My One Complaint about My Mac
Posted by nathan on 20 Dec 2008 | Tagged as: random., Tech Stuff.
I love my new iMac I’ve had as my work computer for about a month now. It, coupled with an upgrade to Adobe CS4, has really helped me increase my productivity.
I love its large screen.
I love its dock.
I love its common-sense intuitiveness instead of the Microsoft-way.
I love its speed.
I love its form.
I love its function.
I love the way it makes me feel when I look at it.
I love its simplicity.
I love its intricacies.
I love its flipping cool productivity tools.
But there is one thing I don’t like: Spaces doesn’t behave nicely with BIG 3rd Party software developers. And by BIG, I mean, Microsoft and Adobe. Neither Microsoft Office nor Adobe CS4 stay in their assigned spaces. When they go out of their spaces, it’s hard to get them back, too!
Adobe blames Apple. Apples blames Adobe.
Apple blames Microsoft. Microsoft blames Apple.
Long story short, no one claims responsibility to fix this crazy issue means I’ll likely not have a fix until either Snow Leopard (10.7), Microsoft Office 2014, or Adobe CS7.
Methinks Apple should (and will) fix this annoyance with the release of Snow Leopard in 2009. Better than 2014!
4 Comments »
on 20 Dec 2008 at 10:32 am 1.
Todd Helmkamp said …
You knew I would rise to the bait, didn’t you?
Although Microsoft only releases new operating systems every several years, major issues are fixed by the release of regular service packs, usually every two years.
Also, I read an article again the other day that more malware authors are targeting macs, so get your Clam AV now!!
on 22 Dec 2008 at 2:07 pm 2.
nathan said …
Todd,
My jab at MS Office for Mac update (year 2014) had nothing to do with Windows updates, but specifically a jab at Office and how slow Microsoft develops this software suite.
I do expect the next version to release in 2012 or 2013, but am not holding my breath, thus the 2014 estimate.
Did You Know?
Microsoft Office was originally released as a Mac-only suite in 1989. A Windows version of the software was released in 1990.
on 22 Dec 2008 at 4:11 pm 3.
Todd Helmkamp said …
Gotcha! No, I didn’t know that. Interesting, though.
on 16 Jan 2009 at 11:06 am 4.
Troy Maxwell said …
I was wondering why that didn’t work right. It messes all up when I use spaces. I just don’t use it now.