Linked by David Adams on Mon 15th Oct 2001 02:23 UTC
Mac OS X OS News' review of Mac OS X last week certainly stirred up controversy, partially because some die hard Mac fans perceived that it was improper for an outsider (someone who is not an everyday Mac user) to me making broad criticisms after only a superficial introduction to the New operating system. Well, folks, that's why they call it a review. We thought that Apple's major new OS also deserved a road test, and there were two very important events in Mac OS X history just a few days ago that toppled the last major obstacle to making it ready for millions of Mac users to start using it as their everyday OS: the 10.1 release and the release of Microsoft Office X. Last week, I made the switch and started using Mac OS X as my everyday OS. Here's how it went:
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Different approach to launching apps
by aaron on Mon 15th Oct 2001 20:38 UTC

If you've switched to 10.1 recently and are missing the apple menu, there are alternatives which are arguably better than our beloved menu. I've started using http://www.obdev.at>LaunchBar.<p>To LaunchBar is so obvious once you've seen it, you'll be surprised it doesn't exist on every platform. Give it a try and you won't miss the apple menu any longer.