When will MACs...

[Grooverider]

I imagine that's something to do with microsoft malware

[Hachima]

Originally Posted by Zeste

Except for thats false. The eject function is programmed directly into the firmware of the EFI. But GG, I guess they are too complicated for you.

The OS needs to interpret the key. Boot camp even says they don't support multi CD installations because of this. From apple.com FAQS

The Eject key on Apple keyboards works in Windows only after you have installed the Boot Camp drivers.

I don't know, I don't even own a Mac. It sounds like you have to wait for windows to be installed then install boot camp drivers to get it to work. I can find solutions to problems though regardless of the OS.

1. Download the windows program Eject found here:

http://win32assembly.online.fr/files/eject.zip

2. Extract and transfer the program to a USB flash drive.

3. Run the Boot Camp Setup Utility and launch the Vista installer.

4. Follow the directions to install Vista until it asks for the second disc.

5. Press Shift - F10 to open a command prompt

6. Navigate to the drive and execute the eject program.

[headspace]

From what I have read after after googling "mac Cd-Rom eject button' It only works in an OS. There is a manual release(a small hole you need a pin or paper clip to penetrate), but it didn't work in my case. You can also boot into the BIOS and type a command to eject the CD-Rom. I am sorry if I am coming off as simple to you Mac Elitests, but I really like the little button on the front of my PC/windows laptop CD-Roms that will eject the CD-ROM whenever the fuck I feel like it.

[headspace]

Originally Posted by Hachima

The OS needs to interpret the key. Boot camp even says they don't support multi CD installations because of this. From apple.com FAQS



I don't know, I don't even own a Mac. It sounds like you have to wait for windows to be installed then install boot camp drivers to get it to work. I can find solutions to problems though regardless of the OS.

You can definitely get it to work once XP is loaded. That wasn't my problem. The problem was I needed the CD key written on top of the CD to complete setup. I ended up having to reboot back into OSX to eject the CD, write down the key on a piece of paper, then boot back into bootcamp to let setup finish. Once it was all said and done I probably lost 20 minutes. Not the end of the world. My point was that they made a design decision to make the laptop look more streamlined or whatever the fuck, and it ended up having a negative impact when trying to perform a pretty straight forward task in the real world.

[Zeste]

Originally Posted by headspace

From what I have read after after googling "mac Cd-Rom eject button' It only works in an OS. There is a manual release(a small hole you need a pin or paper clip to penetrate), but it didn't work in my case. You can also boot into the BIOS and type a command to eject the CD-Rom. I am sorry if I am coming off as simple to you Mac Elitests, but I really like the little button on the front of my PC/windows laptop CD-Roms that will eject the CD-ROM whenever the fuck I feel like it.

Elitist? What the fuck are you talking about in this thread. I used PC's exclusively until June of 2007, over 10 years of full time graphic and web design. I started my career on a Pentium 150mhz with Photoshop 3.0 or some shit. Used them for everything for over a decade or more, playing games, installing hardware, fixing/upgrading my own PC's and everyone elses. I worked as a Windows sysadmin in 1995, fighting the nighmare of the windows 3.1 and 95 transition and using NT 3.5 and 4.0 server. My company paid me to get an MCSE and at the time a Novell cert, neither of which I finished (not the point). I probably am more adept with windows and PC hardware than you are.

I bought a Mac Pro in June of 2007 to start using Adobe CS3 suite to do my work. As a former Windows user with extensive sysadmin and IT experience, I can tell you that without a doubt OS X and Apple computers have very little to no limitations or difficulties that Windows don't also have.

If you don't like them, fine. I can easily see how someone wouldn't like OS X, it's got some very different ways of doing things than XP did (never used Vista myself).

But please, if you keep saying that Macs are just for trendy soccer moms and beret wearing latte sipping fags, you just sound like an idiot. I mean who the fuck do you think has been buying the G4, G5, Mac Pro towers the last 10 years? There is an entire demographic of brilliant, top shelf developers of all sorts, especially in multimedia, that have been using Mac's all along. They are perfectly capable machines that many SMART professionals prefer, not just the retards and mindless fucks you refer to.

