VLC or Handbrake, both available for Mac(and Linux). No need for the Windoze machine.
http://perian.org/ more codec and player info there as well.
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Would you ever own a mac?
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http://perian.org/ more codec and player info there as well.
Joelgp83
Android Enthusiast
Win7 and 8's newer Direct3D support is certainly a great boon for gaming, but......I hate how you lost Dsound hardware buffer support, resulting in yet another bottleneck that didn't need to be there (high sound latency in comparison to WinXP). All but ruined the point of having high-end soundcards.
I am both an IOS and Android user though I proffered Mac over windows. What I don't like about WINDOWS is the fact that it always complicates things. For instance, if your antivirus is about to expire, a message on the bottom of your screen will keep popping up and its pretty annoying while on MAC everything about it just go on smoothly. If I would have enough money, I'd still buy MAC. In due time I know I can.
It's the single desktop/workspace paradigm on Windows I find most bizarre. Do people not multitask? Once I started using Unix (later linux and osx) I've always found single workspace environments really claustrophobic.
My Mac is still on Snow Leopard mainly because I think they went backwards when they replaced Spaces with Mission Control, though I understand that there are 3rd party solutions to that.
Having said that, everyone can make missteps. I still cannot abide Unity, and using Gnome 3 on Fedora 19 this week it's just so much clumsier than Gnome 2 or KDE for what I want to do (but haven't time to spare on installing a different desktop). I understand why Mint is gaining popularity!
My Mac is still on Snow Leopard mainly because I think they went backwards when they replaced Spaces with Mission Control, though I understand that there are 3rd party solutions to that.
Having said that, everyone can make missteps. I still cannot abide Unity, and using Gnome 3 on Fedora 19 this week it's just so much clumsier than Gnome 2 or KDE for what I want to do (but haven't time to spare on installing a different desktop). I understand why Mint is gaining popularity!
NYCHitman1
Gun for Hire
I doubt I ever would, but that's not because of my hatred for Apple policies/pricing/products. It's mostly because I have a free alternative (Linux distros) that are darn similar to Mac OS X.
The truth is most people don't. There was a multiple workspace add-on with XP and I doubt more that 1/10 of 1% of windows users even knew about it, let alone used it. I see in my users that if they have more than three application windows open, they get confused.
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7Priest7
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I cannot speak for most, but I do not really multitask.
I may run a video and browse the web, the snap feature that puts each on half my screen works for me.
Before that I used two monitors one for video, one for gaming.
Outside of those two visual tasks I am usually downloading in background.
In any event, for me multiple workspace just provides a unnecessary feature.
That being said, there are third party windows apps to give multiple work-spaces.
http://virtuawin.sourceforge.net/
Yeah, I know they exist but unless you know to go looking you'll never stumble across it.
I multitask heavily, usually have 8 workspaces actively in use (multiple windows in each) and reboot less than once a month.
One aspect that Apple get really wrong about this is the assumption that you want all windows of a particular app in the same workspace. I don't - I organise my workspaces by the tasks I'm doing, not by what app I'm running. There are work-arounds, but they are clumsy and resource inefficient, so I generally end up muttering and moving windows by hand. One of the things linux generally does better.
I multitask heavily, usually have 8 workspaces actively in use (multiple windows in each) and reboot less than once a month.
One aspect that Apple get really wrong about this is the assumption that you want all windows of a particular app in the same workspace. I don't - I organise my workspaces by the tasks I'm doing, not by what app I'm running. There are work-arounds, but they are clumsy and resource inefficient, so I generally end up muttering and moving windows by hand. One of the things linux generally does better.
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7Priest7
Guest
When you have 8 workspaces you only have 1 open at any given time.
I imagine you only have 1-4 Windows open per workspace.
At most you are doing 1 active task and 3 idle tasks.
The way humans function, you can only input on 1 keyboard and 1 mouse,
You can only efficiently do 1 active task, you can visually monitor extra things.
The difference between someone like me and someone like you, I prefer to simply close windows I am not currently using and re-open them when I want them.
You prefer to have 7 extra desktops with many windows/apps that you aren't actively using, eating up your resources.
Let me know when you multi-taskers figure out a way to use multiple mice and keyboards at once, then I may commend multi-tasking.
Your mileage may vary.
I need to maintain a number of reference resources open for constant cross reference, various windows associated with various build environments for multiple, simultaneously on-going projects and a need to hop over and monitor jobs on my workstation and my network.
Saying that people only need one active task with X open windows on a desktop while you open and close things sounds a bit to me like a symphony has too many notes.
I have over 200 windows, documents, emails and tabs that have been open all week and I've had a look or touch on every one of them every day.
Some jobs require more resources than others.
Your mileage may vary.
I need to maintain a number of reference resources open for constant cross reference, various windows associated with various build environments for multiple, simultaneously on-going projects and a need to hop over and monitor jobs on my workstation and my network.
Saying that people only need one active task with X open windows on a desktop while you open and close things sounds a bit to me like a symphony has too many notes.
I have over 200 windows, documents, emails and tabs that have been open all week and I've had a look or touch on every one of them every day.
Some jobs require more resources than others.
Your mileage may vary.
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7Priest7
Guest
So, You can read 2 or 3 references at once?
