On 12/24/13, 8:25 AM, Mr. Luddite wrote:
On 12/24/2013 8:02 AM, F.O.A.D. wrote:

Well, I am somewhat relieved to know I am not the only person in the
world who is going through a "transition" of thought. I tend to be a
stubborn SOB and when something isn't working like it should I get
tenacious in trying to determine why. Last night I gave up on trying to
install the music editing program ... err ... "application" and went to
bed. Couldn't sleep though. Had to get up at 2am and try again.

Usually I visit one of the many Apple forums after doing a google on
whatever issue I am trying to resolve. So far, I've been able to find
the answers. It's just a different way of organizing files. I've
noticed that programs ... err .. "applications" that come directly from
Apple install and run with no problem or intervention on the user's
part. The problem I had was installing third party .. "apps" that are
designed for a Mac but don't automatically install in the program or
apps area.

Obviously, I hear the term "apps" everyday. Seems like there are apps
for everything. Yesterday I was taking a ride up to the guitar shop and
stopped at Dunkin' Donuts to pick up a couple of coffees. I watched as
the girl in the car ahead of me at the drive up window held her cell
phone up to the attendant who used a scanning device to read whatever
was displayed on the phone. I asked the attendant what *that* was all
about. It's an "app" that allows you to purchase from Dunkin' Donuts
from a pre-paid account.

In past experiences with Windows, I never really heard of a program
being called an "application". They were always software programs to
me. Demonstrates how out of touch with this stuff I've been.


I actually "gave up" on learning the Apple OS the first time I was
exposed to it. A client of mine in 2000 was an "Apple shop," and didn't
have a Windows PC in the building. I was given an office to use when I
was on site editing deliverables. The office was equipped with a brand
new Apple laptop. It drove me nuts. I ended up bringing my own Windows
laptop with me to do work on and then emailing the deliverables through
the client's system as WORD files, which everyone could use.

In 2008, when my Windows laptop was nearing the end of its useful life
for me, I sold it and bought an Apple laptop and tried anew. I *had* to
learn the Apple OS, so I did. Five years later, I still find some of the
"Apple way" obtuse compared to Windows, but, all in all, I think the
Apple OS is far superior in many ways to Windows. It sure as hell is
steadier, too.



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