Archive for the ‘Desktop’ Category
Wednesday, December 13th, 2006
Windows: Application Menu
OS X: Menu Bar
Unlike Windows where the application Menu is only visible when an application is open. In OS X, the Menu Bar is always present at the top of the Desktop window and will change depending on which application is active and in the foreground.
As you can ...
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Tuesday, November 28th, 2006
Windows: Windows Update or Microsoft Update
OS X: Software Update
Software Update in OS X is similar to Windows Update or Microsoft Update (depending on which version you have installed) in that it provides an automatic means of checking for operating system critical updates along with some application updates on a scheduled ...
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Saturday, November 18th, 2006
Windows: Desktop
OS X: Desktop
The OS X Desktop is the same concept as the Windows Desktop. In OS X, the Desktop contains items such as the Menu Bar and Dock as well as an icon for the local hard drive (which by default is named Macintosh HD). Other icons can include ...
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Saturday, November 18th, 2006
Windows: Taskbar
OS X: Dock
The closest object in Windows that can compare to the Dock in OS X would be the Windows Taskbar. By default, the Dock is located at the bottom of the Desktop and contains shortcuts to your often used applications. The dock also displays applications that are currently ...
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