All while typing with 3 keyboards?
Like I said before, Some people prefer to leave their windows open and like to refer to it as Multi-tasking regardless of how many of said windows they use at one time.
I do the same tasks as you guys, I just prefer to close stuff once I'm done with it.
Perhaps you guys have slow HDDs or slow systems.
I can type a complex document that I've planned in my head without looking at that window and rarely make mistakes at about 90 wpm, read a document at the same time on another subject, and have you stand beside me watching me do it while I converse fluently with you on a third subject verbally.
Often makes some people crazy the first time they see it, but when you watch it go on day in and day out, you get used to it.
And in another window, I have a music player going.
And I'm not unique that way, I know others just like me.
You have your definition of multitasking and I have mine.
So like I said - your mileage may vary.
Often makes some people crazy the first time they see it, but when you watch it go on day in and day out, you get used to it.
And in another window, I have a music player going.
And I'm not unique that way, I know others just like me.
You have your definition of multitasking and I have mine.
So like I said - your mileage may vary.
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IOWA
Mr. Logic Pants
I can type a complex document that I've planned in my head without looking at that window and rarely make mistakes at about 90 wpm, read a document at the same time on another subject, and have you stand beside me watching me do it while I converse fluently with you on a third subject verbally.
Often makes some people crazy the first time they see it, but when you watch it go on day in and day out, you get used to it.
And in another window, I have a music player going.
And I'm not unique that way, I know others just like me.
You have your definition of multitasking and I have mine.
So like I said - your mileage may vary.
As a matter of fact, that sounds just like me. For a second there I thought I typed that out.
sfbloodbrother
Extreme Android User
If I were to win one, i would sell it for the money, then I would buy a really nice touch screen computer.
9to5cynic
Android Expert
on topic. I'd own a mac (as stated before), but I'd especially consider a refurb if you're in the market for one. From what I hear, they have the same warranty as new ones, and are less likely to fail due to extra testing they run on them. (From what I read, it is more costly for them to have to fix the same product for a second time ... so they have more intense testing on it...)
Yeah, I'd love a macbook pro, just gotta get to a point in life where spending ~1.5K on a laptop is no biggie... [not there yet ]
Here's some different things that may cause lower battery performance.
>Extra radios on (3g/4g/wifi/bluetooth/gps) Disable the ones you don't need.
>Background processes using CPU, end processes you are no longer using. Processes that fail to close properly can cause battery drain.
>For me, the biggest one is weak cell signal. Where I live, signal is spotty. Where I work, signal is worse. My battery life is lousy. Dead by lunch if I don't turn off the mobile data.
>Screen brightness/timeout.
I'm sure there are other tips/guides/faqs on this site that go into more detail on that.
Yeah, I'd love a macbook pro, just gotta get to a point in life where spending ~1.5K on a laptop is no biggie... [not there yet
]Off topic - what do you mean by dead? As in, the battery ran out of charge, or that the battery was toast and no good? If it just ran out of charge, that's understandable.
Here's some different things that may cause lower battery performance.
>Extra radios on (3g/4g/wifi/bluetooth/gps) Disable the ones you don't need.
>Background processes using CPU, end processes you are no longer using. Processes that fail to close properly can cause battery drain.
>For me, the biggest one is weak cell signal. Where I live, signal is spotty. Where I work, signal is worse. My battery life is lousy. Dead by lunch if I don't turn off the mobile data.
>Screen brightness/timeout.
I'm sure there are other tips/guides/faqs on this site that go into more detail on that.
sfbloodbrother
Extreme Android User
Tablets are coming to that price now. Saying that a Mac is overpriced nowa days is not as true as it was 5 years ago, as then we didn't have $1500 tablets.
myandroid101
Newbie
i have one, they're cool devices... need to try both world
sfbloodbrother
Extreme Android User
Samsung made one. Called the ATIV Q, it boots both Windows 8 Pro, and Android 4.2.2 I believe. Something that powerful, really expensive, though it is a convertible.
Other tablets, Like the ATIV Pro, after the accessories and tax, its probably $1,500.
What one do you have?
on topic. I'd own a mac (as stated before), but I'd especially consider a refurb if you're in the market for one. From what I hear, they have the same warranty as new ones, and are less likely to fail due to extra testing they run on them. (From what I read, it is more costly for them to have to fix the same product for a second time ... so they have more intense testing on it...)
Yeah, I'd love a macbook pro, just gotta get to a point in life where spending ~1.5K on a laptop is no biggie... [not there yet
I used to have a MBP, but it crapped out last year, dead logic board. I assume we're talking in USD, I can't justify spending that much on a laptop at the moment. I do currently have a MacBook, but it used to belong to my father and he wasn't using it. So I brought back to China with me.
sfbloodbrother
Extreme Android User
I used to have a MBP, but it crapped out last year, dead logic board. I assume we're talking in USD, I can't justify spending that much on a laptop at the moment. I do currently have a MacBook, but it used to belong to my father and he wasn't using it. So I brought back to China with me.
I would have to agree, 1500 dollars free computer that's just a mid-range specs isn't a big seller for me. If I wanted power I would go and get a desktop computer otherwise I would go cheap with the tablet about $500.
