Comments on: Parallels wins http://www.darcynorman.net/2007/01/17/parallels-wins/ apparently much happier in person Sat, 21 Nov 2009 05:03:04 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: Ryan Collins http://www.darcynorman.net/2007/01/17/parallels-wins/#comment-82925 Ryan Collins Wed, 31 Dec 1969 17:00:00 +0000 1103875360#comment-82925 I also set the task bar to autohide so I don't have it showing at the bottom of the screen the whole time. I also set the task bar to autohide so I don’t have it showing at the bottom of the screen the whole time.

]]> By: dnorman http://www.darcynorman.net/2007/01/17/parallels-wins/#comment-82945 dnorman Wed, 31 Dec 1969 17:00:00 +0000 1103875360#comment-82945 Ryan - I've done that too, but wanted to show the Start menu working in the screenshot. As little Windows chrome as physically possible (which was what drew me to Crossover in the first place - no Windows at all? sign me up...) Ryan – I’ve done that too, but wanted to show the Start menu working in the screenshot. As little Windows chrome as physically possible (which was what drew me to Crossover in the first place – no Windows at all? sign me up…)

]]> By: Will Taylor http://www.darcynorman.net/2007/01/17/parallels-wins/#comment-82948 Will Taylor Wed, 31 Dec 1969 17:00:00 +0000 1103875360#comment-82948 > And I still have to see/ignore the offensively ugly and unhelpful Windows UI ... D'Arcy - try this. [just "windowsdressing" - still behaves like windows :^( ] In Windows, download & install WindowBlinds http://www.stardock.com/products/windowblinds/ ($20 if you like it after the trial) then look over the skins, and find/install the Mac OS X Panther Aqua skin. Your windows applications will now <i>look</i> at least a little bit like native Mac applicatons. For Coherence mode, I have the OS X dock at the bottom, and the Windows taskbar in autohide on the left. pretty snazzy ... > And I still have to see/ignore the offensively ugly and unhelpful Windows UI …

D’Arcy -
try this. [just "windowsdressing" - still behaves like windows :^( ]
In Windows, download & install WindowBlinds
http://www.stardock.com/products/windowblinds/
($20 if you like it after the trial)
then look over the skins, and find/install the Mac OS X Panther Aqua skin.

Your windows applications will now look at least a little bit like native Mac applicatons.

For Coherence mode, I have the OS X dock at the bottom, and the Windows taskbar in autohide on the left.

pretty snazzy …

]]> By: dnorman http://www.darcynorman.net/2007/01/17/parallels-wins/#comment-82949 dnorman Wed, 31 Dec 1969 17:00:00 +0000 1103875360#comment-82949 Will, thanks for the reminder. I'd used Windowblinds a few years ago when I needed to have a "real" PC for product development (in a previous life). It made things look more Mac-ish, but that's only about 1% of why Windows is so ugly. It's not the cosmetics as much as the in-your-face loudness of it. "You moved your mouse. Click this balloon to optimize your mouse settings." That kind of crap ad nauseum. Frak off already and let me actually USE the thing. Annoying "helpfulness". Even down to their labelling of apps that walk you through things as "Wizards" - because it's magic that mere mortals could never understand. Contrast with the Mac Way™, where there are "Assistants" that guide you through things (if you want them to). Will, thanks for the reminder. I’d used Windowblinds a few years ago when I needed to have a “real” PC for product development (in a previous life). It made things look more Mac-ish, but that’s only about 1% of why Windows is so ugly. It’s not the cosmetics as much as the in-your-face loudness of it. “You moved your mouse. Click this balloon to optimize your mouse settings.” That kind of crap ad nauseum. Frak off already and let me actually USE the thing. Annoying “helpfulness”. Even down to their labelling of apps that walk you through things as “Wizards” – because it’s magic that mere mortals could never understand. Contrast with the Mac Way™, where there are “Assistants” that guide you through things (if you want them to).

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