PC to Mac OS conversion anyone?

[randomharmony]

Has anyone try doing the PC to Mac conversion? I've recently saw this, and thought it's interesting:

The Steps

It's a little too hardcore for me, but i still love the Mac OS look for my desktop. after a little research, i did the next best thing of not having the conversion: Turn your PC into a Mac. :biggrin:

I've downloaded the Style XP for Men :wink: and Object Dock. It made the desktop look really GREAT, almost like the Mac OS!! This instructions really helped a lot.

I really like it! :smile:

PS, PM me if you need the registration # for Style XP. :wink:

PS2, i've posted this in the regional forum since Mac headquater is only 15 min away from me, but since "someone" :wink: suggested it should be in off topic instead. So here it is, hope everyone can enjoy this! :biggrin:

 

[rickysals]

you could always just buy one

i <3 mine

 

[transdzn]

Why on earth would you want a MAC? I started out with the Macintosh running OS 8 and 9- I know, I'm way old school. They were great computers but upgrading was a bitch and to find hack 'warez was hard (being honest)

 

[rickysals]

they do everything better IMO.

I'm a designer, and they're used in my field almost exclusively.

You need to use OSX. it's a large improvement over 9

 

[randomharmony]

mm...it really depends on your application, i totally agree with you regarding working on graphics, mac has always been the choice. but PC has its strength as well, not as exciting or fancy like OSX, but a lot cheaper and easier to upgrade.

 

[rickysals]

cheaper yes, agreed.

I just know that with everything I've ever used a computer for, my mac has done as well or better. just personal experience, i'm not flaming, or a fan-boy.

I was a PC guy all my life til last Sept. got a powerbook for school, and now my Sony VAIO is for sale, just dont' like Windows anymore.

if you're really into games, PC is a better choice, not because MAC's aren't good enough, just that game manufacturers put their R&D into PC-developed platforms, not for macs,

to each his own just speaking from experience.

 

[randomharmony]

can't agree with u more, i'm tire of the windows look too, sooo boring and square.

 

[heySkippy]

<-- Mac guy since 1984. There were some hard times with Mac OS in those years, but that was then. OS X is great now.

 

[NeoNSX]

<B>randomharmoney</B> : At one of my clients, there's a guy I get on very well with who's an avid Mac fan. We make PC/Mac jokes all the time. Anyhow, he has two Mac workstations and a WinXP PC... so one day while he was out, i installed StyleXP, along with oDock... changed everything so it really looked like a Mac.
I came back a couple of hours later to find him changing everything BACK to the Windows Defaults. When I asked him why, he said "I can't use it".... even though it looked and felt like a Mac?!?!? Go figure.


I think the whole mac vs pc vs linux vs server-array thing is overrated. Neither is better than the other. Mac's can do all that PC's can, and vise-versa. Both have their own strengths and weakness. Yes, Macs may have a more artistic GUI, but can you play the latest PC games on it? Yes WinXP may have the occassional BSOD, but Mac's have that annoying jumping task notification thingy. etc. etc.. And there's plenty of arguments for why the Mac is better than the PC, but i cant think of any...plus I'd rather avoid the appearance of promoting the Mac in the interest of stirring up a mini-flame war. It seems Mac users always have to defend their choices when anything negative about a Mac is mention.

So in the end, both mac's and PC's are computers and Nerds use both. That summarises it for me.

 

[NSX-Racer]

It seems Mac users always have to defend their choices when anything negative about a Mac is mention.

Which reminds of us NSX drivers - latest examples are in the cayman vs. NSX thread. :wink:

(Oh yes, I'm a Mac nerd too)

 

[netfreak]

big mac nerd here too. except i mainly use windows/openBSD daily. i've got 26 macs in my house including mac pluses, LCs, centris, II's, performas, powerbooks, workgroup servers, early powermacs, and the G3 desktop i use for my home studio. basically i've got a room full of these bloody macs

 

[rickysals]

big mac nerd here too. except i mainly use windows/openBSD daily. i've got 26 macs in my house including mac pluses, LCs, centris, II's, performas, powerbooks, workgroup servers, early powermacs, and the G3 desktop i use for my home studio. basically i've got a room full of these bloody macs

26

 

[NeoNSX]

digressing from the topic at hand.......

