Since I'm into creating comedy videos and recording my own music, I
thought I'd try shifting to the Mac platform for my creative
pursuits. I made the move in late 2007, and in general I've been
quite happy. However, as this stuff is created by humans, it's
not without imperfections. Here is a list of my top gripes
regarding the Mac and some of the ways I've addressed them.
The mouse doesn't feel right.
This one's hard to explain in words, but most Windows users will know
what I'm talking about when they experience Apple's idea of mouse
pointer acceleration. The mouse pointer just doesn't move the way
you'd expect. Before migrating to a Mac, I highly advise trying
out the desktop mouse action in an Apple store. If you agree with
my sentiments, then please complain to those sleek tshirt-wearing
cult-like Apple store sales “consultants.” Apple might be king of
hi-tech fashion and style, but their ergonomics really suck sometimes.
Fortunately, being a top gripe among Mac users, some decent solutions
do exist:
Brand-name Mouse
If you own a brand-name mouse (e.g. Logitech or Microsoft), then the
included driver software often overrides Mac's default mouse behavior
and allows far finer tuning of the settings. I suggest starting
here because it's a free solution that comes with your mouse.
This is the
