Originally Posted by
328dude
The difference (usually) between a MAC and PC is when a PC crashes, the whole thing crashes. If a program in MAC crashes, it does not crash the whole computer and must force it to quit a program giving you problems.
The above statement would be true if you are running windows software prior to XP. If a programs crashes (i.e. stops running), the software requires some intervention (i.e. Ctrl-Alt-Del). Doing so does NOT mean, pushing the power button! It means can you need to stop and restart that particular program.
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Pushing the power button on a MAC which some believe is the same as Control-Alt-Delete, is very very bad for a MAC. [/qoute]
Pushing the power button is bad for any computer! You could potentially lose critical components of some software. also, such a drastic measure scatters your software all over your harddrive. (I'm sure everyone has heard of defragment of your harddrive.)