For every mindless follower, there's 3 mindless naysayers. I'm sorry you couldn't work your girlfriends slot.

[headspace]

Originally Posted by Zeste

Elitist? What the fuck are you talking about in this thread. I used PC's exclusively until June of 2007, over 10 years of full time graphic and web design. I started my career on a Pentium 150mhz with Photoshop 3.0 or some shit. Used them for everything for over a decade or more, playing games, installing hardware, fixing/upgrading my own PC's and everyone elses. I worked as a Windows sysadmin in 1995, fighting the nighmare of the windows 3.1 and 95 transition and using NT 3.5 and 4.0 server. My company paid me to get an MCSE and at the time a Novell cert, neither of which I finished (not the point). I probably am more adept with windows and PC hardware than you are.

I bought a Mac Pro in June of 2007 to start using Adobe CS3 suite to do my work. As a former Windows user with extensive sysadmin and IT experience, I can tell you that without a doubt OS X and Apple computers have very little to no limitations or difficulties that Windows don't also have.

If you don't like them, fine. I can easily see how someone wouldn't like OS X, it's got some very different ways of doing things than XP did (never used Vista myself).

But please, if you keep saying that Macs are just for trendy soccer moms and beret wearing latte sipping fags, you just sound like an idiot. I mean who the fuck do you think has been buying the G4, G5, Mac Pro towers the last 10 years? There is an entire demographic of brilliant, top shelf developers of all sorts, especially in multimedia, that have been using Mac's all along. They are perfectly capable machines that many SMART professionals prefer, not just the retards and mindless fucks you refer to.

For every mindless follower, there's 3 mindless naysayers. I'm sorry you couldn't work your girlfriends slot.

Sorry dude.. my bad.... you don't sound like an elitist at all. *rolls eyes*

[schwein]

they dont make very many macs with 3d cards.

but that is a double edge sword. no need for 3d card if there is no game and no games because there is no gaming mac's.


personally i dont like the apple OS and every single person i know in real life that has a mac fits the stereotype of the elitist fuck wad prick.

[The Dauntless One]

Originally Posted by Malakie Torsade

For awhile I brought in my own mouse from home. I plugged it in and... wow, just like they said! It just works!!... well, not exactly. You see, with my mouse (Logitech G5,) mouse acceleration got turned on... even though it isn't on for the standard mouse. The kicker? There is nowhere to turn it off! I had to download a 3rd party app just to change the settings for a very popular mouse. Super.

That's not Mac's problem now is it? There are few, if any, companies that provide first party software for their mouse products for Mac. We can thank Razer though, because they released the most comfortable mouse for Mac: Deadadder

Mac version of Alt-tab (cmd-tab) sucks. It sometimes shows apps that aren't even open/don't have windows. If you select one of those items, nothing happens. Why in the hell would you give me the icon to select if it doesn't do anything?? Expose' is "pretty" I guess, but why use that when cmd-tab is so much faster?

I don't mind cmd-tab. I like to keep some programs up but not have a window for it. Keeps everything clean and when I feel like using that program I can tab to that program and use some variation of a cmd command and create a new window without starting the program again.

One thing I don't like about the Mac OS is how it handles multiple windows. At least with expose, I can cycle through those windows (all or just the current application) much faster.

Originally Posted by Burf

Safari is inferior to IE, imo.

Not sure why so much hate against Safari, but I like it.

I still haven't figured out where all the shit goes that I install and download. It's like it's in some magical fairy land on the hard drive that I have yet to discover.

Your downloads go to the download folder in your user folder. You still haven't figured out what the application folder is for? On top of that, most apps specifically to ask you to drag the program icon to a folder with "Application" right under it. It's a crazy eh?

[roosta]

Originally Posted by ashatumar

...be getting a more competitive video card package? I've been a PC user for 13+ years and recently made the switch to MAC because quite frankly, I didn't have the time to use a PC.


