Odd. Macs (and Linux) tend to have much, much more installed by default than Windows. But regardless, my statement wasn't about the availability of software, or the software that comes installed on the machine. It was about the usefulness of the 3D accelerated aspects of the user interface. And both OSX and Linux with Compiz/Beryl are worlds ahead of Vista there.
How do I turn off disk trashing in Vista?
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Wow does everyones sr use that much space ?
I'm referring to cancelling the operation whilst it is creating a system restore point, not just disabling the feature which can obviously be done, sorry.
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As far as I can tell aero glass is just the same as XP's interface except it's drawn with the graphics card instead of-..tghe grahpics card.
Well the ancient bits of the graphics card I mean..It was flat and now it's also flat. Except if you use that 3D-flip thing to switch between windows, but that's just a gimmick IMO.
I don't see what's so more usefulnessic about OSX's 3d-ness. It seems to do the same things the same way too from what I could tell from a cursory examination.
OSX seems quite flat too. And apart from things being arranged in different ways and functions found in different places - operation of the basic OS features seem the same as well. The minimize and zoom and close buttons are in the exact same place in both OSes and there's menus that work the same way and combo boxes that work the same way and clicking a window brings it to the front and..
It all seems trhe same to eme.
Peace.
The primary features that are more usable are transparency, the 'Exposé' mode (which Linux also does), the desktop cube (which is available by default in Linux, but needs a plugin in OSX, until their next release anyway), and the icon bar that you use to select programs in OSX (which you can also get for Linux) are all a cut above what Windows provides, which is basically little more than prettier window borders.
The 3D acceleration in these OS's is primarily used for scaling, transparency, and fun visual effects (e.g. I make my windows burn up when I close them). In Windows it's hardly used at all.
The 3D acceleration in these OS's is primarily used for scaling, transparency, and fun visual effects (e.g. I make my windows burn up when I close them). In Windows it's hardly used at all.
