Jump to content

What do YOU do in OS X?

ulyanov77
 Share
41 posts in this topic

Recommended Posts

ulyanov77
ulyanov77
Posted
Posted

Hey guys,

I searched around and don't think there is a thread quite like this, but in any case. The question is of what you do in OS X that you enjoy so much? This is by no means an attack on OS X, but I'm curious what works better for you in OS X than in say Windows. I personally love OS X but what all makes it better than Windows for you (more of what you run, no how you run it.) What are your must-have apps for OS X?

Link to comment
Share on other sites
hecker
hecker
Posted
Posted (edited)

I love using my OSX for

-Eclipse for developing applications (works better than under windoes IMHO)

-Rapidweaver plus all "YourHead.com" plugins for quick website development. There's just no match for this app.

-Listening/Ripping music with Itunes. That app simply rocks.

-Photoshopping with PS3beta

-Syncing all of my handheld devices via bluetooth: LifeDrive, Phone, Calendary. It just works.

-Creating graphs and simple UML with omnigraffle Pro.

 

Plus pretty much all of the general common tasks: browsing the web, chatting, mailing, vidiing. Everything is stable, smooth and accessible.

 

Cheers,

 

hecker

Edited by hecker
Link to comment
Share on other sites
nagal
nagal
Posted
Posted

the only reason I got into OS X was to try Logic. I love that app! I liked it so much that after using the hacked version of Logic Express I went out and bought Logic Pro. One day I hope to complete the cycle and buy a real Apple but the MacPro is just too much right now.

Link to comment
Share on other sites
ulyanov77
ulyanov77
Posted
  • Author
Posted
I love using my OSX for

-Eclipse for developing applications (works better than under windoes IMHO)

-Rapidweaver plus all "YourHead.com" plugins for quick website development. There's just no match for this app.

-Listening/Ripping music with Itunes. That app simply rocks.

-Photoshopping with PS3beta

-Syncing all of my handheld devices via bluetooth: LifeDrive, Phone, Calendary. It just works.

-Creating graphs and simple UML with omnigraffle Pro.

perfect reply, i'm just trying to see all of the new things i can do in teh better OS

Link to comment
Share on other sites
  • 3 weeks later...
Dr. Hurt
Dr. Hurt
Posted
Posted

I do everything with it. I rarely open windows.

It's a million times more stable than windows. It's much funner than windows and never crashes even when I have a million apps running. Even browsing the web on OS X feels snappier on OS X.

Link to comment
Share on other sites
elviejo
elviejo
Posted
Posted
I do everything with it. I rarely open windows.

It's a million times more stable than windows. It's much funner than windows and never crashes even when I have a million apps running. Even browsing the web on OS X feels snappier on OS X.

 

 

Right to the point, plus no viruses. :thumbsup_anim:

Link to comment
Share on other sites
sandmanfvrga
sandmanfvrga
Posted
Posted

What DON'T I do is a better question. I code HTML pages, use FTP to update the site, then I can take my photos and edit them with various pieces of software, then I can capture digital video or analog video and make movies/dvds, then I can chat with anybody with any software on the net like windows users can, THEN I can surf to any site and do what I want (even IE only sites), THEN take audio and edit it (ghost hunter there) and can export it to multiple formats, THEN I can play some games on it (yes winblows has more but mac is not void of games), THEN I can burn and rip dvds on OS X, THEN I can do all the cd/dvd copying burning like Nero etc with Toast, THEN I can use Open Office to do office stuff, etc etc. OS X and Linux can do all that windows can do. Yes, gaming to. The ONLY reason gaming isn't that big on these OS's is the COMPANY's that make the games fault. These OS's can handle them, they are just not programming for Linux/OS X.

 

Like Ahmad Moawya said, OS X is just better and snappier. I am dial up and I surf faster than my wife's Windows laptop. OS X is just secure, fast, and free of viruses and spyware. :thumbsup_anim:

Link to comment
Share on other sites
hecker
hecker
Posted
Posted
It's a million times more stable than windows. It's much funner than windows and never crashes even when I have a million apps running.
I want to see a screenshot, or even better, a video of your desktop working fast with a MILLION apps running. You must have a huge brain to do that kind of multitasking :thumbsup_anim:

 

hecker

Link to comment
Share on other sites
yoda75
yoda75
Posted
Posted

I use my mac:

  • For recording music (Logic Pro7/ProTools MPowered)
  • For composing music (Garageband/Logic/Sibelius4)
  • For printing music for musicians and students (Sibelius4)
  • To play backing tracks for my own practice and the occasional solo gig (Garageband and Rax2)
  • As a virtual effects rack for when I am playing with a band live (Rax2)
  • For internet surfing (Safari)
  • Torrents (Azureus but am thinking of doing it in a dedicated Parallels VM running utorrent instead)

That's all I can think of off the top of my head. I rarely boot into windows at all any more.

Link to comment
Share on other sites
Monkey Dust
Monkey Dust
Posted
Posted

i use my Macbook Pro as my only computer i hqve a windows desktop in my room which im curren tley trying 3 install osx on but its not going very well.\

baysically i use apps i cud use on windows but i use the mac version becuase its better and easier and quicker.

safari and firefox are the main 2 browsers i use, firefox for linky ( i tend 2 open about 100 links in tabs and then have a quick look on each page)

but the main reason i use mac is becuase well theres a few reasons really.

no viruses

IMHO- better open source/free applications.

there aint a lot u can do on windows that u cant do on mac quicker easier and better.

 

thanks

regards Liam.

Link to comment
Share on other sites
Sabi
Sabi
Posted
Posted

i use my Macbook to do video editting (Final Cut Studio)

i also use it to check e-mail, with Mail.app

iPhoto is sweet

iTunes is sweeter

syncing with Bluetooth to my cell phone

Photoshop CS3

Adobe/Macromedia Studio

Microsoft Office (Bleh!, just for school)

iMovie if i really dont need Final Cut

QuickSilver (sweet app)

Link to comment
Share on other sites
rollcage
rollcage
Posted
Posted
[*]Torrents (Azureus but am thinking of doing it in a dedicated Parallels VM running utorrent instead)

Have you tried Transmission? I think it's probably the best OSX app that can compare to uTorrent.

 

As for me I do everything in OSX: browsing, email, IM, school work, programming, pic/music/video editing, a little gaming, rip/burn dvds/cds, listening to/syncing music with my ipod.

Link to comment
Share on other sites
Dainix
Dainix
Posted
Posted

Pretty much everything I'll do in Mac OSX, excluding game playing. If they did have a Guilty Gear XX Reload port for OSX, however, it'd be over. No more Windows.

Link to comment
Share on other sites
elvira
elvira
Posted
Posted

I haven't been using it a lot lately, but I love Garageband. Quite addictive!

 

These days I use Final Cut Pro, a little iMovie now and then, Photoshop, and Dreamweaver. I also love some Mac-only video apps like JES Video Cleaner (sure, Windows has free video cleaners, but I haven't found one as newbie-friendly—does anyone have any suggestions?) or VisualHub. The Mac version of MPEG Streamclip has more flexibility than the Windows version (namely, an ability to encode XviD).

 

I do a lot of generic computer stuff, like write documents, surf the web, listen to music and play video. These can be done on either platform, but with Mac OS X, the interface is more pleasant, and I'm not dealing with virus worries or annoying updates all the time.

Link to comment
Share on other sites
  • 2 weeks later...
 Share
Go to topic listing
×
×
  • Create New...