Mock OS X: Five ways to make your PC more like a Mac

By Rich Trenholm, CNET.co.uk
Nov 28, 2007

As we move further into the 21st century, one issue divides the world more than any other. Microsoft Windows and Mac OS X are different ways of moving data round on a computer, so it's natural that they inspire the sort of ideological conflict not seen since Lenin chucked a stool at Adam Smith down at the Pedagogue's Arms.

To borrow a metaphor from Spartacus, some people like oysters and some people like snails. Except what if there was a way to make your snail do some of the cool things oysters can do, like make pearls? And what if you could make your PC do some of the cool stuff that Macs do so well? Crave is here to show you how.

Oh, and before anybody throws their Start menu out of the pram, the best way to have Mac functions is obviously to buy a Mac. But it's not that simple for roughly 90 percent of the working population, chained to ancient HP WageSlave 486s in strip-lit spreadsheet farms across the world. For them, this article is a ray of hope. And we're sure there are plenty of people out there who are perfectly happy with Windows, but even they could benefit from the nifty features we have lined up.

All this software is free, although some of them require paid upgrade to access all the features. Bear in mind, though, that they may well use up your memory and make older PCs run noticeably slower, and you download them at your own risk. Click through to see our favourite five ways--in no particular order--to make your PC more like a Mac.

This article first appeared on CNET UK.

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Kevin4life says...
Just tried it on my Acer aspire running XP and its faboluous!!! I was surfing the net yesterday in Starbucks while having coffee and people around me can't help asking if I'm using a Mac and even asked if Mac already released a new housing for their macbooks..hehehe kindda cool..I have also followed having a restore spot if there will be problems but all in all it was great...Thank you for the great tip!!!

Jun 24, 2008 16:45