. Only problem with 10.6 is the lack of XCode 4.

What is being introduced in 10.8? I haven't heard much about it yet.

 

At the end of the day, it is the OS you are most comfortable using.

 

http://www.apple.com/macosx/mountain-lion/features.html

That's the main features of 10.8. Personally, besides the fact that non-App store apps are disabled in the default setup, I think a really good update.

[joeyh3 153]

I used to own a Macbook back in 2008, when OS 10.5 was the current version. I didn't really like it too much, and ended up selling the Macbook rather quickly. A few of my problems with it:

 

- The way Mac OS handles multiple monitors is highly inefficient, and actually slowed me down compared to performing the same tasks on a multi-monitored Windows computer.

- I was frequently annoyed by how you cannot maximize any window - I don't want my OS to try to guess what the most appropriate size is, if I'm working on a 13.3" monitor, I want my windows to take up the entire screen.

- It advertised support for *nix apps through X11, but integrated them with the GUI rather poorly.

- There was no effective way to run Windows apps - Boot camp requires a reboot (which means stop everything else you're doing), Parallels/VMWare took up too many resources (and killed the battery faster), and Crossover's application support was kinda limited.

 

Now to be fair, Mac OS 10.5 did have some redeeming qualities - I loved how seamlessly everything worked together, the OS was very responsive, and the GUI was very user friendly and easy to navigate... However, I just feel that when it comes to hardcore multitaskers and power users, it was just way too limited and restrictive.