26 Mac's?!?!?! That's 5% of the world's total Mac population.

Here's something I put on the server room wall at one of my clients many months ago - it always gets either a laugh or a comment. Enjoy.

 

[netfreak]

you can see most of the all-in-one machines.. the stacks of small pizza-box ones are under them behind some other junk. in that pic theres probably about 20 machines

 

[Russ]

Damn I wish I kept my Mac SE with System 6.0.8. Then I'd still be able to run the good version of Talking Moose.

you can see most of the all-in-one machines.. the stacks of small pizza-box ones are under them behind some other junk. in that pic theres probably about 20 machines

 

[netfreak]

LOL @ talking moose! That brought up some funny memories.

 

[queenlives]

Why on earth would you want a MAC? I started out with the Macintosh running OS 8 and 9- I know, I'm way old school. They were great computers but upgrading was a bitch and to find hack 'warez was hard (being honest)

i think it's a good thing that finding stolen intellectual property is a challenge - you wouldn't want to work for financial compensation, only to find out that your employer - or their client - decided not to pay you, would you? (i suggest we branch to another thread if we choose to flame about stolen, oops, "borrowed" ip (music, video, code - whatever) rather than degrade this thread.

back to the original thread...
i've got a stack of 98 and xp systems throughout our house; just added an imac g5 (purchased for creating family dvd's) and confess i'm "dealing with" going back and forth between the two systems... as an original mac customer (still have the signed unit), it feels good to have a new mac, but not sure which will win out as our family standard.

 

[Arshad]

Why on earth would you want a MAC? I started out with the Macintosh running OS 8 and 9- I know, I'm way old school. They were great computers but upgrading was a bitch and to find hack 'warez was hard (being honest)


You're joking right? OSX is light years ahead of OS8/9. It's completely different.

First of all 99% of users don't upgrade their machines after buying them. Of the ones that do, it's mostly upgrading hard drives, memory, graphics card etc. All of these things can be done just as easily on most Macs, often with the exact same components you'd buy for your PC. Things like swapping out your motherboard are not as simple on the Mac, but less than 1% of users ever do that anyways.

Reasons why you might want to run a Mac include potentially having a more stylish machine (eg. powerbook, Mac Mini), no virus/malware/spyware problems, no constant application of MS security updates and rebooting your machine for every OS patch, driver installation, etc. Not to mention having access to many of the features that you'll see in 2 years in Windows Vista, including extensive use of the 3D graphics capability on your desktop, very fast system-wide search capabilities (think google desktop but with more flexibility and no index rebuilding. It's always up to date because it's built right into the kernel) etc.

I think the best way to describe the Mac is "it just works". Things like setting up a LAN or serving up a webpage, etc. are intuitive and simple. Built-in apps like iMovie, iDVD, and iTunes are powerful and easy to use. You don't have to install drivers every time you plug in new hardware or have to do stupid things like hit cntl-F7 (or whatever it is) when you connect your machine to a projector. You just plug it in, and it works.

Anyways, a lot of the fantastic new features in Tiger, including automater, widgets, spotlight, virtual folders, etc make your life a lot simpler and some things even change the whole way you use your computer!

I say put away your prejudices and give it an honest shot. Yeah, if you're a hardcore gamer, a Mac is not for you. But for joe average who runs Office applications (Word, Excel, etc) and uses their machine for surfing and email and the occasional game, watching DVD etc. then a Mac will serve their needs just as well as a PC. And at $499 for an entry level Mac, it's not even outrageously expensive.