Kyle Marriott's Profile

Of course, you yourself didn't need that pull of 'doze yourself now, did you? ;) (I'm the one who converted a certain Mr. Wright to buy his first Mac… after a good six months of him slating them at the computer store we both worked in.) I do see this as a big advantage though, and if you read daringfireball.net, he has the best explanation available- sure, you CAN run Windows on it, but once they've had a play with OS X and gotten used to it, going to Windows for those few unconverted apps they need will be done whilst holding their nose. Even my most recent converts at work (2 MacBook Pros) find the idea of using Windows on them disgusting now, and one's been a Mac user for less than a month. I kind of like the way this isn't heavily marketed either. Who better to give the honest advice than your friends? An advert saying 'Macs do Windows' will just confuse people, but hearing your techy friend explain it eases people's concerns. Best article you've written yet by the way.

The Hex viewing is awesome if you're into app h4xx0ring or developing. As is the unmentioned drop-down Terminal access. I use this on so many folders, and it speeds up my day a LOT. Plus, no mention of the tabbed file browsing? This was the killer feature for me. One window to browse them all. My only gripe is how awkward it is to replace Finder with it completely, and some slight speed issues. It could probably do with a price drop of $5 too, but I was more than happy to hand over my cash. Still, pretty good review mate ;)