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In Which OS Do You Feel More Productive?
HTMLChecker asks: "I found an article in which the author talks about how she is more productive using Mac OS X.
What about the people of Slashdot? Where do you feel more productive, in Linux? Windows? DOS? Mac OS X? Also, what is the best way to rate productivity in an OS?"
I find that the answer to the productivity question is: What you're most familiar with.
By way of example, I'll use one of yours above:
As a programmer, I am much more productive in Linux because I can tie almost everything I do in Gnome (or KDE) to a key command.
You do realize that you can set any random key equivelents you like in most other OS's as well, including Windows (check the shortcut link properties) and MacOS, right? No. You didn't. Or you wouldn't have made such a stupid statement.
Your infamiliarity with other OS's leads you to falsely believe that what you know is the only way to be productive.
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OMG, you have to do that with OS X you say???
It's only for people too fossilized to learn a different set of keybindings, like Cmd-LeftArrow and Cmd-RightArrow.
--R.J.
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Ok, fine, geeks. Yes, MS is bad and we should ALL hate Windows. Whatever. The fact is OS X BLOWS in terms of productivity. Main reason? Simple window management. Take for example the common file menu. Given 2 monitors (which I require to be more productive) the file menu for any single application remains in the same top portion of the primary monitor despite the current monitor of the currently focused application. Do you realize how much more movement my mouse has to endure to use that menu? Your basic Linux/Windows configs keep file menus with the application window. And speaking of the application window... OS X basically has none. Instead, what you get is floating panels. Open a few apps and you have a crap-load of floating panels all of which seem to float together in one big mess. It's confusing, annoying and hinders drag & drop functionality. And on that same principle, OS X has no maximize option. It has a resize option, but it does not maximize. In fact, I can't say I honestly know what it does in working with macs since OS 7.1 other than it can give me access to my resize corner if it's out of reach. What? Out of reach? That's right. OS X provides only the lower right corner for resizing windows. At times, this can be unreachable at which point the resize option is necessary to get it back. Once it's again visible, it can be used to resize the window as needed. But of course, then, you need to move your window to its desired location. Given Linux/Windows, I can resize a window from any edge. What can be as little as one drag to increase the height of a window (such as a video editor timeline) you instead require two. Once to move the window up and the other to resize its lower edge back down. More mouse movement, thank you OS X. Luckily, given all that crap, Apple had some smarts enough to introduce EXPOSE which can be as annoying to use as it is helpful. There is a lot more but I'm sure everyone already knows despite their blind ability to accept them simply because Mac is now *nix and therefore great. Give me my Windows box over a Mac any day.
I'm pretty sure I read this travesty of an "article" a while back, I certainly remember that the author's lack of logic was driving me crazy. Then I caught on that it was written by a woman, and that explained that. It's better because it's purty!
It certainly didn't make me want to try a Mac the way the articles over at Anandtech did, but it did make me want to beat something into a bloody mess.
If the author is never allowed to write another article it will be too soon.
It's not a real complaint. It's like the one-button-mouse thing. It's an excuse.
Yeah, so I have this little theory that Apple computers and other crap that they make are for stupid people. An in my experience, Linux is cool but I'm just not used to it and I like the applications that I am used to. So therefore, Windows is most productive for me, although if I were stupid my answer would be macosx.
Mac user at work: "Would you two shut up for a change so I can get some more work done?"
wow narc'ing that guy out because he doesnt like macs.. to the riaa no less.
and now you see why everyone hates mac enthusists. they are dicks.
btw I have an ipod, but im not gay so no i would never buy an unupgradeable mac because its more "trendy"
I'll just use my special getting high powers one more time...