Comments on: Jing’s Approach to Installing on the Mac http://www.globalnerdy.com/2007/07/21/jings-approach-to-installing-on-the-mac/ Tech Evangelist Joey deVilla on Shopify, startups, software development, tech news and other nerdy stuff Thu, 09 Feb 2012 21:18:39 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Rob http://www.globalnerdy.com/2007/07/21/jings-approach-to-installing-on-the-mac/comment-page-1/#comment-4894 Rob Wed, 17 Jun 2009 16:31:14 +0000 http://globalnerdy.com/2007/07/21/jings-approach-to-installing-on-the-mac/#comment-4894 GregB, Just wanted to clear something up. I agree with the ease of install on the mac with either option but quite a few programs do come with a traditional installer. Apple provides one the same way windows does so programs that use it have a similar look and feel. Word 2008 is a good example of a installer. I've never thought about it until now but a good few of the programs that use a full installer are carryovers from the windows side. In the end it all depends on how complicated the install is. Rob GregB,

Just wanted to clear something up. I agree with the ease of install on the mac with either option but quite a few programs do come with a traditional installer. Apple provides one the same way windows does so programs that use it have a similar look and feel. Word 2008 is a good example of a installer. I’ve never thought about it until now but a good few of the programs that use a full installer are carryovers from the windows side.

In the end it all depends on how complicated the install is.
Rob

]]> By: GregB http://www.globalnerdy.com/2007/07/21/jings-approach-to-installing-on-the-mac/comment-page-1/#comment-593 GregB Mon, 30 Jul 2007 14:01:40 +0000 http://globalnerdy.com/2007/07/21/jings-approach-to-installing-on-the-mac/#comment-593 Jeff, What Apple apps have non-straightforward installers? Every Mac app, from the pro stuff (Final Cut, Logic) to the entry-level stuff has the same installer, just drag to the Applications folder....seems much quicker to me than the .EXE/extract an archive then click 'setup.exe' method. Jeff,

What Apple apps have non-straightforward installers? Every Mac app, from the pro stuff (Final Cut, Logic) to the entry-level stuff has the same installer, just drag to the Applications folder….seems much quicker to me than the .EXE/extract an archive then click ‘setup.exe’ method.

]]> By: AJ http://www.globalnerdy.com/2007/07/21/jings-approach-to-installing-on-the-mac/comment-page-1/#comment-591 AJ Mon, 23 Jul 2007 03:25:56 +0000 http://globalnerdy.com/2007/07/21/jings-approach-to-installing-on-the-mac/#comment-591 Flock the social web browser also does an install process like this. www.flock.com Flock the social web browser also does an install process like this. www.flock.com

]]> By: Jeff Atwood http://www.globalnerdy.com/2007/07/21/jings-approach-to-installing-on-the-mac/comment-page-1/#comment-592 Jeff Atwood Sun, 22 Jul 2007 02:40:39 +0000 http://globalnerdy.com/2007/07/21/jings-approach-to-installing-on-the-mac/#comment-592 It's great! I only wish more apps-- on Mac *or* Windows-- would offer this kind of "No-Questions-Asked" install option. I don't think either platform really gets this right, but at least the Jing and JGSoft approaches are much closer. It’s great! I only wish more apps– on Mac *or* Windows– would offer this kind of “No-Questions-Asked” install option.

I don’t think either platform really gets this right, but at least the Jing and JGSoft approaches are much closer.

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