Mac vs windows question

Hi all,I know it is not the exact place for this question,but forgive me..I've tried anywhere really
so can somebody help?
my q is: How is it possible that mac opens application's package and show all resources xml-files etc..? Is it possible to view fils this way under windows?

In OS X Finder, Control or right click on the application and select 'Show Package Contents'. Unless you have third party software, Windows cannot see the files and folders on a Mac partition.

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Mac and Windows Question

I don't know if this is the right place for this question, but it's the closest thing I could find to Apple software. As of now, I only own a Dell pc. When I can fork up enough money, I'm going to get a Mac, but until then, I was wondering if there was a name to the software that changes the screen according to the mouse's position. For example, if you move the mouse pointer into the upper right hand corner, all of the windows minimize, and if you put it in the bottom left, then you can choose which window you want to open. If anyone knows, please let me know. If anyone, on the off-chance, knows of a program that can do the same for windows, that would also be greatly appreciated. I wasn't sure if that was software or just part of the mac system, but it's really convenient and I'd appreciate it if someone got back to me. Thanks a bunch,
Ben

Hi Ben
Welcome to the Apple Discussions!
That is called Exposé, and it's part of OS X.
There are a few lookalike apps for Windows - here are a couple:
Windows Exposer
TopDesk
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Hey thanks for the reply
its not like i must...but i do prefer apple for build quality and the way the os uses the hardware..
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2- Designing on photoshop
3 - Occasional video rendering mostly non hd but good quality like youtube 720p
4 - Gaming when i am bored - I am not at all into gaming but i would surely love to play some
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Now if a laptop then which one?
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Hi I’m very new to Macs to apologies if this is a really silly question. I’m
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This is more of an apple operating system combined with windows operating system question, but being that my OS will upgrade an fluctuate there is not option to choose in the operating system section.
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This whole prbolem came about when my computer started having issues, I want to back it up and whether I can continue to use my laptop or not I will still be owning an apple in the future. I went to buy a hard for back up and got told that it is not as easy as one would think to transfer files from mac OS to windows OS and vice versa. I have a mac, my boyfriend has a windows computer; we share files. Mostly I just copy his files, but once in a while I give him files too. I have read up and talked to people and only found one solution so far to format the external drive to fat 32 or exfat. I think only mac has the exfat option, but works well between both OSs, correct me if I am wrong.
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I still do not know which format would be the best. That is so that I can use it easily between mac OSX and windows. Is FAT32 the only true option? How limited is it? I heard it is limited to 4GB file size for windows and 32 GB for Mac. Are there other sources I have not found with more concrete information on the limitations of this format?
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VPN -- different behavior between Mac and Windows XP clients.

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The mini sits behind a Netopia router/firewall/NAT box that port forwards L2TP traffic to the mini.
The mini has a public but unrouted address (unrouted in the public Internet, that is.) The same Netopia serves as the router for outgoing public connections. DNS is served by other servers.
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The XP clients happily access internal hosts, but hang accessing some, but not all external hosts.
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An XP host internal to the network configured with the above registry key set to 0 (No NAT traversal)
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Public Cloud <-> NAT <-> Private (with public addresses) <-> Mini (VPN) <-> Pvt. <-> Client
Same host without VPN works fine.
Clearing the XP checkbox that routes all traffic to the remote (VPN) router makes external hosts work
as you would expect.
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Thanks Jonathan
p.s. MrHoffman, I almost asked this in the HP Forum as well, till I noticed you were here. (Assuming you are Hoff.)

Hi soccerdude21490-
+Is this possible?+
Theoretically yes. However, it would be up to the school to allow you access through their network.
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-DP

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Formatting external hard drive for MAC and Windows

I have an external hard drive that I would like to make compatible with BOTH Mac and Windows. I don't want to split it but is there any way that I can make it compatible to where I can use it back and forth between both? I have classes and use Photoshop on both systems and need to be able to read and write to the hard drive from each system. Please let me know if this is possible and how? Thanks

I have a 500GB external HDD which I had to format o Fat32 a while ago. I don't remember exactly how I did it, but I remember it was a pain in the *** and took forever (I was under Windows XP).
So short answer to your question is yes. It is possible and as the above person said, you need to format to Fat32. Long answer is it will take some time and effort. Here are a few links to help you get started:
http://www.ridgecrop.demon.co.uk/index.htm?fat32format.htm
http://macosx.com/forums/mac-os-x-system-mac-software/270038-format-new-hard-dis k-into-fat32.html
http://en.kioskea.net/faq/sujet-676-formatting-your-drive-with-fat32
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