Overhauled Mac for Windows Users

Neotyguy40 · Jul 16, 2009 2:58 AM

This is NOT a Mac vs. PC debate... Those who say anything like that, I ask that you to leave this thread...

Anyway, this is a thread for using applications that are so called 'only for windows' onto a Mac... That is a complete fabrication of the truth, it is possible for ANY windows application to run natively on a Mac (by natively, I mean not using BootCamp).

The number 1 reason why Windows users do not like Mac is not because of the cost, or the OS itself... It's because of the lack of games and other applications for Mac.

For those of you who have a Mac, but leave it in the corner and use your PC all the time, or for those of you who just want to not need to switch to your Windows partition... This thread is for you! Here is a list of games for a Mac...

1. Steam (And all games on it)

This covers... Well most games that people play nowadays... So how do you install this? Crossover! Crossover is a program that allows you to install hundreds of applications designed for Windows... Onto a Mac... And one of the supported applications? Steam! And all games for Steam... Yes, that includes Half-Life, Left4Dead, those MMOs we all love so much, etc.

Screenie of Steam on Mac

2. InstantAction

InstantAction is a browser game that let's you play fast-paced multiplayer online 3d games... In your browser... That's right, IN your browser at 100% speed. FPS games, RTS games, anything.

3. DirectX Games

For those of you that are geeky and tech minded, here is something that you may want to look into. MacDX is an API that let's you convert any DirectX game into a Mac game. What you must do is decompile anything, then install the MacDX API into it.

WARNING: It is illegal to distribute source code if the application is not open source. And it is sometimes completely illegal to even decompile! Do not do this unless you understand what you are doing...

For those of you that want to use a different application on the list, just tell me what it is and I will find a way to get it Mac compatible...

ratchet · Jul 17, 2009 3:45 PM

For me, Its That plain and simple, I'm way too used to PCs. ESPCIALLY THE RIGHT MOUSE CLICK, I cant live without that. Ummm, do some macs let you use 2 mouse clicks?

Neotyguy40 · Jul 17, 2009 7:00 PM

Umm... All macs have right click since... Like 5 years ago.

It just looks like it's one button. Might mouse? It looks like 1 button, but their are actually 2.

For laptops you have a choice of 1 button or 2.

DarkMaster · Jul 18, 2009 3:16 AM

My Apple laptop has 1 button

Neotyguy40 · Jul 18, 2009 3:55 AM

DarkMaster wrote:

My Apple laptop has 1 button

Powerbook = Old

The powerbook was disbanded 4 laptop generations ago, right before the iBook was disbanded.

DarkMaster · Jul 18, 2009 4:01 AM

Neotyguy40 wrote:

DarkMaster wrote:
My Apple laptop has 1 button
Powerbook = Old
The powerbook was disbanded 4 laptop generations ago, right before the iBook was disbanded.

ok, i'm going to pretend i know what that means, I love apple laptops!!

LordCrump10 · Jul 18, 2009 9:20 PM

Uh... go trackpad? *waves flag*

Spyrorocks · Jul 19, 2009 6:07 PM

Its funny everyone wants windows apps on their macs, but no one cares about mac apps on windows wink

Neotyguy40 · Jul 19, 2009 7:52 PM

Spyrorocks wrote:

Its funny everyone wants windows apps on their macs, but no one cares about mac apps on windows

Not really, the only true thing that Mac users have problems with is Steam. And it is pretty easy to get that onto Mac. I don't really know any Windows apps that I want on my Mac other then Steam. Everything that I want is already onto my Mac. T3D, Photoshop, WoW, etc.

Spyrorocks · Jul 19, 2009 8:00 PM

I don't want any mac apps, so why would I use another operating system to run apps I can already run nativly? So I can see a picture of a fruit when I start my computer? So I can have a big useless icon bar at the bottom of my screen?

Aicebo · Jul 19, 2009 8:10 PM

HAHAHA fruit
Or so that we can't right click?
That's what bugs me most about macs.

Spyrorocks · Jul 19, 2009 8:13 PM

You need to buy another mouse to have the right clicker, the one shipped with iMacs only has one button, I know that for a fact because my grandma bought an iMac a few months ago.

Swaffy · Jul 19, 2009 9:59 PM

* Go Windows computers. *
w00t

RedDragonX · Jul 20, 2009 12:48 AM

Swaffy wrote:

* Go Windows computers. *
w00t

Now now let's not turn this into a flame war please tongue . The whole app thing to me is irrelevant for me because I'm perfectly content with what Windows has to offer and such. I've tried Macs as well and they're great machines but I'm just much more comfortable with familiarity.

midget_roxx · Jul 20, 2009 2:21 AM

Cmon admins stop being so strict big_smile . I would buy a mac but 1) not sure if Mac have the same set up as PC's (who buys computers ... bah) 2) Macs are more expensive 3) Last time I checked you can't LAN windows and Macs together

RedDragonX · Jul 20, 2009 2:27 AM

If that's what you call being strict then it's a good thing I'm not in a bad mood tongue

midget_roxx · Jul 20, 2009 2:36 AM

In comparison of course wink

Neotyguy40 · Jul 20, 2009 3:35 AM

Spyrorocks wrote:

You need to buy another mouse to have the right clicker, the one shipped with iMacs only has one button, I know that for a fact because my grandma bought an iMac a few months ago.

You mean a Might Mouse?

There's your proof, 5 button clicks. Right, Left, Middle, Left side, Right side...

Really, you shouldn't bag on Macs unless you know what your talking about... Actually we shouldn't be bagging on ANY computer in this thread. I already asked you to stop on the other thread, please make a new thread if you want to, because I want no part of it...

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