Comments on: Goodbye PC, hello Mac: Surprises for this PC user http://blog.marbleheadllc.com/2008/06/12/goodbye-pc-hello-mac-elements-that-surprised-this-pc-user/ Marblehead created this blog to show off our work, share our opinions, and pass on industry news. Wed, 07 Jan 2009 10:13:03 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7 hourly 1 By: Jay Ramirez http://blog.marbleheadllc.com/2008/06/12/goodbye-pc-hello-mac-elements-that-surprised-this-pc-user/comment-page-1/#comment-206 Jay Ramirez Tue, 14 Oct 2008 21:44:27 +0000 http://blog.marbleheadllc.com/?p=145#comment-206 Hi Stuart! I'm still learning more about apple, so I apprecaite the tips. I'll take a look at AppZapper to help clean up old apps. I was comparing the speed to my Dell XPS 1710 and referring to PC Magazines test on PCs vs. Macs. Thanks for stopping by! Hi Stuart!

I’m still learn­ing more about apple, so I appre­caite the tips. I’ll take a look at AppZap­per to help clean up old apps.

I was com­par­ing the speed to my Dell XPS 1710 and refer­ring to PC Mag­a­zines test on PCs vs. Macs.

Thanks for stop­ping by!

]]> By: Stuart http://blog.marbleheadllc.com/2008/06/12/goodbye-pc-hello-mac-elements-that-surprised-this-pc-user/comment-page-1/#comment-200 Stuart Sun, 12 Oct 2008 00:45:42 +0000 http://blog.marbleheadllc.com/?p=145#comment-200 "here is no “Add and Remove Programs” wizard that leaves folders on your hard drive, no random files and registry entries that remain after removing programs." This is not entirely true. Nor is your characterization of the single app file. While it is true that MOST Mac apps are a single file there are still quite a few, such as the Adobe Apps, that install a folder with the main app and other various support files. This is a folder for each app, not a folder for all the apps. You should also take a look at a useful little app called AppZapper. This little app lets you drag an app file to its main window and it will search the hard drive for supporting pref files and anything else that might need to be deleted along with the main app itself. OS X throws pref files and all sorts of other things all over your system and if you just drag the app to the trash these files are left behind. Also, if you right click (ctrl-click for you single mouse button users) and select show package contents you'll find that that sing;s app file is really just a single container that OS X cleverly obfuscates. This isn't to say this is not a better approach than what Windows does, it's not entirely true that it's a single file. "Choosing Windows turns your Mac into a native Windows running machine just like a Dell or IBM. Except faster. Apple even made a commercial about it." If you believe this then I have a bridge to sell you. Windows PCs come in all flavors and configurations. I'm sure Apple found ONE that their system could outperform and left it at that. Not untrue but dishonest at best. Oh, yeah, all this was types on my Mac Mini running Leopard all while sitting next to, and living happily with, my Dell XPS M2010. “here is no “Add and Remove Programs” wizard that leaves fold­ers on your hard drive, no random files and reg­istry entries that remain after remov­ing programs.”

This is not entirely true. Nor is your char­ac­ter­i­za­tion of the single app file. While it is true that MOST Mac apps are a single file there are still quite a few, such as the Adobe Apps, that install a folder with the main app and other var­i­ous sup­port files. This is a folder for each app, not a folder for all the apps.

You should also take a look at a useful little app called AppZap­per. This little app lets you drag an app file to its main window and it will search the hard drive for sup­port­ing pref files and any­thing else that might need to be deleted along with the main app itself. OS X throws pref files and all sorts of other things all over your system and if you just drag the app to the trash these files are left behind.

Also, if you right click (ctrl-​click for you single mouse button users) and select show pack­age con­tents you’ll find that that sing;s app file is really just a single con­tainer that OS X clev­erly obfus­cates. This isn’t to say this is not a better approach than what Win­dows does, it’s not entirely true that it’s a single file.

“Choosing Win­dows turns your Mac into a native Win­dows run­ning machine just like a Dell or IBM. Except faster. Apple even made a com­mer­cial about it.”

If you believe this then I have a bridge to sell you. Win­dows PCs come in all fla­vors and con­fig­u­ra­tions. I’m sure Apple found ONE that their system could out­per­form and left it at that. Not untrue but dis­hon­est at best.

Oh, yeah, all this was types on my Mac Mini run­ning Leop­ard all while sit­ting next to, and living hap­pily with, my Dell XPS M2010.

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