| Sunday, September 22, 2002 |
00:29 - Eww! I got some Windows on me!
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Here's how to recognize a Mac program that has been ported from Windows by someone who really doesn't understand the Mac OS:
Huh? Whaddya mean, you "cannot find Smpl_wns.xm"? It's right here. <pointing at the screen> All I did was move it from my Desktop into a folder. And that means you can't find it anymore?
...Of course it does. The Windows filesystem doesn't have Unique File IDs; the only way to find a file is by its path. And if a path changes, any programs that try to keep track of the file are SOL. Whereas a program that was designed from the ground up with the advantages of the Mac in mind would instead keep track of files by their Unique File IDs, like iTunes does, so you can move files any which where you want to-- even while they're downloading or playing or being copied or whatever-- and nothing will go all brain-dead about not being able to find them, for God's sake.
Yeah, I know that only about 5% of the computer-using population of the world has used software that doesn't lose track of files if you move them. But if it weren't for Apple, it would be 0%.
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