anyone here know OSX reasonably well?

Geminiwave · Jun 13, 2006, 09:29 AM

Okay so...back in the day I decided that playing videos from the browser was a BAD IDEA! I dislike it. I enjoy clicking on a video...having it save to the desktop or download folder or whatever...and being done with it! This can sometimes take some work to do...but NEVER! EVER have I met so much resistance as I have with OSX! I have even had the displeasure of having an apple rep tell me "just leave it alone and you'll learn to love it" I'm younger than this guy and I've been using computers longer than he has. He started using computers in college and I started using computers when I was LITERALLY in diapers! UHG! No one EVER tells me to just live with it. I screw with computers until they do exactly what I want which is how it should be.

Anyway does anyone know how to do this? I thought I found the setting in Quicktime but it still just keeps opening videos in the browser instead of downloading them. And no...I dont wish to right click and hit "save as..." that is a pain.

Zardon · Jun 13, 2006, 09:45 AM

wow calm down man. try vista for a week then come back to OSx, you will appreciate its speed, well laid out interface and overall ease of use!!

firstly ditch quicktime, its perfectly fine for its own formats, but you need this program to really enjoy OSX for media

http://www.videolan.org/vlc/

As for wanting to download videos to the hardware with a simple click, the standard procedure in most operating systems is to play the file via your browser. what is so complex about hitting the right button and downloading, are you seriously that lazy ?

Geminiwave · Jun 13, 2006, 10:18 AM

yes.

im seriously that lazy.

and yeah I know OSX is nice. Thats why I bought a macbook. I love osx.

the trouble is that I want it to work exactly the way I want...This wasnt an issue in windows.

Basically see...since its a trackpad, rightcliking is kind of obnoxious. Also, I should just be able to click on the video and download this. It was never a big deal in windows. Sigh...

Oh well. And yeah I already ditched QT. Even in pro form its annoying. VLC is far better.

Zardon · Jun 13, 2006, 10:22 AM

ive been using OSX for a long time and to be perfectly honest I have never wanted to automatically download videos, as most of the time id be playing files in the browser, I cant see it being a standard desire for an ordinary user either.

However, as with most things there are means and ways to get an OS to do what you want, you just need to research it.

Have you tried any download managers for OSX?

http://www.google.co.uk/search?hl=en...r+os+x&spell=1

I am sure some of them have auto functions for grabbing links when you click them immediately.

Maddogg6 · Jun 13, 2006, 05:12 PM

If you are using firefox, I like this extension called 'media player connectivity' - which allows me to avoid having movies play 'in-line' and be able to save clips that are even 'javascript protected/linked/loaded'. Its definitly worth looking into.

Geminiwave · Jun 14, 2006, 03:04 AM

hey thats an extremely useful plugin there Maddogg! thanks.

I think I'm gunna grab that for my PC as well...

Maddogg6 · Jun 14, 2006, 04:27 AM

No prob - I like it -

Jun 13, 2006, 09:29 AM	#1
Geminiwave I Have lovely Breasts Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: In the closet... Posts: 5,395 Rep Power: 62	anyone here know OSX reasonably well? Okay so...back in the day I decided that playing videos from the browser was a BAD IDEA! I dislike it. I enjoy clicking on a video...having it save to the desktop or download folder or whatever...and being done with it! This can sometimes take some work to do...but NEVER! EVER have I met so much resistance as I have with OSX! I have even had the displeasure of having an apple rep tell me "just leave it alone and you'll learn to love it" I'm younger than this guy and I've been using computers longer than he has. He started using computers in college and I started using computers when I was LITERALLY in diapers! UHG! No one EVER tells me to just live with it. I screw with computers until they do exactly what I want which is how it should be. Anyway does anyone know how to do this? I thought I found the setting in Quicktime but it still just keeps opening videos in the browser instead of downloading them. And no...I dont wish to right click and hit "save as..." that is a pain. __________________

Jun 13, 2006, 10:18 AM	Thread Starter #3
Geminiwave I Have lovely Breasts Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: In the closet... Posts: 5,395 Rep Power: 62	yes. im seriously that lazy. and yeah I know OSX is nice. Thats why I bought a macbook. I love osx. the trouble is that I want it to work exactly the way I want...This wasnt an issue in windows. Basically see...since its a trackpad, rightcliking is kind of obnoxious. Also, I should just be able to click on the video and download this. It was never a big deal in windows. Sigh... Oh well. And yeah I already ditched QT. Even in pro form its annoying. VLC is far better. __________________

Jun 14, 2006, 03:04 AM	Thread Starter #6
Geminiwave I Have lovely Breasts Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: In the closet... Posts: 5,395 Rep Power: 62	hey thats an extremely useful plugin there Maddogg! thanks. I think I'm gunna grab that for my PC as well... __________________

Jun 13, 2006, 09:45 AM	#2
Zardon DriverHeaven Founder Join Date: May 2002 Posts: 32,480 Rep Power: 177	wow calm down man. try vista for a week then come back to OSx, you will appreciate its speed, well laid out interface and overall ease of use!! firstly ditch quicktime, its perfectly fine for its own formats, but you need this program to really enjoy OSX for media http://www.videolan.org/vlc/ As for wanting to download videos to the hardware with a simple click, the standard procedure in most operating systems is to play the file via your browser. what is so complex about hitting the right button and downloading, are you seriously that lazy ?

Jun 13, 2006, 10:22 AM	#4
Zardon DriverHeaven Founder Join Date: May 2002 Posts: 32,480 Rep Power: 177	ive been using OSX for a long time and to be perfectly honest I have never wanted to automatically download videos, as most of the time id be playing files in the browser, I cant see it being a standard desire for an ordinary user either. However, as with most things there are means and ways to get an OS to do what you want, you just need to research it. Have you tried any download managers for OSX? http://www.google.co.uk/search?hl=en...r+os+x&spell=1 I am sure some of them have auto functions for grabbing links when you click them immediately.

Jun 13, 2006, 05:12 PM	#5
Maddogg6 Tail Razer Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Bernyurass, AZ - USA Posts: 4,027 Rep Power: 50	If you are using firefox, I like this extension called 'media player connectivity' - which allows me to avoid having movies play 'in-line' and be able to save clips that are even 'javascript protected/linked/loaded'. Its definitly worth looking into.

Jun 14, 2006, 04:27 AM	#7
Maddogg6 Tail Razer Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Bernyurass, AZ - USA Posts: 4,027 Rep Power: 50	No prob - I like it -