The Mac thread

[westical]

For anyone using Plex who has that issue of iTunes starting up unless you have Quicktime running, I’ve found that the following seems to work:
http://lifehacker.com/5651055/free-your ... -manual-ha" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

...but the file they mention exists here:
http://nomitsu.com/download.php?file=mmfix" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

That works for me but it still brings up the annoying volume overlay when I’m navigating up and down. If I could get rid of that I’d be much happier. Another change that was suitable to my setup was replacing the Quit option on the Home screen with Sleep:

http://forums.macrumors.com/showthread.php?t=871034" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

I solved it by installing Candelair.

[selfish]

i want to play max payne again. is there a way of doing so without installing boot camp?

[mech]

Eff Bootcamp, Parallels is the way to go.

[Twit]

I solved it by installing Candelair.

I considered grabbing that but wasn't sure. If you reckon it works without causing other problems then I might give it a bash, cheers.

[selfish]

Parallels even for games? Are you mental?

[mech]

Gee, yeah, because It won't handle Max Payne. Have you tried Parallels lately? I was playing Steam games like Trials on it without dramas.

[selfish]

holy awesome, will do

[mech]

Lulz, you can even play Crysis 2 at over 30fps:

http://arstechnica.com/apple/reviews/20 ... ewed.ars/5" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

Parallels is an amazing piece of software, I really feel no need to run Windows natively ever again.

[mech]

Are you talking about new or old Max Payne btw?

[selfish]

ye olde max payne. installing now...

[selfish]

runs fiiiine, the only issue i have is that parallels won't make it go TRUE fullscreen on this fucking massive ADC. 2560x1440 is apparently too huge a resolution?

That said, I probably shouldn't be playing this at work

[westical]

Tried to install Vista with Parallels, keeps freezing when it's completing the installation or gets stuck trying to boot. Lucky there was a trial.

[selfish]

Why vista of all things? Why not go all out and install windows me instead?

[westical]

I had no issues with Vista, it had an unfair image.

[mech]

Yeah I ran Vista for 5 years without dramas, I liked it. Windows 7 was basically the same with a nicer UI.

Not sure why you'd try running it with Parallels though, stick with Windows 7.

[Madmya]

But in comparison to Windows 7 it is nothing!

Windows 7 is a really good operating system. I'm not sure if people are aware of this.

[westical]

Yeah I ran Vista for 5 years without dramas, I liked it. Windows 7 was basically the same with a nicer UI.

Not sure why you'd try running it with Parallels though, stick with Windows 7.

Don't have a spare key.

[selfish]

if only there existed some mechanism by which keys could be generated.

ANYWAY i've been switching to using pages instead of word. Holy fuck it makes it obvious how slow and bloated word is, and always has been. It's like having a whole new computer!

Can't quite bring myself to dump excel though, I don't have to use it enough to make it worthwhile…but I can sense it happening soon enough.

[Vzzzbx]

Word wins. Pages is orrite but fiddly, and the iOS version is complete balls. Apparently iOS Numbers is even worse.

[Twit]

Most people don't need the full functionality of Word, but when you do then I reckon Word is still the best option. If you just want some lightweight word processing though...yeah - it's amazing how much snappier it can be. I remember trying out MOApp’s Write a while ago. It was a very nicely put together little basic word processor that was simple and easy to use yet still had some nice deeper functionality in there, and from memory the whole app came to just a few MB and was insanely stupid quick & snappy.

[Vzzzbx]

Word is better at everything, though. Even simple stuff is easier in Word these days.

The only thing Pages has got going for it is price. What is it, twenty bucks? Dirt cheap.

I use Scrivener to kick off all my heavy duty stuff now. Word is stuck in an olde-worlde paradigm.

[Cardsy]

Parallels 7 for $49 plus 9 other apps you'll probably never use.

http://www.macsuperbundle.com/" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

EDIT: $32 if you add the promo code "thankyou30"

[mech]

awesome, thanks Cardsy, might upgrade my second pirated version to a legit copy

[mech]

Huh, where do you put the promo code?

[Cardsy]

Follow the process down near the bottom of the page here:

http://www.ozbargain.com.au/node/62502" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

I had to close the browser and restart it again for the promo code slot to show up.