Computer OS question

[VeloVT]

Which goes back to the problem with windows that I hate the most, hanging, and viruses. Personally I like a mac because if one program hangs I can just turn it off and not have to restart the whole thing.

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I actually think this is EASIER to do on a PC. Ctrl+alt+delete and I forget, I think you choose "system resources" or "system use" or something like that -- you can see not only everything that's running, but how much RAM it's using, so you can see if something is really eating up resources and shut it off. It also shows if any programs are hanging "not responding", and you can quit those as well. It's like a much better version of "Force Quit" on a Mac.

It's one of the things I miss about PCs, along with delete and backspace (for non-Mac users: "delete" on a Mac deletes backwards, like "backspace" on a PC. There is no forwards-deleting counterpart on a mac. It took me a good year to get used to it). Oh, and right clicking.

[sandra]

(for non-Mac users: "delete" on a Mac deletes backwards, like "backspace" on a PC. There is no forwards-deleting counterpart on a mac. It took me a good year to get used to it). Oh, and right clicking.

FYI: FN + Delete (function + Delete) is a forwards delete on a mac.

Control + click is a right click on a mac. I have the Apple Mighty Mouse and it has a right click (or you can use just a regular mouse).

I LOVE my Mac.

[Tuckervill]

My favorite part of my MacBook is the two finger scrolling. LOVE IT.

Also, as far as force quit....I've never had any program on my Mac hang up the WHOLE system, even when I couldn't get a program to respond. On PCs (which I've been using since the '80s and trained other people to use in the '90s) that kind of sluggishness, where you can barely even get the cursor to move, is a regular occurrence.

Kare

[sandra]

Did you know that control and two finger scrolling is ZOOM? way cool

[tzvia]

My .02? I work for CSC, at a division of UTC (our biggest customer), as the 'virus focal' and user account security. Also do field tech work, mostly virus related. Yea, I bought a vista laptop 'bout 1 1/2 years ago, home premium. Couldn't use it because it can't join my home domain network (yea I'm a geek with 3 servers at home) but I played with it for a bit. Yes, very different from XP. Took a little time to get familiar, but did not like it. Very slow. Why? The manufacturer loaded it up with craplets- lots of programs running in the systray. Took all the memory and hit the CPU. Most people just assume it's Vista that's slow. Vista itself needs more computer muscle, and more memory and drive space. It doesn't belong on a low end machine but lots of people get it on basic computers filled with craplets and blame Vista.

I ended up doubling the memory to 4 gigs, and as it's a gaming laptop with muscle, I bought Vista Ultimate 64 bit and am using that. No craplets, lots of memory, and setup the way I want. It is more stable than XP, has drivers that 64 bit XP lacks (yea I have that too), and can address more than 3.2 gigs of ram that 32bit XP can't. Also put it on my main quad core SLI gaming rig, and again 64bit. It blows away XP. I'm talking Ultimate 64, not the basic home stuff setup wrong by a manufacturer that loads it up with junk.

To sum it up, I hated Vista till I installed the 64 bit version and set it up properly.

[Tuckervill]

Did you know that control and two finger scrolling is ZOOM? way cool

No! My eyes thank you!

Karen

[deeaimond]

I actually think this is EASIER to do on a PC. Ctrl+alt+delete and I forget, I think you choose "system resources" or "system use" or something like that -- you can see not only everything that's running, but how much RAM it's using, so you can see if something is really eating up resources and shut it off. It also shows if any programs are hanging "not responding", and you can quit those as well. It's like a much better version of "Force Quit" on a Mac.

It's one of the things I miss about PCs, along with delete and backspace (for non-Mac users: "delete" on a Mac deletes backwards, like "backspace" on a PC. There is no forwards-deleting counterpart on a mac. It took me a good year to get used to it). Oh, and right clicking.

Hi Liza,

I'm not sure what you mean by force quit being not as good as ctrl+alt+del, which if I'm not wrong, restarts your system. If you're using a mac, and your program hangs, go back to the desktop (as in make it the main screen) or go to another program that is running. click on the little apple in the top left corner and you can select 'force quit' it lists the programs running and you just click on the program you want to end. It also shows you if the program is not responding. It's easier to do this on the mac, because the whole machine doesn't just freeze. (I think someone else said something like this earlier)

cheers,
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