I've been running WoW on our iMAC ($1200 2.4 GHz Core 2 Duo, 1GB DDR2 RAM and Radeon HD 256MB vid) and it runs as well as any PC I've booted WoW on.

you dont have time to use a pc but you can spend time playing a mind numbing online game?

[headspace]

Originally Posted by schwein

they dont make very many macs with 3d cards.

but that is a double edge sword. no need for 3d card if there is no game and no games because there is no gaming mac's.


personally i dont like the apple OS and every single person i know in real life that has a mac fits the stereotype of the elitist fuck wad prick.

Dude youre such an idiot!! They arent elitist fuck wad pricks. They are Global Knowledge boot camp dropouts with 10 year graphic design experience!

[Zeste]

Originally Posted by headspace

Sorry dude.. my bad.... you don't sound like an elitist at all. *rolls eyes*

And you don't either? Maybe I am an elitist now, but you can't possibly argue that you're NOT an elitist.

I've given OS X and Windows equal recognition, saying they are both capable and worthy TOOLS to accomplish goals. You've called Mac's retarded and their users fucking retarded, as well as claiming that everyone who uses a mac is an elitist prick.

Which one of us is the elitist? *rolls imac*

[Zulutu]

Originally Posted by Zeste

Elitist? What the fuck are you talking about in this thread. I used PC's exclusively until June of 2007, over 10 years of full time graphic and web design. I started my career on a Pentium 150mhz with Photoshop 3.0 or some shit. Used them for everything for over a decade or more, playing games, installing hardware, fixing/upgrading my own PC's and everyone elses. I worked as a Windows sysadmin in 1995, fighting the nighmare of the windows 3.1 and 95 transition and using NT 3.5 and 4.0 server. My company paid me to get an MCSE and at the time a Novell cert, neither of which I finished (not the point). I probably am more adept with windows and PC hardware than you are.

I bought a Mac Pro in June of 2007 to start using Adobe CS3 suite to do my work. As a former Windows user with extensive sysadmin and IT experience, I can tell you that without a doubt OS X and Apple computers have very little to no limitations or difficulties that Windows don't also have.

If you don't like them, fine. I can easily see how someone wouldn't like OS X, it's got some very different ways of doing things than XP did (never used Vista myself).

But please, if you keep saying that Macs are just for trendy soccer moms and beret wearing latte sipping fags, you just sound like an idiot. I mean who the fuck do you think has been buying the G4, G5, Mac Pro towers the last 10 years? There is an entire demographic of brilliant, top shelf developers of all sorts, especially in multimedia, that have been using Mac's all along. They are perfectly capable machines that many SMART professionals prefer, not just the retards and mindless fucks you refer to.

For every mindless follower, there's 3 mindless naysayers. I'm sorry you couldn't work your girlfriends slot.

Hahahah awesome post, +1 interwebs to you sir.

[Burf]

Originally Posted by schwein

they dont make very many macs with 3d cards.

but that is a double edge sword. no need for 3d card if there is no game and no games because there is no gaming mac's.

Huh? The Macbook Pro, Mac Pro and iMac all have discrete graphics cards.
The Macbook, Macbook Air and Mac Mini have integrated graphics.

Originally Posted by Dauntless

Your downloads go to the download folder in your user folder. You still haven't figured out what the application folder is for? On top of that, most apps specifically to ask you to drag the program icon to a folder with "Application" right under it. It's a crazy eh?

Well, in my defense, I've been deployed for the better part of a year, so I haven't had that much opportunity to really "get under the hood" and figure out all the OS:X vs Windows differences yet.
I know it isn't hard, it's just different than Windows, that's all I was saying.

[Zeste]

My Mac Pro has a 8800gt. I know it's not the latest, but it plays WoW great.

[The Dauntless One]

No... I wish it came with an 8800GT... it comes with a 8600m GT which will play WoW great and many newer games in low-medium settings.