Ways OS X Can Improve

Updated 3 months, 1 week ago

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I am an Apple evangelist, speaking the ways of the Macintosh, and have been since the days of Vista. I love OS X and the ease of use, the customizable interface, and the many benefits it has to offer. However, no OS is perfect, and despite what most Apple fanboys say, OS X is no exception.

The Dock. The Dock is a very nice feature and has been in OS X for quite some time. However, it lacks a few things, in terms of customization. Apple  needs to put in “themes” for the dock. ...

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Jake Eger 3 months, 1 week ago on Wordpress

Well from what i’ve heard 64 bit seems to be the screensaver issue, if you open up system preferences in 32 bit mode (via right click > get info) then you are able to see and test all of the 3rd party screensavers that may have been previously unavailable. I have found that I am able to test those screensavers in 32 bit mode but then when i try to use them they do not work. Also i’m ... See all content

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Metanoia 3 months, 1 week ago on Wordpress

@ Jake Eger Snow Leopard is not entirely 64bit, it has both 32 and 64bit kexts and by default boots into the 32bit kernal (but because of the 64bit kexts can run 64bit apps). It also has a 64bit boot mode, but even then it can still run 32bit apps, so I can’t see how your point is valid.

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jkls 3 months, 1 week ago on Wordpress

Agreed, I haven’t used OS X all that much, but I can see how all of those points could be improved.

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Metanoia 3 months, 1 week ago on Wordpress

Whilst your initial statement is correct; no OS is (or can ever be) perfect, your article is a little preoccupied with visual customisation, which I believe for many people, particularly current OS X users is little more than a minor issue, in comparison to such issues as proper Memory Address Randomisation etc.

Whilst your comparison to Windows is an obvious one, the first really customisable ... See all content

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PAPO 3 months, 1 week ago on Wordpress

actually some 3rd party screen savers still work (it just so happens of the 2 I had the 1 I used to use was the one that broke )

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Martyn 3 months, 1 week ago on Wordpress

Snow Leopard has third-party screensavers, it’s just that a fair few were broken with 10.6, but I have a bunch on my iMac and MacBook Pro.

I think when it comes to the UI Apple want you to use their design and no other, so I doubt you’ll get built-in customisation.

Some things I think are more important are functions like ‘cut’ in the Finder, and I don’t ... See all content

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Jake Eger 3 months, 1 week ago on Wordpress

I agree with you about the themes, but there is actually a reason for the screen saver issue. 32 bit screensavers will not work in snow leopard, which is entirely 64 bit. It is up to the third party developer to create a 64 bit version of the screensaver.

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elpirillo 3 months, 1 week ago on Twitter

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Finlay 3 months, 1 week ago on Wordpress

I seem to have a Quartz Comp. working as screen saver. Useful for anyone who can’t stand the Apple ones

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Daan Berg 3 months, 1 week ago on Wordpress

You know what? I’m not even a user of Mac OS X, but I recognize all of the problems, and I’d like to see them fixed too.

It’s also because I’m saving up for a Mac, but… yeah.

As you already say, no OS is perfect. Although I guess some are a bit better than other ones. But nothing is perfect. Not even my mom.

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chrispirillo 3 months, 1 week ago on Twitter

Ways OS X can improve. http://bit.ly/6xGU [Hey, nobody's perfect.]

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