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Amazing website design, love the attention to design that quality mac apps get in comparison to windows ones.

by robryan 16y ago

frou_dh 16y ago
I think this is a major point that is surprisingly left out of many of the 'Mac vs X' debates. [The thought that goes in to 3rd party GUI apps, not their websites]
obeattie 16y ago
It is amazing how well-designed Mac apps are in general — it's a shame the trend doesn't really seem to have translated quite as well to the iPhone. Don't get me wrong, some iPhone apps are amazingly well-designed — I guess it's probably down to most Mac apps (at least the ones I use) being produced by indie software houses that really care about experience, whereas most apps on Windows et al are generally developed by large corporations that don't care as much about their apps' aesthetic, and on the iPhone it's those big companies employing outside contractors that are never going to care as much. Also, that may well be the longest sentence ever penned.
sid0 16y ago
Beyond Compare 3 -- which I'm a really happy user of -- seems to be much more powerful. For example, it can actually merge files. And there's clearly been a ton of attention paid to its design.
- solutionyogi 16y ago
  Even though two users have already raved about Beyond Compare, I can't stop myself but join the chorus and announce that BC3 is FANTASTIC! If a text compare program doesn't have a 'bottom' status bar like Beyond Compare, I won't use it. Period. Check this snapshot to see what I am talking about: http://i.imgur.com/tLjCr.png http://i.imgur.com/tLjCr.png
- kenshi 16y ago
  Beyond Compare is amazing. The only app I miss from Windows. If you are on Windows, and haven't used it, you are missing out.
  - andybak 16y ago
    Beyond compare if fantastic. If you miss it that much then you can run it nicely under Wine/Darwine/Crossover etc. I've been using Deltawalker on the Mac which is nice if a little brittle sometimes. It sucks hugely for FTP/SFTP compares though.
- Ivatar 16y ago
  Araxis Merge seems to be the closest Mac equivalent, though it's a bit pricey. http://www.araxis.com/merge_mac/index.html http://www.araxis.com/merge_mac/index.html (there's a windows version as well)

Amazing website design, love the attention to design that quality mac apps get in comparison to windows ones.

by robryan 16y ago

Amazing website design, love the attention to design that quality mac apps get in comparison to windows ones.

I think this is a major point that is surprisingly left out of many of the 'Mac vs X' debates. [The thought that goes in to 3rd party GUI apps, not their websites]

obeattie 16y ago

It is amazing how well-designed Mac apps are in general — it's a shame the trend doesn't really seem to have translated quite as well to the iPhone. Don't get me wrong, some iPhone apps are amazingly well-designed — I guess it's probably down to most Mac apps (at least the ones I use) being produced by indie software houses that really care about experience, whereas most apps on Windows et al are generally developed by large corporations that don't care as much about their apps' aesthetic, and on the iPhone it's those big companies employing outside contractors that are never going to care as much. Also, that may well be the longest sentence ever penned.

sid0 16y ago

Beyond Compare 3 -- which I'm a really happy user of -- seems to be much more powerful. For example, it can actually merge files. And there's clearly been a ton of attention paid to its design.

solutionyogi 16y ago
Even though two users have already raved about Beyond Compare, I can't stop myself but join the chorus and announce that BC3 is FANTASTIC! If a text compare program doesn't have a 'bottom' status bar like Beyond Compare, I won't use it. Period. Check this snapshot to see what I am talking about: http://i.imgur.com/tLjCr.png http://i.imgur.com/tLjCr.png
kenshi 16y ago
Beyond Compare is amazing. The only app I miss from Windows. If you are on Windows, and haven't used it, you are missing out.
- andybak 16y ago
  Beyond compare if fantastic. If you miss it that much then you can run it nicely under Wine/Darwine/Crossover etc. I've been using Deltawalker on the Mac which is nice if a little brittle sometimes. It sucks hugely for FTP/SFTP compares though.
Ivatar 16y ago
Araxis Merge seems to be the closest Mac equivalent, though it's a bit pricey. http://www.araxis.com/merge_mac/index.html http://www.araxis.com/merge_mac/index.html (there's a windows version as well)