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Top Ten Mac OS X Tips for Unix Geeks

Posted by michael on from the um,-install-debian-instead? dept.

Lisa writes "There are big differences between Mac OS X and Unix machines. In this MacDevCenter article, Brian Jepson has assembled ten tips to help achieve a smooth transition from Unix to OS X."

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  1. OSX by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Flamebait

    Sucks my manhammmmmmmMANHOLE

    1. Re:OSX by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Flamebait

      Cum again?

    2. Re:OSX by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Flamebait

      Oy, not today. I am drained. Maybe tomorrow?

  2. WHAT? by TerryAtWork · · Score: -1, Flamebait

    The question that arises is not how to convert but WHY for God's name?

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    1. Re:WHAT? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0, Flamebait
      Any other seemingly valid reasons to switch away from UNIX and to begin using MacOS X?

      Do you have $2500 eating a hole in your pocket and want to buy a new fangled gadget? If so, a Mac is pretty cool. If not, stick with the $500 PC running FreeBSD or Linux and you won't notice a difference except having more money in your checking account.

  3. Wow, slashdot hyping Mac OSX? What a shock. by Find+love+Online · · Score: -1, Flamebait

    Mac OSX must truly be an amazing piece of technology. Every single article here on slashdot portrays it in a positive light, along with apple technology as well. Hell, even Apples advertisements receive glowing praise here.

    Since we know Slashdot would never, ever be unbiased in any way, its clear that apple has produced a superior product. Oh, the GUI and other components aren't open source or anything like that. But look, eye candy!

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  4. First Tip for Unix Geeks by clevelandguru · · Score: -1, Flamebait

    STICK WITH LINUX

  5. Number eleven by standsolid · · Score: -1, Flamebait

    11. Unplug your new iMac, proceed with tossing out window for only being UNIX-based.

    I still think Aqua is pretty.

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  6. The biggest difference: by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Flamebait

    The biggest difference is that Macs are used by pathetic dilettantes who would sell their own mothers to be viewed as stylish and hip by people from Northern California.

    Unix users, on the other hand, are people who are actually serious about using computers for work that contributes to society, such as research.

    That's a huge difference.

  7. I hate to state the obvious but.... by Sanity · · Score: 0, Flamebait
    ...given that most Slashdot readers seem to be advocates of Open Source operating systems on commodity hardware, why the enthusiasm for encouraging people to switch to OSX - a closed source operating system made by the poster-child for locking people into overpriced hardware?

    People might like to think that Apple is somehow better than Microsoft, but trust me - if they had Microsoft's monopoly, their behavior would be no better, in fact, given that they would have a monopoly on hardware too - things would be much worse.

    1. Re:I hate to state the obvious but.... by jericho4.0 · · Score: 1, Flamebait
      I simply don't understand people. How is this offtopic? It's my opinion damit!! And why the hell do people mod down anyway?? Modding stuff up pushes other stuff down, so it must be cause you're little bitches.Sigh....

      I love /. but it makes me cringe when I see bad jokes, pro-MS, or alternate opinions modded down.

      And yes this is totally OT, but your mod points are more usefull elsewhere...it's gonna get modded down anyway, though, lol.

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  8. 10. Shutdown Doesn't Really by stephenisu · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    New from the Apple Switch Campain: I used a pc that messed up all the time, and I had to shut it down a LOT.. Now that I CAN'T do a proper shutdown, I don't have THAT problem...

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  9. Re:It has, and quite a few are, actually by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Flamebait

    Apple has produced a superior product.

    As compared to what? A Pinto?

  10. Stop OSX news!!! by ee96090 · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    I'm so bloody tired of hearing about OSX this, OSX that. Why is slashdot giving Apple free publicity?? OSX will *never* replace PCs. It's just too expensive for John Average, so why bother? In the mean time, we keep hearing this over and over...
    I'm sure I will be modded down, but I had to get this off my chest! :P

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  11. Re:My Top 10 by Dog+and+Pony · · Score: 1, Flamebait

    All those tricks *and* lots of cute colors for only double the money... :)